They sure are nice! The running price for the Mooney Ercoupe is about 25K. Unless this is a super airplane, I can't see spending as much as a full sized moioney would cost! Al
Greg Bullough wrote: > I've been admiring a pretty little green Mooney Cadet (an > Ercoupe by another name) at MMU (New Jersey) for a while. > > Today, the owner was out running up the engine. It seems > he's lost his medical, and is ready to sell. > > So here's the scoop: > > 1970 Mooney Cadet > 2900 TTAF > 250 SMOH C-90 > I saw a Val-Com MX11 com radio, Mode C > and Narco Nav 12 (the all-in one VOR head) > The Cadet has the nice feature that the radios > go in the panel! > I'd rate the paint a 7 (bright green Imron, not worn out > but not shiny without wax any more on sun-exposed areas). > Interior also a 7. > He uses a canopy cover, so the class is good. > > There are little luxuries like dual toe-brakes and seats > the slide back and forth. This is the late one, with the 'Mooney' > tail; it'll stall, skid, slip, and spin (placarded against the > latter). > > He wants $30K (it's in Trade-a-Plane as such). > > This gent claims to have put 2000 hours on it himself. I > sat in it, and it felt real nice. Just a cool, cool, > plane. > > Though I'm not willing to go that high for an Ercoupe myself > right now, and anywhere near that, I'd probably rather have > a twin-tail Alon, I'll pass it on to the list. At some > lower price, it would be mine by now :-) > > I know it seems high, but the *gestalt* of this airplane is > excellent. It hasn't been all butchered up. And, on first > glance, there isn't a 'fix up' list as long as your arm. > > The owner is Tom Livesey, at (973) 377-1383 > > Greg > > -- > > Greg Bullough | AFM Local 1000 AFL/CIO > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | K2GWB > | PP-ASEL > www.eclipse.net/~gwb for Compass Rogues & NY Chantey Sings
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