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Rusty Pilot
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Looks great! Enjoy!
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Good luck and enjoy! I bought my first plane a 1974 C about 3 years ago. I love it. Please post pictures.
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Unfortunately the price of vintage Mooneys have gone up dramatically. I fly a 1974 C out of Fredericksburg, VA and love it. The later model C's have electric gear and a reliable O360 A1D engine. Good luck with your search. Lots of Mooney's in our area and some good CFI's for transition training. The Mooney is a complex aircraft, will require an endorsement and will cost a new pilot alot for insurance. Good luck!
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It looks like it was a Grumman Tiger
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The 1975 F has electric gear while the 1968 G has the johnson bar. Both work well, but higher maintenance costs with electric gear and likely an AD. I would lean towards the F with fuel injection and 200hp. A nice forever plane. -
I confirmed with my installer and review of his schematics. It was a matter of me knowing less than I should have a few years ago. Here is a picture of my panel. The 209A is only connected to the KX155.
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Thanks, I was considering an HSI. I will reach out to my installer.
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Eric, thanks. It seems my current CDI is hardwired to my Navcom2 with my KX155 and not connected to IFD540. I plan to add another CDI GI 106A wired to my Avidyne.
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I am working on my instrument training now and have an Avidyne IFD540 with a King KI 209A CDI and I don't know how to get my CDI to receive GPS information from the IFD. I see the button on top right and put that in GPS mode, but I am still seeing my CDI only receive from my Nav2. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions you can provide.
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My Dad bought his first plane in 1978 Cessna 172 for $28,500 and his second plane in 1982 Cessna 182RG for $52,500. In 1981 a new corvette was about half the price of a 172, now they are 7 or 8 times the price of a 172 and 15 corvettes to make the cost of a new Mooney. On the other side he sold both planes for a profit and I could easily sell my C for a profit even after adding the costs for upgrades. What does this mean? There are a lot of us in the market for used planes, but could not or would not choose to buy new.
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New Mooney owner thanks you all
Rusty Pilot replied to Philip S's topic in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)
Nice C! I plan to spend time in Marathon as well. I keep my C in Fredericksburg, VA. I attached a picture of mine. I have had mine for 2 and a half years and working on my instrument rating now. I have not flown it south of North Carolina and Tennessee yet.
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While we're on the subject of paint . . .
Rusty Pilot replied to Bob E's topic in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)
Just my opinion, but we love and keep our Mooneys a long time. You will look under your plane frequently for pre-flight, maintenance and annual inspections. I would paint the whole plane, Mine was painted 10 years ago, before i purchased it but I still love the paint. As a plane the bottom is visible in flight so i would paint the bottom. Also, it seems a good clean waxed plane with nice paint will go just a little faster. Good luck! -
Someone had a nice RV6 nearly complete for sale including engine for $53K.
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I notice I generally exceed book numbers on my 74C, but I have most of the speed mods. It does especially well on climb.
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Not a sin, but please try to fly a standard pattern. I landed behind a Cirrus at Ocean City and I though he was heading to NJ before he turned downwind.
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rebuild (zero time) engine or overhaul the engine?
Rusty Pilot replied to sekomel's topic in General Mooney Talk
A half quart per hour oil usage is high. I use a quart every 15 hours or so. Are you currently using that much oil? -
Value in 2021 - M20C out of annual
Rusty Pilot replied to Stephen Slate's topic in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)
Stephen, my first priority in choosing my C was one that was flown regularly. Big benefit. Depending on where you are located try to visit the filed, meet some Mooney owners and get up for a flight. I assume you have your Private Pilot certificate. Note, you will need transition training, complex endorsement and will likely face high insurance costs for a few years. -
Yours look great! Nice panel
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Thanks, great information. I knew I needed the shafts, but was not aware of the still needing the retrofit kit. I was expecting I would need something else to drive the control linkages. I requested a price for the retrofit kit from SWTA
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I have a 1974 Mooney C with the old style vintage yoke and would like to upgrade. The retrofit part number is 940021-505, but I would also consider purchasing a used set from a J or other modern Mooney that would fit. Please let me know if you have anything available. A C dimensioned replacement control wheel would have a good market. I attached a picture of my current yoke.
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Vintage Pilots vs Modern Pilots Age Poll
Rusty Pilot replied to 201er's topic in General Mooney Talk
I started flying at 16 in 1981 in a 1978 Cessna 172 and earned my license at 17. The funny thing is now I fly a 1974 Mooney C and feel like it is not too old with electric gear, yet it is older than the plane I started flying in 40 years ago. -
Yes, I love it for planning a trip a few days out. It also helps to see the weather just outside of a normal briefing in accessing the risk of changing conditions. I have the app on my Iphone and use it via a web browser also.
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Great looking plane. Enjoy!
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My friend had his Bonanza painted there (Smoketown), they did a great job.
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Looking to buy Mooney, what i need to know about?
Rusty Pilot replied to Juha's topic in General Mooney Talk
A 1,700' runway is way below my personal minimums for my 1974 Mooney C. If you are not precise on speed a Mooney can float. Most Mooney pilots I speak with like at least 2,000' or 2,500' for minimums. In reality I generally use less than half of my 3,000' runway, but I like the margin for safety. For the I like a long wide runway. It probably stems from starting my flight training at Baltimore in the 1980's. Good luck!
