A very nice, very fast C - Sold

[gsxrpilot]

I'm thinking of selling my very nice M20C.  It's in great condition. It looks great. It has been very well maintained with no expense spared on maintenance. And it has one of the best equipped (non-glass) panels you'll find in a C. It has every speed mod available from LASAR. Don Maxwell claims it's the fastest C he's ever flown. So if you're looking for a top of the line C, this is it.  I'll be flying it to Oshkosh this year and it will wear a For Sale sign there. After over 200 hours of long cross country travel in the last two years, I've decided to move up to an M20K.

1964 Mooney M20C N6XM sn:2805  For Sale $57,500 Airframe: 6074 Hours Total Time Since New. This plane is regularly flown, approximately 150 hours per year for the last few years. Engine Specs: 1154 Hours Total Time Since Lycoming Factory Overhaul. (Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 HP, 2000 TBO). Prop: 640 Hours Total Time Since Overhaul with New Hub (no more recurring AD). 2 Blade Hartzell, Overhauled by Sensenich. Avionics/Radios: Garmin GNS-530W WAAS GPS / Nav / Com / Color Map. Garmin GMA-340 Audio Panel / Intercom. Garmin GTX-330ES Transponder with ADSB Out STEC System 30 Autopilot with Altitude Hold. Century NSD-360 HSI coupled to GNS-530W King KX-155 Digital Nav Com with Glide Slope. CYA-100 Angle of Attack indicator. GEM G2 Engine monitor with fuel flow. 2nd Standby Electric Attitude Indicator. Additional Equipment: ‘201’ Sloped Windshield ‘201’ Cowl Closure Mod ‘201’ Spinner ‘231’ Wingtips Modified All Metal Instrument Panel (Standard Configuration) ACK 406mhz ELT LED Landing Light Flap Gap and Aileron Gap Seals, Flap, Rudder and Elevator Hinge Covers, Wing Root Fairings, Dorsal Fin Mod with Cuff LASAR Jackpoint/Tiedown Rings InterAv Alternator Conversion Unison Electronic ‘Shower of Sparks’ Slick Magneto upgrade (replaces starting vibrator) Vernier Throttle/Mixture/Prop Controls Inertial Reel Pilot and Co-Pilot Shoulder Harnesses Davtron Digital Chronometer/Timer/Clock New Style Shock Discs on All Gear Manual Gear (Johnson Bar) and Flaps New Style Knots / Miles Airspeed True Airspeed Indicator Insight Avionics Graphical G2 Engine Monitor with Fuel Flow Exterior 8/10 Complete Strip and Repaint in 2002. Matterhorn White over Seminole Red with Black Trim. Interior 8/10 New Leather covered Ovation style yokes with PTT and AP controls built in. New yokes include new thick walled control shafts. (Eliminates recurring AD) Leather Interior. Completely refurbished in 2007. Two tone Beige Seats. Leather trim on side panels. Beige Carpets. Inspection Status: Annual Due Oct 2016. IFR Certifications Due May, 2017. 12/2008 Complete Strip and Reseal of Fuel Tanks by Midwest M20 with the new style polyurethane sealer. Very Good Maintenance History. Two most recent annuals by Don Maxwell. 1984 gear up landing. Airframe log starts in 1984 with the repair. Engine and Prop logs are complete starting with overhauls.

[MB65E]

The bug bit pretty hard huh? Enjoy the hunt!

Pretty C..lean.

-Matt

[cnoe]

I'll give you $100 for the cool N-number! She's a fine plane; you'll miss her. Can't wait to see the new one!

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[steingar]

That is one nice-looking Mooney. I hope you get what you want but do have the worry that you're priced out of the C's.  That much money buys quite a bit of Mooney. I hope I'm wrong, from the looks of it the aircraft is well worth it.

[gsxrpilot]

1 hour ago, steingar said:

That is one nice-looking Mooney. I hope you get what you want but do have the worry that you're priced out of the C's.  That much money buys quite a bit of Mooney. I hope I'm wrong, from the looks of it the aircraft is well worth it.

