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Can you clarify the intent in option 2? Do you mean going back and forth as necessary for logistics, or maintaining both as belt-and-suspenders so you aren't grounded by an expiring class I-III? ETA: seems like little downside and extra work to getting a Basic Med signoff even if you maintain an FC certificate.

Go to the Bahamas and get a Cheeseburger In Paradise. Bonus points for using a floatplane.

Each person gets to make this choice, but I personally wouldn't put a Gibson cylinder on an airplane I owned. They are the go-to for people doing "cheap" field overhauls. Sellers who are "fixing" an airplane right before they sell it use Gibson, and the cylinder will last for a few hundred hours. Paying all of the labor to remove the old cylinder and replace it with a Gibson is money you'll never get back. If you're set on going with a repaired cylinder I would just send the one you have to J & J Air Parts in Pleasanton TX. (https://www.jjairparts.com/)

Have you tried the RAM pma clamp? Some people have had success that route. Some not. Sorry for your troubles…

If you look through this document, in Section 1.2 it lists the M20F. https://prod-edam.honeywell.com/content/dam/honeywell-edam/aero/en-us/products/cabin-and-cockpit/avionics/autopilots-and-indicators/aerocruze-100-autopilot/documents/hon-aero-ttfs-305-mooney-m20-installation-instructions-aerocruze-autopilot-en.pdf?download=false

What are other Mooney Turbo owners doing about AD 2023 09-09? My parts are on order. It has been over 2 years since this AD came out and no qualified clamps have been produced or available for purchase (at least my sources say so). Yeah, you can get AMOC, but the criteria for that waiver does not apply to my plane (1979 M20K). Apparently my clamps may be 46 years old. It appears I am grounded until next spring when the required parts are then available! Maybe. I’m a CFI and ardently support compliance with all FAA directives. But this is ridiculous. This didn’t just happen, the industry & the FAA have know about this for years. & now I’m grounded. Grrrrrrrrre……

Sorry this is sold. Ill try to update this later. Apologies Billy

How much for the belly strobe? Mine still working, but I thought about getting a spare one just in case.

$99/year for the ignition key to turn, $199/year includes twelve free mag checks!!

There needs to be some space between the knob and panel to ensure that the governor stop is limiting the movement and not the knob end.

Subscription for what?….

Well in the last thing worked on theory along with start with the simple stuff theory. I would make sure the Prop governor control cable can operate freely and goes from stop to stop. Also check the stop adjusting screw at the governor. In the video the prop control stays 3/16" out from the from full in. That does not seem right.

I saw a video from Tampa's money event where Lasar mentioned subscriptions but didn't offer any details. What do we know about their subscription model?

Which airport are people flying into? The agenda shows a trip out to KPLK on Saturday.

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One thing to remember if you hold a Class medical. If you submit an application for your next one, and there is some issue and are you are denied, you cannot fly until you get an SI. Not even as Sport Pilot.

I’m glad Dr. Bruce is still in the game. He’s shepherded many pilots through the bureaucratic jungle and is a Mooney guy as well.

For difficult medical situation, I would contact either Dr Brent Blue or Dr Bruce Chien.

Actually, the rationale is irrelevant at this point. It’s embodied in the regulations.

I am aware of the restrictions on basic medical. I own a turbo charged plane myself. As a 55yr old male there is zero chance I would ever do class 3 again. If the doc raises the issue the OP states, I go to another doctor and get a medical. If you do what the OP does now you at best get an SI. I see no point in a GA pilot getting a 3rd class or better anymore aside from the first one which you need. High risk of never flying again to go to Canada with 6 people at FL190.

The Parts page is gone. There is no drop-down, no place holder, nothing. It used to be a good resource even if parts were not in stock. If pricing is in flux, I could understand if the prices were blank but everything is gone. I am surprised that the letter to owners did not address how this fits in with "modernizing the online experience for owners". If you click on a former LASAR "Parts" link on Google, this is what you get:

The roll cage did its job.

Any news on the certification for the m20F?

Screenshot from aircraft.com… oil cooler is on the front cowl, not relocated behind #4 cylinder. There weren’t any pics in the ad with the cowling removed.

I live 15 miles from Canada and it is just darned convenient to cut across to places in the USA west and also to go to Canada - so that is the only thing preventing me from going basic med. When will that come?