M20F-1968

Go to an avionics shop. purchase the Tach from them and have them re-paint the dial to correspond to the correct markings. I believe Central Texas Avionics can do this for you as well as many other shops. John Breda

Buy it new. You can use the current production part and match drill it. LASAR or any MSC can order it. John Breda

I plan on being at the Summit and am interested. John Breda

I am interested. Do these have the Amsafe airbag installed in the strap? John Breda

How about this twist. You have a nice F which you know and like. Put a turbo normalizer on your F. Save about $80,000 - $100,000 in the process and fly commercially on the 10% of flights for the year when icing is an issue. The turbo is, based on percentage of expected use, the more valuable piece of equipment as you may only use the TKS 5% of the time. Keep the plane you know since there is always an added cost in getting any new aircraft to the condition you want it to be in. Further, the TKS has some maintenance involved. I have a RayJay system, rebuilt with all paperwork which you could have for less than $15,000. If you were interested, I am sure we could find a price point that works for both of us. I have all documentation necessary and the install would take about 40 hrs. With this system installed the F model is a 170 kt airplane or better at 17,000, service ceiling is 20,000. Fuel burn would be 11 gal/hr. Maintenance costs would be no more than your present plane and TBO would be unchanged. John Breda e-mail: john.breda@gmail.com Cell: (617) 877-0025

Mine is with many mods and turbo-normalized. At 9,000ft it is a solid 158-160 kt airplane. At 17,000 a 170 kt airplane, better at 18,000 ft, but it took lots of work to get it there. John Breda

I can share some experience here. I started off using Scandia's sticky backed white foam insulation (some with aluminum cap and some with a blue dense foam cap supposedly with better vibration protection). In the end, It took it out (which was a pain) due to weight and used the soundex stuff below the windows and bagged fiberglass insulation in the ceiling. That worked well. I did not glue the insulation to the skins so it can be taken out for inspection. Sound level, vibration and heat retention are all improved. I have not done any objective testing. John Breda

Does anyone know when the 2015 MAPA Homecoming is scheduled to occur? There is no mention on their web site. John Breda

I may have one because I rebuilt a J model cowling and took out the landing light. John Breda

Be sure you spend a significant amount of time with a good Mooney instructor before you venture off alone with the 201. They are definitely different airplanes and a new pilot can easily get behind the airplane. John Breda

TAKING OFFERS: My plane will be back in my hangar in about 3 weeks. I need to get rid of my extra Mooney stuff and this turbo system needs to find a good home. I am accepting offers on this system. The exhaust pipes, wastegate and scavenger pump have been rebuilt. Regarding the exhaust, wastegate and heat muff - these parts are new since we only saved the pin onto which the wastegate spring attaches as the retained part to legally rebuild the system. I have an 8130 (return to service document) for the scavenger pump. To keep the price of it down, I will let it go with a turbocharger that turns freely but has not been rebuilt. You could do this on your time.

I have a replacement switch if you are interested. John Breda (617) 877-0025

I think there is one on E-bay that I saw earlier today in passing.

The retracting reels can be installed in an F model. I did it with DER approval using Ovation parts. I also have a set of clamps that go onto the tubular structure to install non-retracting front shoulder harnesses if anyone is interested. John Breda

Get me his name. This doctor may be interested. John Breda

Find you cheapest quote to get each job done, and then multiply by three to get the job done correctly. John Breda

The door is held on bay a piano hinge. It sounds like one side of the hinge is cracked. Pull the wire (pin) from the hinge, separate the 2 halves of the piano hinge. Then, buy a replacement similar hinge (they are mostly standard). Remove rivets to take off the broken side and install a new 1/2 hinge to replace the broken side. Be sure to align the hinge so it fits into the other half when the door is closed. Not too difficult a project. John Breda

I have both a collection of interior sun screen and covers which I purchased for my plane over the long rebuild time. My goal was to keep what fits best and sell the rest. I need to do some trial fitting and my plane will not be back until March. If you can wait, I may have something for you. John

I think you have answered your own question by saying, "I already have a lot of time and money invested and think it would be a great fit and feel I am extremely close to making it happen." 1) The guy is a busy professional and I as a physician get it that he does not have time to deal with it all, 2) he probably wants to control more of the sale (which is his problem), BUT 3) if you are satisfied with the plane and the price, you will spend far more in time and money looking for another. Just get it done and move on. Split the fuel and fly him home. You are buying a plane because you enjoy flying, right? IMHO -John

I have the hardware to install the shoulder belts in an E model. The parts consist of a screw clamp which goes around the structural tube and on it there is a place to screw the shoulder belts into. I can part with them cheap as I will never use them. I welded on the Mooney part used on the new airplanes. I'll look and see what condition they are in - perhaps the first $25.00 gets them. John Breda

I am a senior AME in the Boston area. You can train and learn how to fly with an instructor. When ready, you can take your flight test with the FAA to obtain your SODA. There are pilots with SODA's for monocular vision. You should not have a problem provided you can show your ability to fly the airplane and meet expected flight standards. The SODA (literally "Statement of Demonstrated Ability") is a provision to obtain a waiver for a stable medical condition. You can call me if you need some help going through the process. My cell is (617) 877-0025. John Breda

Bus Driver: I have a wemac from a M20E which is in excellent condition if you need it. You can contact me at johnabreda@yahoo.com or call me at 617-877-0025. Thanks, John Breda

I bought some thick walled plastic pipe and plan on scribing a line using a metal lathe to correspond to every 5 gallons. Then you can either engrave by hand or use a machinist's lettering set (with some mild heating of the metal) to engrave the numbers. Cheap and accurate. John Breda

Too bad I did not see this earlier. I have many RayJay and could have sold it to you for less than $450. You can e-mail me at johnbreda@yahoo.com or call me at (617) 877-0025. John Breda

I have an oil filler door from a J model if that can be of interest for you. You would need to rivet in an aluminum sheet to mount it into but you will eliminate the thumbscrews and have a push button lock. John Breda