Everything is negotiable, of course. And I agree with you that I might be asking a bit much for a C. But I don't see anything on the market that is close to this airplane for under $80K. Typically Mooney's and all used aircraft are an exercise in compromise.  Airplanes can have paint/interior, performance upgrades, or panel, but almost never all three.  Even with unlimited funds, the only thing that could be done to this plane is to add GPSS, which is only about a $2000 upgrade.

I'm certainly guilty of spending excessively on this airplane, and should probably keep it forever.  It's as fast as most E's and F's and faster than many of them. It has a better panel then many late model J's and K's. It's got better paint and interior than most examples 20 years newer. It's got a mid-time engine, but it is a 0 time factory engine, so not one that's been overhauled prior.

Having said all of that, it's still an M20C and I'm sure there is a value ceiling. I'm probably there, if not over it.

[Mcoyne34]

Compared to the prices I've seen on C's from a certain unnamed broker, this is almost a steal.  I  unfortunately have put my dreams of owning on hold for a bit, again.... 

 

Just out of curiousity, you say fast C, what do you flight plan for? GPH and TAS. Looks and sounds like an amazing plane. 

[gsxrpilot]

Just now, Mcoyne34 said:

Just out of curiousity, you say fast C, what do you flight plan for? GPH and TAS. Looks and sounds like an amazing plane. 

It does somewhat depend on temperature and altitude. Cooler and higher gives me better speed and reduced fuel burn.

In the best case, assume winter and 10,000 ft +, I'll plan 150kts TAS and 8 GPH.

Worst case, Texas summer at 6000 ft, I'll plan for 145kts TAS and 10GPH.

The best I've seen is 154 TAS and 7.6 GPH on long/high cross country trips.

[bonal]

Unless your budget is significant your going to have a hard time finding any model that's as nice. Good luck with the sale and the search.

[Roger O]

I love this plane!  Serious question, does anyone know the cost (and if it's practical) to convert the gear to electric?  As some of you know, I have an issue with my right shoulder, and really need electric gear.

 

[Hector]

That's a great looking C and with everything most people would need/want. If I was in the market I would definitely look at it. I'll mention it to a couple of friends currently on the fence

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[Raptor05121]

5 hours ago, Sherman18 said:

I love this plane!  Serious question, does anyone know the cost (and if it's practical) to convert the gear to electric?  As some of you know, I have an issue with my right shoulder, and really need electric gear.

 

Many...many...many thousands. Just buy one that has elec gear.

[Parker_Woodruff]

Nice plane.  congrats on stepping up to an M20K. 

[gsxrpilot]

3 minutes ago, Parker_Woodruff said:

Nice plane.  congrats on stepping up to an M20K. 

When I first started looking at airplanes, I was immediately lusting after your 252. But it was just too much to invest in a first airplane, when you don't know if you'll use it, or even like airplane ownership. After two years and 350 hours, 250 of which are long cross country hours in the C, I'm gonna go get me a 252.

[lamont337]

I've always liked your plane because it is my planes highly upgraded doppleganger

[chrisk]

On 7/3/2016 at 8:32 AM, steingar said:

That is one nice-looking Mooney. I hope you get what you want but do have the worry that you're priced out of the C's.  That much money buys quite a bit of Mooney. I hope I'm wrong, from the looks of it the aircraft is well worth it.

Nice J's and K's  are well above this price.  And look at what it would cost to put an auto pilot in a plane, a WAAS GPS, and ADSB-out.  Then consider the other items this plane has, like a fuel tank strip and reseal 8 years ago, good paint, engine monitor, etc.  I think a very lucky person will end up with this plane. 

[mooney_wannaB]

Please message me if you haven't sold by mid August. I'm in a sandy land far far away, but in the market when I get home. This plane has everything I've been looking for. Need a work commuter. Mostly just me, and maybe do some volunteer work with angel flight. Thanks and good luck. 

