The Joy of AviationOMG. I’m so devastated and so happy. Devastated because the plane of my dreams turned out not to be. Happy because I’m out of the deal and got (most) of my deposit back.
As you can see in my earlier post, I was totally excited to be purchasing a Mooney 205. Trust is critical to a [...]
The Piper Cub is an iconic light airplane that’s perfectly suited for flying “low and slow” (less than 200′ above the ground (AGL) at 65 knots). Almost 20,000 of them were built between 1937 and 1947 and a flight in one time-travels you back to the barnstorming days of early aviation. I [...]
We agreed on a price a couple of days ago and the contract is signed today. Tomorrow, my soon to be new-to-me Mooney 205SE will go to Cole Aviation for an pre-buy and annual.
Here’s the specs:
1988 M20J / 205SE
TT: 1570
SNEW: 985
Prop: 985
Paint: 1995
160kts 11gph cruise
843Lbs Useful load, eligible for increase to 1,000
