NewMoon

Thx, you I have many good ones before. Just never had to sift through some much poorly maintained ones

at least you are flying it, assuming you fly it enough to flash off the water. ie get oil hot enough

Yeh I hear this. The last 3 planes (I have bought, flew and sold 16 planes in the past 19 years) I sold, an Acclaim, a Mirage and a Jetprop all had service center pre-buys. The total squack repair cost was <$2,000 combined for all 3 planes. I totally agree to factor in some post closing repairs. The issue is i won't pay full top end retail then add on an additional $20-$30k in repairs. Maybe I should just convert an old school bus and go on the road.

Could not agree more. I guess I thought the pilot community was immune from the demise of quality in this country. Proven wrong.

So I have reviewed logs for ~20 Mooneys over the past year. Only oil change is at annual. Recent log book entries missing. Shock disks not replaced in over 12 years. Fuel leaks so bad it ate the wing walk material off. O2 bottle expired 10+ years ago. Speed brakes never lubed/maintained in 10+ years. Moritz components failed, some rookie work arounds, some functions just abandoned all together with no back up. IFR certified planes with no backup AI, response was use your iPad. I guess I am old school. Oil change every 25 hrs or 90 days. Oil traps water, especially in humid climates. Fresh oil is a cheap insurance policy. If something is not as it came from the factory then I fix it. If it's useless like an old ADF, take it out. I guess I am just a little disheartened when trying to find a well maintained plane. I think some don't have the $$ to maintain like things used to be 10-20 years ago. I understand things have become expensive but adjust your price to make up for your lack of maintenance.

O2D2 is a great box.

Keep current in actual. That was down low for #1.

ok, great input here. This is why this group has so much value. Appreciate the great info.

yeh, that was about the ridiculous nature of it

Great, appreciate your insight

Yes, this just happened to me when I put out a msg saying I was looking to buy an Ovation.

Looking at an Ovation with this unit installed. I see years ago they had some issues. Did they get the software bugs worked out? What are folks opinions on the traffic accuracy? Will they display traffic on a GTN750?

Congrats!

And i should clarify, Cole is a fantastic shop. Had they not done the annuals I would be engaging them in the pre-buy. I think best practices would say find a different shop then the one doing the annuals.

Needing a pre-buy on an Ovation near Memphis. Cole has done recent annuals so would like a separate set of eyes. Appreciate any thoughts.

I have. Been in and out of jackson many times. the valley is very wide and long especially to the north. If you get turned to the north you will have lots of miles to gain altitude.

8 months, holy crap

Good catch, years ago they did some engine work but maybe not that extensive.

Top Gun

So I looked in the search but didn't find anything. Is there a company I can buy a precut front seat cover for a 2001 Ovation?

Yep, happened to me 15 years ago. always take time and date stamped photos now.

Thx, you are man with all of the knowledge! Thank you Lance

Hi, I know this is an old post. But if I have a 530w do i need the 345 with GPS to get traffic?

Thx all for the input. No easy solution.

Thx guys, seems like a dismal situation. Seems like a fair amount of them still flying with those gauges though. My friend Chris went to a 275 as the solution.