V1VRV2 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 I’ve been a members on different forums since 1997. Fishing, flying, soap making (yeah... making shaving soap in your kitchen is cool), cars.... etc. Mooneyspace users have been one of the most helpful group of guys and gals I’ve come across in any forum I’ve ever visited. Many of you have reached out to me privately through PM and publicly answered my questions in my posts. Finding the right plane as a first time aircraft buyer is overwhelming. I absolutely couldn’t have made an informed decision on a Mooney purchase without you guys. Thank you all for your help and generosity. I have just signed a purchase agreement on a very nice 2002 Ovation 2. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elliott Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Larry, your graciousness is appreciated so much in this time when even the slightest adjective misuse can set someone off, me included. Let me know if I can help in any of the process, from what limited exchanges we have had, it would be a pleasure to aid a class act such as yourself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZuluZulu Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Is it the one with a front row seat for AirVenture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pilotte Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Congratulations! Please post pictures!! You and I are in a similar boat (proverbially). The differences I know of are you have more hours than I do and I married a CPA (who also runs an IT department now) so she sees my plane shopping as well as runs ALL the numbers. Shaving soap eh? Badger and Blade or what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Congratulations to you! We’ll look forward to hearing some great stories from you and your new terrific Mooney Ovation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Congrats, and you are absolutely right, MS is THE most active and informative forum I’ve been part of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Taylor Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 56 minutes ago, Nick Pilotte said: Shaving soap eh? Badger and Blade or what? Haha! That was going to be my question as well...knowing of it from my straight razor addiction. Do you sell the shaving soap you make? Oh...and yeah...airplanes... congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Congrats V1! MS needs pics... He went O! Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V1VRV2 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Haha! YES Badger & Blade! I started off with a simple recipe and a few months later it took over my basement! I was sending people free samples to get feedback and got rave reviews from some very respected members! My formula is amazingly slick. Xantham gum and is one of my secret ingredients. I don’t want to pay a perfumer to get the scent right. Scent is difficult and expensive to nail down. I do not currently sell it. Maybe one day! I’d be happy to add anyone to the list of free samples the next batch I make! I will be forthcoming with details and pics as soon as I get my hands on it and it’s mine! Thanks to everyone again! I am very very appreciative! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elimansour Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Congratulations!! Can’t wait to see the pictures!! I’m sure you’ve probably discussed this with others but just in case - please make sure to have a thorough pre-purchase inspection done by a mechanic with good Mooney experience. It will establish a good ownership foundation and start your Mooney experience on the right foot!! Very exciting - you will love the plane! Go Mooney!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Welcome to team Mooney!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Being a practitioner of Origami I"m not one to cast aspersions. I'd distill spirits, but I think it's illegal. Too bad, I used to distill phenol. If I can do that I can distill alcohol, which is way easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 42 minutes ago, steingar said: Being a practitioner of Origami I"m not one to cast aspersions. I'd distill spirits, but I think it's illegal. Too bad, I used to distill phenol. If I can do that I can distill alcohol, which is way easier. Those laws vary by state. It's usually legal to brew beer and ferment wine for your own consumption, and to share your liquid results, but it will generally create great ire and ill will from local, state and federal governments if you accept money when sharing--kind of like the FAA gets about being paid to fly someone around, except there is no license to take away so they substitute fines and incarceration instead. I'd not be surprised to find that it's also legal in many places to distill your own adult beverages, and illegal in many others. Do some checking before you start cooking, and be sure to follow all limits. Wine and beer are allowed on a gallons per year basis; spirits may be limited to such small volumes that it will be unattractive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Pilotte Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yep. There’s a forum for that. Homebrewtalk. I brew myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Distillation of alcohol for human consumption is illegal in the United States. Los Federales gotta have their booze tax doncha know? Fun fact, the excise tax on booze was the first in the US. You can pretty easily get a permit to distill for fuel, but then Los Federales can visit your still whenever they want to make certain you aren't drinking it. Penalties for illegal distillation can run up to 5 years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 6 hours ago, steingar said: Distillation of alcohol for human consumption is illegal in the United States. Los Federales gotta have their booze tax doncha know? Fun fact, the excise tax on booze was the first in the US. You can pretty easily get a permit to distill for fuel, but then Los Federales can visit your still whenever they want to make certain you aren't drinking it. Penalties for illegal distillation can run up to 5 years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine. Yep, murder, rape, pillage, destroy public and private property, no problem. But, take away the Feds' MONEY and you're goin' down hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers2007 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 It’s the largest organized criminal organization in the world. But we all get paid on time and have a “guaranteed” pension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKlott Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Congratulations on your new airplane! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeOH said: Yep, murder, rape, pillage, destroy public and private property, no problem. But, take away the Feds' MONEY and you're goin' down hard Lets not worry about who killed who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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