Hello all,
I realize this is an old thread, but my comment seems appropriate here.
Back on September 9, 1978, I got my Mooney checkout In N201XG. It was the first 201 I ever flew. I rented it from Performance Aircraft in Hayward, CA (KHWD). They were a Mooney dealer. It was a brand new airplane at that time. Back in the day it was also one of the aircraft used for traffic reporting by KGO radio in San Francisco. That was many lifetimes ago - before traffic cams were invented.
Early morning on Feb. 24, 1979, I went flying with a buddy that rented a Piper Archer and we got some air-to-air pictures. They are scanned from prints from 35mm film, so they are not very high resolution....
I now live on Whidbey Island, and haven't flown anything since 2000. I have only 550 total hrs., 40% of which are in Mooneys.
It's nice to see 1XG is in such great condition after so many years!