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You guys are a class act!! I really appreciate all of your inputs!! Brought up a lot of ideas I never would have come up with. Moodychief - thanks for the intel - I checked out a few of the websites and came up with gear up landing - an average speed of 150 kts on a west bound x-c, and a few other things. I am checking further into the brakes and the sealant in the tanks. Carusoam - I have looked into insurance, with the ATP, CFI, CFII, and hours in complex, I was shocked to know it would be cheaper to insure a plane than my 2 cars! I am checking on the prop inspections and recent squak list(s). richardheitzman - thank you for the intel on the ASA site. Running some rough numbers it looks like it will be roughly $1000 per month plus operating costs. That sounds about right? How many hours per month do most fly (I know planned and actual can vary) Hank - thanks for the invite! Let me know if you ever make it to Dayton and want a tour of a C-5 or C-17! On average, what would most of you say about the cost of an anuual for a late 60's model Mooney? I know anything that flies and is nearly 40 years old, there are unexpexed expenses, but anything ballpark would be good to know. I thought that after the C-5, I would fly newer airplanes! I would imagine, the big-ticket items would have worked themselves out over 40 years. I checked a few of the posts on here gained a considerable amount of information. I just wanted to thank you for all of your assistance - i really appreciate it! Many thanks!

I know that there are a few posts about buying a Mooney on this site, but I am a newbie in the aircraft buying world and I am looking to get some help. I am a pilot in the USAF with the C-17 and I looking to own airplane that can get my wife and I to her homwtown of Greenville, MS & and to my hometown of Buffalo, NY. I like the money because it moves and is a little sportyer than the Pipers I grew up in. I have never owned an airplane and the only thing(s) that I am intimidated by are the maintenance costs. I am very interested in a 1975 Mooney 20E, 2 blade, a lot of Garmin inside, and I would say 8/8 inside and out. Aside from the price of the plane, what are some of the costs you all have seen with: landing gear, propeller inspections, annuals for a plane this age, and other misc costs? The only costant costs thus far I can come up with are the payment for the plane, hanagar, oil, and fuel. After spending 50K on a plane and $250 for a hangar...what are some of the costs that I may incur? I would guestimate that I will fly roughly 20 hours per month. ANY and ALL inputs would be greatly appreciated!!! Frank ============================================================= My eyes are gravitating towards this bird.... Type— Mooney Model— M20E YEAR— 1965 Air Frame TT— 4600 Engines SMOH— 750 Props SMOH— 116 Engine HP— 200 Classified Ad 1965 Mooney M20E TTAF 4600, TSMOH 750, TSPOH 116, Good condition, Complete logs, sold w/ fresh annual. Many upgrades, Hangered, well maintained $58,900. Call 941 639 1000 Avionics Audio Panel— Garmin GPS— Garmin GNS430 Garmin MX20a Nav/Com—Garmin430 Nav/Com— King 165 Transponder— Narco Auto pilot— Brittan 2 axis ADF— Terra Stormscope— WX 500 HIS— Century Full IFR Exterior Paint good Windows good (1/2”) Interior Good Other Equipment Garmin MX20a moving map (IFR certified) Garmin voice activated intercom Shaddin fuel flow (coupled to 430/MX20) Stormscope (coupled to 420/MX20) GDL69 coupled satellite interfaced w/ Sirrus weather Jeppesen maps and approach plates JPI 4 cylinder GET/temp Gami tuned injectors Tuned exaust Cowl closure Stand by vacuum Relocated oil filter Flap gap seals Wing root and empennage fairings Single piece belly pan 201 upgraded windscreen, panel, and 201 landing gear pucks Electric gear with upgraded landing gear motor (2009) Dual ILS Wing leveler