dfischer1 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Posted May 24, 2018 Hello All, I am in the process of purchasing my first Mooney. A '79 M20K 231 that has been sitting here for sale at my local airport (1T7) for over a year. Sounds bad but as you may know 1T7 is the home of All American Aircraft so I get to see a lot of beautiful mooneys come and go. This one has the looks, the maintenance logs and engine upgrades but lacks in the avionics department. Which I believe is the reason it has been sitting for so long. After discussing the plane at length with the on field mechanic, I decided to take the plunge and put a contract on it. I have to say, after flying the past two years in the training/rental planes and then my own C-172rg, this thing is amazing to fly and unless something ridiculous comes up in the pre-buy...it will be mine. I plan to fly it with the lacking panel as-is for the time being and then sell one of my other toys (39 Ford w/blown 502...hit me up for pics if your interested) to invest in the avionics. Anyway, that's my story and I'm glad to be here. Thanks, df 5 Quote
DonMuncy Posted May 25, 2018 Report Posted May 25, 2018 Welcome. Keep us posted as to your progress. Quote
kortopates Posted May 25, 2018 Report Posted May 25, 2018 Congratulations! The 231 is going to be a lot to handle coming from the Cutlass. But you'll get there and the journey will be fun, but don't rush the transition training - it's going to take awhile.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
carusoam Posted May 25, 2018 Report Posted May 25, 2018 Welcome aboard df... All American is a great resource... Often people go to an independent resource for pre-purchase inspections... This is a method of limiting the risk of buying a used plane... Are you knowledgeable of the PPI and what it does? Need a recommendation? Best regards, -a- Quote
dfischer1 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Posted May 25, 2018 I’m ok thanks. Fisher Aviation at 1T7 is an independent shop. He did all the work on my last plane. I trust him whole heartedly. 1 Quote
dfischer1 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, kortopates said: Congratulations! The 231 is going to be a lot to handle coming from the Cutlass. But you'll get there and the journey will be fun, but don't rush the transition training - it's going to take awhile. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That’s what I’m hearing. I’m excited for the challenge!!!! Thanks for the advice! Quote
LANCECASPER Posted May 25, 2018 Report Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, dfischer1 said: Hello All, I am in the process of purchasing my first Mooney. A '79 M20K 231 that has been sitting here for sale at my local airport (1T7) for over a year. Sounds bad but as you may know 1T7 is the home of All American Aircraft so I get to see a lot of beautiful mooneys come and go. This one has the looks, the maintenance logs and engine upgrades but lacks in the avionics department. Which I believe is the reason it has been sitting for so long. After discussing the plane at length with the on field mechanic, I decided to take the plunge and put a contract on it. I have to say, after flying the past two years in the training/rental planes and then my own C-172rg, this thing is amazing to fly and unless something ridiculous comes up in the pre-buy...it will be mine. I plan to fly it with the lacking panel as-is for the time being and then sell one of my other toys (39 Ford w/blown 502...hit me up for pics if your interested) to invest inIf that's the silver 231 I am thinking of the avionics. Anyway, that's my story and I'm glad to be here. Thanks, df If that's the silver 231 that I am thinking of at least it has the Merlyn wastegate and the intercooler which are great to have on the 231. Back in 1993 I traded my 172rg on a Mooney 231 - huge upgrade. Quote
dfischer1 Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Posted June 12, 2018 It's official! I'm the proud owner of N231BZ! We flew 3 hrs the first day and all I kept saying was "man, I love this airplane". I can't wait to get her up high and do some serious traveling. Thanks to everyone for the support! ...I think I'm a Mooniac... 5 Quote
Hank Posted June 12, 2018 Report Posted June 12, 2018 53 minutes ago, dfischer1 said: It's official! I'm the proud owner of N231BZ! We flew 3 hrs the first day and all I kept saying was "man, I love this airplane". I can't wait to get her up high and do some serious traveling. Thanks to everyone for the support! ...I think I'm a Mooniac... Woohoooo!!! Quote
sdflysurf Posted June 12, 2018 Report Posted June 12, 2018 Congrats! I'm a new owner too, but we haven't finished the annual yet so I haven't flown in it!!! Pirep soon. Look forward to a mooney meetup. Quote
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