Hey all, I need some advice...
I met a Mooniac today, he showed me his airplane, we took a flight around the patch, I was hooked on the spot. The airplane is Punta Gorda based. The owner wanted to use his guy, of course, but I insisted we have a third party look at it and he agreed.
I'm looking for a Pre Purchase Inspection in the Sarasota, FL area. Sarasota Avionics lists themselves as pre-buy inspectors with Mooney experience, but I mistakenly believed that there was a MSC in Sarasota. I'd rather not have it done in Punta Gorda by home field mechanics, etc. I don't know where else to take it. Daytona seems a bit far, although for the owner that wouldn't be too far of a flight. I've heard sketchy things about Premier in KFXE, so I'm not sure where to turn. I'm definitely open to suggestions...
I also wonder what one would expect to pay for a thorough pre-buy inspection? I'm mechanically savvy, but I don't know the inner workings of a GA engine nearly well enough to attempt this sort of thing by myself...