1980 231 - Sold

[Jack Burson]

With great reluctance, I'm coming to the realization that Mooney ownership and retirement don't mix as well as I'd hoped.

I appreciate this forum & offline comments for ideas regarding my plane.

Thanks,

http://jdbcpa.com/n4035h/

Edited June 23, 2017 by Jack Burson
Update

[Roger O]

Beautiful plane Jack!  Good luck with the sale.

[rbridges]

I don't know how the price compares, but it's a good looking plane.  I really like the silver/black/red exterior.  Very tasteful.

[dlthig]

Running a giant WAG on vREF, your price is in the ballpark. It's a good looking airplane.

 

 

[Jack Burson]

• Awesome M20K, when were the tanks last resealed?

12/2/02 - In connection with new paint.

[kevinw]

The very low engine time and MT prop should really help the sale. Great looking plane. What is the useful load?

[Jack Burson]

1 hour ago, kevinw said:

The very low engine time and MT prop should really help the sale. Great looking plane. What is the useful load?

Useful load = 867

[dlthig]

I would have expected a higher useful load. 

[gsxrpilot]

K's are not known for their UL. All of the upgrades happening to mine right now are with UL in mind.

[Mcstealth]

4 hours ago, dlthig said:

I would have expected a higher useful load. 

I was thinking the same thing.

It does have the Speed brakes, the inter cooler, and a full King stack plus the Garmin 

[gsxrpilot]

My 252 was in a similar situation. The previous owner (19 years) had just added and added. So when I bought it, it seemed like there was enough stuff in the panel for three airplanes. I started selling off parts within hours of getting it home. It's now in the shop for a final avionics cleanup and refresh. I might get 50 lbs of UL out of the job. 

[carusoam]

We're going to need a thread on post retirement Mooney plans...

how to keep a Mooney and retire too...

Best regards,

-a-

[HRM]

8 hours ago, carusoam said:

how to keep a Mooney and retire too...

Just figuring out how to keep my mooney in retirement will be a full-time job.

[Mcstealth]

17 hours ago, carusoam said:

We're going to need a thread on post retirement Mooney plans...

how to keep a Mooney and retire too...

Best regards,

-a-

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