First Flights in my Mooney M20J 201

I completed the purchase and instruction flights in previous weeks. This was my first time flying my Mooney since. I did a bunch of traffic patterns at KLDJ (Linden, NJ) before heading off to some other airports which I'll post in subsequent videos. Surprisingly even near gross weight on a hot summer day, the plane climbed very well and had a moderate takeoff roll.

Once the gear was up it climbed marvelously and I had to pay close attention not to overshoot pattern altitude. The video presents both inside and outside views of some of my takeoffs and landings because my lovely fiance was nice enough to video from outside while I practiced and then came along for more.