Nickname For Your Mooney

[flight2000]

The EI thread had some discussion about a Mooney named "Minnie" so that got me to thinking about what others have named their planes.  My kids named ours "Mo" after the character in the movie Wall-E (although it could be short for Mooney as well).  We also have Eva because my wife drives a Civic Hybrid with EVA in the license plate.  By default, my Freestyle then became Wall-E....

So what are your stories?

Brian 

[Parker_Woodruff]

BIG RED

 

My friend's wife came up with it when she saw the photo on facebook the first time as I was going to pick it up.  The name stuck I guess.

Like you, my vehicles acquire their names or get some plain name that's easily associated with them.

Xterra I used to have = The X

My Tacoma = The Taco

My Ranger = Ranger

[AustinChurch]

The Missile... I know, not very original, but it sure fits!

[thinwing]

aguila dos.....replaced a d55 Baron named aguila...it fits,especially with the old style Mooney eagle...and the Mexicans love the name..kpc

[Immelman]

My wife calls it "the airplane". I call it "my airplane". I guess I would name it once I got two. If I had to pick a name, I'd choose Mike (last letter of my call sign). It seems more like a male airplane than female for some reason.

...though on a completely unrelated note, it would be retro cool to paint some racy nose art on a GA airplane some time along with a suggestive name, similar to what was done in WW-II.

[M016576]

When I lived in Japan, I drove a car that was affectionetly known as the "honey bun."  it was a toyota corolla hatchback painted a sort of goldish color.  You could almost picture a huge pad of melting butter on top......

 

[flight2000]

Quote: Immelman

...though on a completely unrelated note, it would be retro cool to paint some racy nose art on a GA airplane some time along with a suggestive name, similar to what was done in WW-II.

[HopePilot]

Well, my plane's name was "Victor" for a couple months until we realized it was a girl!  Now, she's Victoria, or "Vicki" for short.  It was a simple mistake...I hadn't cleaned under the belly yet.

[scottfromiowa]

X-Ray...as in wish I had X-Ray vision while looking at the pin-ups...

[FlyingAggie]

My wife refers to my plane as  the "Aluminum Mistress."  I call her "My Blue Mooney."

[mooneygirl]

Well, my E model is Maggie II.  In the 70s my father got the M20C/D that I named Maggie. If I remember I named her Maggie because it started with an "M" for Mooney.  When we lost Maggie I in August 2003, my father transferred her N-number to me.  In November of 2003 Maggie II was born and N5747Q became N6619U. 

[piperpainter]

"La Otra Mujer"  AkA "The Other Woman!" There is even a pin up girl on the landing girl with her name. My girlfriend says "You mean the machine!" haha at least she enjoys going up in her, and I always warn her to treat her/speak of her nicely as she does hold her life in hand!

[MooneyMitch]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, eh Bryan?  Take care of both your girls. 

[Jeff_S]

My Warrior got the name "Jugs" because immediately after I bought it we had to remove a cylinder to get a rusted stud drilled out. Somehow the name just stuck. So far I haven't found a moniker for the Mooney yet.

[MARZ]

Quote: flight2000

Brian

[fantom]

[FlyDave]

I refer to my Mooney as "The second love of my life". My wife occupies the first slot (and she's very clear that that WILL NOT change!)

[danb35]

My wife had some nose art (well, tail art actually) commissioned for '48Q, so she's now "Carolina Girl".  Victory Girl did some really nice work!

[rogerl]

"Tweety Bird"    -  wife's name is pronounced "Twee".  One of these days will have a "G" rated nose art affixed (disney will get his cut); will have to forgo the all yellow paint job though, as I don't want to be confused with "Big Bird" !!

[skyking]

I call mine " Miss Mooney" my wife calls it " Miss Money"

[DaV8or]

My wife calls my Mooney Community Property!

[John Pleisse]

Laminar Flo............

[tony]

Quote: DaV8or

My wife calls my Mooney Community Property!

[wglover68]

Funny post, I thought it strang that people don't give there planes a name like they do there boats. People did years ago, well I did and put the name on the tale, "Nikki". I thing we need to bring it back.

[Ned Gravel]

When I bought mine, I wanted to change the registration from C-FSWR to C-GDBE and call her "Debbie."  I had to buy the registration from a parted out Arrow that used to belong to our 11-people partnership.  When I originally floated the idea, our Chief Flying Instructor opined that resurrecting an old registration was bad luck although I read Jolie's entry with interest and her resurrection of "Maggie's" registration.

So today I have a mental block to giving her a name. 

My girl, Ute, calls her "Baby" and that is OK with me.  But my baby is Ute, so that won't be my name for our Mooney.

I did name the first 5 cars I owned (1971-2003) and we all called the Arrow "Debbie."  C-FSWR's previous owner calls her "Swear" and I am not really keen on that name.  But I would probably like to name her.   Just haven't decided what name to give yet.