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If you look at the screws on your other curtain rods, you will see that they are threaded into an aluminum threaded grommet that was bonded into the Royalite (ABS) Obviously the fastener for your rod has been broken/pulled out previously. You call that fastener a "Molly bolt" but it almost looks like someone did a "shade tree" repair with a plastic drywall fastener. If you are going to build up the broken corner per the guidance above you need to make a decision Either bond a threaded grommet back into the corner like the original Or maybe just remove the curtains completely and rebuild the corner back smoothly

Probably so but my plane doesn’t have tks anyways. I’m too chicken to even get close to ice, not sure having tks would make me feel otherwise. Luckily ice isn’t a big deal down south.

Got the wingtips sorted. Some decent matching paint came with the plane. Are these same switches available from spruce or elsewhere? The fuel pump switch is pretty "loose" in particular but a couple of them are getting there. My beacon occasionally doesn't work as well but I haven't confirmed if it's the switch. Wouldn't surprise me though. It's a strobe, not sure if they're prone to other intermittent issues. (It works without the other strobes on) I secured a small hangar at my home airport though, one of the few private hangars came up and I asked around at the right time. The public hangars are probably a 5 year wait so I'm definitely happy!

Lycoming bearings are made by King Bearing. Their US headquarters are in New Jersey. The bearings are manufactured in Israel and Serbia. They make bearings for both Lycoming and Superior. https://www.kingbearings.com/products/aviation/

Slowly expand your envelope, the Mooney can be landed safely at much higher crosswinds than the 12 kt listed in most POHs if the runway is long enough, you land the upwind wheel first

Sweet ! I can’t wait to have some light on the subject down there I love owning this plane : ) thank you all.

Get part numbers out of Lycoming parts catalog, see if you can order through Spruce, call two more Lycoming dealers like air power and Triad, the you know for sure what is going on

IO360-a3b6d roller tappets Case had about 500 hours, serviced through Divco. Crank and rod bearings. Crank needed no work Don’t have the case s/n available. Builder says “It is the latest bearing design” Primary reason for the post it to see if the story in my original post is true or a line of BS.

I did a quick look at Part 25 and it specifies a max vertical speed at touchdown of 10 fps (600 fpm) at max landing weight.

Thanks, I'll seal it up and see what happens. If it keeps being too high I'll start troubleshooting.

I just recently did that

Everybody's got their favorite technique. I usually approach with takeoff flaps if it's gusty. This allows a higher deck angle for less flare, less drag and a higher approach speed. I add 5 knots above what I would use with full flaps at my weight and if it's gusty and the airspeed is bouncing around I adjust so that the lowest airspeed hits my planned approach speed. I fly a crabbed approach until about 50 feet where I adjust to a wing low attitude to test if I have enough rudder to straighten out. There is a limit to how low you drop a wing since the tips are not very far above the ground.

So- as I build up my experience and start stretching some of my comfort zones- I'm used to adding 1/2 the gust factor to my approaches. Usually not a problem, as there is usually part of the wind component coming down the runway. Last flight, the wind was 90 degrees to the runway. I accepted that I would have some extra speed, and touched down further down the runway. (no other runway options) Any tidbits on what you do when presented with this situation? Thanks Rob

Thanks, will be picking up some LPS 2 at Ace tomorrow.

I set this page up on the MFD in front of my wife’s seat to answer all of the questions she has had on our flights to see the kids and grandkids. How much longer? What time will it be when we get there? How fast are we going? Do we have a tailwind? Are we going to have enough gas? Where’s the closest bathroom? Now she sets the XM radio to her favorite channel and answers her own questions.

This is only a guess, but I suspect the demise of the servo may be hastened by exposure to TKS fluid blowing around inside the tail. No way to prove it, and no idea how to mitigate the risk.

Sarasota Avionics got it done !!! New retraction tubes fabricated and a complete re-rig and testing on the landing gear. Flew it out today.

Actually, I've been thinking that Boron Nitride lubricants might be the best. BN is really slippery and it dries without leaving any oily film. Dupont has a number of lubricants using it and there are other brands as well. DuPont_Lubricants_Catalog_2022.pdf

I wonder what the experience using dry lubes is? e.g. silicone, PTFE-based things. In the world of high-velocity projectile launchers, required to have high availabilty and with occasional rugged conditions and long storage periods, I've had good luck with: 1. TW25B (available as a white grease and also an alcohol-based spray that "dries"), which I believe is PTFE-based and also with 2. Eezox. If cleaned off this leaves a very dry residual and inhibits corrosion very well but also contains tricholoroethylene [IIRC] in the delivery base. I've heard it can cause other issues but have never really understood the concern... I think it has to do with chlorinated organics doing something weird to metal. OTOH it has worked great for me over many years. I am still meaning to disassemble and clean my ball vents. I could always try Eezox or TW25B on those, and make sure they are touch-dry before re-install. OTOH they are aluminum (??) so not sure it would help. DK

The latest addendum didn’t change the primary settings. It did provide some optional settings to be used if “pitch or pitch trim is overreactive.” So, most likely an installer would start with the standard settings and only use the optional settings if unable to resolve pitch issues otherwise. My understanding is that while the autopilot is primarily attitude based, it does have a rate component to improve dynamic response and apparently this causes problems in some airframes. The changes dial back, or perhaps eliminate, the rate component.

3.6 sec before touch down they were 1100fpm. That is a required go-around.

They finished the job in late May, so it would have been that Rev. But it was redone in September, IIRC. They pull the latest from Garmin dealer website each time.

The M20 type certificate specifies 6 ply mains and 4 ply nose tires for short bodies and 6 ply tires all around for mid-length and long bodies, including the M20G. I run FCIIIs with Michelin Air Stop tubes, personally. The tires matter a lot less than the tubes do, I think.

Yes, I did with the original head unit that controls it. The servo runs about 800bucks which is ridiculous considering how simple and cheap the parts inside are. Luckily I didn’t have to buy a new one since I already had it. It was still way cheaper than possibly having to buy a replacement rudder. And now I get the benefit of the trim working. Just hope it stays working for awhile.