Amelia Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 My name is Amelia, and.... Well ...you know how it is. Looking at repair estimates. Trying to convince myself that I'm too old for this foolishness. People smarter than I am are telling me my poor broken airplane will never be worth more than it is right now, in pieces, that repair is sending good money after bad. Fingers in ears. Singing lalalala. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Not even close to quitting time. I ran into Gideon Jones at T41 a few days ago taxiing out in front of me in a Legend Cub, and then at a Christmas party later that night. He's still TEACHING people to fly at 92 years of age. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/december/pilot/pilots-gideon-jonesIn light of your recent performance getting safely on the ground I'd say you're just reaching your prime!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I was too young for this foolishness too... 27 and flying a C152. 30 and flying a ragged, worn, M20C. One has to grow up sooner or later... 50+ and flying a Mooney. When something breaks your Mooney... it is tough. It's a lemon looking to be squeezed. Sense the lemonade story coming? what is the next chapter in your flying story? Does it simplify, M20E makes a great retirement Mooney... Join the panel wars with Bob! Does it grow, M20M makes a nice step up from your current situation... like a travel trailer, carry all your stuff and drive across the country... Does it stay the same, yet get refreshed for the long haul... thinking OH'd engine and a TopProp... Use caution, a simple flight in an O3 powered Anything can be bad for your retirement fund... Ideas I have picked up along the way hanging at MS. Sending positive vibes in your general direction. Best regards, -a- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 My name is David. I really suck at this. I haven't flown, anything, in over a year and hating it. I live vicariously though my board friends in Mooneyspace. Please post more stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Since the annual in October, my mooney has been running strong, and I was finally able to cross my 100 hour TT in ASEL milestone. I'm still such a noob, so much to learn yet, but the plane doesn't intimidate me now. I think I'm fully corrupted into the mooney religion. I'm planning for some longer trips for next year. I definitely succumbed to external pressure this weekend taking a friends father for a flight after working 19 hours the day before (it was his 70th birthday present and he was in country for only a couple days), but I was extremely deliberate and followed my checklists and didn't make any of the boneheaded mistakes I normally do. We had an awesome $100 hamburger flight, he enjoyed it immensely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hi cnoe It does look like you have joined the wrong crowd as this group seems to be a bunch of enablers. carry on 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I'm shocked by how sick some of these people are! I mean THREE dorsal fins? REALLY?!!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Belville Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 12 hours ago, Amelia said: My name is Amelia, and.... Well ...you know how it is. Looking at repair estimates. Trying to convince myself that I'm too old for this foolishness. People smarter than I am are telling me my poor broken airplane will never be worth more than it is right now, in pieces, that repair is sending good money after bad. Fingers in ears. Singing lalalala. Feeling your pain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcrusscanter Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 My turn to jump in... Hi, my name is Russ and I'm suffering from Mooney-itis... My current bird for the last 10 years is a Tripacer. It's mainly good for the local fly-ins at short grass strips and hauling the five year old grandchildren (getting them hooked early in life). I pulled the cylinders off the engine to send off for overhaul, then promptly had foot surgery; so between the two, I can only read about flying until spring time.I keep seeing older Mooneys for sale but I keep coming back to at least an F model. I figure the grandkids will only keep growing and I'd need extra legroom eventually. One of the other criterial would be electric gear, my right shoulder has been rebuilt twice and since I'm a farmer i can see me wearing it out again... I was really considering a Super Viking for a while after I did a couple ferry flights for a doctor in one, however it's a heavy bird to push in and out of a hanger by yourself and I'm not getting any younger...Right now I'm just following along everyone's Mooney stories and dreaming the fast life. I still figure I'd keep the Tripacer, I just don't see dropping in on my friend's 800 foot strip in a fast mover... Thanks for all of your postings and letting me ramble... Abilene, Kansas areaSent from my iPad using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Prettiest town that I ever seen.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I'm pourin'. Who's thirsty? clink. Cheers. Here's to blue skies and tailwinds 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (Hand shoots up) Zulu is in for annual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuck Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I'm rbuck, and I dug my C's hangar out of the snow for 1 hour today in sub-zero temperatures so I could fly tomorrow. I guess I'm afflicted, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I too was afflicted once. I got one of these and have been feeling better since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 12 hours ago, cnoe said: Prettiest town that I ever seen. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Now how do you know the song is about Kansas and not Texas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Have you ever SEEN Abilene, TX? Also believe it or not WIKI has a page on the subject. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_(song)Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 11 hours ago, M20Doc said: I too was afflicted once. I got one of these and have been feeling better since. There's no replacement for displacement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, jetdriven said: There's no replacement for displacement. "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, my childhood hero! (When gas was cheap and I wasn't buying . . .) Edited December 20, 2016 by Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskytango Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 I just sold my "Brand C" (don't ask - it was my wife's idea to get it) and I will be picking up my K model in January. Can't wait to start flying an airplane that is really fun to fly! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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