JKSmith

How much for the sl60? Highly interested. 270-772-2223

I got my baby back yesterday y'all. After a lot of time and money spend she's back In the air. Fresh overhaul by Zephyr engines, and a lot of oddball airframe work has really made a extreme difference to my Mooney! I'm happy to be back in action! Now it's time for the break in period, I've been going by zephyrs recommendations and hopefully will be finished breaking it in here in a week or so

Yes, flushed the prop and oil cooler along with any associated lines. We're replacing the engine mount bolts and the lord engine pads. Figured while it was off to go ahead and do it. I installed those nice blue o-rings. Windows are sealed good, even tho it was a Florida plane till the early 90's i credit her decent health to being well covered and hangerd. All hoses will be replaced as the boss recommended it. The fire shield sounds like a good idea I may take your knowledge and apply that. May help with some temps as well. I've heard a lot of good with Zephyr and L.J. Has been a good friend with my engine. He's he boss and knows what's best according to my engine and his advice will be well followed. It's to expensive not to listen to him lol

Modern Mooney yokes are big $$ and like stated above get rid of the AD and is a pretty simple log entry. I like the feel and will probably bite the bullet one day on them. Someone correct me if I have read you have to replace the rods the yokes mount on because the drilled holes are drilled opposite the way the old ones are drilled??

They could have been re sealed, and looking back I would have re sealed them for the savings. But I went with new so that it would be a quick, and "new" part replacement. I also done it myself. Overhauls especially unexpected sure do break your heart. I seriously lost some sleep and worried a lot. So don't stress over the small stuff, from what I've seen on Facebook your bird is in good hands

I'd buy the 55gal drum then sell gallon jugs of it to my hanger neighbors for some profit. It may pay for the fluid you use. Just a thought.

I go in and out of grass all the time. A runway I personally know, and compete some during the STOL competitions. Good shock discs, stable approaches, and staying light is key. If ya want a short takeoff load the baggage compartment down and keep the nose light (also helps with any grass operations)

That's a awesome grass strip!!

I see how it is, ya don't trust facebook! Haha JK

Thankyou! It has been a stressful experince, at the end of it all I will have a new better established confidence in my ole girl. We had just removed the panels and was in the process of storing them but very happy they haven't found anything corrosion wise because what they have found which was small crap has been taken care of

I have a neighbor that has special flying gloves, don't know why tho he just flys a c-150. May be a good idea, get ya a single Michael Jackson glove yee hee hee!

Yes sir, that is something that I have seen and assisted with removing. Im ready to have my girl back, it feels good to have all this stuff fixed and a engine that my IA can't gripe about for a while.

I hope everyone has had a great flying season! I hate that my crazy schedule has hindered my communications with everyone Facebook has been my go to for a while (Facebook mooney club). Ive put 107 hours on my bird since last annual and this annual has been crazy. So far we've rebuilt the Main gear, and replace the nose gear truss and steering links along with all new shock discs. New brake calipers, and oh may I mention a engine over haul by Zephyr (I really like those guys). My mechanics jokingly call there selves rotorcraft mechanics since they find every little thing but now the one thing that worries me is the SB-m20-208b corrosion inspection! Surely something would have been found by now I mean darn! They strip the plane apart and have never mentioned anything out of the ordinary corrosion wise and I've had the fuselage corrosion-X'd and looked at and once again nothing. I may be crazy, but after this annual I am just waiting for some more bad news!! What do y'all think? Btw I love my A&P/IA they are way to thorough and would never doubt there skills. They want there money and don't mind digging for it lol

I assume it will be available in a WASS form? If not I'll need a WASS transponder