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Bob_Belville

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  1. I should be clear, I am not in a hurry to sell. Selling is recognition that I'm not Methuselah. The only place I've mentioned selling is here on MS. I'd be happy to continue to fly for months, particularly since most of us are locked in. If I get to where I need to move it I can call Jimmy.
  2. I went with the 930 in my ‘66E 8 years ago. It’s just money. I’ve forgotten how much the 930 cost but I’ve enjoyed the functionality of the 930. Info is pulled together compared trying to scan the whole panel. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  3. Thanks! We were camping with Mooney Caravan last year at KOSH. I generally cruise at 145-150 ktas LOP at gross weight. (8.7 gph is 65% power.) If I'm looking for maximum range I'll dial in 8.0 gph. With 64 gallons fuel and CiES accurate fuel gauges that's close to 7 hours plus VFR reserves or close to 1000 nm, no wind. Last summer my grandson and I non-stopped Grand Canyon to Oklahoma City and then Oklahoma City to home drome in Western NC. Little or no help from winds.
  4. I went to a PFS exhaust when I needed a new muffler in 8 years ago. Happy improvement but it cost me 3 pounds UL. (old: 17 vs. PFS: 20 pounds.)
  5. One thingy I don’t think has been mentioned... MGW of 200 hp models. An E is 2575#, an F and most Js are 2740#, and late models are 2900#. So, would you rather take off from Flagstaff, e.g., in an E at 2675# or a late J at 2800#? The E is 100# over, the J is 100# under MGW. Essentially same wing/airframe, same power. Runway required? Climb performance? Whatcha think? So, spending several AMU to get 4# additional UL... really? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  6. And then there's the reliability factor. The EI has no 500 hours inspection... no moving parts.
  7. I've had $95k hull on the plane for several years. I could have raised it to $100k this year but I left it at $95k. This would be enough that the carrier would not be tempted to total the plane say after a $35k gear up.
  8. McFarlane seems to be doing business as usual, I get regular email promotions from them. Great company. I removed cables to get good measurements to fill out their forms. A little quicker and saves shipping hassle.
  9. Serious inquiries only, please. Email: rcbelville@yahoo.com $110,000 (Jimmy Garrison's Mooney value calculator over $140,00.) N943RW, 1966 M20E, serial 929 ~3330 TTAF ~ 780 SMOH Triad Fresh annual 4/20 by AGL - MSC. (AGL has done all annuals since I acquired the plane in 2012.) Blackstone oil analysis every oil change. Savvy account, all flights available. Equipment, all working fine. Auto pilot - STEC 50 w Alt Hld Top Prop - Hartzell Scimitar - new 2014 Stormscope - WX-900 201 windshield 201 panel/glareshield One Piece Belly (Aero Mod Inc w runners) O&N Bladders - expanded to 64 gallons Dec 2017 speed brakes Other mods: 1) Oil cooler relocated 2) Mooney 201 Spinner & spinner bulkhead assys 3) Dorsal Fin Fairing 4) Tail Root Fairing Horizontal 5) Wheel well liner covers 6) Wing Root Leading Edge Fairing 7) Relocated Cleveland wheel brake assys 8) Hinge cover on Aileron, Elevator, & Rudder assy 9) Aileron lower gap seals 10) Flap gap seals since 2/2012: by Belville Aspen PFD 1000 SV, AOA, ADS-B Aspen PFD 1000 to MAX GPS - GTN 750 FS 510 JPI 930 GDL 88 - ADS-B in & out -traffic, weather GPS 696 GMA 340 GTX 327 CYA100 AOA New 3/16" solar grey windows all around w door vent window Powerflow Systems Exhaust Fine wire plugs - Tempest leather interior add 10 gallons bladders (total 64 gallons) CiES digital fuel level sensors SabreCowl Imron 5 color strip, paint by Hawk, including Scheme Designers 2018 Surefly Electronic Ignition New control cables - Mixture, Prop, Throttle 2015 New starter 2018 New landing gear down lock block 2016 New Fuel Injection Servo 2017 Corncorde RG 35 AXC Battery 2015
  10. @Sabremechis working on his "type II" version. He intends to offer it to J and older models with a STC. (Mine is one of 4 cowls, David's personal C, my E, an F, and a G, done with field approved 337s.)
