Steve Dawson

That would too easy!! Ha ha I'll give you a call the first of the week. Steve

Trying to resurrect this thread and wondering if anyone has any or where to get some? Thanks Steve

Avionics -$30,000.00- (GTN plus, GDL 88, GTX 330) Rebuilt engine -$45,000.00 (Estimate only and possibly low) Tank seal, Annual plus unknown missing maintenance items, TKS fix, possible paint touch up -$20,000.00 ++ If you bought this aircraft at the right price and almost a $100K extra and even and with the TKS would this plane be worth $220 to $230K?

I'm with Davidson also and am very happy with them. I've found them very knowledgeable with al aircraft and plans.

Thanks Dan McElroy for taking the video and Joe for posting it. There's nothing like feeding the obsession.

That's a great price for that aircraft.

I realize you're in Europe but maybe Don Maxwell can help you out. He did Parkers and I believe he's done a few others.

Thank you guys. It sounds like it's a poor connection and I'm going to go over it tomorrow. I like those low cost fixes.

My J has a Century IIB and after flying it in heading mode for an hour the plane started to wander to the right. After reengaging the heading I found that it wouldn't follow the heading bug left or right but would stay in the original setting and then start to slowly move to the right. When I set it to nav or approach mode it wouldn't track but would still wander to the right. The roll control will work when it's in the AP mode only. Any suggestions on what's wrong? Thanks Steve

Apparently they missed their 4th gtr profit forecasts and they've only grown 1% compared to the S&P's 2%

I've the 796 as well as WingX and find it very comforting knowing that when you're on an approach down to minimums that the 3D vision on the 796 is showing the runway ahead of you. I know it's a portable but at least it confirms you're flying the CDI /GS properly. The WingX pro is handy but it's sometimes too busy to look at it also.

I looked at this plane last year just after it completed it's annual. It's not a bad plane and everything seemed to work fine however a pre-buy should be done by someone you trust.

My vote is for the 796 too. I have the GTN 750 tied into the 796 and if your flying an approach it's good to look over and see the runway confirm your CDI. Not to mention that the touch screen is very intuitive and you have the GDL options now and in the future.

I think I'd ask them what work do they do to the engine and what do they claim for performance for this improvement? Do they have proof? How much do they want for the upgrade

Would they be certified in the US? This isn't going to be good for Kerrville although it's probably the only way that they could of survived and they are called Mooney International now.

Good going Mike, There's nothing like the 201. I fly to Ocala or Daytona 2 to 3 times a year from CYKF and have only done it straight through twice because of favorable tailwinds. Most times I could fly without a stop but feel I like a break and want to take advantage of cheaper fuel. Being Canadian makes stopping for customs mandatory too when flying south. I like to go up to 8-12,000 feet to both get out of the way of local traffic and get around weather. I usually flight plan for 9.5 GPH and 155 knots. That will give me almost 6 hours flying with IFR reserves. The higher altitude also helps with lower fuel consumption. Have you tried different MP and prop settings to see if you can go faster on the same fuel burn? Here are 2 good examples of the last flight to and from Florida http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGMYJ Steve

Does Wing X Pro do this too?

These are great points and I can't agree with you more Marauder. Without the integrity it only hurts Mooney and the owners.

Hi Andy Maybe try KSMooniac (Scott) first. He has a M20J that he is salvaging and possibly has the parts available. Secondly if you use Plane Plastics make sure they have the right parts. Twice I've ordered from them and had to send parts back because they were either the wrong part and didn't fit right or they sent me the wrong model year. The last time they shipped it overnight when I asked for ground and it cost considerably more. Steve

Hi Ned, Somehow I missed your comment from all the way back in 2011. My aunt took the picture and did some photo shopping. This was taken in Ocala. She was on the ground and managed to get a level perspective on it. It was three phones ago but I'll take a look because I believe I have a picture of your plane when we were practicing.

It's not required anymore in Canada for the PPL but it is for the commercial. I think it's to bad too that they stopped doing spin training. You learnt so much and it was fun.

Who installed the GTN 650 Chris?

As far as Dr. Chen buying Mooney rather then starting a new company or buying another manufacturer I think its a very smart move. Mooneys have a great reputation and are known to be fast, efficient, very safe, impressively inventive and just super cool.

In the next 5 years China is building 85 new major airports, in the next 20 years their civil aviation plans are to increase 78%. This doesn't include feeder airports as well as smaller aircraft for them. Not only that but China will have hubs for international travel. Look how many businesses are either being bought into or bought by the Chinese so international travel is certainly going to increase. I know they have quite a few Chinese students at our flight school so probably other schools as well and with just with the thought of teaching students in the their home country with their own domestically built aircraft (my guess would be Cirrus also) and that learning to fly would become more accessible to career pilots as well as those with disposable income.

Just installed an Aera 796 and am bumping the ad. Call if any questions, Steve