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A friend of mine is just now overhauling his TSIO-520, not an NB though. It is in his P210. He had close to 3,000 SMOH on it.

Of course not, but insurance availability and price give you an idea of the relative risk of flying that airframe/engine combination.

The RV crowd says insurance on these is either not obtainable or eye-watering if you can get it.

If you want a single place, the RV3 still makes sense. I agree that the 8 is an improvement over the 4, and it is available in tricycle gear, whereas the 4 is not. Similarly, the 7 is better than the 6. The 10, 12, 14, and 15 are very different than the "typical" Vans products.

The newer kits are pre-punched. The 3, 4 & 6 kits are not. The older kits are also being discontinued in a couple of months. https://www.vansaircraft.com/2025/07/entering-retirement-the-rv-3-rv-4-and-rv-6/

Love my 8A

A few of those airplanes have been parked in the south open tie downs for months. That PC12 plus another Mooney for sure.

Don't forget the experimental world. Lots of RVs out there now. Mooney cruise speed with Cessna 150 speeds in the pattern.

Coast Air Center at KMYF is great.

FlySto has much greater data but ForeFlight gives you an overall score.

I do not have the highest level plan, so no. Under "Track Logs" on the left.

ForeFlight now grades your flights.

If you don't need more than two seats, and frankly, most of us don't, Vans are a great option.

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I am flying my 21st airplane now, an RV8A. I have done a pre-buy on maybe ¼ of them. For the most part, I "prebuy" the seller. If I trust them, I trust their airplane. If I'm not familiar with a type or have a "meh" opinion of the seller, there is a greater chance I'll do a pre-buy. If I don't trust the seller, regardless of how good things look otherwise, I'll walk away early in the process. That said, I don't believe I've ever had a prebuy of greater than four hours done. I review the logs as the first step in the process, and a half day will turn up any deal breakers. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR A PREBUY! They are different things for different reasons.

Mooneys are too small for a full-sized iPad.

Done

I just saw this in the transient parking during my run today. If the owner is on MS, I have a better parking space for you if you like.

I recently paid less than that for a very nice SR20 G2. I'm an LOP guy and see 145 KTAS on 8.5-9.0 GPH which falls a bit short of his 160 kt requirement.

Come out to Tucson/Las Vegas and try it for yourself in my airplane

Last summer I had the Electroair push button installed in my Cirrus. It is great! http://www.electroair.net/switchPanel.html

You want a CFI with a lot of Mooney time. This isn't when you choose the flight school CFI with a ton of 172 time and not much else. I recommend at least 500 hours of Mooney time, 1,000 is better.

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WOW. This looks quite a bit different than when I last flew it!