Ricky_231

Try getting ADS-B done here on the East Coast though... called 3 shops in the VA/MD/NJ area and they all said they could "fit me in" in february or march 2020! So I left it in Texas where it's taking longer than expected but will get done by november.

Looking good! I'm going through the same experience right this moment - closed in late september, went through an annual, and now waiting for a new transponder and a few other items to be installed/fixed before bringing her home. The wait is the worst - it's like getting a new toy without batteries for Christmas.

I'm familiar with the area, but did notice the runway is on the shortish side for a K... Also I noticed there were a few accidents with mooneys departing W00 in the past couple of months - one landed on the highway the other one ended up in the trees.

Very convenient - but you forgot to include Fiorentino's on your one-stop-shop list :-)

I'm all set for now - but thanks for the offer!

I did my pre-buy with Dugosh at Kerville - David there mentioned Cole and Freeway when I told him I was bringing the plane back to Virginia.

"Mooney close" - love it.

I got mine from a private seller, but he had bought it from AAA before that... small world with Mooneys I guess. I totally get what you're saying with the upfront cost of ownership - while I've been waiting for the new avionics to be installed, I started buying all the necessary items (and a few not that necessary, but fun, like new sunglasses :-), and boy do those bills stack up quickly... "luckily" there's no hangar space available at JYO for the next 5 years, otherwise you could probably add a few more dollars to the tab.

I have a CFI who's already started me on transition training in San Antonio and who'll fly back with me to Virginia for a couple of more hours of training - I figured it'd be good to have someone more experienced to tag along on my first long XC in the new plane. It helps that this particular CFI has a bunch of hours on that very plane - he used to instruct the previous owner :-) That being said - it can't hurt to have a name or two up my sleeve once I send him back to Texas. Who did you have in mind?

Thanks everyone! It seems AGL has quite the following - I'll be sure to check them out. Any thoughts on interiors? There's a crack on the headliner that I'll have to take care of one of these days... nothing major but I can see it starting to bother me soon :-) I reached out to PlanePlastics but nothing so far.

Hi - I'm new here. Also a new Mooney owner (1979 M20K 231, turboplus intercooler, merlin wastegate etc.). I bought the plane a few weeks ago in San Antonio, TX and left it there to get a new GTX-345 installed plus a few other goodies. First of all I wanted to say thank you to everyone on this forum - it already saved me a lot of money and grief. Here's where I found the shop I used for the pre-buy, things to be on the lookout for when buying a mooney, tips on engine/performance management on intercooled 231s, and a lot more. (Yes, I already donated a couple of bucks to help out the folks who keep it running! It's only fair). I'll be bringing the plane back from Texas to Leesburg, VA in a week or so - and wanted to check with this group of extremely knowledgeable people where East Coast folks usually take their Mooneys for service around here. I heard of Cole Aviation in GA, Airmods in NJ, Freeway in MD. But really can't seem to find any good, definitive intel on any of them on the interwebs - are they all the same and I should just pick the closest to me? Thanks all! R