rurumonster

Negative, still looking. There was one for sale down in ROA (about 4 hrs from me) but it sold before I had a chance to rent a plane to go see it, lol!

Hi All, I'm fairly new to GA, having gotten my private not even a year ago. But since then I fly as often as a work and a young kid will allow (more once I realized young kid loves it too). I joined DiamondShare for a while, which was a nice experience but I had neither the need or desire to fly a brand new airplane, but more importantly I didn't like all my $ being spent on a lease with no hint at equity and ownership. Hence, I went down the long and research filled path to try and figure out what I want in an airplane, and I really feel like the vintage Mooney C-F is the ticket for me and my family. Large enough for a pretty small family, affordable, reliable, and enjoyable to fly. I've spent every waking moment since that realization creeping this forum, memorizing Jimmy's guide, and in general preparing myself for purchasing and owning an aircraft. The only thing I haven't ticked the box on is actually setting eyes on one in person, and it feels kind of silly to buy an airplane without ever having seen it in person. None of the guys at my old flight school know anyone that has one, and other than stalking my FBO like a creep, I'm not sure how to go check one out so I figured I'd drop a line here. I'm in the DC metro area, and don't mind driving. If any of you all have a Mooney C-F they're willing to let me lay eyes on, I'd give you a six pack for your trouble! Thanks in advance, and let me know if there's a better way to go about checking on out than bothering you guys. -Adam

I saw this one at ROA just yesterday N7816V If you don't take it, I will

+1 to Tim for starting this thread, much like him, I am also in the market for a vintage M20. Seems like great value for the cost, just need to find the right one and as previously stated, it's a horrible time to be a buyer.