jrwilson

Also good camping and great hiking and beach exploring

Shipping and handling? Handling is a reasonable amount that maybe deals with that cost? If that works, I want one...

Have you checked www.lasar.com. They have a plane sales section

Or, just skip the PPI, skip this plane, and move on to the next plane... That is what I would do. There are lots of planes for sale and if this one is bringing up lots of questions before you've even started a PPI. That says move to the next, in my opinion. Edit: I just saw you're post that you're moving on from this one and looking at an E. Good choice.

$34,000

Pretty high total time; well over tbo (not required of course, but still...), dated avionics, average everything else... really high (firm) price for an unimpressive plane...

There is an F at wvfc in San Carlos, which should count for hours and a K at advantage, in Palo Alto which will also work for insurance hours. both of those are in Northern California

This is a comparison on the costs of a 201 vs a 231... http://www.mooneyland.com/is-a-turbo-mooney-a-better-buy-than-a-201/ Is it accurate? No idea, but it does give some justification for me doing what I already wanted to do... The other thing I noticed when I was shopping, besides the prices between 231s and 201s being so close, was that 231 tended to have more options and upgrades than 201s.

Yeah, I want to do that too. I haven't done it yet though...

As a current 231 owner and past 20C owner, I have to say, the K maintenance hasn't been bad. Granted, its only been 2 years, but it has been about the same cost as the C. The annuals are easier (One piece belly, fewer inspection panels, much fewer screws in the cowl). Granted, there are 2 more cylinders and a turbo, but really hasn't been a problem. I did have to replace a turbo check valve, which was about $500, but that was a clamp chafing problem, so can't really blame anything 231 specific on that. Other than that, had an alternator problem, which was just a connector, and a dead battery...that's it in 2 years. As for performance...wow...I don't worry about density altitude anymore. I go in and out of Tahoe and mammoth in the summer with no problems. The 75 gallon tanks are great and a bit of a speed mod in of themselves. The speed is great, the range is great, the systems are great. Much roomier than the C too. The only problem I've had so far is finding places to top off the O2.

Anyone been to Catalina in the last few weeks? With all the rain, how is the runway? Last time I was there (Last year) it was pretty rough. With this winter and all the rain, is it worse?

I saw people asking about mooney emblems for after yoke reconditioning. I saw this on knots2u... http://www.knots2u.net/mooney-m20-yoke-emblem-pair/ They say you can also put it on your seatbelts...

Can you do a j/k (201/231) design too? I'll buy one of those...

I saw a pby about 20 years ago w turbines and an exec interior. It was sooo cool looking...bubble windows, couch lounge, a glass bubble in front with chairs... Recently saw a Grumman of some kind a while ago with an exec interior; not as cool as the pby, but still good. both way outside my price range

I think he tried to start the engine multiple times, not take off three times, I think the waitress wasn't the most articulate and no one bothered to clarify.

I think he is a broker, American aircraft sales; so I think the admin wants $ from people posting from commercial sources. At least that is how the topic heading looks.

You read my mind...

Sounds like a set-up for a bad joke with a picture of one of marauder's girls, but it's a real question...

Any idea how much weight you could hang from a tie-down ring?

Looks like I'll get there Saturday

It should be nice and cool if you're going this weekend (between 58-64 deg). Just getting there should put you somewhat under gross, unless you took off over gross, as there is no gas at AVX (or you're bringing home a bunch of fish or lobster or something). There is almost always some wind to decrease the takeoff roll. I took off there often close to gross in my C, plenty of runway. I might see you there; either going there or Friday harbor this weekend (one island or another).

On my C, the Windows were good but the sealant was bad and a bit of extra pressure by the wife on entry caused the sealant to let go. The A & P removed all the side windows, we cleaned the old seal off (time consuming) and resealed them. Windows were fine for the next ten years I owned it.

Isn't that a New Jersey thing? They say "all due respect," and then say something crazy? I think I saw that on jersey shore or something...

I have an 84 231 and could use new ones...

For the doghouse, order some new parts from mooney, only order the parts that have the most curves and effort, and have your mechanic make the easy parts. The mooney parts are pricey, but they might save some money over your mechanic trying to do some of them with trial and error. Unless your mechanic is great with sheet metal. The new doghouse parts are really worth it; I did it on my C and temps dropped a bit. Then try some metal tape also to cover any tiny gaps. on the LASAR enclosure; I think it is worth it, it is supposed to improve cooling and I think it probably does. Gives a bit of speed and most importantly it looks much better!