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Mission
Statement And Some Personal Stuff about: Who we are.  We feel that it is
important for you to know to whom exactly you may be entrusting your favorite Mooney while
you are doing business with our organization. Therefore, rather than just being a "voice on the phone," and who (as a broker/dealer) may be operating out of a spare bedroom or cubbyhole office someplace, you should know a little about our personal history and qualifications. To the man, we truly operate this endeavor because we love Mooneys and have made it our business to learn as much about the fabulous Mooney product line as humanly possible. We also make every effort to appreciate the effort and expense you go to just to bring your Mooney to us, and we strive to make every attempt to treat you just as we would like to be treated.  We emphatically ask
that if you ever have any comments or suggestions, please never hesitate to make your
feelings known to us. Like they say, "if you are happy tell others, if not please
tell us!" For if you aren't satisfied, our staff has failed and if you don't make
us aware, you too share in the responsibility! Note: Click on photo for a larger view of our staff.
Experience Simply Knows No Substitute..... Bios and Personal Staff Information
While heralding from a long lineage of mechanics and mechanical tinkers, Coy's formal
education includes two degrees (Marketing Management and Psychology)
and his Mooney experience dates back to his "college days" in Missouri. It He has since amassed flying experiences (or stick time) in everything from hang
gliding (via jumping off cliffs), ulta-lights, various "tail draggers", to
MU2's, and Citations. The vast majority of his 4,000+ hours is (of course) in his favorite
-- Mooneys. He holds IFR CFI/BGI license's and also has significant stick time in
gliders with a sprinkling of experience in helicopters as well. He served as test pilot
for countless Mooney mod STC flight tests, has given numerous seminars on Mooney
maintenance and Mod procedures, while being a graduate of the Mooney Factory Service
School. Coy has flown in numerous exhibition and organized races and currently holds
several "official" NAI/FAI World Speed Records in Mooneys which still
stand.
Our Crew is what makes us different....!
Back Rows From Left to Right: It is most doubtful you will ever find a more experienced Mooney Crew anyplace! Jeffrey P. Dick
Mark, a true Southerner, was born in The Big Easy (New Orleans, LA) but mostly
claims Atlanta as his home where for nearly 10 years he served as a Major Projects
Superintendent for a large commercial construction firm. Aviation "sang her sweet
song" and Mark was listening. As a result, his intrinsic love for flying brought him
both to Florida and to change occupations to his true love, Mooneys. Mark is married with
2 children and holds a Private being fully qualified in every M20 model including TLS and
Ovations. Kevin J, Surrell Kevin's first Mooney experience after a enjoying carrier operations with the Navy was with Coy in St. Louis at Mod Squad in circa 1985. Gaining some 5 years invaluable Mooney experience helping designing Mooney mods while at Mod Squad, Kevin then followed Coy to his opening of Mod Works in '90 where he served as Mod Works Service Manager until 1994 when he became a part owner and VP Customer Service. Selling his portion of Mod Works in '96 he personally became a Mooney owner gaining some 1,200+ hrs acting as both a test pilot and owner. Kevin temporality left the Mooney maintenance/mod business for a few years but Al's little handiwork sang her sweet song and Kevin has been listening........all the while. In short, Kevin brings an astounding amount of Mooney know-how and hands-on experience to our shop as for some 15 years, quite possibly he has single-handedly supervised more Mooney mods than anyone on the planet! He now leads our "mod crew" and you can consider yourself lucky to have Kevin's doting hands bless your Mooney while here in our shop. Besides his Mooney expertise, Kevin is also an accomplished property and causality insurance agent and operates a chain of automotive agencies locally. There is no doubt that Kevin has Mooniac fluids flowing through his veins and is a welcome addition to our shop. William (Bill) Turner William (Bill) Turner joins the other ex Mod Works or Mod Squad era employees such as Chief A&P Mike Haucke, Fueltankologist Lew Lewyckyj, Mod Specialist Frank Paul. The addition of Bill along with their fellow co-workers, brings the "Mooney specific" experience level at Coy’s Venice based operation up to nearly the 100 Year Cumulative Mooney Experience milestone, something few (if any) other Mooney shops can claim. Bill’s Mooney career started nearly 10 years ago when Coy brought him aboard while with the Mod Squad in St. Louis. When Coy left (the old) St. Louis Mod Squad in circa ’89 to start his Florida Mooney operations, Bill (along with Kevin) soon followed. Bill had been with Mod Works Inc. for nearly 10 years, first as an A&P Mooney Specialist, then Paint Shop Manager, and for the last 3 years as a Mod & Service Consultant. Bill’s "hands on" knowledge is superb and he speaks Mooney fluently. Bill's background, that of a world traveler "Army Brat," starts out in
aviation with his service in the USAF where he was a Staff Sergeant Line Mechanic on
T-38’s to B-52’s. Interestingly Bill was stationed at Edwards ASAF Base Flight
Test Center where he worked on the F15 and A10 test pilot programs. Born in Texas but has
lived in Florida 18 years. Bill is married and has 1 boy in high school.
