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John, That will be too late because I am taking a trip and next week. I will be gone for 2 weeks and none of the airports will have hanger space so I was hoping to pick up some used screens or a cover. JD

I'm looking to buy some used sun screens or an aircraft cover for a 2003 Mooney Ovation. If any body has some or knows someone who may have them please let me know. Thank You, John DeFranco

I'm looking to buy some used sun screens or an aircraft cover for a 2003 Mooney Ovation. If any body has some please let me know. Thank You, John DeFranco

bonal, I cannot find M.A.C. Covers. Do you have a website link for them? Thanks. JD

John, I just bought a 2003 Mooney Ovation. JD

I'm hangering my airplane but I do several overnights at other airports so I am looking for an aircraft cabin cover or sunshields. I would like to hear some Pros and Cons on their differences plus which are the better ones out there. I'm looking at Bruce's and Kennon. Are there some other good companies I should consider? Pros and Cons on covers versus just using sunshields? Price is important but so is quality. I am concerned about the covers over time cutting into the paint from the vibrating and rubbing straps when the wind blows. Is that much of an issue? Thank you for your input. John DeFranco

Thank you for all of the responses. That really helped. JD

Hey Parker, Part of the reason I was looking at the TC'd aircraft are for some of the exact reasons you mentioned. If you don't mind contacting me (469) 338-1226 or sending me your info I would like to speak to you when you have some free time. JD

-a- I will be flying between Dallas and Houston 70 - 80% of the time but I will definitely do some longer trips. I feel the Ovation is perfect for what I want but would consider the TC'd aircraft if the price is right. The reason I listed the TC'd aircraft is because I am looking more for speed and there are a lot more of them fore sale. Plus there are not as many ovations to choose from in my price range of $150,000 - $200,000. I'm not really avoiding the O2 levels. I just don't think it is very beneficial based on my trip length. Thank you for your input. JD

I am looking to purchase a Mooney airplane and trying to get comparable cruise performance numbers for the M20K 231, M20K 252, M20M Bravo, and the M20R Ovation. I have looked all over the internet for comparable performance numbers of these airplanes. I have searched for hours on the internet and cannot find a consolidated chart that lists same altitude performance. The only thing I can find is the performance charts on the rocket and missile. What2fly's website does not list an altitude for it's numbers. I want to see what the cruise performance numbers are for each aircraft at say, 10,000ft. My mission profile is going to be between 8000 - 12,000 foot altitudes for 200 miles in Texas. If someone has a chart or a website link I could go to would you post it? If not could you post your aircraft's performance numbers here? So what are your performance numbers ( Altitude, Speed, Fuel burn, etc) you have seen on your aircraft? I would like to see how the aircraft perform at 10,000 feet or as close to 10 as you have. Thank you very much for any help you can give me. Altitude Airspeed Fuel Burn (gph) Power % MAP RPM Rocket (example) 12,000' 186 TAS 15.0 55 26 2,200 M20K 231 10,000 ? ? ? ? ? M20K 252 10,000 M20M Bravo 10,000 M20R Ovation 10,000 John DeFranco (469) 338-1226 johndefranco@yahoo.com

I was looking to use Don Maxwell for my pre-buy inspection but the aircraft is in Alabama so I was looking for a facility in the southeastern part of the US. Any recommendations? Thank you for your help with this matter. John D

I was looking to use Don Maxwell for my pre-buy inspection but the aircraft is in Alabama so I was looking for a facility in the southeastern part of the US. Any recommendations? Thank you for your help with this matter. John DeFranco