Brandons72vette

I have a ‘66 C model and it needed an annual back in November, so I was recommended to contact Dave Munsey. After trying for a while, I finally got a hold of him and he told me there was a wait. All the guys at DVT at that time were really busy and said they couldn’t work me in. I waited around and finally Dave called me back. I met with him and we started the processes and I got the maintenance bay checked out and brought the plane over. He took the cowling off and he decided he didn’t want to work on it or he was too busy, so he put the cowling back on and told me he wasn’t able to finish the annual. He recommended I take it to the Chandler Aviation (I think that’s who it was) over at chandler. By this time I had to get a ferry permit as I had waited for an opening with Dave and so finding someone to do an inspection, the time to go get a ferry permit just added to the chaos. I ferry over to chandler and they assure me they’re going to be able to finish the annual, even though they were renovating their hangar and shop. Well, what do you know, they get part of the way done and didn’t finish. They seemed to be busy with their shop. I then get it ferried back to DVT to my T hangar and it sat. I was frustrated. Nobody seemed to want to do an annual as it was “too hot outside” or if I had an annual lined up, they all canceled last minute. Finally I was about to give up, when I ran across Jim Sorter. He’s an older guy, very nice and friendly, and he said he was busy but we could meet and look at the Mooney. I’m pretty busy flying Embraers out of PHX every day essentially, and so we worked on meeting and he actually met with me at the hangar. We looked it over, and he agreed to work on it. He not only met with me, agreed to work on it, but he’s actually completed the annual. He just finished this week. I never thought it would be so hard to find someone to do an annual. I moved to DVT from Dallas, Texas, and never had an issue like this. Long story short, my recommendation is for Jim Sorter. He’s owned and worked on Mooney’s for a long time. Anyways, I hope this helps.

A week or so ago over Memphis. Kentucky to Texas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A friends Mooney and our Mooney. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Our M20C and a PAY2 I sometimes fly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

NYE day at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Taken NYE day at 8,000 leaving St. Louis, Missouri for Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Classic Corvettes are just too cool. They're my favorite and I love building them. Mooneys are just too cool, and they Texas made. What's not to love? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. What do they say about Tyler, Texas? It's a 1966, has brand new leather interior, speed mods, and is a blast to fly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I too live in Tyler, Texas. How funny. I don't have a Tiger, but do have a Mooney. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk