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Just had my O360 overhauled at American Aircraft in Tulsa. $31 out the door. They do all the rebuilds on the Civil Air Patrol. Great people to work with.

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Mine is all the way left on the bottom row and the numbers are a bit small. It would be nice to have a bit more obvious of an indicator when temps start getting near the danger zone instead of the first warning being 30deg passed a much more reasonable redline for the engine.

Lets say your airplane lives in a hangar, rarely flys in the rain and you use AS 22 as directed each year so your speedbrakes work perfectly… are you still required to send in the speedbrakes at 1000hours for “clutch lubrication and spring replacement”? Are ICAs required? It would seem they are based on their name…

I can’t help much except to say that a few years ago when I last had the steering horn on our C overhauled by LASAR Dan there recommended that I also replace these rod ends, which I did and I haven’t had any steering-related problems since. This is just to say that apparently they are a regular wear item and you are probably on the right path in replacing them. Plus one for the bolts, though. Definitely replace them too.

No, but I will get new bolts for that. I didn’t realize they wear as well. We just looked up there with it on jacks and wiggled it, but it’s ok right now so we didn’t take it apart. It was my first annual with this airplane and we had enough other things to lighten my wallet.

M20C For Sale This is a VERY clean airplane….truly one of the nicest C models you’ll find! Low airframe time, NDH, mid-time engine, very nice panel. 1966 Mooney M20C For Sale 3293 TTAF 1160 SMOH New Scimitar prop/gov (no AD) 75 SNEW 2/2025 Annual inspection Recent New avionics include: GNX375 (Nav-WAAS/adsb-in-out) LPV appch Weather Transponder Traffic Bluetooth to your iPad Garmin 225 com Garmin audio panel 345 4 pl Intercom KX170B nav 2 ILS capable / glide slope KN 64 dme Co-Pilot PTT Mooney PC system / wing leveler New metal instrument panel V nice paint Many mods— -Cowl closure -brake disc reverse -New Scimitar prop/gov (no AD) ----- 75 SNEW -Flap gap seals -alternator conversion -newer battery -LED wingtip lights, tail light, ldg light and strobe/beacon -power flow exhaust creates up to + 10% more power -Electronics International fuel flow/totalizer— Total fuel / gph / fuel remaining -EI egt/cylinder head temp/OAT -EI Volts / AMPs -One piece windshield -Minnesota-Wisconsin-Az airplane -Mooney Specialist maintained -Bruce’s engine cover -Tanis engine heater -NO known damage -More! My Mooney (66 C model) got its real makeover about 12 Years ago. Very nice paint; v nice interior; engine oh’d in ‘08 / ‘09; recent new scimitar prop. Several mods including: Power Flo exhaust (+ 10 horsepower) so it’s a bit faster than a lot of C’s1 Asking $ 93k -- Let's discuss! **If you have a C140 or a Champ/Luscombe, etc. we can work something out

I got signed off yesterday by Snoopy while in Las Vegas for the Henderson PPP. (Got to fly with Don Kaye). No clinics close to the Pacific Northwest since Velcro and Clippy moved away. Janet was gracious enough to take a morning out of her busy schedule to fly with me.

I submitted the following to the docket: I strongly object to the proposal to decommission in entirety the air-to-ground communications network used by pilots to contact Flight Service Stations (FSS). While it is undoubtedly true that the volume of calls has substantially decreased in the past decade, likely due to use of other technologies, the voice capability via Flight Service Remote Communications Outlets remains invaluable. While raw weather data is available by datalink, assistance in interpretation of this data can be critical. One cannot overstate the value of having an experienced professional available to assist in weather-related decision making. This expertise must be accessible by radio. Assistance in obtaining and interpreting Notices to Airman is another essential use of air-to-ground contact. This is so important if any changes need to be made to a planned flight after departure. Questions on temporary flight restrictions need ready answers. Activating, closing and modifying flight plans often cannot be done on the ground using web sites or text messages, and sometimes phone service at remote airports is non-existent. The air-to-ground frequencies allow contact with FSS either shortly after departure or prior to landing for this purpose. If the time on a flight plan needs to be extended, the ability to contact FSS in a timely manner can save search and rescue efforts. While it may be argued that FSS services to airborne aircraft could be provided by Air Traffic Control specialists, that does not fit with the way things work in the real world. Controllers--if they respond at all to a call from an unexpected aircraft--often tell the pilot to contact FSS with requests such as flight plan operations, pilot reports and practically everything else which is not their highest priority. These services will not be simply shifted to ATC; they will be de facto eliminated. It would be reasonable to look at reduction in the total number of air-to-ground outlets by seeing where there is overlap of coverage. The complete dissolution of this network in the name of cost savings is ridiculous at best, dangerous or deadly at worst. Thank you for your consideration. I find it hard to believe that any Mooney pilot would support elimination of ALL air-to-ground FSS frequencies. It's pretty easy to submit a comment on this. Go here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2025-0558 Jon

My guess is that George will now declare the Cirrus to be painted with "inadequate" paint system and "poorly maintained" which clearly caused the damage shown in the video . After all, well maintained planes that use "proper" paint are fine when G100UL is splashed around. Sarcasm off...

If all that it is is a mag sensor, this might be your problem: https://continental.aero/service-bulletins/SB02-3.PDF

I agree this is a possibility but no one could do it even if I could get Mooney or Garmin to help. My avionics guy says he is limited on anything g1000 on the Mooney because Mooney retained all the rights and Mooney doesn’t have avionics support.

Hi All, Looking to replace main gear tires (probably the result of being a bit too compliant with early turn-offs). Along the way thinking about replacing tubes or at least buying a new one to have handy on trips or if one of the current tubes is not right when changing the tires. Question: Is the following picture from a "straight stem" tube? This is a Goodyear Flight Mate tube in a Michelin Air tire. I've heard the Air Stop tubes are good, but they weren't available when I needed them last year. Also any opinion on the Michelin vs. Goodyear tube is welcome... Thanks, David

A note on flame tubes inside the muffler… they work as flow distributors… they keep the hot parts of the exhaust stream from impinging on the outer wall… when the hot gasses get misdirected… they start to cut their way through the heater muff… this is how heater muffs start allowing CO into the cabin… it takes a lot of things to go wrong… before CO becomes a problem… but, once things start going wrong… 100LL flame temperature is much higher than the softening point of stainless steel… keep your exhaust flow organized…! Best regards, -a-

@PeytonM expect the wear on the hot parts of the exhaust system to be related to how hot the parts get… a fancy way to start the LOP vs ROP discussion… ROP will be sending flames past the exhaust valves… LOP most of the fuel burn is completed before it exits the cylinder… Roughly speaking… a visual inspection of the exhaust tube leaving the cylinder… may give a hint to how hot it has been getting… the tubes start life as smooth surfaced tubes… once heated and cooled a few thousand flights… the surfaces take on a more rough and grainy (?) appearance… hard to describe… but, when measuring thickness… you can probably find that some metal has been moving with the cycles… These parts CAN get red hot… which is about where they lose a lot of their typical strength. by comparison… a TC’d exhaust system takes a thermal beating compared to an LOP’d NA exhaust system… you might just get lucky! PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… best regards, -a-

The most ironic thing about G100UL is that most likely is much worse for health and public safety than 100LL

You can buy acrylic and polycarbonate sheet at Home Depot for cheap.

Anyone here participating in the upcoming clinics and Caravan to OSH? My plane is in the shop and hopefully ready in time to participate in the Flying Monkeys clinic in Wichita (24-26 April) and the Texas clinic (1-3 May). I missed last year and hope to make up for it this year.

Just go to a local glass or window shop. They’ll usually just rob a small piece of acrylic off another project. Cut it to spec. I think I paid the guy $15

My G2 was an older version and the newer screen is improved. I sent it back for repair (EPROM failure) so they offered the upgrade at a reasonable cost. -Don

20 flight hours, 14 tach hours on the engine, doing well so far. #1 and #4 hottest on climb full power - figured things still tight so start cruise climb earlier and drop RPM to 2500. No oil usage at all since oil change so that is showing stability in oil consumption. Lots of power and cruise is great on temps and fuel consumption so far. Flew yesterday and will tomorrow. Monitoring everything and removing cheek panels to inspect. @ 35 tach hours since IRAN or 3 months, I’ll change oil and restart oil analysis again… -Don

One last question: risers. I was told at 4100 hrs, it’s likely that all risers would need to be replaced. Again, it’d an IO360A3B6D. Thoughts & experience please.

@PeteMc you don’t put a high concentration tip on it and get 2’ away from it. in fact, the foaming portion isn’t a hard stream at all. It just gives the blast enough juice to “atomize” the soap through the affixed soap container. I’ve had no luck with anything close to useful with a hose attachment. a rinse with a wide area nozzle and distance from the surface just rinses with a high volume fine mist. Or pull the pressure off altogether.

I have an insight g2, always thought about this but… green bars, red bars, I just look at the numbers. I don’t think there’s any audio on the unit What’s the deal with the new screen? Any benefit?