Andy95W Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 He's a professional. He won't mind a bit to have someone poke around his airplane, he'll completely understand the situation. If nothing else, your guy will be a professional set of eyes to let you know what you're buying. He'll probably spend most of his time on the logbooks. Things like, "I wonder why they had to work on the turbocharger 3 years in a row?" (As an example). You'll probably need someone who knows generally where to look on a Mooney for problems like corrosion and who knows a lot about turbocharged Continentals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffMirs Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Looks like it had a gear up this year (2017). http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/05/mooney-m20k-n252pb-dawn-rene-holding.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 I wonder what a well respected shop like AirMods, LASAR, Don Maxwell, SWTA, etc. think when after they rebuild an airplane, fix it up and sell it off only to have the new owner promptly gear it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 15 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: I wonder what a well respected shop like AirMods, LASAR, Don Maxwell, SWTA, etc. think when after they rebuild an airplane, fix it up and sell it off only to have the new owner promptly gear it up? "Cha-ching" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Dave showed me the belly on that plane when I was last in the shop. They geared it up on the ferry flight home from Air Mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 33 minutes ago, PaulM said: Dave showed me the belly on that plane when I was last in the shop. They geared it up on the ferry flight home from Air Mods. Do I understand this correctly? Someone bought the plane, picked it up from Air Mods and flew it home. On the way home, they geared up the airplane? Did they turn around and send it back to Dave at Air Mods? I looked at the plane back in July 2016 and was very interested initially but passed on it because of the panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Yes, that was the sequence.. Well, I assume they called Dave, and he flew out, fitted a replacement prop, cycled the gear and flew it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 I guess they forgot they'd just bought a retract? But this seems closer to buying a new sports car and running into a tree a block from the dealership. *I hope I don't gear up my 252 tomorrow ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 hour ago, gsxrpilot said: Do I understand this correctly? Someone bought the plane, picked it up from Air Mods and flew it home. On the way home, they geared up the airplane? On final they were thinking "People are right! These Mooneys really are hard to slow down!". 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said: On final they were thinking "People are right! These Mooneys really are hard to slow down!". The best explanation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 19 hours ago, JeffMirs said: Looks like it had a gear up this year (2017). http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/05/mooney-m20k-n252pb-dawn-rene-holding.html Oddly enough, that tiny little airport in the middle of nowhere is where I took my PP oral and earned my ticket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Oddly enough, that tiny little airport in the middle of nowhere is where I took my PP oral and earned my ticket! Is that a blond joke????Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 1 hour ago, LANCECASPER said: On final they were thinking "People are right! These Mooneys really are hard to slow down!". He had to have dropped the flaps waaaaay outside the arc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, xcrmckenna said: Is that a blond joke???? Close enough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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