Matt Michael Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 On the same trip I met a guy in OK with an absolutely gorgeous C model with updated panel, 430, autopilot, just sealed tanks... I asked if it was for sale and he replied that he was just this day retiring (from FBI) and that yes, he was thinking of getting something a bit bigger like a Cirrus. I've looked at something like 8 Mooneys in the last couple months and this was hands down the best one by a mile. A bit out if my price range and I want an E. If someone wants a great C I still have his contact number Quote
Shadrach Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 Somehow the project list has been growing steadily... Mine too! I got married on 08/08/13 and while she is a tolerant and understanding woman, I am looking at thinning my heard of projects... Quote
KSMooniac Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 Congrats, Ross! You beat me by 2.5 months... My list will be never-ending I'm afraid...partly self-induced and partly due to spousal input. Fortunately some are related, like my plans to convert a salvage Jacobs engine into a nice table and put it in our backyard/patio that we are planning to revamp next year. I already conceded that it wouldn't "work" in our house...primarily due to the size. She thinks it is a great idea and appreciates the cool-factor in those that she's seen at a couple of local restaurants. 1 Quote
Shadrach Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 I may have beaten you by 2.5 months, but being that I'm 39, I certainly took plenty of time (at least my mother keeps saying that)... My wife was no stranger to GA when we met. Her Dad has 15K+ hrs in multiple makes from 767s down to the Decathlon that he let's me make an ass of myself in a few times a month! Quote
KSMooniac Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 Well, we took longer than you! We both turned 40 this year, and first marriage for both of us...and hopefully the only! 2 Quote
scottfromiowa Posted December 7, 2013 Report Posted December 7, 2013 30th on the 30th. Note to you newlyweds...ultimatums (especially Aircraft) go over about as well as a threesome. Although I got the plane so.... 3 Quote
airbornepinata Posted December 7, 2013 Report Posted December 7, 2013 I say if you are mechanically inclined and or have friends that are mechanics, go for it. Mine sat for 5 years outside. I spent the last 4 months replacing parts and today is when my very thou rough mechanics shop is going to approve the annual inspection. It did take a bit to get her back in airworthy condition, but I think that because it was a good candidate aircraft with an overhaul less than 9 years ago, new prop, and most importantly sat out in a relatively dry Colorado climate, it made it worth it. The best part is getting the bird in the air for under $20k. Now I just have to start saving for paint! 3 Quote
fantom Posted December 7, 2013 Report Posted December 7, 2013 30th on the 30th. Note to you newlyweds...ultimatums (especially Aircraft) go over about as well as a threesome. Although I got the plane so.... Oh, and if your wife asks who of her friends you'd like to have a threesome with, do not give her two names! 3 Quote
rbridges Posted December 7, 2013 Report Posted December 7, 2013 Oh, and if your wife asks who of her friends you'd like to have a threesome with, do not give her two names! Haha. And don't blurt out a name like you've already thought about it. Quote
phecksel Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Posted December 8, 2013 Blurt out two? Even one would get me in trouble. Quote
RJBrown Posted December 9, 2013 Report Posted December 9, 2013 The 1966 C model N2744W pictured above with the Piper twin has had it's N Number and registration expire. The owner has reserved his own N Number instead of re registering the plane. Now he has his number held untill 8-8-18. Not quit as ready to fly as he told you Dave. Got to feel for both the pilot and even more so the planes. Quote
DaV8or Posted December 9, 2013 Report Posted December 9, 2013 The 1966 C model N2744W pictured above with the Piper twin has had it's N Number and registration expire. The owner has reserved his own N Number instead of re registering the plane. Now he has his number held untill 8-8-18. Not quit as ready to fly as he told you Dave. Got to feel for both the pilot and even more so the planes. Yeah, close look at the plane tells you it isn't fit to go anywhere right now. The re-registration scheme illustrates what I'm talking about. It's a "One of these days soon I'm gunna..." Like I said before, it will be up to the heirs to dispose of the planes and they will be shocked to find out how little they are worth and how hard it will be to get rid of them. Maybe he has no heirs and the county ends up with them, I don't know. If anybody wants to save this Mooney, I can ask him if I ever see him again. Quote
adrian Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 Mine sat on the ground for 16 years. The owner sprayed it regularly with ACF50, and inhibited the engine - always intending to fly it again one day. He spent more on hangarage during those 16 years than I paid for the plane. I had two huge advantages - an A&P/IA and an avionics tech who work for me and could tinker with the Mooney between other projects, and a pile of good avionics looking for a new home. It took 3 days to get it ready for a ferry flight from Florida to Maine, and about a year to fully restore it. I now have a good-as-new M20E which this year made flights from Maine to Sun 'n' Fun, to Oshkosh and a one way trip across the Atlantic to France. For the right buyer, an abandoned plane can make a lot of sense. But sadly for most people they make no sense at all; if I had had to pay commercial rates for labor and avionics, my aircraft would probably have cost me close to $150,000.... and in today's market I would be lucky if I could sell it for more than $50,000. Quote
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