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  1. John Pursell
    The article hits the key point. If we let Santa Monica out of its obligations, it opens the floodgates for others to do the same. I'm not sure if the pro-business/anti-regulation incoming president will hold the local government to their obligations. The real big money has nothing to do with the land the airport sits on. It's all about the airspace restrictions and the west side of downtown LA.
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    The meaning of having your flaps down lost its meaning in the post 9/11 environment.
  3. John Pursell
    I'll throw out a couple of suggestions, since I live in the Orlando area. A number of folks on Beechtalk have started going to Winter Haven while staying around Disney. It is geographically a longer drive, but a direct shot on I-4. Folks seem to think the services were better/cheaper and the drive isn't as bad as you think. Cheap gas can be had at Orlando Apopka, but there are no overnight tiedowns. I think you can't go wrong with any of the airports mentioned.
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    A broker on www.beechtalk.com sets the gold standard for Internet ads. Although this is not a Mooney nor a Beechcraft, it will give you a template. http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=94813
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    I get NOTAMS via email from the AMA. Many are not members of AMA. It's one part of the UAS regulations being discussed. John
  6. John Pursell
    I was in the same boat as you. Professional pilot trying to survive on probationary pay. I sold my Cherokee (sorry, not a Mooney) with thoughts that someday I'd by another plane. Guess what, I still don't own a plane for a variety of reasons. My take is to find a way to keep it, if you can. This assumes that you want to keep it. John
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    Florida telephone number
  8. John Pursell
    This was always the first lesson I gave my instrument students.
  9. John Pursell
    I don't know anything about them, but have you looked into PIC. They started the accelerated IFR program and they come to you. Is there a reason why you wouldn't want to master instrument flying in your plane? I would think that you'd be better off in your plane. http://www.iflyifr.com
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    I don't think it's out of line to ask for high hull limits. I'm sure that a gear up would be expensive to fix and the insurance company would want to subrogate the claim.
  11. John Pursell
    The big red flag for me is how much more is your 231 costing you vs. the cost of purchasing an unknown plane.
  12. John Pursell
    I currently rent C-172's from an outfit that owns 7 planes based out of various airports in Florida. I personally fly the planes out of the western Orlando area. I was asking the mechanics the vary same questions. They see much more corrosion out of the coastal airports and treat those more aggressively than those based more inland. The planes based out of Apopka and North Orlando have much fewer problems.
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    6" wider, useful load of 1200 in the cabin plus fuel, TKS FIKI and AC. John
  14. John Pursell
    Are you speaking about the plane or the wife?
  15. John Pursell
    Current price is $4.75 for those flying to Sun n Fun.
  16. John Pursell
    APP Jet Center didn't charge me a ramp fee and I didn't buy gas. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.
  17. John Pursell
    Savvy is popular with the Cirrus crowd and I think Mike manages a significant percentage of the fleet. I'm on the COPA site and they think he walks on water. John
  18. John Pursell
    My only question is the engine airworthy? I'm assuming that the engine had a top overhaul 800 hrs ago. It may be harder to sell the plane with the engine in an unairworthy condition as opposed to just being high time. John
  19. John Pursell
    Abuse comes in many forms. The rental fleet gets banged around while most single pilot owned planes die from lack of use. The biggest issue for rental mooneys seems to be insurance. I've wondered if a required rental insurance policy could bring the rates down.
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    I know of one in the Atlanta area.
  21. John Pursell
    FAR 121 Supplimential Pilot -B747
  22. John Pursell
    http://www.bofly.org/files/gns480_quickreferenceguide.pdf Google is your friend. The full manual is on Garmin's website.
  23. John Pursell
    I don't know where Coy is operating out of these days. The location in Sarasota has been taken over by different folks with a different name. They have posted here in other threads.
  24. John Pursell
    Last year, the FBO had a shuttle to the festival.
  25. John Pursell
    There is a type club for the Socata Carribean series: www.socata.org There still is US parts support in Florida and parts from Europe. To properly lubricate the control bushings, the control surfaces should be removed at annual. The requirement for replacement is on condition and can be traced back to improper lubrication. Having said that, there are many trade offs and I hope that the Mooney fleet will continue to be supported. The funny thing when you read stuff on the Internet is that you will eventually need parts that only come from the manufacture.
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