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Thanks for some input guys. Its difficult finding time to get a project going let alone accomplishing it. I think I need to find someone who has the time. I will try to get some better pictures and equipment list and see if anyone here is interested. I know a few of you expressed interest and it seems like we misconnected. If anyone is interested try calling Brian Vogel at 303-432-8246 Thanks guys.

Hi guys, I have not just one, but TWO different M20C models. Both have pretty much all the 201 speed kits: 1-peice winshields, flap gap fairings, one peice belly pan. One has an aftermarket ray-jay turbo charger and built in oxygen, the other has the STC to install a 201 engine. The one with the turbo has an engine ready to be overhauled to hopefully "zero time engine" if I understand the term correctly. The non-turbo has no usable engine due to a gear up landing and wear, but does have good cylinders and probably most of the accessories. The one with a turbo has been in a hangar for a while and is in pretty fair shape. The other has been on the ramp several years and probably will need a fair bit of love. Neither have any particularly special avionics. The non-turbo has basic king radios which work ok. The turbo has digital king radios in good working order I believe. They are actually my father's, but he is starting to get too old to deal with the situation and the time has come to address his positions. I can no longer leave either aircraft where they are. My qustions are, in the opinion of the guys here who know Mooney's, are either or both Mooneys viable to restore. If so, what would either one be worth. If not how should I go about getting rid of one or both of them? I realize I probably haven't given quite enough information but ask specificsand I will try to find the answers. Thanks!

So, what did he do? Keep or upgrade? Problem fixed? I flew some hours in carburated Mooney's. I never even heard of the eradic carb problems described. Well except that one time on my commercial checkride when the float hung up and engine quit shortly after take-off. I hope it got worked out.

LOL, I live in CO and have rarely flown a Mooney below 5000'. The first time I ever took off on a runway I could see the end of scared the heck out of me. Man, I don't remember how we got our distances, I think we had to make our own tables from a formula. In reality though, nearly all runways were way more than long enough. In the mountain airports the important thing was to smartly climb out of terrain after takeoff. If taking off at night you are well advised to use a departure procedure even in perfect VFR.