MOA's "What If..." Department
A Unique MOA Members Benefit
"We hope you never have to use..."

Lets face it, individual Mooney owners simply can't be expected to know every nuance concerning the "care and feeding" of Mooneys, dealing with the FAA, or how to best handle a simple "Gear-Up" or other insurance claim etc.  From time to time however, you may have read well-researched articles from industry experts in various magazines such as Aviation Consumer and The MOA PILOT etc. (in fact, we will reprint some here).  Somehow for many of us it seems just when you want to refer back to them, you can't lay your hands on them when you need 'em the most...!   Just for those occasions, we bring you this unique Members Benefit which we hope you never have to use...

 

clipboardiconsm1.gif (1752 bytes)MOA has assembled a team of Mooney savvy experts to offer their best advice and council for those trying times when you need expert advice especially when "time may be of the essence..."   

What You Should Do When....
 1) The FAA beckons something verbally like:  "Please call the tower after you land..."
2)  You land  "Gear Up" without  putting your gear down first.
3) You get a "friendly" letter from the FAA asking you to simply explain why you did what you did...
4)  Your A&P calls to tell you you have severe airframe (or 4130 tubular fuselage) rust/corrosion which just grounded your Mooney... big time!
5)  You have an "off airport"  landing event and/or significant insurance claim
6)  You have a simple "gear collapse" landing event
7)  You have a "prop strike" OR even a sudden stopage-of sorts...
8)  Your shop calls to tell you you have totally unexpected engine problems big time...And your engine you thought your engine wasn't ready for an O/Haul, or even close...! 

bulhorn01.gif (1674 bytes)Many times owners call or email MOA headquarters with un-expected problems looking for timely expert advice. Often times they are facing critical situations for which they feel they aren't equipped to handle perhaps simply because they haven't dealt with similar circumstances prior.  After all, this is perfectly  understandable.  This section is designed to help you to learn from others mistakes and benefit from their knowledge.   While we hope you will never have to use the information collected here, but if you ever do it may very well save you time, heartache, and money.   

const.gif (412 bytes)As of Jan. 16, 02 this "Members Only" department is still under construction.   Within a few weeks we will endeavor to expand this department with more re-prints of select articles and suggestions from our team of Mooney industry experts.  We welcome your suggestions and comments as well as your experiences on the subjects at hand.   Please call or email us with your input.