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Curtis Air in Pittsfield, Maine, 2B7. Not an MSC but really did their homework when they worked on mine. Three Mooneys worked on that I know of. Pittsfield is a well off small Maine town with a construction company that works all over New England. As a result Curtis Air works on a wide variety of aircraft from seaplanes (lots of Cessna 180's) to a bunch of twin Beech. As far as I know they're the go-to service center for vintage Beech D-18s servicing planes from all over New England. A few fabric aircraft as well (tubular structure). Broad experience, attention to detail, and they don't pad the bill. 

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Don Maxwell (KGGG) is a top notch MSC as many here can attest to. Locally I use Twelvestone Aviation (KASG), owned by John Gearheart, who is honest and good at what he does although not a MSC he maintains several Mooneys. I've used Don for several annuals and John for the others as well as small items that pop up throughout the year.

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Can we create a registry of Mooney shops with reviews that is searchable? would be a cool feature

I asked for that a couple of years ago. The fear I think was that it would begin capturing negatives and the proverbial sh$t storm that usually brings with it.

I would love to see a list of shops and a simple way for people to vote a single positive vote if they used them and found them fair.

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We are very fortunate up here in the Philly area to have two of the best MSCs  just a short hop away.

Weber at LNS and Air-Mods and Repair at N87.  I have experience with both and can attest that Dorn and Dave, respectively, are the cream of the crop when it comes to honesty and Mooney excellence.

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Travel Express Aviation Maintenance ( http://www.teamaintenance.com/ ) out of DuPage Airport (KDPA). I can't say enough good things about this shop. They do excellent work and maintain a few Mooneys besides mine. They are a Cirrus and Lycoming Service Center.  I highly recommend these guys to anyone that asks even though I am 100 yards from an MSC in my home base of (06C).

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I used Don Maxwell for the prebuy on my Bravo. I've also called Don on a number of occasions and he is more than willing to dig into an issue on the phone. Don is one of the nicest people I've met in aviation and if I lived near his shop I'd use him for everything!

At home, Petaluma, CA (o69) I use Mangon Aviation. Ron Mangon is a "tool guy" and has amassed a number of Mooney Specific tools over the years. Mangon isn't a MSC but have a fair amount of Mooney experience.They aren't cheap but they do quality work.

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