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So what's with the Apple n' Worm Livery?

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While traveling, probably the number one question regarding this particular Mooney aircraft is "Why the apple tail art?" - well ... there is a story behind that! N201CN was acquired in Massachusetts in 2017 with its current registration number (CN or Charlie November). As the contract was being finalized, the previous owner revealed that the registration fee was past due and had not been paid ergo, the plane may need to be RE-REGISTERED with a new number after purchase if the FAA reassigns the number. Beyond the sheer cost of re-painting new registration numbers on any plane, that number was CRITICAL to the purchase because we had already settled on the livery concept for the aircraft. That number HAD to come with the plane or no deal. Needless to say, a few phone calls, notes, and a check later, the matter was resolved and Charlie November was good to go and on its way. Ironically, Teresa was not the one to officially receive the plane but it was DENISE who had flown the Pur...

The clock is ticking down to race day!

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 Welcome to our Air Race Classic Team #9 race blog. As we are prepping the plane and pilots for the race we will report in here on our progress.  The race begins in Fairhope, Alabama (KCQF) on Tuesday the 17th of June so just about two and a half weeks before the big push to Spokane, Washington (KSFF), some 2426 statue miles to the northwest. As always our pilot duo carry over from the Purple Hearts Piper Archer team of years past. This year Teresa Camp based in Oklahoma  will roll out the 1978 Mooney J to chariot herself and tenacious Denise Robinson from Connecticut to the finish line. The plane underwent a motor re-fit in September of 2024 and has logged just under 95 hours on a 3600 hour airframe in preparation for a trouble-free run.  The Sight Seein' Mooney (N201CN) features a 200 HP Lycoming IO-360 air-cooled engine, Powerflow tuned exhaust, Gami fuel injectors all tucked under a streamlined carbon fiber and glass LoPresti cowling. Inside the pilots enjoy a fu...