Mooney Prebuy Recommendation -- North Florida

[MisfitSELF]

I'm looking at a 201 up in the Crystal River area.  Anyone know a contact for a pre-buy?

 

Bruce

Edited September 14, 2016 by MisfitSELF

[mike_elliott]

Jake Clements at KDAB, Jeff Bender in KCLW, Arnold Holmes in KLEE, Mark Meiers at Wimauma (private strip) Phil Jiminez at KAVO

My go to guy is  Don Maxwell in Longview Tx,

[Zwaustin]

Bought my plane out of Utah and had it flown to Longview, TX for pre buy by Don Maxwell. Happy to share details if you have any specific questions. Better the pre buy, fewer headaches in your first year or two of owning.

[flyboy0681]

Ditto for Phil Jiminez at KAVO

[ArtVandelay]

Jake Clements at KDAY, Jeff Bender in KCLW, Arnold Holmes in KLEE, Mark Meiers at Wimauma (private strip) Phil Jiminez at KAVO

My go to guy is  Don Maxwell in Longview Tx,

I believe you mean its Jake Clemens at KDAB (Daytona Aircraft Services).

[mike_elliott]

16 minutes ago, teejayevans said:

I believe you mean its Jake Clemens at KDAB (Daytona Aircraft Services).

yep, sorry Jake...got in a hurry..

[carusoam]

JC did a real nice job of building a better than new Mooney, posting pictures, and answering questions, while we spectated...

You might find that thread around here to get a feeling for who JC is and what he can do for you.

Best regards,

-a-

[MisfitSELF]

Tried to call Phil Jiminez and I'm not sure he is still in business.  The phone number you get on one of these Yellow Pages web page is disconnect and a phone number I got on Mooneyspace goes to a generic voice mail and I didn't get return call.  Any word on how I can get a hold of him?  Otherwise, I'm going to give Jake a try.

 

Bruce

[flyboy0681]

Phil just completed my annual a few weeks ago, and did a great and thorough job.  We also needed some major touch-up on the paint and he managed to get the colors to match very closely.

Try getting him at this email address: swiftss559@gmail.com

 

[carusoam]

Bruce,

Is this the same number you found?

http://www.manta.com/c/mtdm677/p-j-aircraft-service-inc

I'm pretty sure Phill is still with us.

Best regards,

-a-

[MisfitSELF]

Perfect.  I'll give it a try.  I prefer email too as I can't have a cell phone with me while I'm at work.

 

[MisfitSELF]

17 hours ago, carusoam said:

Bruce,

Is this the same number you found?

http://www.manta.com/c/mtdm677/p-j-aircraft-service-inc

I'm pretty sure Phill is still with us.

Best regards,

-a-

Yes, and that's the number that is disconnected.

[MisfitSELF]

Been going back and forth with the agent/broker for the Mooney I've been looking at few a good 2 months now concerning getting the aircraft to the pre-buy location (I wanted to go with Phil).  It's starting to look like they aren't really interested in selling it to me.  That being said, they offered to take it to O.A.S. Maintenance in Ocala.  Any feedback on them?

[mike_elliott]

I have had "some" work done at OAS, but probably wouldn't use them for a prebuy on a Mooney.

I would suggest Jake Clemmens at Daytona or Arnold Holmes in Leesburg if they don't want to go to Phil. Leesburg is very close as is Daytona. Jake is DOM at a Mooney Service center, Arnold takes care of a number of Mooney's and is very saavy of their potential buyer issues.

[carusoam]

To get a good feeling of Jake C's work he posted an extensive thread of details including photos of a plane he was modernizing for sale.

Best regards,

-a-

[mike_elliott]

3 hours ago, carusoam said:

To get a good feeling of Jake C's work he posted an extensive thread of details including photos of a plane he was modernizing for sale.

Best regards,

-a-

I transitioned the new owner (a list member) in this plane, N231WH, it was a very nice restoration that Jake and his crew did. Jake was very easy to work with for the new owner, a couple of minor squawks Jake was all over rectifying.

[FlyWalt]

My vote is for Jake Clemens at Daytona Aircraft. They have impressed me as very knowledgable and thorough in everything that they do. So much so that they are now doing an engine overhaul for a friend of mine.

[anthonydesmet]

I am based out of Marion County (X35)/Dunnellon just north of Crystal River. If the seller does not want to take it far I recommend Ron at Red Sky Aviation at X35. He has a lot of Mooney experience. Including mine we have 6 based there as well as a few returning annuals that I see fly in. He also did a major corrosion repair on a local J.
My personal opinion is that as the buyer you should be able to take it where you want to if you are covering costs but sometimes these things happen and people are particular. So if you need someone real close to Crystal River I am just offering up Ron as an option. I will be back at X35 the week of the 7th so please let me know if I can assist anyway.


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[XXX]

4 hours ago, anthonydesmet said:

I recommend Ron at Red Sky Aviation at X35. He has a lot of Mooney experience. 


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+1 for Ron. I haven't used him for the Mooney, but have known him and seen his work for years. He is very well respected and has a great reputation.

[MisfitSELF]

I may give Ron a try.  You have a phone #?

[anthonydesmet]

352-222-9135


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[Raptor05121]

Can we create a section on the site that lists pre-buy recommendations all over the country?

[MisfitSELF]

That would make a lot of sense.  I'm guilty of starting two of these threads -- one for Northern California and one for Florida -- but not before I tried searching the site first and I didn't find a specific spot or "sticky" for this topic.