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Print this quote and tape in on the wind shield with your favorite packing tape. Maybe like 20 strips of it!

The airport I fly into has crop dusters. They are in a entire different universe, no pattern, no radios. I have had plenty of conversations with them. It goes about as well as talking to a New York Taxi cab driver about cutting you off.

In 1987 they changed to enclosed landing gear I believe that would increase the drag with the extended gear. I'm would bet there have also been prop changes that would optimize top speed rather than takeoff roll since that's what buyers were after.

Are you sure you are reading the POH gross weight correctly? The 1996 J will have a gross weight of 2900.

@Barry LeBlanc you should receive a PO from My shop today. N569K M20S Karson

When Dick Cheney was VP he always parked his in my spot at Jackson Hole. I always complained but they wouldn’t move it! I showed them, I now use Driggs the majority of they time:)

I was surprised that it was the back seat passenger that lost his life even though he didn’t have his shoulder belt on. Just shows you how important they are!

I had my shop call you guys today. I am pretty sure I have decided to do the upgrade. You should be getting my PO in the next few days.

Unless he switched tanks after the climb?

I agree with what Paul has to say. 2 cylinders are off so take a good look at what you got first. If you decide to overhaul I would recommend Tim’s aircraft engines in Long Beach CA. The shop is clean and organized, he invites you in anytime to inspect the process and runs the engine at least an hour on the test stand before he sends it back to you. Price was very fair for my engine. Since your close I would take a look.

Always good to hear about a great customer experience. Did they feel like they gave you an appropriate estimate or would future Mooney’s be adjusted with their install experience on your plane? I like Minden:)

The high panel only blocks you from seeing the back portion of the top cowl while taxing. The high panels give you a lot of real estate for avionic options. On the ground the attitude of the long body is significantly more nose high than the mid and short bodies if I recall it’s 4.5 degrees. I’m not sure the years but I believe it’s the models before the GX with the high panels.

Any pictures of that? I would like to see how you pack it in.

It really seams ridiculous that you can’t replace a G1000 panel. I also don’t understand why you can’t just add a GNX375 to a G1000 panel to provide WAAS and ADS-B instead of paying 30K for an upgrade. Nothing like painting yourself into a corner.

July 6th works for me!

To me it is how well stabilized the plane is during the flight in IMC. Trimmed and flying hands free, easy IFR. Bouncing all over requiring a lot of input and concentration, hard IFR.

Spendy but amazing! I have had one for 3 years and has held up very well. http://acairtechnology.com/product/ac-tracktech-t1v2-2/

Good luck! An initial log review would have saved you a lot of time and potential disappointment. Even if this plane meets your expectations do not buy it until a qualified person does a PPI. The expensive items are hard to see for the unknowledgeable person.

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/03/fatal-accident-occurred-march-13-2019.html

A fellow Mooneyspacer, Stinkbug is friends with him. We flew up to the high Sierra flyin about 4 years ago in our Mooney’s and we got to chat. Very nice guy!

Those are also great planes and were on my short list!

Supposedly 800-1000 hours. The quick build wing takes off 200 hours. I’m leaning toward the Edge Power sport Rotax turbo 912STi, 150 hp.

Im not sure I’m following you but I did quite a bit of research on the plane before purchasing it wasn’t based on the YouTube videos. The videos just happen to come out when I was considering the purchase. The frame is just welded tubing, nothing is assembled yet. I did buy the factory quick build option for the wing. The place all th ribs but there is still plenty of work to be done. Supposedly save me 200 hours. The fuel tanks where place in the wing just for transport. Even with purchasing as many quickbuild options as I could it will be plenty of a project for me.

Not a Mooney but thought some people might enjoy seeing my new project. I flew commercial up to Boise Idaho, rented a box van, loaded the Kitfox and made the 14 hour drive home this past weekend. This is what the bones of a Kitfox STi looks like. I was looking at the Cub variants but decided I really wanted side by side seating. This plane also attracted me because it has retracting wings and can be easily trailered. It will have 29” tires, Garmin G3X panel and a turbo charged Rotax engine. I’m sure many have seen the Trent Palmer YouTube videos which has exponentially increased the demand for these. I was lucky to have ordered before the waiting list got long. It takes well over a year to get a kit now. So far I’m really impressed with the quality and thoroughness of the kit. After finishing my inventory of the thousands of parts not one missing item. Very well labeled and organized. The components are incredibly light. I’m hoping to document the build and will keep those interested posted on the progress.

looks like your source is even a better price with shipping included to San Diego. Thanks!