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard, wanna-b.

Keep up the good work.  Get home safe.

Best regards,

-a-

[DXB]

On 7/6/2016 at 10:35 PM, chrisk said:

Nice J's and K's  are well above this price.  And look at what it would cost to put an auto pilot in a plane, a WAAS GPS, and ADSB-out.  Then consider the other items this plane has, like a fuel tank strip and reseal 8 years ago, good paint, engine monitor, etc.  I think a very lucky person will end up with this plane. 

I wouldn't bat an eye at the price for this plane if it checked out on pre-buy. It's a ton of plane for the money.  For the price of this really nice C, the best you could do would be a beater of a J.

[gsxrpilot]

I do have some good interest on this plane and hope to get it sold some time this summer.  It should easily pass a pre-buy as I've spared no expense on maintenance. The annuals are all Don Maxwell, and other maintenance done at Southwest Texas Aviation (a MSC in San Marcos and holder of the Southwest Texas Mods STC's).

It was just in for an oil change at STA and the belly strobe was out. A day later I retrieved it with a fresh oil change and a brand new Whelen LED beacon on the belly.

By the way... not a good idea to inspect the LED beacon by looking directly at it while someone goes and turns it on. They are wicked bright!

[Hank]

Here's my old Whelen flasher and my new Whelen LED. Put it in the year of Tornado and Fun. It is VERY bright!

[klystron]

Interested as well but I have to wait to hear back on my 3rd class medical... I'm in the market for a bird I can use to finish my ppl (already have a sport cert), and then use as a time builder / nice XC platform. I do wish I could find something that's been turbo-normalized just to deal with the 12,000' DA days we get here at my home base. 

 

What is your useful load?

[Raptor05121]

27 minutes ago, klystron said:

Interested as well but I have to wait to hear back on my 3rd class medical... I'm in the market for a bird I can use to finish my ppl (already have a sport cert), and then use as a time builder / nice XC platform. I do wish I could find something that's been turbo-normalized just to deal with the 12,000' DA days we get here at my home base. 

 

What is your useful load?

Have you had a medical in the past 10 years? The 3rd class medical reform is about to go past the President's desk and should be law this week. All we have to wait for is the FAA, and they're given 180 days to acknowledge it.

[klystron]

Just now, Raptor05121 said:

Have you had a medical in the past 10 years? The 3rd class medical reform is about to go past the President's desk and should be law this week. All we have to wait for is the FAA, and they're given 180 days to acknowledge it.

Nope, problem is I was diagnosed with ADHD about 8 years ago right after starting college. I'm only 26 and in perfect health other than that stupid diagnosis. Fortunately my AME has most of the regional flight surgeons on speed dial and we basically were told that I'd get a 1-year special issuance the first time around and be set after that. 

[Raptor05121]

Good luck! AOPA and Dr. Chein are really really valuable in getting one. I had an issue with mine. I was born with my brain refusing to look out of my right eye. Amblyopia. When it was discovered (I was 12), the Optometrist said: "well, you'll never be a pilot or a cop".

I'm sitting on a 3rd class medical with a SODA for vision flight test, and I work in Law Enforcement as dispatch, thinking of going to the academy and becoming sworn.

[klystron]

3 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said:

Good luck! AOPA and Dr. Chein are really really valuable in getting one. I had an issue with mine. I was born with my brain refusing to look out of my right eye. Amblyopia. When it was discovered (I was 12), the Optometrist said: "well, you'll never be a pilot or a cop".

I'm sitting on a 3rd class medical with a SODA for vision flight test, and I work in Law Enforcement as dispatch, thinking of going to the academy and becoming sworn.

Yeah I went to Dr. Steinkraus at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. I talked to AOPA and Dr. Chein about it a little but Steinkraus was by far the most helpful. I was referred to him by my dad who still has a 1st class medical and flies for Delta after having a very minor stroke.