Sales Consultant, Pilot & (Good Mooniac Communicator)
Cal hails from from central Ohio where he founded, owned, and operated MoJac Inc a
successful propane gas trucking company for some 35 years. After selling his trucking
business, Cal tired of the depressing and "dreary Midwest winters," so he
elected to move to our tropical corner of Mooney paradise here in Gulf Front Venice some 2
years ago.
Dewey hails from the Midwest (Missouri) where he served as an Lead Engineer for
Research & Development of the Dayco Technical Center for Dayco Products Inc. Dayco is
a major manufacturer of automotive drive components. His duties included designing and
developing automotive belt tensioners now in wide use by European and Japanese automotive
manufacturers. His designs involved parts made by "state-of-the-art" CNC
and CAD/CAM milling, die casting, stamping, cold-forming, powdered metal, investment
casting and plastic injection molding processes. Many of these talents and experiences
learned at Dayco transfer directly to his function here at Mooney Mart where Dewey designs
STC components and retrofits while serving as the FAA STC Coordinator and Engineer.
Mike has probably completed more Mooney engine change STC's and mods (well over 200+)
than anyone in the U.S., bar none. He is also well versed on the M20 airframe as having
special expertise in landing gear set-ups and repairs as well as speed mods. Coy says of
Mike, "He has been working in aviation since 1976 and I hired Mike some 11 years
ago where he has served as my lead and (now) Chief Powerplant STC Tech and Mechanic. Mike
previously served with me when I was at both Mod Squad and when I founded/owned Mod Works.
When something is not quite right on my personal Mooney's engine, I talk to Mike."
Mike is an avid fisherman and (interestingly) has worked as a "high performance"
engine mechanic in the automotive racing industry.
Don Jansen’s true love of flying began in 1967 when he took his
first lesson at historic College Park Airport in Maryland. Don flew for the Annapolis
Navel Cadet Program for 1 year, the Civil Air Patrol for 20 years and participated in the AOPA
Air Safety Foundation flight training clinics for 6 years teaching pinch hitter,
instrument procedures, and instrument proficiency courses in addition to freelance flight
instruction.
"Lew is undoubtedly on of the finest Mooney craftsmen I have ever had the
pleasure of working with," says Coy. Coy further adds "I hired Lew some 9
years ago when I owned Mod Works and while there his duties included that of a master
airframe mechanic (sheet metal) and fuel tank repair specialist." Another of
Lew's specialties is his ability to duplicate (or better) OEM quality riveting and hand
crafting sheet metal repairs on major insurance rebuilds especially where "it
shows". Office Manager & Office Staff
No company can run efficiently if the office staff isn't experienced, is ill equipped,
or not up to par. We are certainly fortunate in that we have an experienced professional
such as Deni to head up our front office. Deni originally hails from Indiana where she
studied Interior Design and minored in Business Administration. Uniquely, she also owned
and operated her own successful cosmetology school and served as an Office Manger for such
companies as Caterpillar's Large Engine Division.
