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SOLD Articulating front seats can make the difference between being comfortable and not. They adjust height and seat back angle. These are in excellent condition. Just recently cleaned and lubricated. They came off of a late model J and upholstered in gray leather seating surfaces/vinyl trim in really good shape. (I found Toyota headrests that fit.) Just one bottom metal frame (no cushions) from Mooney fifteen years ago was over $3000, and are now over $5000 backordered. On these, if you wanted one bottom frame section without any cushions it would be $1500; a complete seat back and bottom without any cushions it would be $1600; a complete seat back and bottom with gray leather cushions it would be $1800. Two complete with cushions would be $3300. Local pickup or shipping at cost (example: a recent check to ship both complete seats from TX to CA to a commercial address was $130) Payment by Venmo or Zelle.

You have the Acclaim that used to be owned by Jonny Pollack, CEO of Mooney. I would make sure that the shop you're using really knows how to diagnose autopilot issues, and isn't just throwing parts at it. The likelihood that all of those servos plus the magnetometer have really failed is a very low percentage.

A little trivia on Silver Wings and the runway here . . . Before I made my decision to buy here at Silver Wings over eight years ago I had looked at other air parks. It didn't take long to realize that I was never going to find one with a runway like this. It was built to Dept. of Defense specs and easily able to accommodate a C130, which was the criteria. Legend has it that around 1990 the DOD approached a local ranch owner (Friedrich) and told him that they wanted to lease XXX number of acres for him for $$$$$$/year. He wouldn't be told what they were using the land for, there would be high fences installed, but any and all improvements would be his at the end of the lease. He looked at the amount and it didn't take but a moment for him to agree when he compared that to trying to run cattle on the land. The Air Force used it to test drones and once the project was complete he found out that he now owned a large hangar, a couple of homes and an amazing 3800' x 80' runway built up on a excavated base that must have cost millions. Over the next few years he created the neighborhood and sold lots. The inside lots, one of which I own, facing the runway are each 4 acres. The perimeter lots are very special, 50+ acres, ag exemption, ranch living, yet you are a minute or two from your hangar and the runway, that no air park developer could have ever afforded to build to those same specs. (The home for sale mentioned here is lot 28 and their hangar is on Hangar Row XX. I'm at midfield on lot 19)

This is the Air Park I live on and I'm helping to sell my neighbor's place. Incredible opportunity to own a Texas Hill Country Ranch on an Airpark. Whether your passion is aviation, dark skies, enjoying nature, wildflowers, raising animals or just privacy - this one is worthy of your consideration. A lighted 3800 foot runway, 80 feet wide, is the centerpiece of this exclusive Hill Country Gated Community, located between Fredericksburg, Kerrville and Harper. Your 60 x 60 hangar on Hangar Row will store your airplane, RV, boat, etc. while providing extra space for guests in the 400 square foot heated and cooled quarters, which includes a bathroom with shower, kitchen and bedroom. Your 56.148 acres are located on the NE corner of the Aviation Loop perimeter and will provide you with privacy and endless possibilities. The total square footage of heated and cooled areas is 2885 s.f., which includes the 621 s.f. pottery studio located in two stalls of the four stall oversized garage. Hill Country Native stone home with metal roof has beautiful scenic views in every direction. The split floor plan has a master suite and two additional bedrooms separated by a Great Room with open Kitchen and Dining. The over-sized 1242 s.f. four stall garage offers many possibilities. The paved driveway will allow you to keep your vehicles clean. The neighborhood has a water system and the property has an onsite aerobic septic system. However a recent 20,000 gallon Rainwater system cares for all of the present owner's water needs. A 192 s.f. well-built, insulated greenhouse is another recent upgrade. Sensible deed restrictions and cooperative owners in this community protect your investment but give you flexibility. And don't forget about the tax advantages of the ag exemption. The yearly mandatory HOA is $1150 for neighborhood amenities including runway maintenance. $1,899,950 https://silverwingsflyinranch.com/ https://www.airnav.com/airport/TS36 More pictures: https://sabor.com/listings/221676669/21 ... ndor=sabor

This is why you go to Edison or Paul to get your tanks done. Period. Sure, anyone could figure it out and do it - but these guys do it every week. They aren't learning on your airplane.

Paging @Jake@BevanAviation, the expert on this subject.

Since you're learning about your Mooney, I thought I'd throw this in there: Resist the urge to remove your hydraulic reservoir to clean it up or paint it to improve the appearance. One of the most frequent posts on Mooneyspace is when newer owners do any kind of brake work and get air in the lines and fight trying to remedy the soft brakes. I t doesn't mean that your brakes shouldn't be bled by someone that really knows Mooney brakes to get rid of the dark gelled nasty brake fluid that's likely in the system But let someone that has years of experience deal with that.

@AH-1 Cobra Pilot has switch covers for a couple of the different brands used, with the printing on the switch covers. He may respond to this or you can Private Message him.

