Joe Zuffoletto Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 My old Encore is back on the market again... I stumbled across it on Controller yesterday. I glassed this bird back in 2010, adding the G500 and the EDM930, and also the PS Engineering Bluetooth audio panel. I kept the Garmin 530/430 pair. The current owner has apparently added the Garmin 650/750 stack, extended tanks and a 3-bladed prop. Also replaced the TKS tank. (Anyone have any idea why that would be necessary?) I thought it was pretty sick when I glassed it, but this owner really gilded the lily! Quote
KSMooniac Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 Yes it is! I'd rather have that than almost any other Mooney out there. Do you recall what the useful load was? The MT prop should've resulted in a pretty good weight savings off the nose, and perhaps out of the tail if there were some charlie weights back there. Quote
fantom Posted August 15, 2013 Report Posted August 15, 2013 Based on recent sales, that guy is going to take a massive hit on his recent upgrades to an outstanding bird. Quote
KSMooniac Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 It wasn't that long ago a stock 252 would fetch $200k...and I bet this one would have a hard time getting $175k today. Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk 4 Quote
Joe Zuffoletto Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Posted August 16, 2013 Do you recall what the useful load was? The MT prop should've resulted in a pretty good weight savings off the nose, and perhaps out of the tail if there were some charlie weights back there. I think it was around 860 lbs; 450 after filling the tanks. Quote
KSMooniac Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 Wow, even with the Encore's higher gross weight? Parker's 252 converted to an Encore ended up with >1000 lb useful load, so I'm surprised a "real" Encore is so much heavier. TKS is surely to blame for part of it, but I thought that was only 40-50 lb penalty (not including fluid). Quote
Joe Zuffoletto Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Posted August 16, 2013 The figure I gave is with all fluid tanks full, and with the airplane as originally equipped. I gained 30 lbs of useful load when I glassed it. Quote
jackn Posted August 16, 2013 Report Posted August 16, 2013 Would love to swap, but don't think the financials would work. BTW, did speed test yesterday at 10,500 N,E,S,W during BFR/IPC. Myself, instructor, 50 gallons fuel, 4.5 gallons TKS. Saw 170 true. Quote
rainman Posted August 18, 2013 Report Posted August 18, 2013 Wow, I wish this plane had been available when I bought my K. In the end after a new interior, paint, tanks, glass panel, I'll be so deep into the plane, I can't sell it to get this one. Nice plane. Ray Quote
drewjensen Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Does it take much to get a plane registered in Canada back to US registration? Quote
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