Roger O Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Posted April 29, 2017 JR, I check the commercial listings daily, however I would much rather get a "well loved" plane from a MS member. Not only am I reasonably assured that the plane is what it is advertised to be, but that it has been well cared for and I, in turn, will be giving it a good home! Quote
Godfather Posted April 29, 2017 Report Posted April 29, 2017 Roger did you say electric gear only or based on the plane you might consider the manual? Quote
Roger O Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Posted April 29, 2017 I'd prefer electric, but for that "special" plane, I'll consider all. Thanks! Quote
The Other Red Baron Posted May 3, 2017 Report Posted May 3, 2017 Hi folks. I'm new to the forum and I'm actively looking for an aircraft to purchase as well. After looking at all sorts of make/models I keep coming back to looking at Mooneys. Anyways, my question is... would it be in bad taste to contact one of the former owners of the 1976 M20C that started this thread and ask them why they sold it? Surely at this point they would be more open to discuss it even briefly and their contact information probably takes all of 2 minutes to find. It is a pretty glaring concern how frequently it changed hands since the run in with electric lines. Quote
gsxrpilot Posted May 3, 2017 Report Posted May 3, 2017 7 hours ago, revwatch said: Anyways, my question is... would it be in bad taste to contact one of the former owners of the 1976 M20C that started this thread and ask them why they sold it? Surely at this point they would be more open to discuss it even briefly and their contact information probably takes all of 2 minutes to find. It is a pretty glaring concern how frequently it changed hands since the run in with electric lines. I don't think it's bad taste at all. It's pretty rare to find a pilot not happy to talk about airplanes and flying. It's certainly worth a shot. Quote
carusoam Posted May 3, 2017 Report Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) Welcome aboard revwatch. The 'why they sold it' might be perceived as a pointed question. Or it could be a personal issue. You may want to blend it in with a bunch of your other interesting questions. Always be thoughtful when talking with other people. Prior owners have a lot of info that you would like to get. With some, you may have to carry the conversation. Others like to talk all day. Others, you may not get off the phone with them for an hour.... Often... 1) people's lives change and flying no longer fits. 2) people's mission no longer supports the airframe. 3) family changed size 4) moving up to bigger faster... 5) scaling back. 6) ran out of money. What are you looking to find out or not find out? You will know how well your conversation skills go by how long it takes to get an answer. I sold my C because my family grew in size, and it was not near IFR capable. Best regards, -a- Edited May 3, 2017 by carusoam Quote
Godfather Posted May 4, 2017 Report Posted May 4, 2017 There is a M20G on TAP with slight hail damage (ask for some high res images in good light) that might be a good value for you... Quote
Roger O Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Posted May 4, 2017 Do you have the link? Thanks!, Roger Quote
Godfather Posted May 4, 2017 Report Posted May 4, 2017 http://www.theplaneexchange.com/listman/listings/l0013.html I like to open the major websites and click on the recently updated listings...saves a lot of time. Quote
Godfather Posted May 26, 2017 Report Posted May 26, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 7:00 PM, Roger O said: I'd prefer electric, but for that "special" plane, I'll consider all. Thanks! Aircraft ownership solutions has a nice E with electric gear that was added recently Link 1 Quote
carusoam Posted May 26, 2017 Report Posted May 26, 2017 @Roger O ... This should light a bat signal on his iPad as being mentioned... Best regards, -a- Quote
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