  11. @MooneyStrike , you should contact Jimmy Garrison @ All American near San Antonio. https://www.allamericanaircraft.com/Default.htm He has an inventory of Mooneys plus he brokers more. And he recently partnered with Paul Maxwell of Don Maxwell Aviation. http://donmaxwell.com/ Get Jimmy's valuation worksheet. He puts a value on the bladders, one piece windshield, airframe and engine hours... and much more. Here's the model history Anthony referred to: http://www.mooneyevents.com/chrono.htm FWIW, IMNSHO, you're targeting the perfect Mooney. My '66E cruises at 145 ktas on 8 g/h. And that ought to be doable by most 50 year old Es.
  12. I know a fellow who has a C with a fresh engine that ought to have a SabreCowl II. @AGL Aviation
  13. David, it's gorgeous! Color me jealous. Tag: @AGL Aviation
  14. JPI called the in line thingy a "snubber" when they gave us one to dampen MP display.
  15. The easy way to sell your plane for a fair price is to call All American in Texas. They are the premier buy/sell/brokers for Mooneys. They can take all the pitfalls out of the process for you. Contact Jerry at Spring Branch TX. https://www.allamericanaircraft.com/Default.htm
  16. Tahir, you probably know, but in case, you're a short flight over to KGGG, Longview TX where one of the best Mooney specific shops in the world operates. If your new plane hasn't been annualed by someone like Don you might want to have him go over the plane. http://donmaxwell.com/ Bob
  17. Good morning Tahir, yeah we have lots of dos and don'ts. My first Mooney experience was 50+ years and 3000+ hours ago. Most of those years and hours have been in '66Es. Where are you based? Can you find your profile and fill out some info and stay plugged in to MooneySpace. You'll learn something new every time you visit. The owner/operator is responsible for the W&B but the IA that last annualed the plane should have gone through the logs and the W&B. (It takes an A&P to sign off on any changes to the W&B and that includes correcting old errors. Most of us would re-weight our plane only as a last resort. Most planes gain some weight over the years and weighing the plane and changing the W&B to reflect dirt, paint, etc. will cost useful load. (Our E models have a 2575# max weight weight. But we have the same wing, the same gear, and essentially the same engine as the F and J models whose max is 2740#.)
  18. @Tahir K, congrats on the new '66E! I use Garmin Pilot for W&B. My '66E has a lot of mods including some that effectively move weight from the instrument panel and forward to the avionics bay in the back. My current empty weight is 1680# and the empty moment is 47.5". Yours should be in that neighborhood.
  19. I got hearing aids a couple of years ago at age 75. I usually leave them on under the David Clark ANRs. (ONE-X and PRO-X.) (FWIW, my hearing loss is mostly the higher pitch range and I pass a class III w/o the aids) But understanding ATC is fine with the DCs whether of not I have the hearing aids in.
  20. I think Jerry Pressley's son operates out of Morristown. The Pressleys know as much as anyone about Mooneys. Is he the seller? If not he might check out the plane where it is now. Lynn or Ron might know: @AGL Aviation @Marcopolo
  21. Morristown to KMRN (AGL Aviation Services) is less than 1 hour in a Mooney. But before you ask a seller to take his plane somewhere you should be pretty sure you want the plane and you can agree with the seller on price and details. The PPI is to find serious airworthiness issues and potentially expensive problems in these 50 year old machines... engine, airframe corrosion, fuel tank leaks, and a few Mooney specific gotchas. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  22. @hypertech, great to see you and your nice Ovation this week! Glad you had a good experience here. @AGL Aviation is sponsoring the 2 breakfasts at our Mid /Atlantic Formation Clinic @KHKY May 15-17. They did the same last year and spent 2 days with us. Lynn had tools and parts with him just in case. The Maces' daughter Adrienne starts flying lessons Friday. She might be a pilot before she's licensed driver! She's learning in a C172 but is spending a lot of time sitting in their M20C which should be flying next week!
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