Mooney Monday

[David Lloyd]

[Seymour]

2 hours ago, M20F-1968 said:

Here's mine:  1968 F model

John Breda

Just an amazing Mooney! 

...and the right seat is really comfortable, too!   Thanks again for the great flight yesterday on Mooney Monday, John.   

[aviatoreb]

[rbridges]

10 hours ago, Casey020 said:

KHXD

My wife and I fly to Hilton Head a couple of times each year.  I still can't find that airport  at night  until I'm right on it.  

[skydvrboy]

Picture of her in flight... where she belongs!

[Mooney217RN]

[Stephen M20C]

She’s normally not this clean - flies in the clouds and rain too much!

[Andy95W]

[ArtVandelay]

Picture of her in flight... where she belongs!

Did you have a major wing reskining on the right wing and looks unpainted skin on the tail?

[skydvrboy]

3 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

Did you have a major wing reskining on the right wing and looks unpainted skin on the tail?

A previous owner didn’t tie her down well and she got blown into a hangar.  Now “Raggedy Anne” has character to match her name.

[ArtVandelay]

A previous owner didn’t tie her down well and she got blown into a hangar.  Now “Raggedy Anne” has character to match her name.

Given all this talk of factory closing, did you order new skins from the factory or custom make them?


Tom

[skydvrboy]

9 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

Given all this talk of factory closing, did you order new skins from the factory or custom make them?


Tom

The damage was done four owners prior to me and repaired three owners prior, sometime back in the mid 90's.  That said, the skins look to me to be custom made since you can still faintly see the material type printed on them.

[ArtVandelay]

The damage was done four owners prior to me and repaired three owners prior, sometime back in the mid 90's.  That said, the skins look to me to be custom made since you can still faintly see the material type printed on them.

You’re telling me she’s been in this Raggedy Ann condition for 25 years and none of the previous owners or yourself has bothered to paint it?! I would have at least rattle can some reasonably matching paint on to her.


Tom

[Nick Pilotte]

I for one like polished planes.  I say strip it and find a shop that’s polished a P51 up.  You might even get mistaken for one when arriving at Oshkosh if you do the Warbird arrival!

[skydvrboy]

2 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

You’re telling me she’s been in this Raggedy Ann condition for 25 years and none of the previous owners or yourself has bothered to paint it?! I would have at least rattle can some reasonably matching paint on to her.


Tom

 Yep, if Raggedy Anne gets painted, she loses her name, her character, and her story.  Heck, I'd probably lose my call sign... "Patches."

Paint is the last thing I will ever upgrade on her.  Only after she has all maintenance issues fully taken care of, all safety upgrades I can come up with, all panel upgrades I want, avgas to get to every destination on my bucket list, the interior redone, and I've run out of things to spend my money on... then it would be time for a new paint job! 

P.S. I did take her to the local paint shop and asked if I needed to paint her to prevent any damage or corrosion.  He said "Nope, only paint her if you want to change the way she looks."

[ArtVandelay]

I for one like polished planes.  I say strip it and find a shop that’s polished a P51 up.  You might even get mistaken for one when arriving at Oshkosh if you do the Warbird arrival!

Except we have non metallic cowls, wingtips, etc (at least the J does)

[Matt M]

Here is my 82 J after landing at College Park,MD on Monday. 

[Keith20EH]

[Nick Pilotte]

5 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

Except we have non metallic cowls, wingtips, etc (at least the J does)

Eh, that’s true.  Maybe the (cough) Chrome vinyl for the cowl and black wingtips. Actually, the cowl probably needs to be a different color than polished anyways for glare reduction. 
 

And for the record, I have seen nothing but beautiful airplanes in this thread.  Don’t anybody ruin it with a 172 now...... I kid I kid. 

Edited February 27, 2020 by Nick Pilotte

[Casey020]

On 2/25/2020 at 10:22 AM, rbridges said:

My wife and I fly to Hilton Head a couple of times each year.  I still can't find that airport  at night  until I'm right on it.  

You can't find anything at night on Hilton Head! haha 

[Ross Taylor]

I know I already posted a pic of our E, but I just came across another photo of our plane... parked on the ramp next to my A&P's C (he also owns an M22, I believe).   We feel pretty fortunate to have a mechanic on our small field who knows Mooneys, especially as ours goes in for annual in a couple of weeks.

[aviatoreb]

On 2/26/2020 at 9:32 PM, Matt M said:

Here is my 82 J after landing at College Park,MD on Monday. 

Ooooh College Park - you have the secret decoder ring.

[Chris newton]

1989 J201 Bought this one 8 months ago. Former Mooney was an m20 G

[201Steve]

[carusoam]

Some tail numbers are extra interesting... we know a @201er! 

Some pics are really cool... the more Mooneys the merrier!

Best regards,

-a-