Jeffrey Keim Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 I just purchased a 1980 Mooney 305 Rocket. Beautiful excellently maintained aircraft. I have all of the log books and aircraft history but haven't located a Supplemental Type Certificate raising the gross weight from the original 231 of 3017 lbs to the 3200 lbs that the Rocket conversion qualifies for. Can I get this from Rocket Engineering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Order the data CD from the FAA for your airplane and you'll get all of the 337s/STCs that have been filed for it in case it's just missing in your records. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacoon Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 30 minutes ago, EricJ said: Order the data CD from the FAA for your airplane and you'll get all of the 337s/STCs that have been filed for it in case it's just missing in your records. +1 for the CD. I always order them for any airplane I am considering buying. Had CD for five different J’s before I bought the one I have now. I consider it a mandatory step in the buying process. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Keim Posted December 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 OK Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Welcome aboard Jeffrey! Have you flown her yet? Rockets are great powerful planes... Transition Training is highly recommended... Because with great power, comes great.... - Peter Parker Principle Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, EricJ said: Order the data CD from the FAA for your airplane and you'll get all of the 337s/STCs that have been filed for it in case it's just missing in your records. It will only show stc’s that have been registered for your n number but doesn’t include STCs that may be available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT20J Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, gacoon said: +1 for the CD. I always order them for any airplane I am considering buying. Had CD for five different J’s before I bought the one I have now. I consider it a mandatory step in the buying process. What’s the turnaround time on getting the CD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Chub Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 I had a friend of mine that was considering buying a 172 and I told him to order the CD from OKC. He went on-line and had it in his hands in one week. I thought that was pretty good in the Covid era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adverseyaw Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 It's taken me longer in the past -- about two years ago it was 2-3 weeks to get the CDs. Fast enough if you already own the plane. If you're in a rush, Insured Aircraft Title Service (and likely others) will get you the contents of the CDs quickly for a small fee ($20) and will have them emailed within 24 hours. They used to keep the PDFs on-hand and just email them within an hour, but I think they were bit on a transaction and now they pull the physical CDs from the FAA and email them within a day. On the STC, I was digging into this when I was looking at Rockets a few months ago. Link below is someone who got the STC from Rocket about three years ago. Rocket 2900 vs 3200 GW - General Mooney Talk - Mooneyspace.com - A community for Mooney aircraft owners and enthusiasts Here's the breakdown and sheets for the two STCs: Posted October 18 (mooneyspace.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacoon Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Old Chub said: I had a friend of mine that was considering buying a 172 and I told him to order the CD from OKC. He went on-line and had it in his hands in one week. I thought that was pretty good in the Covid era. Thats been my experience also, about a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmo Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Can't IA's just download the info from the FAA? I seem to recall reading that somewhere, but cannot find a reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) I order mine through AOPA. They came digitally to my email in about 24 hours. I think the cost was about $35.00 Found the link. Its an AOPA partnership with https://www.aerospacereports.com/product/5 Edited December 14, 2020 by JimB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 What are these CD things you refer to? Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 19 hours ago, M20Doc said: What are these CD things you refer to? Clarence Are they on a stone tablet in Canada? -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacoon Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 20 hours ago, M20Doc said: What are these CD things you refer to? Clarence They are requested here on the FAA website. Request Aircraft Documents (faa.gov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, gacoon said: They are requested here on the FAA website. Request Aircraft Documents (faa.gov) But you’re replying to a Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT20J Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 21 hours ago, M20Doc said: What are these CD things you refer to? Clarence It’s the airplane file. It should have copies (including 337s) of all the documents that the FAA has for a particular US registered aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, PT20J said: It’s the airplane file. It should have copies (including 337s) of all the documents that the FAA has for a particular US registered aircraft. He’s Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT20J Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, RobertGary1 said: He’s Canadian. I know that, but that's no reason not to answer his question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, PT20J said: I know that, but that's no reason not to answer his question Oh, I assumed it was a joke about Transport Canada. -Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 3 hours ago, RobertGary1 said: Are they on a stone tablet in Canada? -Robert No, not even available from Transport Canada, privacy seems to be more guarded here. I’m always amazed at the things that are available for public consumption in the USA. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacoon Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, RobertGary1 said: He’s Canadian. Where was the plane born? - in Canada its whole life? There might be something there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, gacoon said: Where was the plane born? - in Canada its whole life? There might be something there. But that makes the joke less funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykrawler Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 You also find out if there have been any liens that have not been cleared, all ownership changes and registrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1001001 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I used Aerospace Reports as the escrow agency when I bought my Mooney and then when I sold my Warrior. They provide the FAA data that you would get on the CD as part of their service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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