Hurry before it's gone! $60K "Experimental" for sale

[AJ88V]

All kinds of delusions.  Should probably just buy the Lasar STC.  Currently listed on Barnstormers: 

https://www.barnstormers.com/adclick.php?type=featured_category_clicks&id=1949114&adtitle=1968-Mooney-M20C

• 1968 MOONEY M20C • $60,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE • 1968 Mooney M20C for sale or trade. If trading, I would prefer a Cessna, or Piper. This aircraft is an experimental aircraft, because it doesn’t have the original engine in it. The engine is a Lycoming IO-360-A1A. I did a light top end overhaul on it, but still needs to be test run. Propeller needs to be overhauled. Airframe has around 4000 hours on it, according to logs. New tires and tubes. Has all Bendix King avionics. 

[Rwsavory]

"Experimental" is the new "Not Airworthy." And, what's a "light top overhaul?" 

[Slick Nick]

How come all of the photos are of the engine? Who cares? This guy needs to post some of the rest of the airplane, including the interior if he wants to sell.

[bigmo]

When one does that, is it not Experimental Exhibition? I bet there's a lot of devil in the details of the operating limitations. 

[takair]

1 hour ago, AJ88V said:

Should probably just buy the Lasar STC.

I just looked under Mooney on BS, but couldn’t find anything.  Which STC is listed?

[McMooney]

man that's something of a scary ad.  light top overhaul ?  experimental? 

my understanding you can put an io-360-a1a on that airframe all you want, nothing experimental about it.  maybe it's a guy just not wanting to put a lot of work into his posting    

Edited Monday at 05:28 PM by McMooney

[EricJ]

It could be done as a major modification with a 337, and I don't think it'd be the first time that somebody did that.    A records/logbook check would show whether it was really just a modification or somebody actually put it in experimental temporarily for some reason.

The description is a bit suspicious, for sure.

 

[AJ88V]

3 hours ago, takair said:

I just looked under Mooney on BS, but couldn’t find anything.  Which STC is listed?

https://lasar.com/mods

As I recall, the actual STC was not that expensive.

• 200 HP Conversion (M20C, M20D, M20G, M20E&F; STC Authorization Only, No Parts Included)

  No. 127

  Speed Increase STC & Instructions ONLY Labor Hours 4.0 mph See Online Store For Pricing & Availability 80+

  Description Retrofits the 200 hp Lycoming IO-360-XXX engine to the M20 C, D, & G model 180 HP Mooney. This STC also allows other 200 HP Lycoming Engine model options for the M20E & F, including the IO-360A1B6, as well as Hartzell and McCauley propeller options. Kit contains instructions & STC only.

[201er]

7 hours ago, Rwsavory said:

"Experimental" is the new "Not Airworthy." And, what's a "light top overhaul?" 

It's an experiment if it will fly or not