New to me 1985 M20J

[Loogie]

Hi, New guy on MooneySpace, I live in Smithfield VA and am the proud new owner of N57986, it was a single owner plane, bought it from All American, great guys! It has less than 30hrs on a newly SMOH engine and about 2,030 total hours. I put a new interior from Aero Comfort, can't say enough great things about that outfit, on time and superb work. It has aG530W, JPI 730 and a FS450, with a nice autopilot and an HSI. Now I just have to find the time to pick it up from SAT! Pics attached.

[DonMuncy]

welcome aboard. Nice plane. Agree as to Jimmy and David, and Hector.

[bonal]

Beautiful J you have there and welcome to Mooney Space

[orionflt]

very nice, if you make it up to Pa you will have to show it off in person.

Brian

[Guest]

Very nice interior! Welcome!

Clarence

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard!

Did All American help you arrange your Mooney specific transition training?

They introduced me to a few good service providers...

Best regards,

-a-

[Loogie]

Thanks for the welcome. Lots of good info have I learned from this site.

Carusoam, I have only flown it for less than an hour, I will get an orientation from All American when I go pick it up, not new to Mooney's but new to a G530W. I am sure I will miss the GNS480 from my other ride...

Looking forward to hitting my fly fishing escapades at new speeds!

Loogie

[Tankinbarber]

Nice plane! I have a rocket with a similar set up. I love the engine monitor.

[eman1200]

very nice!

[22 others]

That is a beautiful interior! Congratulations on punching your membership ticket to the Mooney club.

[RocketAviator]

Welcome and Congratulations

When do you expect to pick it up? Lots of Mooneyspace folks around SAT that are very helpful!

I have flown with 480 & 530.. I felt the 480 was far ahead of its time when I flew with it but the 530 is SO much less complicated.

[Loogie]

Expect to pick it up on the 22nd this month. Yes 480 is a nice FMS system and very efficient am sure will miss it a little. However I am sure the 530W will do what it is supposed to do. I even have a NAV card ready to go...A nice tidbit I got from this forum.

[rainman]

Congratulations. I live near San Antonio. Give me a call/PM me, when you get to town. Anything I can do to help, I'll be happy to do. I'm based at 5C1 (where Jimmy and Dave have one of their hangars). I also had Hector do my interior a few years ago, and it still looks great. Ray

[Mooneymite]

Congratulations and welcome aboard!

Once you get the plane home to Smithfield, do you have a nice "first cross-country" planned to introduce the plane to family?

[Yooper Rocketman]

Nice looking plane!

[fantom]

Fine triple header. All American, Aero-Comfort and a Rocket. Well done!

[slowflyin]

Welcome!   Beautiful AC.   I'm VA based, let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

[Danb]

welcome  and nice ride..

[Heloman]

Wow, that's nice! The interior looks great, did they refurbish the plastic too?

[Loogie]

Appreciate all the welcomes!

Not sure where first x-c will be to w/Fam, I am sure I won't get a vote though!

They pretty much refurbished everything, including plastic.

[Will W]

That is a sweet plane!

[FlyAU]

Wow congratutations on your plane! I too am looking for a "J" or "K" hope I can find one as nice as yours! 

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard AU.

-a-

[Hank]

Welcome both of you!

[graham28105]

Great looking bird. Did you loose much useful load when redoing the interior? That's a lot of nice leather.