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Thanks, Thats exactly the information I was looking for. It was the flat battery scenario I was scared of. If its a bit low will it pop as soon as I go to take off. But sounds like it shouldn't be an issue. At least, it will be worth fitting it with the old setup and seeing what happens. Cheers, Joshua P.s. when the charging system isn't doing its job properly, its a definite win for the manual gear and flaps.

Does George have another profile?

Hi. I bought an AERO CLASSIC 500-5 GL-5087B short 90 degree tube for my nose gear wheel and unfortunately the stem is angled such that it presses against the wheel hub making it nearly impossible to attach an inflator. Will the 5067B with the longer 90 degree stem solve this problem or do you recommend a different tube? Would love makes/model #s and/or links. Thanks in advance.

Indeed: 91.9(a) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual, markings, and placards, or as otherwise prescribed by the certificating authority of the country of registry. (d) only applies to helicopters Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There’s also the shalt not in 91.9(a)

The GARMIN AFMS limitations are FAA Approved. Can’t top that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The spec specifies no asbestos. It just applies to the fiberglass batting. It doesn’t specify the fabric covering. I believe the fabric is the same fabric used for the rat socks and the Johnson bar boot.

I see the exact same thing at my home airport which is uncontrolled. We have a 2 flight schools at our airport and we seem to be a feeder airport for nearby flight schools to send their students to for pattern work. We are the busiest "uncontrolled" airport in Missouri. We are a suburb of Kansas City. It provides for some interesting times when you are coming in from a cross country and there are already 4 planes in the pattern and one more is shooting a practice VOR-A approach inbound. More than once I have had to fly a couple of 360's waiting for the show to end.

At the risk of being labeled an anarchist or vigilante - tar and feathers liberally applied by local community members used to combat these kinds of things pretty well.

Of course, it’s not a traffic cop and doesn’t know if you are flying under IFR rules where it may be required or under VFR rules where it does not. But Jepessen would stop displaying charts expired for more than 6 months if i recall properly, i think Garmin charts has a limit too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can't do it. I had to buy two..

I could take 118 gal with Monroys. My bladder would not permit such long flight, though. My usual load for XC flights with wife is about 80 gal whcih lets me take a reasonable amount of luggage for the two of us, stay within limits and make 3.5-4 hr legs.

Will a GNS/GTN even let you fly an approach with an expired database?

100 gal is a lot of fuel, don't need that most of the time, in order to carry 4 people I take everything out that is not bolted down, tools, survival stuff, canopy cover, cowl plugs, oil, TKS fluid.... then she will carry 4 people on a short hop, and yes I could probably loose 20 lb

Various older forms of fiberglass it looks like, not asbestos. The folks hoping for my demise can stop salivating now...

1975. I looked at the diagrams but do not see anything there.

Yes, Bravo is a great traveling machine and I love it. In my case with Monroy tanks and my rather chunky body, if I fill the tanks, it becomes a one person and small luggage plane . My guess is that the best way to increase payload would be to decrease my own body weight...easier said than done.

I was joking about the immediate threat of death, but asbestos does have a unique and potent combination of cancer-causing properties. When it fragments, it generates fibers that have a critical combination of 3 features: (1) very sharp and stiff (2) very fine and light, allowing them to float all the way to the outer lining of the lung (pleura) and impale themselves there. (3) impossible for immune cells (macrophages) to digest or wall off at this location, leading to chronic immune activation and ultimately mesothelioma (cancer of the pleura). Interestingly, fiberglass has features (1) and (3) but lacks feature (2) - the fibers are generally too heavy to float deep into the lung. There is some link between fiberglass dust exposure and mesothelioma, but it is much, much weaker than for asbestos, probably for this reason. You have to have a large, sustained (typically occupational) exposure to asbestos fibers to devlelop clinically evident asbestosis. By contrast, even a few of these fibers in your lung can ultimately cause mesothelioma - hence even modest exposures are best avoided, and people rightly go apesh*t when asbestos needs to be handled in a way that causes it to fragment.

What year is your bird? I would start with the interior section of the appropriate Illustrated Parts Catalog.

It will be interesting to see how the insurance industry deals with this. I think it naive to believe that they will limit themselves to filling no more than the co-pilot seat (in a 4 seat plane) or staying below 10,000 ft. You said "Long story short: I'm all for obtaining more pilots into our community." Let's think about who this will attract: It will attract individuals whose health or vision previously precluded them from passing a Flight Physical. You can be half dead and still get a driver's license in most states. In Texas a driver's license is valid for 8 years (under age 84) - so even if your health declines, the license is still valid for a long time. And you can be pretty blind (with correction) and still pass the vision test for a drivers license. In Texas you can get a drivers license (with limitations) even if your CORRECTED VISION IS ONLY 20/70. The new Sport Pilot regs makes no distinction for a drivers license with limitations - all you need is a "drivers license". It will allow existing older pilots, with declining health such that they are no longer fit enough to pass a Flight Physical or BasicMed, to keep flying. I suspect they will keep flying just as they always did - filling the seats if they wish and flying above 10,000 ft if they wish. It will attract those that just want a quick and easy path to fly. They don't strike me as particularly committed to grow skills. Regarding older pilots of declining health, it shifts the burden to family members to "take the airplane keys way from grandpa" or "don't let the kids/grandkids fly with your Dad"

have not heard anything lately and have a hunch that this boat has sailed, neither the engineering resources nor the money are there, as a retrofit the gross weight increase would have been prohibitively expensive, might have made sense for new airplanes of which there are none, simplest way to increase payload is to take rear seats out, that saves about 30 lb, MT prop maybe 15 lb, vacuum system and gyroscopic instruments maybe another 40 lb, think ferry permits can be obtained for up to 300 lb over should the need arise, with full tanks Bravo is a two person airplane, almost a magic carpet, leaving fuel behind the Bravo will carry 4 people on shorter trips

GAMI has 3 problems: - a fuel that left a bad taste (no pun intended) - 1M gallons of it now over 1 year old. - VP chasing them https://vpracingfuels.com/blogs/press-releases/vp-navigates-faa-approval-for-unleaded-fuels

So for my mobile mechanic, it’s 500-600 a month for the policy. This new hangar use policy is something that’s going to add to the cost thus lead him to increase rates. He’s currently 40 dollars less than competitors because he doesn’t have a shop overhead. I know the shop on field is about 160 plus an hour but their rent is something like 10k plus for a 70x40ft shared space. I’m not sure if they steal some or any of the revenue produced for any mechanic on field but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did.

I do appreciate it Mike, anyone with some say would go a long way. It’s can be frustrating enough trying to deal with Mooney for simple requests as I’ve found out. Add on this airport nonsense and it’s a drain. I wasn’t planning on coming although I did transfer my registration from last year. I’m trying to work out when I’m going to fly the plane to the potential buyers since I can’t keep waiting on approvals for a basic bank loan checklist to be done at home.

Posed the question to Frank at Mooney and his response was: "Not sure, but probably looking at Material: MIL-B-5924B Type 1." OR Owens-Corning PF334