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Had the 70s era lime green prior. Time to get looking current :)

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk98/TomsBossHoss/Mooneyside3_zps83e285d0.jpg

Had to cheat on the pic attach..I could not get it to post right. Mods feel free to adjust if you need to.

Came out better than expected.

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Very nice!!! where did you get it painted? What model Mooney do you have?

Thanks. It's a 73 M20E. It was painted at Mena, Arkansas..Great job. Extras included polished fuel caps, all new hardware and just a overall good shop to work with. Down time was only about three weeks.

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Looks sweet, I'm trying to find your gallery and I can't seem to view the galleries alphabetically anymore? If you post the photo to your gallery, perhaps I can see them since "most recent" is a viewing option?? Nice paint job from what I can see. Ray

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Looks sweet, I'm trying to find your gallery and I can't seem to view the galleries alphabetically anymore? If you post the photo to your gallery, perhaps I can see them since "most recent" is a viewing option?? Nice paint job from what I can see. Ray

Ray, I'm just getting active on the site..I have not had luck posting on the old style forum. I'll work on posting a few Sunday and see if I can get some detail pics posted.

The scheme was a take-off that I came up with from the newer Mooney schemes, but a combination of two or three paint schemes. Many of the new designs have "Swooping" lines. I wanted more of a straight accent lines going to the rear, no swoops. The plane was too short and stubby. I did not think the lines looked right with something like the up/down swoosh and splash (if that makes any sense). Thanks for the positive input.. :)

The colors are AcryGlo Sherwin Williams Skyscape. Matterhorn Base, Imperial Red Metallic, Black Velvet Metallic.

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Thanks for the comps.. As far as the #s go Dave has it right. Only 2" required on our years. I used "Mena Aircraft Paint". There are several paint shops at Mena airport. They all seem to keep busy. Price was pretty close, as I got a quote from all. There was one that was a smaller shop and a good bit higher then the rest. The area is a mini-industrial park w/ all types of services. My fly time was about 2 hrs from my home base WDYR. It is near Hot Springs Arkansas so the flight was over some pretty scenery. Some low flying MOA to our west that was active, but no issue. I picked Mena because they had just done a local construction companies Navajo and the work was great. I'm sure they are all good.

Now it's fly for an hour and polish for two hours after :).

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Got a chance for a few more pics today. So I don't take up to much forum space here they are posted in my pic album. Like was mentioned before, I flew for an hour, landed to clean bugs and take pics for two hours. I guess I'm OCD. Upgrading avionics next month..Gotta let the checkbook heal first and take some time to just enjoy flying.

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If you don't intend to leave the country, they are only required to be 2" high. Perfectly legal for the States.

14 C.F.R. § 45.29 Size of marks.

Title 14: Aeronautics and Space

PART 45—IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING

Subpart C—Nationality and Registration Marks

§ 45.29 Size of marks.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, each operator of an aircraft shall display marks on the aircraft meeting the size requirements of this section.

(B)Height. Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this part, the nationality and registration marks must be of equal height and on—

(1) Fixed-wing aircraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except that:

(i) An aircraft displaying marks at least 2 inches high before November 1, 1981 and an aircraft manufactured after November 2, 1981, but before January 1, 1983, may display those marks until the aircraft is repainted or the marks are repainted, restored, or changed;

(ii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on a glider;

(iii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on an aircraft for which the FAA has issued an experimental certificate under §21.191 (d), §21.191 (g), or §21.191 (i) of this chapter to operate as an exhibition aircraft, an amateur-built aircraft, or a light-sport aircraft when the maximum cruising speed of the aircraft does not exceed 180 knots CAS; and

(iv) Marks may be displayed on an exhibition, antique, or other aircraft in accordance with §45.22.

(2) Airships, spherical balloons, nonspherical balloons, powered parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft must be at least 3 inches high; and

(3) Rotorcraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except that rotorcraft displaying before April 18, 1983, marks required by §45.29(B)(3) in effect on April 17, 1983, and rotorcraft manufactured on or after April 18, 1983, but before December 31, 1983, may display those marks until the aircraft is repainted or the marks are repainted, restored, or changed.

© Width. Characters must be two-thirds as wide as they are high, except the number “1”, which must be one-sixth as wide as it is high, and the letters “M” and “W” which may be as wide as they are high.

(d) Thickness. Characters must be formed by solid lines one-sixth as thick as the character is high.

(e) Spacing. The space between each character may not be less than one-fourth of the character width.

(f) If either one of the surfaces authorized for displaying required marks under §45.25 is large enough for display of marks meeting the size requirements of this section and the other is not, full-size marks shall be placed on the larger surface. If neither surface is large enough for full-size marks, marks as large as practicable shall be displayed on the larger of the two surfaces. If any surface authorized to be marked by §45.27 is not large enough for full-size marks, marks as large as practicable shall be placed on the largest of the authorized surfaces.

