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^what these guys said...based on condition. with it priced into what you pay for the plane, any flying done before OH is "FREE" lol

@Hank Looks like he's dodging Alabama lol ^Edit...just saw the radar

that was my longest as well. I'd have to be solo to do that length again. She'll stay for 4 hours if it lands at a good beach but that is absolutely it. Normally, 2 hours max.

He's 1/2 way..700 down 705 to go... .

This is amazing...2 hours is typically my wife's limit... Going to try to catch him checking in with Knoxville or Chattanooga approach in a bit. ^Edit...I guess either I missed him or he wasn't close enough...I thought I had a chance catching him with Knoxville Approach

same here (height only...not selling). My back seaters love sitting behind me lol. No pedal extensions needed for me.

Lightly loaded J into the "expanded" Mathis airport in Cumming, GA. 1800' - but uphill for arrival and downhill or departure. Width was much more interesting than length. It was 35' after the expansion from 1500 to 1800. Airport closed ~2014

pretty amazing even to end up on a good freq and knew to hit the PTT...can't wait for more details. Sounds like the pilot is ok (hopefully)

Long story short...Jimmy is awesome!

I had an AA1B many moons ago. Almost everyone that joined the Grumman Gang would ask about debonding. Almost like how we get question after question about Mooney parts availability nowadays. From what I recall, most of the bonding issues happened relatively early in the life of the planes and I never talked to anyone that had personally seen it in the last couple decades. Lots of old tales and stories told 2nd and 3rd hand. I totally agree that my non-evidence is just as anecdotal as people saying there are issues lol. I'd buy a Tiger in a minute without any fear. I loved my little Grumman for that period in my life. Now from a stability and ROC perspective, it definitely didn't compare to my Mooney. Unfortunately I've only ridden in a Tiger 1x back in the 70s so I have no insights to compare a more similar model to the Mooney.

My uncle did this numerous times...piece of hose goes out the window. Hose is attached to a funnel inside the plane. This creates a vacuum. Ashes are slowly dumped into funnel and they exit the hose. No mess if done carefully. Now the first time he tried another technique he ended up with ashes all over the cockpit...he didn't bother telling the family about that.

sweet! congrats!

charheep, this so depends on your flying. I've had my J for ~13 years and for "my" flying it would never had benefitted me. Of course I live in Atlanta and typically fly south. I asked a couple of owners and mechanics and it sounds like maintenance on TKS is low (as stated above). I'm sure if I lived up north and had a little more reason to fly in colder, wetter conditions, then I'd probably spring for it. Btw I see it is "pending"...Hope you got it!

If I didn't have a plane, I'd start training in whatever the flight school has. If I found my plane, I'd transition to it immediately given a qualified CFI and as long as I wasn't about to take my checkride. I did all of my instrument training in my Mooney (realize this is different than the question) and I'm still so happy it worked out that way. Also, no idea if insurance effectively precludes this (private in the mooney) nowadays like a few others have mentioned. -K

congrats!

excited to see the results cliffy!

Looks great. Love mine as well. I had them installed at O&N just before being bought by Griggs. Couldn't be happier. Gorgeous plane btw!

Not a mechanic here so I'm sure I will say this wrong...I had a similar issue with my prop cable a few years ago. My shop was able to grease the cable. As I understand it, they have a machine that can grease the cable from 1 end of it. Wish I could explain it better. Fwiw, my prop cable is still a bit tighter than the others when its cold.

wow...gorgeous inside and out!

I'll throw out a number based on what I've seen listed and some sales I've heard about. I'd probably insure 93v for closer to 90k in today's market.

My uncle lives in a flyin community in Chuckey TN. Not sure what you are looking for but they might be moving. Great place that I love flying to in my bird. Would love to live there: https://www.airnav.com/airport/04TN. I can put you in touch if interested.

interesting read...a student pilot wit 24 hours carrying a passenger

Gorgeous!

Still waiting for some deals!

Hey Madreg, what type of flying are you doing? If I was flying in a lot of muck and down to minimums then I might want something else as well. If mainly a sunny day flyer with occasionally popping up through a cloud layer...I'd probably be fine with the 2 G5s. Don't see how it could be worse than a single AI. AV30 might be a less expensive option for a backup. (yes I have removed my vacuum system).