Rusty Pilot

You may be able to get a hangar quickly at Shanno KEZF. KEZF has an experienced Mooney mechanic on the field and a couple of good Mooney instructors and a few Mooney owners are based out of there. I know the distance and traffic are tough, but it will have you outside of the SFRA as well.

Was that Goldfinger appearing briefly?

I did the same. I am now at late January to early February. It will go back around on me soon.

Me too! I had the same question. So, this will effectively be an E with speed mods once someone brings her back to life.

Don, I thought the original engines were produced by Volvo. My Dad had one back in the day and my brother still has one.

It certainly seems like a fair price for a well-maintained Mooney. Good luck with the sale.

I am also at KEZF Shannon. Try Dave Cramer. He works on several Mooney's on our field including my C model, a J and an F model. He just started working full time at Shannon. He is very knowledgeable and does great work. Additionally, Jet Drive (Byron) works on Mooney's up in Gaithersburg and owns a very nice 201.

I believe a hangar pays for itself with reduced maintenance costs. I am in VA and like being able to plug in my block heater and have my Mooney ready to go. Wisconsin winters are tough.

I keep the traveljohn on board, but my wife has never used them. So far it has not been a problem, but she plans ahead and limits her fluids. I try to plan my flights strategically (like we all do) with stops for cheap fuel and ideally on field restaurant option. This thread makes me think I don;t need the gallon option for fuel bladders for my 1974 C model.

You may want to edit header. I thought you were looking for houses.

Nice looking C. I own a 1974 C with electric gear and flaps. I love it.

Looks great!

I find my new Corvette much harder to get in an out of then my Mooney. No issue yet at 60

Purchasing an older aircraft is a big risk even with a good pre-buy inspection. I have been lucky. I actually picked an aircraft that has always been flown regularly and bough it after it had been repaired properly from a gear up landing. My goal was finding a high-quality hangar kept airplane flown at least weekly. I do realize that i was lucky and you don't know what you don't know, and surprises can happen. I have 5 years under my belt with it now and only expected repairs and reasonable annual inspections. I have participated in an owner assist annual which was a great learning experience. When fixed you will have a great plane.

Great analysis! Thanks for posting.