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  2. Mark and Laura, please ping me if I don’t get back to you by Monday. I will be away, participating in the Tampa Bay AirFest this weekend. I flew the plane in yesterday afternoon and won’t fly it back home until Sunday.
  3. Voltages from TCs are incredibly tiny… 1) loose wires 2) broken wires 3) dirty connections 4) oxidized connections 5) worn parts 6) sensor not seated properly in the well It is important to have working from a paperwork perspective…. The ship’s CHT is a required primary instrument… unless you have an alternative certified primary instrument…. PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… Best regards, -a-
  4. Electrical drawings for the Long Bodies are in the Maintenance manuals… These manuals are available from your favorite MSC… They are an electronic file… Worth having a copy… Best regards, -a-
  5. Hey DC! Sounds like they may be the push to reset type….? when they trip, they pop out about 1/4”…? PP guessing only, not an electrician… Best regards, -a-
  6. I like the Transition Training route… Expect about 10hrs with a Mooney specific flight instructor… (a lot depends on your insurer) Learn how to handle all the wackiness that is specific to Mooney airframes… with somebody that KNOWs. First year of insurance usually costs about 1k more than the second year… stay proficient after that… All airplanes are just different enough from each other…. Getting the transition training for the new 2U bird is worth it… The most recent Mooney accident, may make you wonder about the new owner’s level of transition training… New 2U machines can be dangerous solely because of all the new things going on…. Not recognizing things as they happen…. Transition training is used in the industrial machine industry as well… it’s not just a pilot thing… PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… or a CFI. Best regards, -a-
  7. Lost one recently. Any spares available? I would like to get the older ones that have the lip on the edge and single retaining screw. Maybe if it would have had 3 screws it wouldn’t have departed. Didn’t see any on eBay. Thanks, -Matt
  8. You nailed it. I learned on steam gauges and flew behind them for almost 40 years before my first experience with tapes and intermittent indicators such as rate of turn and VSI on the Aspen. My scan is much more in tune with pointers. A quick glance at an altimeter, ASI, or VSI just gives me all the info I need. A tape requires reading the numbers. An intermittent indicator requires a lot more mental activity (1) is it there? (2) is it changing? (3) how fast? (4) if I push/pull or turn the yoke does it react? (5) how much? My neural network can scan steam gauges three or four times while doing all that stuff. I am attuned to interpreting rates of changes of needles. I miss that with the Aspen. Because my panel has only one Aspen, it retains 3-1/8" AI, ASI, Altimeter, and VSI. In a pinch those are still my goto. Under normal IFR when things are pretty steady, I can stare at the Aspen and feel quite in sync with the airplane. But when I go through a bumpy cloud wondering which way is up, I rely more on the round dials.
  9. Possible. Wonder if there has been a 'sea change'? @Parker_Woodruff Has there been an overall change where underwriters demand hours in the exact model? Or, is it unchanged policy?
  10. If I remember correctly, Parker had a post a while back where he said that different insurance companies do this differently. I think he said that some would accept any Mooney experience as time in type, while others had more specific model requirements.
  11. Could be because you had so much time in a Complex? Also maybe different insurers have different requirements. I went with Avemco because it was a lot less with my relatively low experience. Another plus with Avemco is they apply discounts immediately and prorate the premiums. I got my IR a week after I bought the plane and that was my first phone call after passing - they knocked off 10% right away.
  12. Wow! Times have changed...a little over 6 years ago when I bought my F the insurance didn't require any transition training or hours, dual or solo, as I had over 100 hours in a B model.
  13. This is what I went through. There is a clause about 10 hours in make and model before I could be covered solo. That was the hardest part for me too - they didn't count my previous Mooney time since it wasn't in an F.
  14. My original row of breakers on the right side are red. Unlike my newer black breakers, they don’t have the indention around them, that lets you get a grip and pull them. They protrude but are smooth. Was that intentional? Were they not meant to be pulled manually? Thoughts appreciated.
  15. I started with Avemco and had 15 hours in an Arrow when I bought my Mooney. They required 10 hours of dual in the aircraft I purchased before I could solo it. I’m sure that is what Avemco is offering you. I think you are misunderstanding that you have to have 10 hours complex before you can do your 10 hours of dual for transition training in the Mooney. It’s likely JUST the 10 hours of transition training. Call Avemco and verify of course.
  16. Thanks. Hopefully, it will go smoothly. Lee
  17. Dont think so, current drivers license medical replacement limits pilot to 10k, with some AGL exception to clear ground higher than 10k
  18. Do you have a rear passenger interior plastic panel (seatbelt to baggage compartment)? If so, please email me as I would like to see if the styles match. My M20C is a '67.
  19. find a good cfi to do your transition training, you'll get the 10 hours. complex endorsement is like 1 flight, no biggie
  20. Layton, The shunt replacement is pretty straight forward on non-moded F model. Its right by the avionics access panel. The crimping of oil pressure and fuel pressure connector pins can be a little tricky. It will false read if not crimped right. Also I keep a much of the service loop of wire as possible just in case that you will need to move things around in the future. Especially, on the EGT/CHT wires since you can't butt-connect two of those wires (supposedly). The RPM sensor mounts on the mag opening closer to the mag flange. Those are some "gotchas" that got me.
  21. I had a five-hour mandatory transition period on my policy, but I came in with about 40 RG hours. I knocked out the five hours in two long flights over a couple days with a qualified instructor.. nbd.
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  23. This was me too, I had 0 complex and only 58.6 hours total in my logbook. The transition time took care of the complex endorsement, and by the time I was done with that and the extra solo time I felt ready to take passengers.
  24. I did that, not by plan, just by fate. I had about 25 hours in an Arrow when I bought my Mooney. My insurance guy is a friend I'd known for a while, anyway, and when I asked him how much transition time I'd need he kinda shrugged and said, "I dunno, how's two hours?" I think those days may be gone, though.
  25. You might just figure out where the nearest rental Arrow lives, buy some block time and spend a weekend getting dual. Even if it’s not a Mooney, having 10 hours in retracts will help your insurability, and having the complex endorsement will simplify things. ETA: I’m not familiar with western IN or eastern IL, but it looks like there is an Arrow for rent at KSGF, which is fairly close to NW AR.
  26. I also replaced the shunt in my J. It had different specs than the one JPI sent. I managed to do it without removing external screws, but it was challenging and an exercise in patience.
  27. I've never seen a option where I can increase the Airspeed or Altitude Fonts. And I don't know what the original Aspen had for Turn Rate, Inclinometer, Climb/Descent, etc. Yes, they made big changes in the Max. But the video mentions the hardware with a much better display and video card. Also a much better processor. But Font enlargement would be on the software side. So if there's something I've missed where is it? ADDED: I did just get the latest Software, so to make sure it wasn't a difference in my old SW and the latest I just went to the Aspen site and the Pilot Guide that says "NEW" next to it. Searched for "font" and "character" and there were zero entries. Searched for "size" and there were three entries, none of which had to do with the Font/Characters on the display.
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