druidjaidan Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I had great luck with Don Maxwell for my last prebuy. He offered great advice and saved me from a bad purchase. I'm now looking at another plane, in Louisville Kentucky and looking for a Mooney knowledgeable mechanic near Louisville Kentucky. Anyone have any recommendations to share. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N33GG Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Don Maxwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DXB Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Don't know if it's the closest, but I had a good prebuy experience with Cole Aviation in Dalton GA (240 miles south of Louisville) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Woodruff Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I had great luck with Don Maxwell for my last prebuy. He offered great advice and saved me from a bad purchase. I'm now looking at another plane, in Louisville Kentucky and looking for a Mooney knowledgeable mechanic near Louisville Kentucky. Anyone have any recommendations to share. Thanks! You should be able to buy the guy's gas and an airline ticket from Longview, TX back to Kentucky on American. Agree beforehand that you will pay for base labor and the other guy pays for squawks. He walks from the deal then the base labor is on him. You walk, and it's all on you, including the cost of getting the plane returned to KY. Keeps everyone honest and gives the expectation that you prefer to buy an airworthy airplane. A closer option with largely the same theory is to have the plane sent to G-Force Aviation at CAK (Canton-Akron, OH) I did the prebuy for my M20J at G-Force and was content. Plane was based near Cleveland. I did the prebuy for my M20K at Maxwell using the technique mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 You could post details about the plane here and see if anyone knows the plane. You might get good info before even investing in the pre-buy. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 +1 on Joey Cole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 +1 on Joey for someone closer than Longview. But +1 for DMAX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 My mechanic just moved to Mt Sterling KIOB 80 miles from Louisville. We did 5 Mooney annuals as well as she worked on other Mooneys. Very though and genuinely concerned about the aircraft and the pilot. We did major gear work, re rigged controls as well as other maintenance items. Kentucky Air-motive 859-493-1000 ask for Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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