RLCarter Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, MilitaryAV8R said: When I lived in TX my wife was an A&P for the Commemorative Air Force and they main aircraft her unit had was a C-47 named Bluebonnet Belle. Being from Harlingen and growing up less than 2 miles from the CAF was a true treat. Seemed like they were always flying something and the closer it got to the airshow, the more they flew. Rebel Field is still in Mercedes TX. (birth place) but is pretty bad shape, I've flown in and out of there numerous times in the 172 but its too overgrown for even it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Hank said: Hey, wait! Do the phoenix wings have two lines or three? Is the tail a fallen-over E or three separate lines? Let's get thus set straight! Isn't the logo based on Al Mooney' initials? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skates97 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Yooper Rocketman said: I almost ALWAYS agree with you. But, don’t let your yearly support lag as you’ll see this pretty regularly if you run past one year before you make your “Annual Contribution “. Tom I should just put a reminder on my calendar, as it is I know exactly when it's up as soon as I login, and promptly make a new donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibra Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) I think the Zurich sectional chart did come up before https://mooneyspace.com/topic/18109-a-sectional-paint-job/ Better the M20J airliner with Thomson Fly TUI logo, worth asking @Hyett6420 what happened to that TUI tail art? or maybe he has a tail picture of Go Britiania Airlines colours? Edited April 8, 2020 by Ibra 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Hank said: Do the phoenix wings have two lines or three? I had never heard it called that (phoenix). Most likely apropos given how often Mooney has gone under and then resurfaced. I thought it was the "Mooney Bird" and it is clearly a graphic depicting Al (and Arthur!) Mooney's initials. Anybody know who originally conceived it? Other than the obvious (Al and/or Art). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Phoenix? Thunderbird? Whatever you call it. Used to be someone active on MS who made various eagle rings, but sadly no Mooneybird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Flat black and shiny silver on the tail. The checkers are slightly wavy. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pilotte Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Ok, that’s a beautiful paint job. I can’t imagine how hot it gets in the summer, but wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, Nick Pilotte said: Ok, that’s a beautiful paint job. I can’t imagine how hot it gets in the summer, but wow! Thanks! It doesn't seem to get especially hot. It has a lot of shiny sparkly stuff in the paint so maybe its very reflective? Or maybe I live so far north I don't know what hot really means? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hank Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, aviatoreb said: Thanks! It doesn't seem to get especially hot. It has a lot of shiny sparkly stuff in the paint so maybe its very reflective? Or maybe I live so far north I don't know what hot really means? It's where you live. Come down for a week or two in July or August, you'll learn a whole new definition of "warm." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, Hank said: It's where you live. Come down for a week or two in July or August, you'll learn a whole new definition of "warm." August in Sweet Town Sweaty Alabama?! I have work colleagues in Hunstville and they are on standing notice that they are too far South to ever consider visiting between May through September. I'll come to Alabama in August if you come to the Adirondacks region in Jan. We can enjoy the aura borealis together. :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, aviatoreb said: August in Sweet Town Sweaty Alabama?! I have work colleagues in Hunstville and they are on standing notice that they are too far South to ever consider visiting between May through September. I'll come to Alabama in August if you come to the Adirondacks region in Jan. We can enjoy the aura borealis together. :-O Huntsville is cool, way up north in the mountains. I'd like to see the aurora sometime, it was hiding when I was in Alaska a few years ago. September may still be too waem for you. Last September here, we were 100°F or more every day in September, an unusual happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Here's another of my favs. The "tail art" is a bit bland, but the rest is fantastically interesting. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Enough said. 5 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 BTW - for you Hank. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I’m not sure if Fred has been around long enough to know about Marauder's girls. At least it meets his criteria for Mooney Aircraft Only tail art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Marauder said: BTW - for you Hank. Pass the eye bleach, please. I'll share with Rob. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Andy95W said: I’m not sure if Fred has been around long enough to know about Marauder's girls. At least it meets his criteria for Mooney Aircraft Only tail art. Yeah, I'm aware. If you look at my history I've even joked a time or two about some of those posts. I'm pretty sure that I've written something about how Marauder would be better off with an aircraft with more UL than any Mooney. I get it. Fellas, I'm not a prude, just would like this thread and MS in general to lean a little bit professional and classy, that's all. This thread about Mooney tail art was suggested by @carusoam and I created it in part to amuse him. If it grew to consist of a fantastic collection of interesting Mooney paint jobs, then some of us could use it as resource to discuss ideas with our significant others when it comes time to consider paint jobs. Some of us have significant others who don't appreciate what they would consider smut. I assure you mine doesn't. I hear that POA is rife with off-colored posts. Good for them if they want to be that way. I never visit POA and don't plan to. Many of us more recent MS members have learned so much from all ya'll and this is such a valuable resource. We have female Mooney owners here. I think we would do ourselves a favor to strive to not be a "boyz club" and be welcoming to females, be they pilots or co-pilots! That's my point, and I make it only with the best of intentions. I am not trying to impose any morality on anyone. -Fred 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 47 minutes ago, 0TreeLemur said: I am not trying to impose any morality on anyone. Total non-sequitur there, imho. Pee on my leg and tell me its raining. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Not wishing to offend anyone, but I’m loving this thread ( and cracking up a bit along the way )..... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I need some eye sanitizer now that Maurder has chimed in. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pilotte Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 The Thompson Fly tail makes me wonder if anyone “LUVs” Southwest enough to paint a plane in their livery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Yeah, I'm aware. If you look at my history I've even joked a time or two about some of those posts. I'm pretty sure that I've written something about how Marauder would be better off with an aircraft with more UL than any Mooney. I get it. Fellas, I'm not a prude, just would like this thread and MS in general to lean a little bit professional and classy, that's all. This thread about Mooney tail art was suggested by [mention=7104]carusoam[/mention] and I created it in part to amuse him. If it grew to consist of a fantastic collection of interesting Mooney paint jobs, then some of us could use it as resource to discuss ideas with our significant others when it comes time to consider paint jobs. Some of us have significant others who don't appreciate what they would consider smut. I assure you mine doesn't. I hear that POA is rife with off-colored posts. Good for them if they want to be that way. I never visit POA and don't plan to. Many of us more recent MS members have learned so much from all ya'll and this is such a valuable resource. We have female Mooney owners here. I think we would do ourselves a favor to strive to not be a "boyz club" and be welcoming to females, be they pilots or co-pilots! That's my point, and I make it only with the best of intentions. I am not trying to impose any morality on anyone. -Fred You calling my wife smut? Really?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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