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Glad you're alive Tracy!

Quote: Jeff_S We AT owners are brothers in arms! But dang, what's with the low price?!

Quote: Parker_Woodruff I had an AT as well. Was yours an E-R trainer?

It's in North Las Vegas (KVGT). I'm a brokering it through Delta Aviation who is based in Michigan. PM also sent.

Well, my partner and I finally decided won't be expanding our law firm to Northern Nevada for foreseeable future. So, my business need for my plane went away. And my personal use can't justify keeping it, tbh. As such, with a bit of a heavy heart I decided to sell it. I've brokered it with Mark Woods of Delta Aviation (his company is based out of Brighton, MI) at a lower price than I paid for it last April. He'll be running it the next issue of MAPA with his other listings. On his site lots of pics, and pics of all the logs. Also, when I bought it, I had a MSC annual and IFR cert last April (2010) at Northern Air Avation in Michigan. Ran me nearly $5k, I had them do everything that turned up. I also had Garmin completely refurbish my 530W that was on board (it had a funny squawk in the reception part of the comms, so they replaced the entire comms motherboard in the unit). Running strong, no hick ups. I put about 80 hours on it since April 2010. 1990 Mooney M20J (201AT), 5100 TT, 100 SMOH, 100 SPOH, with 530W. She's based out of North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT) and is currently at KVGT. Also the 160 LB gross weight STC is available for this plane. $119,900.00. I put it at a pretty competative price to hopefully generate strong interest. My loss is your gain! Controller.com Listing Here.

Hello. I tried clicking your hyperlink in your sig., it didn't work.

Congrats on the endorsement! Quote: KLRDMD G - Gear U - Undercarriage M - Man, did I put the gear down ? P - Put the gear down S - Shit, the gear is down, isn't it ?

Quote: KLRDMD Lots of things can happen in the next few years. For now, I'm probably going with SkyRadar input to my iPad. I'll get weather and traffic for no charge so it will pay for itself in a couple of years (compared to the Aviator package through XM weather).

Anticipating a business use for the plane sometime next year, I acquired the plane in an LLC. I also did so with the financing (note is in LLC name, with my personal gurantee). Reasons you mentioned were the basis for doing so once I start using it in my business.

Just a thought, but if a person upgrades their panel to glass, they still need their nav-com as the glass is just a six-pack replacement (coupled with a moving map).

Nice!

Wow, so "...or provides any ID from a Southwestern border state" is now an indicator of "suspicious activity" in North Carolina?

/incoming 2 cents with plenty-o-change I was in a similar situation. I had 80 hours in Cessna 150s, 152s, and 172s and got my ticket in '94. Stopped flying shortly thereafter in '96. Got back into flying earlier this year after 14 year hiatus. Went to buy a plane (personal and business reasons). I was, like you, leaning towards a 172... simple and a *known* factor to me. Started asking around on the AOPA boards, the Purple Board, and this board. Most folks told me to examine my mission, and "buy my 'second' plane, first"; i.e. buy what I planned on getting into not "work my way up". I, like you, had no retrac time, limited constant speed prop time, and zero low wing time. I was apprehensive about buying a Mooney. Ken Reed (KLRDMD) took me for a ride, and I was sold on a Mooney. Responsive. Smooth. Fast. Efficient. What more should a plane do!?! Not to mention, I fit just fine! (I'm 6'3" 250lbs). Six weeks after flying with Ken, I bought N401RK (a '90 M20J). Very happy I did. I have put more than 60 hours on her since picking the plane up in May of this year. With zero complex, zero time in type and only 80 hours (earned 14 years earlier), my insurance was not cheap but (to me) wasn't unobtainably outrageous. It was 'bout $2100 for the year with a $120k hull value, $ 1 mil policy, $100k per passenger. Required 10 hours dual instruction, and 5 hours solo before carrying passengers. Policy also allows anyone, other than me with 500 hours and 25 hours of M20J time, to act as PIC. I have no experience with grass/dirt landings in the mooney, so I can't opine/muse on that topic. Good luck!!! PS If you haven't noticed you're not going to find a plane that balances speed and efficiency like a Mooney. So if high speed, and low fuel burn is important to you (it was me considering my intended mission), this is a plane to seriously consider.

Quote: rogerl BTW, I use the Zulu ... They don't work so great with sunglasses or hats...

Yum-yum, can't wait to see the finished product!!!

I'm 6'3" and have several inches of clearance well above my head while wearing my Zulus... then again, my seats adjust up and down and I have them in the full down position. No experience with CA... but I really do love my Zulu, even when flying on long multi-hour trips they were no problem. Good luck on your search! Btw, before I bought my Zulus, I was reading about various headsets. There was a couple of good threads over at AOPA's board. In particular, I recall a discussion about CA, so you may want to check that out.

Instead of the little bottle, what about the disposables? No need for anyone to see them, as you just drop them in the trash. http://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/3256 (PS I have no affliation with Pilot Store, just used their site because I found them there).

Wow, nicely done!

'bout $4.65 per gallon self-serve at my home field; KVGT (North Las Vegas).

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Wow, nice job!

... just don't tell him they are going on an airplane...

Quote: DaV8or ...and there in lies the rub. It would still be a used airplane and I suspect most people would say "What??! $200,000 for a 40 year old F??!! I can just buy a beater for $40,000 and paint it for $12,000, new interior for $10,000... blah, blah, blah." Unless they can really convince new airplane buyers that the reconditioned airplane really is a new airplane, new plane buyers won't be inpressed and used airplane buyers will see it as an inflated rip off. They may be able to 0 time the airframe, but I think it will still be a 196X or 197X whatever.

Quote: GeorgePerry I looked at the 1980 231 they have for sale and all I could say is WOW!! The next time I'm in the market for plane, I'll be looking them up. Thanks for the link.

Well, this guy has a booming business, I imagine the factories (such as Mooney) could get involved and do similar projects: Pristine Airplanes.