Oscar Avalle Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 The Government of El Salvador has made aviation and general aviation in particular a policy priority. As part of that effort it has repopened and opened several airports. This is a video about a flight to one of these new airports. Hope you enjoy. 9 Quote
bonal Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Has to be one of the nicest C models out there. Thanks for the nice flight O. 3 Quote
kortopates Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 Has to be one of the nicest C models out there. Thanks for the nice flight O. It was the nicest C model, now it’s the nicest E model! It’s been converted. Oscar deserves a lot of the credit for getting these new airports opened too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
bonal Posted May 11 Report Posted May 11 My D is converted but it’s still a D. If you do the Io360 upgrade does it make it an E or a modified C asking for a friend. Quote
kortopates Posted May 12 Report Posted May 12 My 252 is a converted Encore too. Conversions are very popular. i am not trying to quibble on the legal status or make a representation for sale. Just that i doubt you could even find another short body io-360 powered electric gear mooney that we know as E models as nice as Oscars. That includes paint, interior, avionics and all the many J like upgrades and many more latest tech upgrades. It’s very impressive and rivals a lot of J’s.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted May 12 Author Report Posted May 12 Thank you very much. I invested a lot of effort in trying to make my M20 as nice and safe as possible. Given that I don't plan on selling my plane anytime soon... I don't know if it is a C or E. What I don know is that the plane is where I want it to be. For example: the upgrade from a O-360 to an IO-360 in a hot and relatively high density altitude environment has given me a nice safety margin. The vortex generators allow me to approach shorter runways and high density runways at a slower speed. The avionics upgrade... well I like toys... I painted my plane and it looks nice... Should I have bought a J instead of doing all these upgrades... yes, it would have made more sense from a financial and technical perspective. However, on the other hand I know this plane in an out. I have done maintance and I know all its issues... and I like it. The only thing I feel my plane lags behind is speed. I feel it is slow compared to other C and E. Oscar Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted May 12 Author Report Posted May 12 17 hours ago, kortopates said: It was the nicest C model, now it’s the nicest E model! It’s been converted. Oscar deserves a lot of the credit for getting these new airports opened too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk El Salvador has implemented a strong GA friendly policy... it has opened 4 airfields and is building a second big international airport. It has already has the largest aircraft maintenance facility in the Americas Aeroman (including US). American, Delta, Soutwest, Avianca, Volaris and United fly their planes to El Salvador to do their different checks. Given the lack of mechanics in the US this is a win win for everybody, 1 Quote
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