The “Mooney” was the first “complex” plane I ever flew during my college years at Gateway Institute in Kenosha, Wisconsin, working on a degree in aeronautics, which culminated in earning a commercial aviator’s license (single- and multi-engine), and a flight instructor’s license (single-engine) with an instrument rating. As most pilots already know, the difference between a complex plane and a simple plane is the fact that in a complex plane, the pilot can (from inside the cockpit) rotate the angle of the prop blades, making the engine more efficient. So to add power, the pilot pushes the prop controller forward (low ...