flyboy0681 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Posted April 14, 2018 Those of you who have been following the chronicles of Mooney Six One Zulu already know that she suffered extensive damage to the wing back in September when my partner ran off the runway while re-positioning her away from Hurricane Irma. Nearly eight months and tens of thousands of dollars later she is back home. Work was completed by Air Services at West Georgia Regional (KCTJ) and they took very good care of her. 13 Quote
Mooneymite Posted April 14, 2018 Report Posted April 14, 2018 We all like stories that end well. Congratulations on overcoming the adversity. Quote
carusoam Posted April 14, 2018 Report Posted April 14, 2018 Now go fly the wings off her....! (figuratively speaking). Get your flying brain calibration up to speed before going in IMC? Thanks for sharing all the details so far. These things can happen to anyone... Best regards, -a- Quote
flyboy0681 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, David Herman said: Congrats on getting your baby back ... Thanks Dave, see you in a few months. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Posted April 14, 2018 48 minutes ago, carusoam said: Now go fly the wings off her....! (figuratively speaking). Get your flying brain calibration up to speed before going in IMC? Thanks for sharing all the details so far. These things can happen to anyone... Best regards, -a- I went under the hood today for about an hour. The results weren't nearly as bad as I anticipated, but this took place during the break-in period so flying a GPS approach at WOT was challenging. 2 Quote
Guest Posted April 14, 2018 Report Posted April 14, 2018 Great news! I’m glad you saved her. Clarence Quote
bonal Posted April 15, 2018 Report Posted April 15, 2018 Outstanding news. Great that it was repairable Quote
MyNameIsNobody Posted April 15, 2018 Report Posted April 15, 2018 I don’t post on Modern threads as a rule. Rules are made to be broken. Glad your bird is back safe where she belongs. You endeavored to persevere. Glad it worked out. Quote
fantom Posted April 15, 2018 Report Posted April 15, 2018 All's well that ends well Do fly the snot out of her! Quote
Jsavage3 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Posted April 15, 2018 Welcome back and thanks for caring enough to save a Mooney! A lot of folks might have considered it too much trouble and just discarded her...our Mooneys can’t be replaced. Blue skies!!! Quote
laytonl Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 The Air Services Guys do a good job. Is everything working okay, trims out, etc? Are you pleased with the paint? Lee Quote
flyboy0681 Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Posted April 18, 2018 10 hours ago, laytonl said: The Air Services Guys do a good job. Is everything working okay, trims out, etc? Are you pleased with the paint? Lee The paint job itself is very good but the color matching isn't great where the blue is darker than the original. Can't have everything. 1 Quote
steingar Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 Airplane looks shiny, congrats. I am all too familiar with waiting for my airplane to come home. Quote
Jeev Posted April 29, 2018 Report Posted April 29, 2018 Must be great to have it back and I'm happy it didn't end up in a scrap yard. Beautiful J! Quote
mooney2201 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Posted April 29, 2018 ALL IT TAKES IS MONEY...planes can be fixed when they are broken. HUMANS can't be fixed when they are broken.Things turned out well,IM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Posted April 29, 2018 Thanks for all the well wishes, I'm finally back in the saddle again. 2 Quote
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