I believe what you’re looking for is more like a u-shaped “door edge” trim. There are a lot of automotive sources for it. Here’s what Amazon has: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Door+edge+trim&crid=2MQGT3NHQ87I0&sprefix=door+edge+trim%2Caps%2C183&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

This will be a wonderful car for someone. Carvana and AutoNation have given me fair offers and if it doesn’t sell I’ll have one of them come and get it. I thought I'd put it on here in case any Mooneyspacers want it. It's advertised locally for $14,950. $13,500 for someone on the forum. SOLD This car belonged to my brother from 2016 to 2024 when he passed away. He bought it as a certified pre-owned vehicle in December 2016. The clean Texas title was transferred into my name in 2024. He used to own a service station so his mentality was to have the car maintained to the highest standards and the car is immaculate. Recent service last month includes an oil and filter change, air filter and cabin filter. Tires have approximately 12,000 miles on them. The car has 72,900 miles. The mileage may vary slightly since it’s being driven occasionally. Black exterior with black leather interior. V6 automatic. The LTZ includes every option except sunroof. The infotainment includes Apple CarPlay, a CD player and SXM radio. Tinted windows. The CarFax is clean with no accidents. It will show that the only minor damage ever on the vehicle was light hail damage in 2023, which was handled with paintless dent removal so no paint and bodywork. Also, in 2024 I recently had the rear bumper painted since he had scuffed the bumper. It was very light scuff, but I wanted it to be right since it's such a nice car. More pictures below in a Dropbox link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zh0w1y2j ... 9cuqb&dl=0

That's only a 2% difference, or one gallon per side, which is easily within a margin of error of differences in how line guys top off an airplane. It wouldn't concern me. Eventually the transducers slowly fail. The Service Manual says that the life expectancy is 1500 hours on the transducer.

The inside of the fuselage and the entire wing spar are primed with an anti-corrosion product. Looking inside of the inspection panels on the wing, the rest of the areas are not treated with anti-corrosion. I doubt that there's any product that can completely "corrosion-proof" aluminum.

The product is called "windlace". Aircraft Spruce only sells black, so that maybe where your shop got it. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/windlacedoorwelt.php This product was used alot in the automotive industry back in the 50's - 70's and you might find what you need from an auto upholstery shop or other sources. Mainly what they used was cloth windlace. https://www.ebay.com/sch/6000/i.html?_nkw=windlace+interior+trim&_from=R40 AeroComfort makes their windlace to match the leather in the interior. You might call Hector and see if they could sell you some to match it perfectly. https://aerocomfort.com/contact/

Your '89 M20M came with 89 gallons of fuel capacity. If it has the Monroy Long Range Tanks then it should have 118 gallons. Newer long body Mooneys circa 2000 and on had a different filler neck and what Mooney called "Extended Tanks" at 102 gallons. For Mooneys that were ferried over to Europe and other places Mooney would get a FSDO sign-off on a ferry tank in the back and a valve that would run up to the right tank.

What weight of oil are you running?

Yes if the latch is not latched the gear will not go up or come down electrically

Good job on keeping a clear head and getting the airplane down safely with the gear extended. I always try to think about the simplest, thing that happens most often and it usually has to do with the gear latch. I know you verified it was latched, but I would check and clean the microswitch in there first. With all of the exercises you went through, breaker pulling, etc. it's going to be hard now to figure out exactly what happened. (I flew back from KFTW to KSAT one night with the gear down 30 years ago because of not knowing about the gear latch. A passenger that I had dropped off must have kicked it on the way out of the airplane.)

The calculations haven't been an exercise in futility for me, but everybody gets to do it the way they choose. In 40 years of airplane ownership on 10 of the 14 airplanes I've owned I've sold them for more than I paid. Overall the 10 that I've sold for more than I paid more than made up for the other four. I haven't skimped on maintenance at all but I've established relationships with people whom I trust. Although aviation is not an inexpensive hobby, if it's done right it doesn't have to be obscenely expensive.

I couldn't agree more. When people are in the buying mode they get nearsighted on their purchase side of the transaction. Everything you buy someday will get sold. As long as you buy it with your eyes wide open, and don't let yourself get driven by emotion and pay too much, when it comes time to sell you'll probably be OK. If you buy a "great deal" airplane that's been hard to sell, expect that it will be the same when it comes time for you to sell. As long as you factor all of that in, and you're Ok with it, you're good.

He figures 100 hours per year as the average and then on a 1977 model it adds or subtracts $4 per hour for hours outside of the average.

It does affect the value, more so on newer airframes. As an example about three years ago Vref figured that over or under average airframe hours on an Acclaim was a $22/hr. deduct or add. As an airframe ages the $/airframe hr goes down on that valuation, but it's still a real thing in the valuation on every airplane. Whether it matters to you or not is one thing, but it is figured in on a valuation.

The original TBM Structure Life Limit was 12,000 flights (cycles) or 16,000 flying hours. Quest applied and got theirs extended to 17,000 cycles, but eventually retired the airplane somewhere between 14,000 and 15,000 cycles.

I've only changed out one bottle on a Mooney that I owned. Brian Kendrick did not send in the regulator for recertification. It did need a new gasket. We were swapping 115cf for 115cf.

@Farolone mentioned in his initial post that it's a Flightstream 210, in fact the title of the post mentions the Flightstream. The video he provided shows no GI-275. He has since said that he runs 401.37 software. The ability to use the Flightstream 210 was included in the base software that is included in 401.37 since Cirrus uses that. This was mentioned over 4 years ago in the post announcing 401.37