Mooney Fan

Thanks for the thoughtful post. Yes, its been 30 years since I've had any Mooney time (55hrs in a 70' Ranger) so I will need to knock the dust off my complex skills. The bullet points you made are noted and I'll incorporate them into my evaluations. My search continues. If anyone sees a good one out there I may have missed give me a shout. Budget 80K. Thanks

Indeed. That is the plane but is has gone under contract with another buyer. So the search continues. Thanks for the sage advice.

Thanks for the contact. Only have 57 hours retract. 55 of it in a Mooney Ranger.

I forgot about him. I have read some of his comments about insurance. If I get serious, I'll seek him out.

Thanks. No doubt relative to health and how it varies. My agent said the same thing about building ours can offset age. IRT to getting in and out of the Mooney. I have been shoe horning in and out of a C-150 the past 2 years. lol...

Thanks for the replies. I have used Travers for years. When I called to cancel my C-150 policy we talked about a ball park figure on insurance. They said around $1800-$2000 a year on 65 K. I would self insure the amount above that. Interesting conversation. She said with the more retract time (still only 55/hrs) my rate wouldn't necessarily increase every year with age as I'm building more complex time. And at reaching 70 is not a show stopper. She did say some carriers, not all, will not insure under a Basic Med and would require a yearly Class III. She emphasized, "some" It was a positive conversation..

Hello All- New guy here. I grew up in the 60's in the back seat of my Dad's MK-21 and later his Chaparral. In the late 90's I rented a Mooney 70' M20C from SZP aviation and put 55 hours in it. Loved flying that Mooney. Over the past 7 years I've owned and sold a Cherokee 140, Cessna 140 and yesterday I sold and delivered my C-150 up to its buyer in Wisconsin passing 1000 hours in my logbook doing it. Now I have an empty hangar and if I'm going to get that Mooney time is runnig short. Kind of a bucket list thing I guess and I argue with myself if its practical. My mission these days doesn't really justify it but I just enjoy flying. I have my eyes on one that's on the market but not sure about all the things I don't know about the older Mooneys. Its a 65' Super 21. 3751TT and 619 SMOH and prop. Priced at 75K. I realize a good pre-buy is a must but then there is my age. I received a quote a year ago at $2200 a year for an 80K Mooney. And I can assume the cost wil just increase each year until they nail me hard at 70. Any pro tips on buying one of these fine airplanes? Thx MF