MSE: Heartbreaking

[varlajo]

Hope he finds a way to fly again. A very sad story.

 

 

Edited November 21 by varlajo

[Slick Nick]

I actually started following your journey when I randomly came across your YouTube, before I knew you were a mooneyspace member. I was so excited to see this plane in the air again. It’s a sad story indeed, but your dedication speaks volumes!

Edit: I thought varlajo was the owner. My mistake, but I have seen Irmin post on here. 

Edited November 21 by Slick Nick

[toto]

Ugh, this is really a tough situation.  I'm hopeful that the MS braintrust might be able to help get you airborne again soon.  Glad to hear you and your wife are healthy, even if the plane is not

Why on earth did the shop cut the wings in half?

 

ETA:  Misunderstood that this was posted by the owner.  Looks like the owner is @Irmin on MooneySpace

[varlajo]

I do not know the owner/filmmaker. Just stumbled upon this video on Youtube.

Hope someone in Europe has a wing collecting dust in the far corner of the hangar.. 

[hammdo]

He detailed his journey here on Mooneyspace - from when he found it…

-Don

[EricJ]

I'm glad to hear his wife is doing better now.   He has a fair amount of value sitting there still, in the low-time engine and new-ish avionics, and other parts like the gear, etc.   

To me the saddest part of the story is that some of the corrosion was pointed out to him when he first posted pics before he bought it.   He was very enthusiastic about the project, though, and it looked like he was going to pull it all off until the spar cap corrosion was found.   It really does seem a bit negligent of the company that inspected it, as it was pretty evident that corrosion was an issue with the airplane just from the pics he had posted.   I wish him the best, and hope we see some happier vids from him in the future.

[1980Mooney]

1 hour ago, varlajo said:

Hope he finds a way to fly again. A very sad story.

 

1 hour ago, Slick Nick said:

 . I was so excited to see this plane in the air again. It’s a sad story indeed, but your dedication speaks volumes!…, but I have seen Irmin post on here. 

 

1 hour ago, toto said:

  I'm hopeful that the MS braintrust might be able to help get you airborne again soon.  Glad to hear you and your wife are healthy, even if the plane is not

Why on earth did the shop cut the wings in half? Looks like the owner is @Irmin on MooneySpace

 

1 hour ago, varlajo said:

I Hope someone in Europe has a wing collecting dust in the far corner of the hangar.. 

Perhaps you didn’t see his posts here on MS in the Videos Forum - topic “Will it ever fly again?”

In mid-June he posted that he was parting it out. He added pictures of it disassembled in full sale mode. It will never fly again. 

[Oscar Avalle]

I am so sorry to hear that the end of the project was not what we expected! I have been watching your videos since you started to rebuild your bird… and I am shocked.
 

On the other side I am pleased to hear that you and your wife are well.

 

oscar

[Aaviationist]

When I first started shopping for airplanes was about the time that first video went up. 
 

the outcome was always clear and I believe I and others reached out. Most of the time an airplane that is in a condition to be returned to service doesn’t get pushed off to the side and into the weeds. It was most definitely there for a known reason, which was also seen in the very first video.