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IIRC in my converstaion with Jimmy, they would perform it if asked but he suggests I find a true third party source. It's sound advice. I'm visiting the plane on Monday to get eyes on it. I'll try to pop in to Don's shop to see if I can get a handshake from him while I'm there. I made a mistake in location as well- the plane is at KGGG and not Spring Branch. "It's still in Texas, it can't be that far away" the silly thoughts of a CT native...

Thank you sir! Regarding Dugosh, when I called they stated that they do not do Prebuys anymore. Brian Kendrick is too busy (that's a good sign). There are a few names left here that I have not reached out to yet, which I plan to do tomorrow. I might give Mr. Kendrick another post, perhaps I reached him at a particularly swamped time and can get some of his valuable time.

Thank you. In case it is helpful for others who search later on, I was also recommended Keith Kehoe of KNK Aviation. He's a Mooney owner as well.

Yep, that's the only reason I wouldn't call Don first. Jimmy is straight forward there as well- he trusts Don through and through but there's a conflict of interest there.

Hello my fellow Mooney cohorts, Hopefully this is the last Mooney hunt I need to perform. I've become a bit battle hardened in my search for a Mooney and finally said "why don't I just listen to the half dozen people who have recommended Jimmy and give him a call?" Looks like I should've acted on that sooner. Can someone recommend a Mooney-familiar who could do a prebuy near GMAX in Spring Branch TX?

This is GREAT!! I prefer GP to ForeFlight, but the biggest downside for me has been lack of webapp. Badabing, here we go!

You've looked under, have you looked above? If the pivot point "2" were to lower somehow, either by wear or loose bolt, perhaps the link would drop low enough to contact and interfere.

When copying the plans, they accidentally put the tail on backwards, thereby cancelling out the fact that the plans accidentally had the tail on backwards. The rest is history...

Guys I believe this falls under the jurisdiction of the US Coast guard, the FAA deals with air- not submersible craft.

That happened to me, not too long after touch down. The mechanism that moves the gear up and down is designed to do so while the airplane is in the air. It can handle the weight of the gear and the air drag, but not the weight of the plane. Once the gear is down and "locked" it is the over center linkage at each individual wheel that handles the weight of the plane. If one of those wheels isn't "locked", now you have a problem. Depending on the circumstances it can cause the other two to unlock. If the plane is sitting still or moving slowly, it's unlikely that the linkage can collapse both mains as it would have to lift the weight of the plane up first to do so. I forgot to note - gear collapsed tend to happen near your birthday. Don't fly your Mooney on or around your birthday.

Thanks everyone! Multiple posts here and a few DM's too. This forum is so great.

I got all excited about a Canadian 201 that didn't pan out. N201Q was available so I paid the $10 or $15 to reserve it. Anyone want it? Might fit well on your 201, or it would be a great upgrade for a pre-J model to get some extra speed

Potentially looking at a Mooney out in San Martin, CA. I'm on the East Coast so its a haul for me. Can anyone recommend a Mooney pro that could do a prebuy inspection out in that neck of the woods? Takair recommended LASAR and Top Gun. LASAR said yes but I forgot they had moved to Oregon, which is far away. Top Gun seems to be very booked. Perhaps someone who could travel to the current hangar and give it a few hours of time for a "go or no go" before having it flown to an MSC. Appreciate any suggestions or input!

Thanks for posting this, I'm going to go cry myself to sleep now.

Thank you, your example solved the riddle for me. I got hung up on the trailing numbers being static in the search. Now it makes a lot more sense.