Mooney's near KSBP: looking to see one in person before buying

[Thedude]

I live in slo (ksbp) and I'm in the market for an m20f, but I've never seen a Mooney up close in person. If there's anyone in the general area thats willing to let me look around their plane (ideally sit in it so I can see how well I fit), that would be greatly appreciated.

 

As a note I did search the forums and there seem to be a number of folks in the area, but I figured posting a general request would be a better start than blindly DM'ing people.

[birdofjoy]

Dang OP, I was there Friday for lunch on my J. Hopefully you find someone else around to let you check them out.

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[Thedude]

1 hour ago, birdofjoy said:

Dang OP, I was there Friday for lunch on my J. Hopefully you find someone else around to let you check them out.

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 If you come back up, let me know!

[Skates97]

If you're on FB you could try posting your request in the West Coast Mooney Club group. 

[MB65E]

E model in SoCal, it would be fun to say Hi! 
-Matt

[Thedude]

14 hours ago, Skates97 said:

If you're on FB you could try posting your request in the West Coast Mooney Club group. 

Thanks for the suggestion, I've gone this far without having a FB account though, so I'm not going to go that route if I can help it.

 

12 hours ago, MB65E said:

E model in SoCal, it would be fun to say Hi! 
-Matt

Cool, I'll message you!

[201Mooniac]

I think @MooneyMitch might be based there (or maybe L52) but if we can arrange a time I'd be willing to fly down to KSBP in my M20J.

[kortopates]

I think [mention=7097]MooneyMitch[/mention] might be based there (or maybe L52) but if we can arrange a time I'd be willing to fly down to KSBP in my M20J.

He’s actually down at Santa Maria SMX


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[Thedude]

L52 and smx are both easy drives. If we go to ksbp I'll buy lunch at the spirit, not sure if there's a decent restaurant at ksmx but offer stands there too.

[201Mooniac]

10 hours ago, kortopates said:

He’s actually down at Santa Maria SMX


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That's right, not sure why I confused that.  Thanks for the correction.

[MooneyMitch]

Hello all.  Thank you for remembering me.  L52, SBP, SMX, etc.  That’s me …. LOL!

PM me and let’s see if I can help sit someone in a Mooney 

[JamesMooney]

I’m based at SBP, have an F model, and would be happy to chat Mooney. PM me and we can arrange something. 

[Thedude]

DM'd both of you, thanks!