Last Mooney in Korea?

[NickG]

Saw this ad pop up on Cotroller.

Interesting story although I certainly wouldn’t buy it at that price, given usage of 352 hrs in 20 years since OH and of course the dated panel etc ( and I already have a gorgeous 0 anyhow...)

wonder how many Mooneys made it out to Korea…

https://www.controller.com/listing/for-sale/238323095/1995-mooney-m20r-ovation-piston-single-aircraft

[Shadrach]

Maybe it was the one used in Psy’s  “Gangnam Style” video.

 

 

[1980Mooney]

  On 10/11/2024 at 1:10 AM, NickG said:

Saw this ad pop up on Cotroller.

Interesting story although I certainly wouldn’t buy it at that price, given usage of 352 hrs in 20 years since OH and of course the dated panel etc ( and I already have a gorgeous 0 anyhow...)

wonder how many Mooneys made it out to Korea…

https://www.controller.com/listing/for-sale/238323095/1995-mooney-m20r-ovation-piston-single-aircraft

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The owner joined Mooneyspace last year. Getting service there is obviously a big problem.  It’s not surprising that he is selling. 
 

 

[NickG]

Poor guy... And I'm depressed because mine is down 4 weeks for the annual.... I can't imagine how he feels...

[Slick Nick]

  On 10/11/2024 at 1:14 AM, Shadrach said:

Maybe it was the one used in Psy’s  “Gangnam Style” video.

 

 

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No, that one is HL1064. Was written in off a couple years ago. I bought the sister ship, HL1063. 

[Ragsf15e]

  On 10/11/2024 at 3:11 AM, Slick Nick said:

No, that one is HL1064. Was written in off a couple years ago. I bought the sister ship, HL1063. 

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She looks beautiful.  Any idea from shipping it previously as to how much it costs getting back to the states?  Someone will also have to go through the US import/registration process since she’s not N registered…

[Slick Nick]

  On 10/11/2024 at 3:14 AM, Ragsf15e said:

She looks beautiful.  Any idea from shipping it previously as to how much it costs getting back to the states?  Someone will also have to go through the US import/registration process since she’s not N registered…

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Mine was shipped in a container along with 3 other M20J’s from Seoul to Vancouver. The wings and tails had to be removed to be containerized. No idea how much the shipping cost, as I purchased it after it was reassembled and recertified in Canada. 

[A64Pilot]

  On 10/11/2024 at 1:14 AM, Shadrach said:

Maybe it was the one used in Psy’s  “Gangnam Style” video.

 

 

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I lived in S Korea for a year, I watched that video and have absolutely no idea idea what he was saying or what it was about.

How did you find this? Do you watch this kind of thing? 

[A64Pilot]

  On 10/11/2024 at 3:14 AM, Ragsf15e said:

She looks beautiful.  Any idea from shipping it previously as to how much it costs getting back to the states?  Someone will also have to go through the US import/registration process since she’s not N registered…

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I would assume it would or could be ferried

[Shadrach]

  On 10/13/2024 at 12:03 AM, A64Pilot said:

I lived in S Korea for a year, I watched that video and have absolutely no idea idea what he was saying or what it was about.

How did you find this? Do you watch this kind of thing? 

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I am decidedly not a fan of K-pop.  However, I do love international cuisine. My favorite Korean Restaurant has multiple screens playing Korean pop music. Imagine my surprise when I looked up from my spicy pork belly to see a Mooney towing a banner across the screen.

[kortopates]

  On 10/11/2024 at 3:17 AM, Slick Nick said:

Mine was shipped in a container along with 3 other M20J’s from Seoul to Vancouver. The wings and tails had to be removed to be containerized. No idea how much the shipping cost, as I purchased it after it was reassembled and recertified in Canada. 

When the factory shipped brand new Acclaims over to China only the tail was removed and then re-assembled at Mooney in China. It’s really not a big deal at all. Mooney’s are recovered that way on flat bed trucks all the time.


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[1980Mooney]

  On 10/13/2024 at 1:51 AM, kortopates said:

When the factory shipped brand new Acclaims over to China only the tail was removed and then re-assembled at Mooney in China. It’s really not a big deal at all. Mooney’s are recovered that way on flat bed trucks all the time.

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Here is an example.  This is how Don Maxwell moved the Predator, N20XT, to his shop. The entire empennage assembly is removed complete and then the tailcone is removed complete. The wings remain attached to main fuselage/steel frame and all are strapped on a flat bed truck.   Notice that it is sitting on its landing gear.

 

[Pinecone]

  On 10/13/2024 at 12:47 AM, Shadrach said:

I am decidedly not a fan of K-pop.  However, I do love international cuisine. My favorite Korean Restaurant has multiple screens playing Korean pop music. Imagine my surprise when I looked up from my spicy pork belly to see a Mooney towing a banner across the screen.

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So, off topic, what and where is this restaurant??????

[Pinecone]

  On 10/13/2024 at 7:12 PM, 1980Mooney said:

Here is an example.  This is how Don Maxwell moved the Predator, N20XT, to his shop. The entire empennage assembly is removed complete and then the tailcone is removed complete. The wings remain attached to main fuselage/steel frame and all are strapped on a flat bed truck.   Notice that it is sitting on its landing gear.

 

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The question is, how long is if from the prop mounting surface to the point that you take the tail off?

You can run an over 8 foot wide item on the roads, but shipping containers are 8 feet wide, externally, door opening is 7 feet 8 inches.

May have to pull the cowl and engine to fit.

[Shadrach]

  On 10/14/2024 at 1:39 PM, Pinecone said:

So, off topic, what and where is this restaurant??????

