aviatoreb Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 12/14/2016 at 3:35 PM, GeorgePerry said: AOPA's Foundation takes in several dozen planes a year. They are all in annual and airworthy. Donors give them to the foundation for the tax benefits and the ease of not having to deal with the sale of the plane. Not to mention the donors probably believed in the cause. We donated a car this year to charity in part for the tax benefit / in part for the simplicity/ but we specifically chose a cause we believe in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman1200 Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Not to mention the donors probably believed in the cause. We donated a car this year to charity in part for the tax benefit / in part for the simplicity/ but we specifically chose a cause we believe in. This 'cause' being AOPA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 8 hours ago, eman1200 said: This 'cause' being AOPA? Yes - in our case we gave a car to an entirely different cause - a homeless shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elliott Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 just saying....the Mooney Summit, Inc. will also accept planes for donation and the proceeds will go to help downed Mooney Pilots' and their families. If interested in making a donation like that, contact me or Zeke Durica zeke at ensignspars.com After all, it is the season to be giving Merry Christmas everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 just saying....the Mooney Summit, Inc. will also accept planes for donation and the proceeds will go to help downed Mooney Pilots' and their families. If interested in making a donation like that, contact me or Zeke Durica zeke at ensignspars.com After all, it is the season to be giving Merry Christmas everyone Isn't giving your plane away like giving yourself a gift? No more bills for annuals, fuel, avionics, landing fees, subscriptions, prop overhauls, unexpected repairs, emergency ADs, oil changes -- ah the list goes on and on. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elliott Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just now, Marauder said: Isn't giving your plane away like giving yourself a gift? No more bills for annuals, fuel, avionics, landing fees, subscriptions, prop overhauls, unexpected repairs, emergency ADs, oil changes -- ah the list goes on and on. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk and don't forget the tax credit if giving to a charity like the Mooney Summit, Inc. You can deduct the fair value of the plane, which might work out to more than what you can get after you get beat down, fix all that's discovered in a PPI, advertise, spend time jacking with tire kickers, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumstick Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Anyone hear anything about this 201 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman1200 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 no, and I've sent a couple of follow up emails and got no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgePerry Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 email mike.tompos@aopa.org and you'll get a response. The program manager is on holiday leave and I resigned from AOPA last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 George, any updates on your next steps? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 If you donate to a 503c , and the donation , is used for its intended purpose for three years , you will get a tax credit for the appraised value , which is always substantially more than you can sell it for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 email mike.tompos@aopa.org and you'll get a response. The program manager is on holiday leave and I resigned from AOPA last week. WHAT?! Where did you go?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I manged to get these photos from AOPA last week. This is all that I know about this aircraft other than it is currently receiving it's annual. No panel or interior photos I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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