Introduce Yourself

[RobertoTohme]

Congrats, Dave!  You'll have a showplane when you're done with the mods...  Please post some panel pics, I'd love to see the G600 installation.

[jrjaks]

Jake here:  This is my second Mooney.  I had a 1963 "C" model for 8 years prior to my current "J".  We've flown this one to most places between Eleuthra and Oregon and as everyone here knows, these planes make great cross country machines, (they're not bad for just knocking around either).  I have a consulting Civil Engineering firm in Tallahassee.

[alun]

Alun Griffiths.

About to own (hopefuly by the weekend) my first Mooney.  N201YX - a 1978 M20J.

[M20BE]

Hi Jake, i would love to see some owner comparison report between the C and J model !!!!

[redraider]

Hello All!

I purchased N6020Q a '66 M20C Mark 21 a year ago and I'm based at KRKP - Aransas County, Rockport, TX.

I really like the site thus far.

Grant

[Magnum]

Quote: alun

Alun Griffiths.

About to own (hopefuly by the weekend) my first Mooney.  N201YX - a 1978 M20J.

[mooniac58]

Tail numbers of totalled aircraft are made available again.  This being a tail number with "201" in it there is a good chance another J owner snatched it up.

When I repainted my bird, I searched lots of tail numbers with "201" to change it - but I could not find any I liked so I kept the original one.

Perhaps someone with the NTSB can cross check on the serial number?

[jrjaks]

Quote: M20BE

Hi Jake, i would love to see some owner comparison report between the C and J model !!!!

[alun]

Quote: Magnum

Do you know it has a damage history? http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=10472

Very long ago, but was totaled. Might save you some bucks :-)

Magnus

[KSWSU]

I've done some flight instruction in a 87' M20J 201, great airplane to fly.  This is a great website lets start spreading the word around that now there is a dedicated Mooney forum so it really takes off.

[FlyDave]

Hi all,

I'm Dave and I live in the LA area.

I started flying gliders in Tucson in 2000 and bought my glider in 2002. We moved to LA and I added my ASEL in 2003. We bought a 1967 Cherokee in 2004. I have 500+ hours in the Cherokee and 250 in the glider. I finished my instrument rating in September of this year but am a bit "constrained" by the Cherokee. Don't get my wrong, it's a great plane as a first plane, but it's time for a better instrument platform and more SPEEEED!!!! A Mooney is the way I want to go. I'm hoping to get an M20K and am working with (on) my wife to get the one I have already picked out. Wish me luck!!

This website was a great find!!! Thanks Craig!!

Dave (N9841W @ KEMT)

[N9240M]

Howdy!

Scott here....I've owned N9240M - 1966 M20E - for exactly one year as of last week.  I've put about 125 hours on her this year and absolutely loving it.  40M has not been upgraded far from stock (yet), except a cowl enclosure and the 3-blade prop (upgrade or downgrade is debatable ).  I plan for 150kts to make the math easier but I usually end up at about 148kts true. 

I'm planning extensive mods over the next few years, assuming I don't outgrow the plane first, so if any of you have pics of restoration and upgrades, please post them!  I have a 201 cowl in the attic and will begin collecting parts to install it next year. Other upgrades planned are removable/folding reat seats, new windows, new interior leather and plastics, 201 style instrument panel, 201 windshield, and the usual gamut of of fairings and gap seals.  By the time I get all that done, maybe I can afford to do the IO-390 STC too....so barring unforeseen circumstances, I'll hopefully have the fastest E out there one of these days.

[KSMooniac]

What's up with your gender on the avatar????   Pre-op tranny or something?  

 

(before anyone gets offended...he is a long-time classmate/friend/coworker and hangars right behind me!)

[N9240M]

Jackhole.

A quick survey of other posters reveals I'm not the only one.  Perhaps Mooniac58 can change the software to NOT automatically post a gender if one isn't selected in the drop down box.  I'm not in the habit of going through all the menus....

[The-sky-captain]

Hello everybody. Bodie here with a beautiful 1977 M20J I purchased in September of 08. I moved up from a Cherokee 140 that I got my license in and fly 50/50 for biz/pleasure.I 'm still getting accustomed to the plane and have about 60 hours in it. I had a new paint job, leather interior, Stec with alt hold, 430 WAAS, JPI engine moniter and some other toys installed prior to my purchase. Craig- Thanks for a great site to network with other Mooniacs like myself.

[mooniac58]

Quote: The-sky-captain

Hello everybody. Bodie here with a beautiful 1977 M20J I purchased in September of 08. I moved up from a Cherokee 140 that I got my license in and fly 50/50 for biz/pleasure.I 'm still getting accustomed to the plane and have about 60 hours in it. I had a new paint job, leather interior, Stec with alt hold, 430 WAAS, JPI engine moniter and some other toys installed prior to my purchase. Craig- Thanks for a great site to network with other Mooniacs like myself.

 Welcome and thanks for being a member!  Don't forget to share your pictures in the gallery

[The-sky-captain]

 

Will do Craig. I'll work on getting them loaded over the holidays.  My in-laws live away so we're getting ready to fire the Mooney up and head down to spend a few days with them. Everybody out there have a great Christmas!

[Jack Burson]

I'm a geezer CPA in Superior CO - Currently own N4035H - a 1980 M20K - 2nd Mooney - 5th airplane.  Approx 1400 hrs - mostly in my two Mooneys.

We live on final for 11L @ KBJC - Likely the only ones in the neighborhood that consider that an amenity...