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Multiple locations. It’s far from the best Korean around.  You have to go to Annandale Virginia for really good Korean.

https://www.honeypigbbq.com/

there is a new place in Frederick that I it’s just as good if not better than honey pig.

https://www.gogigokoreanbbq.com/frederick

 

[Pinecone]

  On 10/14/2024 at 1:49 PM, Shadrach said:

Multiple locations. It’s far from the best Korean around.  You have to go to Annandale Virginia for really good Korean.

https://www.honeypigbbq.com/

there is a new place in Frederick that I it’s just as good if not better than honey pig.

https://www.gogigokoreanbbq.com/frederick

 

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That doesn't help.

I already know Honey Pig.  Closest to me is Ellicott City.

The Frederick one is a haul by car, but maybe a mid afternoon meal after a short hop to KFDK.

[Shadrach]

  On 10/14/2024 at 1:51 PM, Pinecone said:

That doesn't help.

I already know Honey Pig.  Closest to me is Ellicott City.

The Frederick one is a haul by car, but maybe a mid afternoon meal after a short hop to KFDK.

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The best place to go in MoCo used to be a place called Moa. it was nestled in an industrial park in Rockville almost entirely staffed by Korean grandmother types. Service was hit and miss, but the food was fantastic. No K-pop. Unfortunately, it closed a few years ago.

[Pinecone]

  On 10/14/2024 at 2:03 PM, Shadrach said:

The best place to go in MoCo used to be a place called Moa. it was nestled in an industrial park in Rockville almost entirely staffed by Korean grandmother types. Service was hit and miss, but the food was fantastic. No K-pop. Unfortunately, it closed a few years ago.

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There was a nice one in Wheaton.  Woo Mi.  Was always busy with mainly Asian patrons.  Then one day, it was gone.

[Fly Boomer]

  On 10/14/2024 at 1:42 PM, Pinecone said:

The question is, how long is if from the prop mounting surface to the point that you take the tail off?

You can run an over 8 foot wide item on the roads, but shipping containers are 8 feet wide, externally, door opening is 7 feet 8 inches.

May have to pull the cowl and engine to fit.

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Exactly this.  I'll be surprised if it fits in a container.

[Shadrach]

  On 10/14/2024 at 2:04 PM, Pinecone said:

There was a nice one in Wheaton.  Woo Mi.  Was always busy with mainly Asian patrons.  Then one day, it was gone.

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That’s how things ended at Moa, sadly.
It was also kind of underground. We always felt welcome there, even though we were usually the only people ordering in English.

[Igor_U]

  On 10/13/2024 at 1:51 AM, kortopates said:

When the factory shipped brand new Acclaims over to China only the tail was removed and then re-assembled at Mooney in China. It’s really not a big deal at all. Mooney’s are recovered that way on flat bed trucks all the time.


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I would be surprised if only tail was removed. Did you think of the tailcone with Aft fuse like Predator on the picture above? Was that shipped in 8ft wide container or some other way?

[MikeOH]

  On 10/14/2024 at 7:13 PM, Igor_U said:

I would be surprised if only tail was removed. Did you think of the tailcone with Aft fuse like Predator on the picture above? Was that shipped in 8ft wide container or some other way?

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Well, a 40' high-cube container is 8' 8" inside dimension.  Seems if you rotated the fuselage/wings 90 degrees so the nose pointed up, it would fit as I don't think the crank-flange to tail removal point exceeds that dimension.

(Yes, it would be a good idea to drain fuel and oil)

[dkkim73]

Korean food has an upscale component these days, e.g. trendy NY and LA places. Generally good but overly fancy and expensive. LA of course has a large organic Korean community, so lots of regular places, too. Haven't been in a while because, well, California. 

IMHO the best find is a less-externally-fancy restaurant in a working Korean area. Think strip mall. Old people running it is a good sign. Another tip: Many "Japanese" restaurants, esp. sushi places, are actually run by Koreans. There are little hints in the menu... and often options available. 

[A64Pilot]

Closest to “real” Korean food I have found in the US was at I believe West Point Ga, place where the HUGE Kia plant is, there are many Korean Admin types there and a couple of Korean places to eat so they can go out and eat like they do at home.

At Camp Humphries Korea I very often ate at the KSB, or Katusa snack bar, Katusa was Korean Augmentation to the United States Army. All Koreans have to serve and the ROK Army is tough so the wealthier types pulled strings and their Sons were Katusa’s, they served as our Clerks etc and of course the interface if yiu will between us and the Civilians, compared to the ROK they lived large.

I liked what we called hot spiced pork, I have no idea of it’s real name, but it was seasoned with Gochugaru, we called it Gochi and they knew what we were talking about, red hot peppers, turned the meal red.

Anyway you would lay a piece of seaweed on it and with chop sticks sort of push it down making a roll and eat it, I liked it.

Traditional Korean formal meals were ten or twelve courses each brought out as you finished the last. I only did that once when the wife visited but didn’t like it, just couldn’t bring myself to eat bait.

[Hank]

  On 10/17/2024 at 8:59 PM, A64Pilot said:

Closest to “real” Korean food I have found in the US was at I believe West Point Ga, place where the HUGE Kia plant is, there are many Korean Admin types there and a couple of Korean places to eat so they can go out and eat like they do at home.

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I've heard of a good place somewhere in Valley, AL, just a few minutes from Kia (from a Korean coworker at a now-closed plant). Just drove past there this evening. Do you remember the name(s) off any good spots? My wife spent some time in Seoul as a child and likes the food, but being a Marine brat, I've only been exposed to Japanese food (and they don't really get along well, the peoples or the foods). 

I do like the many little bowls of goodness that come with the main meal, even when I'm not sure what I'm ordering . . . .