All Activity

I used ABS cement as it works perfectly with our ABS plastic, doesn't require mixing like epoxy, and results in a weld. Mine had been repaired with epoxy in the past and that failed but I'm not sure it was applied or what type; it looked like a rough, quick, and dirty repair. I learned a fair amount doing these repairs and intend to write it up once I'm done.

I messaged you the address and my cell if you could text/call me

Does your bird have TKS? That'll cost a few kts, maybe 5.

That makes sense; getting new certificates would be a pain. With this arrangement, it's unlikely VC is going to be able to step in as Mooney could replace LASAR with someone else at the end of the contract.

I meant to say spring CLIP. There are no springs inside the wemacs. The paper towel tube is exactly the right size to slip over, and is easy to hold while you’re spraying, then you can quickly move onto the next one.

That sounds right.

Can’t blame them for that…

Where is the shop located? Are we talking about www.kx-155.com or www.kx155.com (and https://www.kx155display.com/) that it's really Tampco Avionics band it looks to me it's in Belize and are selling display kits.

The previous owners were chasing speed. It isn't a huge problem, but a lightweight battery would help with not having to think about CG too much.

If the aircraft has aft cg issues, why was the battery moved to the tail? What is the empty weight arm? My C is at 43.95”. With my 3-blade McCauley, battery on the firewall, starter, and generator, I’m forward cg challenged with the front seats filled. I have to add weight to the baggage compartment. A ‘65 C on the ramp is moving his battery aft to rectify forward cg issues (also has a 3-blade prop). As @Scooter and @Z W suggested, a review of the wt & bal history may be beneficial. I found numerous errors when I reviewed mine. If you have the amu’s, go for the yaw damper (dampener?). As @donkaye, MCFI says, 1.4 lbs isn’t much. Offset that with a lightweight battery.

I thought in the end it was really just the Mooney quality process that mattered to the FAA, they can contract out the actual parts production as I understand it.

It was at WestJet RAP in the MX hangar there, but I suppose it's possible they've moved it while they wait. I'm unfortunately back in Orlando so can't keep an eye on it directly.

Ryan is that you plane down at Rapid fuel?

I don’t think the FAA cares who is paying the employees.

I got the impression it was the latter.

The Mooney certificate. There was some discussion of how to specifically structure the deal so as not to invalidate the certificate. I didn't understand (and so don't remember) the specifics of how that works, but they were pretty clear that being able to do stuff under that certificate was the whole goal.

They had some delays sending me the empty crate so they haven't gotten it yet... hopefully next week!

Polyester resin will delaminate. Epoxy should hold, especially if sanded a bit. I’m repairing my headliner right now with fiberglass. My plastic was so brittle it wouldn’t support its own weight. I had about 8 pieces I needed to put back together. The first thing I did was put a single layer of 50 micron thick plane weave cloth on the back to stabilize the plastic. I’m using Total Boat 5-1 epoxy. It is a knockoff of West Marine 105 for about 1/2 the price. Then I started patching all the pieces together. Now I’m filling in all the holes for the missing pieces. It is coming along nicely. When I’m done I will cover it with fabric. I’m only doing this because a replacement is unavailable.

Interesting how that might work...do the 'workers' actually making the parts have to be Mooney employees, or can they be Laser employees physically in the Mooney factory using Mooney factory equipment/processes, and still be able to use the Mooney production certificate?

Their as in Mooney or LASAR? I'd imagine Mooney otherwise it's going to take a while.

On the upside, the odds that you correctly diagnosed it root cause are very high and it looks like the right eyes are going to look at your parts. How is the IRAN going at Western Skyway?

Yeah, my interim plan of having a "brand new Champion Slick mag" to avoid the QAA issues is not such a slam dunk at this point. Doing SureFly as soon as possible.

For sure! This is pretty scary!

Sounds like we may need one.

There is nothing saying that Mooney can’t improve their production process. I’m glad Laser is helping them out with this.