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did the results of this survey ever come out? I couldn't find anything on the avweb website. I guess I'm in the market for a paint job...

You don't have to put a deposit down to get on the waitlist at Eagle Eagle. Probably worth it to get on the list now in case it does go through.

quit bragging Hammdo! ;-)

@carusoam Noob question--what does CB mean?

I've also been having high oil temps too in my M20C. I've been pulling back the throttle in the climb to keep it below 230/aiming for below 225 (continuous range from POH) on the JPI, and been climbing up to 8500 to get the cooler air up high. Seems like 4500' isn't high enough to maintain below 225 consistently at WOT. I thought it was just the 100F+ days, but methinks I should go clean off the radiator now to start, and maybe dig in further A/R... Appreciate the post!

Shout out for the great CFI work that Parker Woodruff did for me over the weekend. Spent over an hour answering my noob questions on the drive out to KGGG and many hours in the air teaching me the ways of the Mooney. Was even nice enough to grab the one-way car rental and pick me from KDAL! Genuinely a nice guy and skilled instructor. And oh yeah, I was afraid to jinx it but I now have N5675Q in my stable! Brought her back from Don Maxwell over the weekend to Phoenix. My co-pilot of ten years has bequeathed the name "Goldilocks" upon her.

that's what I was thinking. Seems impossible to me that it would reduce the costs on the other mag. ...3rd paragraph from the top under "overview" https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/surefly_08-17074.php I guess it doesn't explicitly say both mags, maybe I read into it too deep. "Replacing just one magneto eliminates magneto maintenance and cuts associated costs in half! Zero maintenance. Zero rebuilds. Zero overhauls. " ....i guess you could say that it eliminates magneto mx on that one mag. seems misleading to me.

Thanks for all the insights so far. So my mags are coming due, and I'm considering the surefly. Couple of noob questions and comments, please correct me where i went wrong and if I missed anything: So the benefits of the surefly are: -less mx/ ~4x longer life -better starting -theoretical ability to lean further -can remove the SOS ...according to spruce, when you replace just one magneto it eliminates the mx and overhaul costs for both mags? How is that possible? ...So assuming my spark plugs and spark plug wires are good, about $1700 in parts (for the surefly and slick harness) + about 11 hrs of labor?

Thanks hammdo for starting the legwork for me. I'll be in the market for the same, assuming everything continues to go well with the sale. I'll be looking for some instruction around feb 9th in longview (KGGG) if any CFIs plan out that far, PM me, I will be excited to give you the work!

I assume he's at All American?

On one of the threads I saw someone mention a "book" or something that had the approximate value of components. Does anyone know where I could find such a product? The comparison of avionics is difficult for a steam-gauge raised man like myself.

Yeah i've been perusing skyranch, that looks like it would be ideal. They've got a few hangars for sale there now also. Now if only I had $1.3M lying around, I could skip buying a standalone hangar altogether...

thanks KLR. You're right, that one is ugly on the outside! (but it's the inside that counts, right?) I was reading the bcool stuff on the a/c page. Definitely intriguing. And I guess that would last long enough for the short flight. Haven’t moved to PHX yet, but likely we will be on the north side of the city so probably more like 110 nm so ~45-50 mins +whatever the time cost to climb. Forgot to mention in the OP, can you fit two small kiddos in the back of a C for the occasional weekend trip with the family of 4?

Thanks Aspen, I'm in ABQ actually for the next few months. Sounds like I might have to take a drive down to take a look!

Thanks to everyone on this thread that has posted constructive comments. I am also looking to jump headfirst into airplane ownership with a mooney. The fuel efficiency and speed is what has drawn me to the mooneys (or is it moonies?). I would plan on using my airplane to commute several times a week from phoenix to Tucson. I think that an ovation/ovation 2 might be the right way to go for this, anyone have any thoughts? Sounds like a turbo won’t be worth it at the lower alts, and I can’t find any J models for sale with air conditioners (which will probably be a necessity on the short-haul, low-alt flights in the sonoran desert). This makes me believe that you can’t put an A/C in a J- can anyone tell me why? Is there another suitable alternative to an ovation? Anyone have an opinion on a M20S? looks like those might be hard to find. The Ultras are likely out of my price range. I’m a dirty helo guy by trade, with about 150 hrs of complex ASEL time, so fixed wing isn’t something I’m super familiar with and I would appreciate any input from the seasoned veterans.