SOLD - "Magic" Bruce's covers for M20K 252, complete set

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I have, ready for winter, magic aircraft covers made by Bruce's Custom Covers.  They fit the 252 Mooney with stock antennas and stock wingtips with 74" McCauley prop and stock spinner.  They have holes for static wicks if your aircraft has them like mine.

How are they magic???   Well, unless you're lucky, you're probably like me:  Unable to find hangar space anywhere near where you live.  I ordered these covers in December of 2019 when my hangar situation at the time fell through.  I couldn't find any hangar space within a 100-mile radius, and prepared to park my Mooney outside, in the Spokane snow.  The covers came in, I went back to the ramp, and I put them on....once.  Two days later I found an ad for hangar space and got it!  So you see...magic.

These covers have only been installed once and sat outside for maybe several days--otherwise brand new.  The exception is the main fuselage cover (Bruce lingo:  "Extended Canopy Cover"), which is older (2012) and was used while the aircraft was parked outside from 2012-2015, but virtually nothing since then; it is still in great shape.

This set includes the prop/spinner cover, engine cover (non-insulated), wing covers (not padded for hail), extended canopy cover, and full empennage cover.  All of these are the heavier grade material (Bruce lingo:  "All Year Use").  I will include a small tailcone cover that attempts to cover up the stab/rudder root area to prevent bird ingress.  (This cover cannot be used with a static wick equipped aircraft.) 

This set will run you north of $2400 plus shipping if you buy from Bruce's.  I am asking $1200 for the set, you pay actual shipping charges, which will probably be ~$120 or so (guessing based on size and weight of the covers).  Or if you are near the Tacoma, WA area, you can pick them up.  I would really like to try to sell as a set, first.  Plus, I don't know if they lose their magic if you break up the set.

Selling because I've sold my Mooney.

As I said above, the covers are for a stock 252.  Some numbers:

The gap between spinner and engine cowl is 3/4 inch.  The circumference of the propeller blades at the spinner is 10 1/4 inches.  From the outside edge of the aileron, wicks are at 7/8", 17 1/2", 34".  From top of rudder, first wick 1 1/2" down, second 15 1/4" down.

PM with interest or for info.

 

[Pinecone]

WTF?!

Those are pictures of MY airplane.

At least its mine NOW. 

You must be Jason.   Terry here.

My GF says you should just send me the covers for what I paid.

Do you actually have the extended cockpit cover?  There is a cover in my baggage compartment. 

[Alan Fox]

On 12/12/2022 at 7:21 PM, Pinecone said:

WTF?!

Those are pictures of MY airplane.

At least its mine NOW. 

You must be Jason.   Terry here.

My GF says you should just send me the covers for what I paid.

Do you actually have the extended cockpit cover?  There is a cover in my baggage compartment. 

You should ask him what else he has for your plane !!!!!   LMAO

[Rwsavory]

On 12/12/2022 at 6:21 PM, Pinecone said:

 

My GF says you should just send me the covers for what I paid.

 

Your GF is right.

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On 12/12/2022 at 4:21 PM, Pinecone said:

WTF?!

Those are pictures of MY airplane.

At least its mine NOW. 

You must be Jason.   Terry here.

My GF says you should just send me the covers for what I paid.

Do you actually have the extended cockpit cover?  There is a cover in my baggage compartment. 

Hi Terry!  Hope you’ve been having fun soaring in “Sparky”.  We definitely miss that cruise speed.

As I said it is the extended canopy cover (Bruce’s terminology).  It runs from the back of the engine cowling to the back VHF antenna, and down to the wings.  It overlaps with the engine and empennage covers so there are no gaps.  You can see the transitions in the overall profile photo above.  I gave you a non-matched cover that came with the plane when I bought it.  I purchased the Bruce’s covers afterwards.

[Pinecone]

Ahh, ok. Makes sense.

BTW, do you have the plugs for the vent NACA ducts?   I have the cowl plugs and the one for the cowl side, but not the ones for the other vents.

YES, LOVING it.  And I keep looking to see if another one I would prefer to have is for sale, and so far, I think I got the best one.

[rbp]

18 hours ago, nationwide said:

Hi Terry!  Hope you’ve been having fun soaring in “Sparky”.  We definitely miss that cruise speed.

As I said it is the extended canopy cover (Bruce’s terminology).  I gave you a non-matched cover that came with the plane when I bought it.  I purchased the Bruce’s covers afterwards.

curiously, why would you buy a bruce's cover for a plane you had already sold?

[Schinderhannes]

13 minutes ago, rbp said:

curiously, why would you buy a bruce's cover for a plane you had already sold?

He might have gotten it a long time after he ordered it. Bruce did a supreme job taking my money, but months later no cover and radio silence.  

[Pinecone]

From the OP, he bought the full cover set as he could not get a hangar.  He used it once, and then got a hangar.  When he bought the plane, it came with a cockpit cover, that he included with the plane when it was sold.

He sold the airplane last summer.  So has no need for the cover set now.

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10 minutes ago, Pinecone said:

From the OP, he bought the full cover set as he could not get a hangar.  He used it once, and then got a hangar.  When he bought the plane, it came with a cockpit cover, that he included with the plane when it was sold.

He sold the airplane last summer.  So has no need for the cover set now.

^ What the man said here

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40 minutes ago, Schinderhannes said:

He might have gotten it a long time after he ordered it. Bruce did a supreme job taking my money, but months later no cover and radio silence.  

Sorry to hear this happened to you.  FWIW, I looked back on my own timeline and saw that it was about 1.5 months from sending them the last measurements and photos when they said 'ok, we've got what we need, thanks' to actually receiving the covers.  It takes a while, and being winter, they may be backed up.  I ordered before the world went nuts, too, and things weren't so hard to get.

On the bright side the quality is very good, and their post-sale customer service is good too.  They sent a standard post-sale 'how do you like your merchandise' email, and I replied [essentially] 'it's great quality but the fit of your empennage cover is really dumb...you should've made it this other way instead to make it easier to use...' and they replied with 'if you send it back, we will make the modifications you list and send it back to you for free.'  So I was pleased with their commitment to the product.

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Covers are sold