Fellow Aviators,
Long time listener; first time caller... I recently took a job a long way down the road and will commute weekly. Figured it was time to move on from my local club to buy my own wings of glory. Mooneys have been the only birds I've been interested in owning personally (until of course I can afford a Falcon 2000).
Wednesday I'm going to inspect and potentially purchase a 1970 M20F (Technically, an Aerostar. Am I still allowed here?) and there are a couple of questions (some important; some of trivial):
- Is Positive Control is on all pre-J M20's
- Anything particular about it being an Aerostar I should be aware of?
- How concerned is everyone with a previous gear up landing? The engine was not overhauled; they just complied with the prop strike AD. Engine has had a little over 400hrs since the incident. The A&P that did the recent annual said the tube frame all looked good on the bottom.
- Everyone seems to whine about how difficult Mooneys are to work on. Should I expect to pay a premium for repairs?
Any help or opinions are appreciated!
All the Best,
Gren