jmcanally

Do you have any contact information for Don Maxwell? Thanks in advance

Thanks to everyone for responding. The plane that I am looking at is in fact the link that George posted in the 3rd thread. The seller is Mooney Mart and they are saying the plane has been flown around 200 hours over the last 2 1/2 years. Of course I know they are the seller, but they are willing to do the annual and pay for everything the annual turns up. They are that confident of the airplane and the shape it's in. I still would send it out to for a thorough prebuy as well. As far as the planes use, I have a daughter in college in Kentucky. I currently live in Georgia, but am moving to Dallas and the thought of being a 15 hour drive from our daughter is not setting well with my wife and I. So basically, it would be my wife and I most of the time and the three of us some of the time. I can handle 3K annuals and every now and then 6-7K annuals, but just don’t want to buy and airplane that averages 6-12K maintenance per year. Once again, thanks for all the help. Also, does anyone know anything about the plane I am looking at? Again, it’s in the thread from George. Thanks again. Jim

Hello to all, I am very close to making an offer on a 1990 Mooney TLS Bravo 1100 TT and 225 since Major by Zepher. I have spent the last 3 days reading and researching the Bravo to become more informed about the plane. I have only owned 1 other plane in my life and it was a 1977 Straight tail Piper Lance. I understand the fule burn and the useful load info regarding the Bravo, but one thing that is scaring me is the general maintance that I am reading about. I read one article that the owner stated that he spends between $20,000 and $30,000 a year on his Bravo. Is this even close to being true? Would love to hear real world estimates for maintance and annuals. Thanks in advance forany and all help. Jim