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Is that parts + installed labor and tax or just the cost of Lord discs?

Notice that the list includes Vertically Adjusting Pilot/Copilot Seats and Electric Standby Vacuum System retrofits - neither still sold. The list probably has not been updated in ages.

First you need to upgrade your membership: Then go to the Classifieds Forum https://mooneyspace.com/forum/10-aircraft-classifieds/ "Aircraft Classifieds Use this forum to post your Mooney aircraft for sale. Other aircraft types will not be permitted here. Only supporters (those that have donated $10 or more in the past year) can create new topics in this forum. " https://mooneyspace.com/forum/10-aircraft-classifieds/

Exactly. I use Atlantic when I visit Albuquerque - the Sunport (KABQ). I feel like the poor cousin there. They like to cater to those with real money that have turbines and a booming Medivac business. They get me off the ramp as quick as they can in order to make room for the "real customers". They tie me down far from the FBO and they don't like to pull my plane up for departure. I can access my plane but it requires their permission each time - there is absolutely no way I would be hauling concrete blocks out on the apron or drilling into the concrete with a hammer drill..... They would be hauling me out.

Not at all. Not sure why you think I would. These suggestions are laughable. I just looked at this post again. I see there are 2 FBO's at KSRQ - Both Atlantic. Atlantic is owned by KRR since 2021. https://flysrq.com/fbos I seriously doubt that the lawyers and insurance company for Atlantic (KKR) and the airport are going to let the OP start altering their concrete parking aprons in any way. And don't think Atlantic is going to let anyone stack concrete blocks up on their ramp for a year. Parking a plane long term for maybe more than a year with only wheel chocks sounds like a formula for disaster. As mentioned, all it takes is a thunderstorm with associated quick gust of winds. And @joepilotmooney should be worried most about the risk of damage that his plane does to others.

Sounds like a good way to get immediately evicted plus pay damages. It’s not his concrete apron to tear up.

And what is the current “price range” that is just “about the same” amongst all the shops?

Not everyone is happy with the 3 specialty shops located in Florida, Minnesota and outside Houston. Sometimes owners fly halfway across the country, wait months, get it back and it leaks. Read the pireps

Tanks can be patched but few A&P’s have the skill (or patience) to do it right. Old leaking seal has to be removed in preparation. Done wrong, the mechanic will disturb (lift) good seal and worsen the problem. The actual source of leak is usually hard to find since it may run along the inside of the wing before you notice it. You have to fill the tank with soapy water and either blow air on the outside of the wing or pull a vacuum to observe and pinpoint the source of the leak Fortunately I have a mechanic who knows how to do it right.

Yikes. One of the Achilles heels of a Mooney. You are going to get a lot of opinions. The 3 specialty shops in the country charge about $12,000-14,000. A good seal should last 30 years.

In VMC conditions, N123WJ, a 1987 J with four (4) on board, landed 15 minutes after sunset on the 3,634 ft runway at Ava, MO (KAVO). He landed on R31 but closest weather showed winds 190 at 7 knots. He subsequently went off the end of the 3,634 ft. runway and impacted fence and bushes. The plane was destroyed with left wing separated at the wing root, The cowling and engine crushed and tail bent/twisted. Injuries were minor. Pilot claimed he could not reduce RPM below 1,550 but NTSB found no problem. They did find the brakes leaking and pads below minimum. The plane was registered to the owner/pilot in February 2024. Accident Mooney M20J N123WJ, Thursday 13 June 2024 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194521/pdf https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194521 N123WJ (MOONEY M20J owned by ESKOLA JACOB) Aircraft Registration - FlightAware

If you listened to the passenger's interview with Channel 11 on the prior page, he said they had to jump start the plane before taking off from Pearland. However, they had just landed at Pearland about 45 minutes earlier. Either the pilot left the all electronics on while at Pearland, or his alternator had failed earlier and he was running on the battery when he landed at Pearland. Not sure who was flying but the owner of the plane is 69 years old per internet. Also FAA Airman shows no medical information. AviationDB shows that his medical expired in 2017. Incident Grumman American AA-5 Traveler N5450L, Wednesday 11 December 2024 Incident Cessna 182T Skylane N127SL, Wednesday 11 December 2024

