DVA Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 This is my personal aircraft at Van Allen Airmotive. Meticulously maintained 1550 airframe and 500 prop/eng hours. Full Garmin 750/500/430w with the most recent software, blue tooth, voice command, integrated audio, GTS800 active TAS, ADSB in and out, Garmin AoA, Flightstream 210, XM Wx/Music, LED nav/strobes/boom beam, JPI, O2, FIKI. I think I can safely say this is the most up to date and best equipped Bravo out there. There is nothing else you need to make this plane perfect. It has it all because I’m crazy. This is not a starter mooney, I won’t even consider selling this to anyone who hasn’t had a lot of mooney or other high performance aircraft experience. Please pm me or dva@me.com for more and pics. I am letting my friends at Mooneyspace have a first crack before I list it. $260k Why do I want to sell it? I’m buying a twin, and if I could I wouldn’t sell it, it is by far my favorite plane in 35 years of flying everything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Good luck Dave, it’s a sweet plane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I bought N9153Z, which was Mooney's factory demonstrator, in September 1996. Bing Lantis, who was the President of Mooney at the time flew it the first 200 hours back and forth from Texas to California. I put the next 400+ hours on it. When Mooney test pilot Mike Miles checked me out in it in 1996 and he said it was the fastest Bravo he had test flown, I tended to think that was just because the sales department told him to say something nice. But it was fast. This airplane (serial number 209) came off of the assembly line with a TIO-540-AF1A engine but was the first one converted to the Bravo engine. It had it already when I bought the airplane. Then when I went through Flight Safety, which Mooney paid for, the instructor there also commented on how he had given instruction in quite a few TLS/Bravos but this one was the fastest. I had @Piloto (Jose Monroy) install the long range tanks in it in 1997. I flew it up in Canada, down in Mexico and a lot of states in between. After I moved on to another airplane @jgarrison (Jimmy Garrison) also loved N9153Z - that's why he kept it so long. If I remember correctly he put the next 300-400 hours on it. If there's ever one airplane I shouldn't have sold, it was N9153Z. Whoever gets this airplane is gonna love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVA Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I’m at KPHL flying to SFO (commercial) and I showed the ladies at the counter both pictures - yours and this one. I asked which was the better picture and they both said “that one” with the cute guy standing next to the plane. As I enlarged mine to show them a closer view, both said “no! The other one!” Now I don’t like you any more. :-) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I’m at KPHL flying to SFO (commercial) and I showed the ladies at the counter both pictures - yours and this one. I asked which was the better picture and they both said “that one” with the cute guy standing next to the plane. As I enlarged mine to show them a closer view, both said “no! The other one!” Now I don’t like you any more. :-) Weather is absolutely BEAUTIFUL here. Flew out this morning. Driving to Philly in the rain at night wasn’t a lot of fun.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 odd that it doesn't have the TKS panels in the older pic but does in the new, it's FIKI yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVA Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 TKS FIKI was installed in 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, DVA said: TKS FIKI was installed in 2010 Ah, Didn't know it could be added outside of the factory and be certified known icing. Neat. Edited September 10, 2018 by peevee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Why were you driving for Chris, I drove in the rain Saturday night while plane stayed in NH broken.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 59 minutes ago, DVA said: I’m at KPHL flying to SFO (commercial) and I showed the ladies at the counter both pictures - yours and this one. I asked which was the better picture and they both said “that one” with the cute guy standing next to the plane. As I enlarged mine to show them a closer view, both said “no! The other one!” Now I don’t like you any more. :-) Haha that was 20 years ago . . lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I really like reading about PO’s and their experiences on any airframe. This one looks to have had deep pocket owners over the years meaning the maintenance was probably very good. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, MIm20c said: I really like reading about PO’s and their experiences on any airframe. This one looks to have had deep pocket owners over the years meaning the maintenance was probably very good. Good luck! I have lint deep in my pockets - that's it. While I owned N9153Z it had annuals at the factory in Kerrville and if I remember correctly one at Lone Star Aero in San Antonio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 I am assuming that the FIKI was installed by CAV ice protection systems? That is about a $60,000 job today. Beautiful plane. Good luck with the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVA Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 It was installed by CAV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy0681 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 At least you still have your hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy0681 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 21 hours ago, Marauder said: Weather is absolutely BEAUTIFUL here. Flew out this morning. Driving to Philly in the rain at night wasn’t a lot of fun. Looks like I-280. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Looks like I-280. Indeed it is. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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