(g) Uniformity. The marks required by this part for fixed-wing aircraft must have the same height, width, thickness, and spacing on both sides of the aircraft.

(h) After March 7, 1988, each operator of an aircraft penetrating an ADIZ or DEWIZ shall display on that aircraft temporary or permanent nationality and registration marks at least 12 inches high.

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14 C.F.R. § 45.29 Size of marks.

Title 14: Aeronautics and Space

PART 45—IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION MARKING

Subpart C—Nationality and Registration Marks

§ 45.29 Size of marks.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, each operator of an aircraft shall display marks on the aircraft meeting the size requirements of this section.

( B)Height. Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this part, the nationality and registration marks must be of equal height and on—

(1) Fixed-wing aircraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except that:

(i) An aircraft displaying marks at least 2 inches high before November 1, 1981 and an aircraft manufactured after November 2, 1981, but before January 1, 1983, may display those marks until the aircraft is repainted or the marks are repainted, restored, or changed;

(ii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on a glider;

(iii) Marks at least 3 inches high may be displayed on an aircraft for which the FAA has issued an experimental certificate under §21.191 (d), §21.191 (g), or §21.191 (i) of this chapter to operate as an exhibition aircraft, an amateur-built aircraft, or a light-sport aircraft when the maximum cruising speed of the aircraft does not exceed 180 knots CAS; and

(iv) Marks may be displayed on an exhibition, antique, or other aircraft in accordance with §45.22.

(2) Airships, spherical balloons, nonspherical balloons, powered parachutes, and weight-shift-control aircraft must be at least 3 inches high; and

(3) Rotorcraft, must be at least 12 inches high, except that rotorcraft displaying before April 18, 1983, marks required by §45.29( B)(3) in effect on April 17, 1983, and rotorcraft manufactured on or after April 18, 1983, but before December 31, 1983, may display those marks until the aircraft is repainted or the marks are repainted, restored, or changed.

© Width. Characters must be two-thirds as wide as they are high, except the number “1”, which must be one-sixth as wide as it is high, and the letters “M” and “W” which may be as wide as they are high.

(d) Thickness. Characters must be formed by solid lines one-sixth as thick as the character is high.

(e) Spacing. The space between each character may not be less than one-fourth of the character width.

(f) If either one of the surfaces authorized for displaying required marks under §45.25 is large enough for display of marks meeting the size requirements of this section and the other is not, full-size marks shall be placed on the larger surface. If neither surface is large enough for full-size marks, marks as large as practicable shall be displayed on the larger of the two surfaces. If any surface authorized to be marked by §45.27 is not large enough for full-size marks, marks as large as practicable shall be placed on the largest of the authorized surfaces.

(g) Uniformity. The marks required by this part for fixed-wing aircraft must have the same height, width, thickness, and spacing on both sides of the aircraft.

(h) After March 7, 1988, each operator of an aircraft penetrating an ADIZ or DEWIZ shall display on that aircraft temporary or permanent nationality and registration marks at least 12 inches high.

I actually called FAA prior to be sure and the reply was 2" as the minimum size. I got the name and department of the individual(s) that handle these questions. I will admit it took three people to finally get someone who stated 2" on aircraft 30 yrs or older. They were also informed it was a repaint. Mena also had been painting using the smaller 2" #s on a few planes that were owned and operated by FAA and a few FAA Empoyees from the KC office. I guess I'm in OK company. It might be one of those gray areas?. After 20 yrs of being in law enforcement I have seen lots of gray areas of law and statutes. It's all good for now.

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Looks beautiful, the polished door frames and caps are nice !

Thanks..The paint shop took care of doing the caps. After I got it back I spent the better part of the day or so with a fresh can of Mother's Billet/Aluminum Polish and worked on all the door and hatch aluminum frames. I know it's over-doing it, but figured what the heck. We've had some pretty crappy weather lately, hoping for a nice day this weekend to enjoy some of the hard work.

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Really not trying to give you hell about this. I would love to have small numbers on my airplane as well. This thread on ar15.com shows an issue a pilot found himself with. You may want to get a letter to carry around with you in your plane stating the approval in case you get ramp checked. I know that '67F owners have issues sometimes with the location of their data plate above the door, which meets the regs that state it must be visible from the ground, not that you have to be able to read it.

Here is the thread on ar15.com that shows the problems one pilot had in regards to his numbers: http://www.ar15.com/...7/982093_.html

Added: oldcatdriver in that thread, who is now banned from ar15.com, is one of FiFi's pilots (the only flying B29). I would recommend that you just get a letter from the FAA and that you keep it in your airplane in case you run into an inspector like the guy in the thread.

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