One post recommended the Mooney Bravo to a concerned simmer who was experiencing flight doldrums. I'd never flown it myself until then. Not bad. Flew from Seattle to Twin Falls, Idaho. The left fuel tank was exhausted about 50 miles out of Twin Falls. I switched to the right tank, by clicking the R on the fuel gauge. However the master control light annunciating empty left tank, didn't extinguish. Does the Mooney truly have two tanks?John R. FranklinVictorville, CA

Heres the specs on the Bravo from Mooneys website, doesnt say if it has 2 tanks tho!Bravo specs:http://www.mooney.com/Pages/bravodxspecs.htmlIts got a sweet new panel too!

The FS2004 aircraft.cfg for the money does have two fule tanks in it.The warning light probably stayed on because the one tank was empty.

Yes, two tanks and a fuel selector because it runs one at a time. Proper use would require switching tanks long before one empties, to keep the balance fairly even.Dan

I've been flying the default Mooney some recently, and it does seem to want to lean (and fly) to one side if you let the fuel level in the tanks get too uneven.

As it should (roll a bit to the empty wing).. That's why the pilot has to stay aware and keep the plane as close to balance on the roll axis as he can

>As it should (roll a bit to the empty wing).. That's why the>pilot has to stay aware and keep the plane as close to balance>on the roll axis as he canActually, what happens is the airplane will roll in the direction of the "fuller" tank. Most a/c with two tanks that operate independently must be monitored at all times for an imbalance. The POH will tell you the numbers. Often, you will get rules of thumb that tell you to switch tanks every 15 minutes in cruise and to t/o and climb on one tank.More sophisticated a/c like the TBM 700 have an automatic fuel selector that operates independently of the pilot to maintain balance in the tanks. If you leave the fuel selector alone in the default mooney and start engines with ctrl + e, the a/c will feed off of both tanks simultaneously (not very realistic, but it keeps you from having to switch tanks all the time.)As for the annunciator light, it will stay on to remind you that you have burned off all the fuel in that tank, so you won't switch to it again.The Mooney's a fine bird that will meet all of your cross country needs.Enjoy!By the way, how was your landing with so little fuel left in one tank?:-wave

The Mooney is my standard plane: I have flown it through most of Europe and Japan, and through much of northern California. In FS9, though, the plane is _always_ blanking, even if you've just taken off with full tanks. Here's what I did to fix it.The problem is indeed related to the fuel selector: on the Mooney in FS9 it's either right _or_ left. To test this, I swapped in the fuel selector from the Cessnas (which allow you to select left, right, both, or none). The result is ugly as sin, but it solves the banking problem. 1a. Exit Flight Simulator. 1. Using Windows Explorer, go to the folder that holds "Flight Simulator 9": probably "C:Program FilesMicrosoft GamesFlight Simulator 9" 2. Now go to the following subfolder: Aircraftmooney_bravopanel 3. Make a COPY of the file PANEL.CFG. Rename it to something like "PANEL.CFG.BACKUP." This is in case something goes wrong, or the kludge is just too ugly to live with. 4. Run Notepad (from the Windows Accessories). In Notepad, open PANEL.CFG. 5. Find the line that reads gauge07=Mooney_Bravo!Fuel Selector, 140, 283 6. Edit this so that it reads gauge07=Cessna!Fuel_Selector, 140, 283 Notice that the new line has a _ character in it! It's important. 7. Save the file, exit Notepad, fire up Flight Simulator. 8. The fuel selector on your Mooney will look very out of place. But, hey, you now have a new fuel system. Select "B" for both and fly. The plane should now fly straight. 9. Note that the IFR version of this plane has its own PANEL.CFG file, which is in the panel.ifr folder. I haven't tried it, but I'm assuming that this method can be applied there, as well. 10. If you are ambitious, you can edit the .bmp files that produce the dashboard background for the gauges; this will help the new gauge to blend in better with the dash.

In FS2002 you could select Both on the Mooney, I got a bit comfortable with this, than while in FS9 I forgot to switch tanks while on a long flight. I switched off autopilot on my final and it suddenly rolled, and I loss control and well, need I say more.The only reason I walked away is because it's a flight sim.Stephen,http://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

My landing, as best I remember, was one where I muttered to myself: "I didn't fly this far to screw this up, I better get hold of it" something like that. It was an undulating and right of center line but adequate landing. Thanks for asking and also your input. I liked so mcuh the way the Mooney handled that I spent some time with her at PHNL. John FranklinVictorville, CA