It sounds like you retained the alternator that originally came with you IO-360 when you converted to the IO-390. Sometime back in the late 80's or early 90's, the Prestolite aviation business was first sold to Electrosystems, Inc in Ft Deposit, AL. Then Kelly Aero acquired Electrosystems. In 2010, Hartzell acquired the part of Kelly that made alternators and starters (they acquired the rest of Kelly Aero in 2023). So Prestolite Alternators are still made - just the name has changed to be part of the evil Hartzell empire of Arcline Investment. Mooney originally used the Prestolite ALU-6421-LS on your J because it was a cheaper alternative to the Lycoming made alternator LW-14357. The Hartzell ALU-8521LS superseded the ALU-6421-LS. Kelly Prestolite update bulletin Microsoft Word - Service Bullet ALU-8521Ls Hartzell New Alternator | Aircraft Spruce

“There have been more than few "new and improved" things that were forced onto the public that would not survive on the open market if it were not for government mandates or subsidies.” Hmmmm…. Let’s think of one! AVIATION - Its adoption and growth over the past 100 years The federal government has been subsidizing aviation since the first air mail contracts in 1918. They built most of the runways in this country during World War II. Few general aviation airports are able to support themselves financially alone and operating losses are generally subsidized by city budgets. Capital spinning is subsidized by federal grants ( which, if not directly to an airport are dolled out to state aviation agencies, which in turn subsidize local airports) The successful private airports are usually the first ones to succumb to sale to developers for new housing (I’ve seen three airports disappear in West Houston to become housing during the past 25 years). General Aviation isn’t paying its way for ATC either – it’s subsidized by commercial operators. So maybe now bureaucrats will start giving a s^%$ about how much they are subsidizing us and maybe we will actually be required to start paying our way. Let’s see how long we survive.

Even the passenger is stupid. His kneejerk action was to post the video nearly immediately and thank the “skilled pilot for getting them down” in the video description. The passenger actually thinks the pilot saved his life rather than being the one that nearly killed him. The responses posted on the passenger’s YouTube have been scathingly critical of the pilot. Yet surprisingly the passenger leaves this embarrassingly incriminating video up. Well at least it will make the FAA & NTSB’s jobs a lot easier….

You may be waiting a long time for a response. “jtager” last logged onto MooneySpace in mid 2021. May have given up on modifying his plane and sold it while prices were skyrocketing. You can click on anyone’s profile and see their activity unless they completely block it.

It’s pretty simple. You won’t find a TKS Ovation or a Bravo in your price range constraint.

Does that include a new autopilot? I don’t think the OP has one.

Containers of AVGAS at destination? It's usually in the tank at the pump.... Going to an airfield without fuel? Wouldn't most plan a fuel stop at a nearby field with fuel even if it required an additional intermediate stop? But rather than tanker it on your flight or make an intermediate fuel stop, this is a solution to "tanker" it by car/truck in a separate trip and store it for days/weeks/months in advance of each departure? I guess I don't understand the problem.

This was discussed in a recent topic. Modern glass panel, WAAS GPS, coupled glide slope autopilot - cheapest install is Dynon at $77,000. Be sure to increase your insurance hull value. Slippery slope....

This picture of N1167Y was taken on December 8 and posted on the Facebook Mooney Forum. Generally after a Mooney has a clean gear-up landing, they lift the plane and extend the gear. This sad K likely has damage to the landing gear and mechanism if they are just leaving it sitting on its belly.

Actually it is in the Lycoming docs. All current Lycoming Service, Maintenance and Operating manuals for Lycoming 360 and 390 Series engines say the same thing: "Refer to the section “Oil Level Check” in Chapter 12-10."

It is not just about "making it right". It is about explaining why the engine didn't come back with the same parts - parts that had no reason to be replaced. If this was a $200 oil change and it came back with a different dipstick you would say WTF is going on. This is likely a $30,000+ service - clear explanation amd documentation of unexpected (and potentially unwarranted) changes are in order.