N2976L has found a new home. The new owner met me at Maxwell to pick it up and we flew it back to Atlanta where it will now reside. Met his family and they are all supper exited about the plane, just great folks. His son is a pilot too and they are all looking forward to new adventures. Was feeling sad about letting N2976L go but feel much better now because I know it has found a good home.
What better way for a first flight with the new owner that going back to Atlanta with a 40+ knot tailwind!! The old C was doing 193 Kts ground speed. I did let him know to expect 142-145 Kts true airspeed for typical flights, but we had smooth air at 7500 feet and the Accutrak AP kept us on rails all the way. Arrived at West Georgia Regional at 7:30 PM after a great flight. Stayed Overnight and the next day flew again with the new owner. He is a pretty good pilot and was handling the Mooney without difficulty including landings. He does have an instructor and will continue with him until he meets insurance requirements. Lots of discussion over lunch and dinner about Mooney flying/maintenance and I mentioned Mooneyspace several time and hope he joins this great community.
A word about the Maxwell annual. It did not disappoint! They found some discrepancies that were probably missed during the last annual. Nothing huge, but was very impressed with the attention to detail and how thorough the inspection was. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I wish he was closer to Florida, but I think I will let him do the first annual in my new M20F just to get a good baseline. I may not take it to him every year, but I think I will work him into a rotation to make sure my new bird remains in good shape.