I own an airplane!

[DaV8or]

@Dave I don't know how long ago you were at OAK but I'm pretty sure hangars are not readily available at the price you suggest. That's about the monthly cost of parking a car in SF. Rodrigo is still around however, and he is in fact my CFI.

 

I moved out in 2011. These were hangars that belonged to the Port of Oakland, not privately owned ones so the rates are much, much better. I would go down and check with them. When they have empty hangars, they don't go out and advertise or put up signs or anything. Their office is down Earhart Rd across from Business Jet Center and the Maintenance School. Here's there number- (510) 563-3671 I would check with them. When I left they had several available. They may all be full now, but I personally haven't seen any big boom in GA since 2011. You can always come out to Byron. There are several empty hangars here and even two for sale.

[xrs135]

To Conrad-

Congratulations on the Mooney! I used to be based at KOAK for a decade. If you haven't done so yet, I strongly suggest you get a hangar there. The "New" Ts are reasonably priced and last I knew easy to get. They were $262 a month when I was there. If you just tie it down, you get to watch it rot and degrade before your eyes in the salt air.

Where are you training? Oakland Flyers, or Alameda Aero Club? They have a CFI at Oakland Flyers that has a lot of Mooney time. His name is Rodrigo. Welcome to the Mooney club and have fun!

^ Yeah that!

Please hangar your new plane and don't let it dissolve in the open salty air! It deserves to be hangared!

[ryoder]

Anybody can work on the plane as long as an A&P supervises the work and signs it off. As a private pilot you can do some work and sign the logbook with your cert. A student, light sport, recreational pilot cannot. You also don't need a current medical to sign the logbook just your pilot cert number.

So if you have a mechanic in mind help him do the easy stuff and he will make the logbook entry after he inspects your work.

[urbanti]

Great "E"!

1965 M20E's are cool and you'll really enjoy it.

All your friends will be impressed by the combination of cruise speed and fuel economy

best

Tim

[Conrad]

@Matt, I think you're right about the 1964 bit. Bill Wheat signed off on the flight test Dec 24 '64, and it was certified airworthy the 28th of that month. And yes, it still has the same profile it left the factory with. No one piece windshield or cowling mods or anything, though a few more antennae probably. I wonder if it had a clothesline? The lack of post lights and hi/lo vac lights makes me susepct that this plane wasn't IFR out of the factory, but then again it had a marker beacon and DME installed within its first year or life