Every now and again someone special enters your life or organization which everyone can truly say is always a true joy to work and be associated with. Kate is such person in our organization......and we consider ourselves lucky to have her. Besides being a Cum Laude Graduate (Accounting) from Indiana U and having the distinction of being listed in "Who's Who" by Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Kate is truly an energetic "spark" in our organization. She handles all of our closing statements, accounting, and our invoicing as well as our computerized parts inventory system. She lives in Venice Florida where she reports that as an avid bird watcher, she spends lots of spare time at the beach and "wetting her line" in anticipation to landing that "big one". Being an avid bird watcher however creates interesting commentary with Coy who reports that as an outdoorsman himself, his favorite sport is "watching" birds or other game through his Redfield 3X9 Scope attached while to his favorite Browning rifle.... She comes to us from Elcotel Electronic where she served as an accountant whose supervisor reports was deeply saddened by her leaving. Prior to that Kate has lived in Madrid Spain for 2 1/2 years where she enjoyed "getting to know the real Spain" and raising her "Magna Cum Laude" son of whom she is most proud..... Shop Personnel Qualifications Summary As you read the preceding backgrounds and bio's on our staff, it is hard
to comprehend a more qualified Mooney Maintenance and Mod Shop anywhere!
Rather unabashedly we might point out several of our folks probably have Mooney specific
knowledge that few (if any) other A&P have accumulated anywhere else.
Far more often than not, even considering travel expenses to and from our well staffed semi-tropical facility, it is far less expensive in the long run to let our mechanics Do What They Do Best, rather than allow others to "Learn On Your Mooney".. When choosing your Mooney's support staff, |
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Mooney experience. Our goal is to make your flying and owning one of Al,
Art, and Ralph's magnificent, efficient and fast, "magic carpet "
creations one of your lives most productive, safest, and enjoyable experiences. 
was there that he not only managed the college flying club and
served as an charter pilot/CFI, but also taught a college course in flying and
meteorology. Interestingly, while in college his love of fast cars, motorcycles,
boats, and aircraft led to his doing some amature racing. 
His
business background includes ownership and founding of various unique business which still
exist today (mostly now owned by others) such as a boat manufacturing
company, a manufactured housing/RV dealership, a coin operated telephone company, several
commercial real estate ventures, and (of course) the former Mod
Squad and Mod Works. Interestingly, his actual Mooney
experiences date back to "college CFI days" in Missouri when his love of the
Mooney brothers' (Al and Art) handiwork caused him to fall in love a certain (then brand
new) super fast 1967 M20E. 
He
has since served as a Consulting or Contributing Editor to various highly respected 
"independent" consumer
orientated magazines such as AVIATION CONSUMER and LIGHT
PLANE MAINTENANCE. He specializes as an "investigative reporter" for such
topics as aircraft corrosion and high performance engines, and he does research on various
new and innovative products being introduced to the GA marketplace such as: ANR headset
technology, oil and fuel additives, new (non-corrosive) paint strippers, the hi-tech pulse
technology battery maintenance, emergency/survival equipment, and many other new products.
Many of the fruits of his flying experiences and subjects of his AVIATION
CONSUMER articles and investigative reports can now be found in The Mooney Brothers Aeroplane Co. Outfitters Catalog.
Take advantage of his vast
Mooney related aviation experiences, and visit his amazing Mooney facility in person
and/or visit the nifty Mooney Bro's Aeroplane Co. Outfitters
Catalog site. 
. It is this illustrated reference book which serves as the backbone
of Mooney Mart's well received 
Few aviation professionals have amassed Jeff's
versatile business background and still have his depth of both pilot and mechanical
aviation savvy. Prior to aviation singing her sweet song to Jeff but after leaving his
parents' Michigan based poultry business, Jeff founded, owned, and operated a chain of
successful Service Stations and Goodyear Automotive Service Centers in the Detroit area.
Under his ownership and by 1989 these business grew from eight employees to thirty-five
and annual sales exceeded some $5 million.
Calvin
(Cal) F. Hensley 
She
brings copious organizational and people skills to our organization and she may
very well be your first point of contact with us. It is her job to interface with both our
modification/service Mooney owners as well as our Aircraft Sales clients to see that your
contracts and invoices are accurate and up to date. She is also in charge of scheduling
deliveries and seeing to it that your needs are met while visiting.
