Say what you want about Mooneys

Well, I like 'em. Here's my personal P-51:

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Beautiful plane - I love Ovations. Wish I had an Ovation budget, but alas I do not. As long as I stay single though I should be able to afford my 201, and have enough left over to fly it some.

(I just moved out of my parents and told them I want to be self-supporting, we'll see how that goes) its a noble cause nonetheless.
 
DavidWhite said:
Beautiful plane - I love Ovations. Wish I had an Ovation budget, but alas I do not. As long as I stay single though I should be able to afford my 201, and have enough left over to fly it some.
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Thank you, Dave. This one's a turbo Ovation (Acclaim). It took me a long time to get to this budget but I finally made it. Not having any kids helped. :wink2:
 
How can any pilot not love a Mooney? :D

David, I have an extra alternator if you're in need of one... I'm parting a 201 right now and this one looks to be in great shape off a 220 SMOH engine. PM me if you're interested.
 

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I'm like the statue of liberty when it comes to aircraft.

Give me your old, your ugly, your backwards asses.......

or something like that?

In other words, I'll take anything ;)
 
KeithASanford said:
Ironically enough, the Globe Swift is sort of how I've heard Taylor Swift described by her ex boyfriend. She's great to look at, but can be a bit of a nightmare to actually deal with for more than a little while. :loco:
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One of the best songs I've heard has a chorus: "She ain't pretty, she just looks that way".
 
They clean it like 3x a week
 
DavidWhite said:
I know/hope this is in jest.
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Most assuredly so. Few a/c are so ugly as to be deemed unairworthy and this isn't one of them. Perhaps there is a thread for that though.

"Shunned by the other a/c the lowly (Shorts Skyvan, etc.) will have to wait until next year for another chance to procreate."
 
DavidWhite said:
If you ask a mooney owner about maintenance that is when they start to fidget and quickly change the subject.
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Bah. The Ovation has been excellent. Aside from oil changes, over the past almost-year it's been:

1) Roll servo (made by King)
2) Autopilot computer repair (made by King)
3) Recognition light (made by Whelen)
4) Two landing lights (made by GE)
5) CHT probe (made by Insight)
6) I think that's it.

The parts of the plane that are actually made by Mooney have been completely flawless so far.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Bah. The Ovation has been excellent. Aside from oil changes, over the past almost-year it's been:

1) Roll servo (made by King)
2) Autopilot computer repair (made by King)
3) Recognition light (made by Whelen)
4) Two landing lights (made by GE)
5) CHT probe (made by Insight)
6) I think that's it.

The parts of the plane that are actually made by Mooney have been completely flawless so far.
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The only mooney issue david had was the tank reseal. Yes an expensive job but its a once every 10 years thing if done right.

A certain amount of leaking is permissible. Our club leaves the mooneys filled to 50 gallons and if you fill them up over 50gal, (save for 68x) you'll get some leaking. Airworthy leaking though :)
 
dell30rb said:
The only mooney issue david had was the tank reseal. Yes an expensive job but its a once every 10 years thing if done right.

A certain amount of leaking is permissible. Our club leaves the mooneys filled to 50 gallons and if you fill them up over 50gal, (save for 68x) you'll get some leaking. Airworthy leaking though :)
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Heck, more like once every 20-40 years if done correctly. I had my '77 tanks professionally re-done in 2008.
 
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