Check with Hector at AeroComfort in San Antonio. He does first-class work, his prices are reasonable, and I can guarantee you'll be delighted with the result. He did a magnificent job on my Mooney a few months ago, and from the photos of a recent interior of his on a Mooney forum, I'd say my gorgeous new interior- upholstery, side panels, overhead, glareshield, etc., was no fluke.
Actually, a Mooney shop in southern Indiana took the interior out, crated it, sent it to AeroComfort in San Antonio, and three weeks later, uncrated the miracle, installed it, and I picked the new airplane up and flew it home, grinning like an idiot the whole way. (Used FF miles, endured commercial in the interim.)
All the negotiations were handled by email and telephone. It was surprisingly easy, the price was fair, lower than other quotes for far better quality, and the guy's a real design artist. It's great to be the recipient of such pride in workmanship. Can't recommend AeroComfort highly enough.
San Antonio isn't that far from Houston. Can you find someone to give you a ride? Or do a cheap car rental? Heck, Southwest generally has really cheap fares between the cities.
That isn't the issue (I did my Mooney complex and familiarization at KSAT). Most people recommend that you be close to an upholsterer and having it done in Houston (or western Louisiana for that matter) means I could do a mid-work check-up on them since the drive is short.
Ah, OK. Different perspective. When I lived in San Antonio, I occasionally went over to Houston for lunch, and I frequently went over to West Loop for 2 hour meetings on business.... Sometimes I flew, sometimes I drove. YMMV
Good grief, you were a "Texas Driving Fool!" :wink2:
This is a phrase I came up with when we returned to Texas after a 20 year hiatus. It describes people who consider an 8-hour round trip drive a "day trip". Of course, San Antone is only about a 6-hour round trip from Houston, eight+ from Beaumont.