[Amelia]

Hi- I'm Amelia (no relation!) Reiheld, and live in Edenton, a beautiful small town, reeking of colonial history, overlooking the Albemarle Sound. It's far out in the back of North Carolina's eastern beyond, wedged between endless cotton fields and the Great Dismal Swamp.  (Well worth a weekend visit, if anybody's looking for an excuse-- I can advise on romantic B&Bs and good restaurants.)  My 1980 Mooney 231 makes civilization and grandchild cuddles - and the rest of the eastern half of the US an easy one-tank trip, though.

Glad to find this site-- looks as if I'll have all the answers to my Mooney questions literally at my fingertips. Thanks!

[Amelia]

Hi- I'm Amelia (no relation!) Reiheld, and live in Edenton, a beautiful small town, reeking of colonial history, overlooking the Albemarle Sound. It's far out in the back of North Carolina's eastern beyond, wedged between endless cotton fields and the Great Dismal Swamp.  (Well worth a weekend visit, if anybody's looking for an excuse-- I can advise on romantic B&Bs and good restaurants.)  My 1980 Mooney 231 makes civilization and grandchild cuddles - and the rest of the eastern half of the US an easy one-tank trip, though.

Glad to find this site-- looks as if I'll have all the answers to my Mooney questions literally at my fingertips. Thanks!

[MooneyPilot231]

Paul McCoy, N231PZ-1980 M20K with Garmin 530, MX20, WSI Weather, 3 Blade.
I am a 46 year old Fire Dept. Capt. in the suburbs
of Dallas who lives south of Houston in Seabrook, TX. I sell SEA VEE offshore fishing boats here in Seabrook. I commute to and from the fire station in my plane 8-10 times a month. (work every 3rd day 24hrs) In other words I fly 2 out of 3 days weather permitting! I bought the plane in June from Bob Gawe of CT. He being a retired state trooper and me being a fireman, we hit it off immediately and stay in touch even now. I had the perfect aircraft purchase experience thanks to Bob. He flew the plane high and far and didn't skimp on anything so I have been able to fly the plane 165 hrs for the cost of 3 oil changes, two landing bulbs ($24), and 1 quart of brake fluid. I recently removed the entire interior and re-dyed the yellowing plastic pieces light grey. WOW! Looks like a new plane even with the original interior still in it. Anyone wanting info on repairing or re-dying your plastic, please contact me, glad to help.
My claim to fame and the beginning of my love of aviation was working for a small air freight company when I was 16 years old. They flew DC-3's, Twin Beech 18's, 402's, 310's and 182's for UPS and Fed Ex back before those companies had their own fleets. Because this freight company was the civilian version of Air America,(stacks of playboys and ice chest full of beer on many flights, absolute truth!) I got to go as freight handler on many flights. I took a couple of lessons and word got to the freight pilots that I was getting my license(not true). After that I was given the chance to fly all of the aircraft at one time or another while riding as freight handler. The problem was that I had only taken 2 hours of instruction so you can imagine my amazement when I looked over at 3 a.m. to realize that the pilot of the Cessna 310 had fallen asleep after giving me a compass heading and altitude to maintain!!(true story) Could have never dreamed then that I would own a plane, much less one as nice as my Mooney.

[Cruiser]

Quote: MooneyPilot231

Paul McCoy, N231PZ-1980 M20K with Garmin 530, MX20, WSI Weather, 3 Blade.

I am a 46 year old Fire Dept. Capt. 

 I recently removed the entire interior and re-dyed the yellowing plastic pieces light grey. WOW! Looks like a new plane even with the original interior still in it. Anyone wanting info on repairing or re-dying your plastic, please contact me, glad to help.

I and probably several others would be interested in knowing more about re-dying plastic panels.

 

thanks,

 

 

[mooniac227]

Quote: jackdb

We live on final for 11L @ KBJC - Likely the only ones in the neighborhood that consider that an amenity...

[MooneyPilot231]

I will put an article together and post it asap. Like everything it is easy once you figure it out.
There are some tricks to removing the plastic without damaging it and you will cuss the Mooney
engineers a few times but overall not beyond the ability of most people by any means. I will say
that the appearance of the inside of the plane was improved way beyond what I thought possible.
thanks, PM

[Seth]

Hello to everyone on MooneySpace.  My name is Seth and this past July I fulfilled my life long dream and purchased my first airplane.  N9567M is a 1967 M20F.  The previous owner over the past three years installed a factory remanufactured engine, a new three blade propeller, and a new interior.  He then decided he wasn’t flying enough and I was lucky enough to have another deal on a Mooney fall through at about the same time.  It has speed brakes installed, the cowl enclosure, a storm scope, new radio, new transponder, and the easy to maintain Johnson Bar landing gear.  The panel is pre six pack, and I do plan to install a 430w at some point in the next two years.  There is no autopilot, and I did install a Garmin 496 that I plan to hook up to the 430 once installed.  I plan to install a preheater of some sort so I can go flying next winter without worrying about cold starts.  Since July I’ve flown about sixty hours and am very pleased.  I’m based at Freeway Airport in Maryland (W00 – inside the DC ADIZ) and the Mooney Service Center at the field is top notch (I’d recommend them to anyone in the Mid-Atlantic region).  I travel a lot for business and have been able to fly myself quite often since acquiring the Mooney.  I look forward to posting here as opposed to simply reading on other forums. 

 

 

 Update:  It's been a quick three years of ownership and I sold N9567M in August 2011 after purchasing N1165N, a 1983 M20J Missile 300 - The Missile is amzing.  Autopilot, JPI 830, Garmin 430w interconnected to an Aera - very happy with the aircraft so far.  I overhauled the engine as part of the purchase.  It was heartsickening to sell 67M, but 65N is quite an aircraft.  I'm now based at KGAI in Maryland.