Bob_Belville

Aviation: I have had a PPL since 1969, an instrument rating since 1977, and over 3300 hrs. PIC, over 2800 in Mooneys. I bought 943RW in Feb. 2012. (I owned 9249M, also a '66E, from 1977 to 1988.) In the 8+ years I've had this plane which previous owners had modified with just about every 201 mod available I've upgraded the panel extensively, replaced the exhaust with a PFS, redone the interior, replaced all the windows and all the control cables. In 2018 we added the extended bladders (64 gallons), upgraded to the SabreCowl, and painted @ Hawk. In 2019 we converted the left mag to a Surefly EI. It's possible I enjoy working on a plane as much as flying one.
 
Career: I studied math at Worcester (MA) Tech but started working in 1964 for a conglomerate as an industrial engineer and personnel manager in a shoe plant in MA. I retired in 2001 having been in manufacturing throughout my working years, the first 6 years with the conglomerate, then with a couple of small companies, one of which I bought. 

More personal: We live is an old (~1872) farm house which has given me a pretty constant stream of project opportunities. I keep honey bees, a good sized garden, make muscadine wine from vines in our yard, and play a little golf - fairly well, scratch, when I was younger. We have 2 daughters, in MA and GA, and 4 grandsons.