Rusty Pilot

My wife is a very low hour student pilot and has participated in owner assists annual inspections. She also serves as my auto pilot on cross county flights. Would she still benefit from the Right Seat Ready program?

I can hear my alarm, but it is not particularly loud and I can see how it could be missed. A gear up is my biggest fear.

My wife and I bought our Mooney about 6 years ago and were both a overweight at the time and still fit in the plane pretty well. We have both lost a significant amount of weight and it makes it feel like our cabin got bigger and we have more useful load. I am currently 6' and 190 and my wife is 5'4 and 125 which make the Mooney climb great even with density altitude. Our decision to lose weight was based on health reasons only and worked since we both dieted together.

I bought 2 new piper latches which worked well. Slightly smaller, but works.

Is the updated price $40K?

Griggs installed mine a couple of months ago. I also had to wait quite a while for them to come in, but they actually installed them ahead of schedule. With the new fuel senders and my new engine monitor I am getting excellent fuel readouts. I am 100% satisfied. Good luck!

Certainly, consider the weight of pilot and front seat passenger which may impact cg and require a slight trim adjustment. Sounds like you may have a little forward cg, but I am by no means an expert.

Congratulations! Beautiful plane enjoy!

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.

I have a 1974 C which has the same dimensions. Mine has some upgrades, but would give you a good view of the interior size and fit for you.

Well done! I am glad you and your family are all safe. It must have been scary especially in IMC.