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I can’t figure out how to turn the pictures right side up.

7 years ago was the last time I tuned an ILS or a VOR on my Mooney...it was to see if they worked after the Garmin panel install.....

I put a PAR200B in mine just over a year ago and love it!

I purchased the RAM PMA 2177-300 for my TSIO360LB. We attempted to replace the old clamp with this one. It did NOT fit. The groove in the band is too narrow. RAM said they have had similar complaints with the LB engines. That being said, I'm about to return this clamp unless someone wants to give it a shot before I get around to it.

But if you ordered it right after this was published it wasn’t very far off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow that ad sure way underestimated the price per clamp geesh!

Snow? Fog? it was either 0/0 weather or the picture didn’t load.

And haul ass in the teens instead of wheezing along to the point it’s just not worth going above 12.5 in an N/A most of the time but yea we pay for that premium.

This is what it looked like today headed to Kentucky. Apparently I was flying upside down.

Engine doing fine! Running great, oil consumption is super. I had to tweak my tow bar as it tends to slip off when wet or having to push to the right. I simply tapped the pipe with a M22x1.5 tap, then purchased a M22x1.5x50mm bolt and washer - now it doesn't slip at all. I also added a 45 valve stem to make it easier to fill the tire. My only suggested to improve this would be -- add 3" to the length of the pipe that goes into the nose wheel area, move the tire 1" to the pilots side so it rests in the middle of the nose wheel, add a 'pin' to the end of the nose wheel pipe extension to keep it from slipping out, and then extend the handle 3" and add 3 adjustment holes so the handle does not hit the spinner when putting on the tow bar. Really like this bar, think these will make a good change and adjustable ( @bcg ) Pic of the bolt and washer -- and value stem attached. -Don

Real simple too: Aluminum angle from home depot -- just measured it so it would fit as needed -- I believe $30 for the aluminum -- very simple... -Don

A turbo charged airplane is a matter of preference. Personally, I don’t want a plane without a turbocharger. The cost of a turbocharger is minor compared to the overall cost of ownership. Being able to fly over the bad weather is worth it to me.

@hammdo made one recently, IIRC.

Just a follow up I can mfg a tso -2 Teflon , but the fittings are expensive, changing to -3 is half the cost . Iam doing a -3 fuel vent tomorrow Gauge to firewall Firewall to baffle This is in case of fuel gauge failure and fuel goes overboard. cost is 477.50 with anti chafe .

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Milh5593 is not approved for fuel and oil . I suggest and I have designed a female -2 to step -3 flare adapter for firewall Then change fitting on carb to alloy -3 Next , I build tso Teflon hose -3 to your spec. Firesleeve Black or Blue I designed this for 1947 to 1971 Beechcraft models -2 oil psi Fuel Psi manifold psi I have been designing hoses and adapters tso since 1987. Iam the only tso PT6 hose supplier for aftermarket. i dont do anything based on cost only quality. last picture is tio541 20 hose assys 4775.00 i have to mfg the prop accumaltors next week . these are engine not airframe to engine

I would do Florida, Texas, or New Mexico. Florida wins for business freedom, potential property tax repeal, and overall warm weather. Texas is fine...not as conservative or business friendly as people think. Some things are improving with recent business personal property tax legislation. But other things are getting worse because these municipalities can't stop participating in socialism lite by paying off businesses to come here in the name of "Jobs". We have plenty of jobs. We don't need artificial growth raising the cost of living and doing business....but here we are... Real Estate property taxes are insane here. If our families weren't here, I'd be pushing hard to move to FL (lived there a bit). If choosing Texas, I would probably shoot for Waco, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Tyler, or Longview. New Mexico is beautiful and the property taxes are apparently very favorable in how much they can increase year over year. Source: I have insurance licenses in 47 states plus DC. My business is licensed in the same places. We have other business filings in certain states based on known legal necessity. I live in Dallas (and pay for it) and it's a complete disaster here.

The other thing to remember is that the faster you are when you lower the gear the faster the bar will want to swing up from the drag on the gear. Right at 120mph if you aren't holding on to it tight, it can slip out of your hand and slam into the panel.

Sooo.... Got the plane back from the shop. IFR certified up to 28,000'. Yikes! But the interesting part is that the oil is coming from the quick-drain on the sump and from the mess that I made when changing the oil. The quick-drain is apparently supposed to have a cap over it and it didn't have one when I bought the plane, so I never thought to look in the box of spare parts for one. And then when I changed the oil, I accidentally spilled and it ran down the bottom of the oil line to the bottom of the turbo.

Yup, it was last summer. Yup, FAA registration shows it was sold on December 23, 2024 (actually FlightAware posted that date) to address and company name of ANK, Inc which are associated with Wentworth Aircraft in Minneapolis, MN. Odd thing is the FAA Registry says Status: "In Question". There is no "Certificate Issue Date" and no "Expiration Date" - just says "None" Not sure if Wentworth is trying to sell it as a "Rebuildable Aircraft" or if they are going to part it out. Earlier discussion....

If I recall correctly, Dan Horton posted information on how to make one on Van's Air Force.

Wait, there's more, Mooney Type Certificate Number 2A3 covers M20, M20A, M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, M20R, M20S, M20T, M20TN, M20U, M20V

Second this.

Interesting to note is the wooden M20 (1955), the metal M20B (1961) and the Mooney M20C (1961-1978) share the same type certificate (Type Certificate 2A3).

Wait you all don’t just squeeze them with your hands?