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I have now owned my M20K for over two years. It helped during my commute from Colorado Springs to Salt Lake City. 14,000 foot peaks everywhere were no problem. Just this last week I flew from Evanston Wyoming to Colorado Springs. I flew over the peaks at 17,500 feet. Smooth air and fast. My wife loves flying in it and the convenience of speed. I know I have said this before but I need to say it again. If you are a commuter, nothing can beat the Mooney. It is the best single I have ever flown by a huge margin. Just needed to say it and glad new life is coming to the company. We are blessed owners, Jim Hamilton

Same here... I've attempted to fly the way our J friends do but my plane just isn't happy with those power settings.

I have a PhD student in mathematics I am advising who is Chineese. He is a really nice kid, and a very hard worker, and definitely bright. His screen saver is all things star trek and he is the stereotypical tech-nerd grad student kid who could have walked right off the set of the tv show big bang theory. He loves cars, especially Japaneese pocket rocket cars. He also loves airplanes, so of course when I figured that out - I took him flying about a year ago. And I let him handle the controls in cruise flight. When I looked over expecting to see his usual big grin, instead I saw he was smiling and crying tears rolling down his face. He was so overwhelmed with emotion when actually handling the controls of an airplane. I know he hopes to buy one some day. So....today he was really excited and proud when he informed that he learned that a Chineese company had purchased Mooney. Apparently it was somewhere in the general media in Chineese language that he reads online.

POA forum discussion worth study. May allow modifications to certified aircraft without ruining the ability to return to certified status. Instead of experimental for a Mooney it just becomes non-commercial use while using un-approved parts. This is indeed good news for all GA. " WOOO-HOOO!!!!! Read Appendix G! Primary Non Commercial Category! It's even better than I hoped as it allows a simple way to convert back to Normal Category by removing non PMA-TSO parts and can be done by any IA. Rock on, this means cheap glass and auto pilots for our aging fleet and potential engine conversions." http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/committees/documents/media/Part.23.Reorganization.ARC.FINAL.Report.pdf

Same thing here too. I take off full throttle but if I keep 2700 CHTs are way to high. But pulling back to 2550 helps a lot. Do I lose climb rate? Yes, trade off between high cht and climb rate, I prefer lower CHTs.

So leaner, hotter, less IAS, and less climb. These O-360 engines are installed in 172s and the like and they always climb at full throttle with no ill effects.

Since this is a discussion about Dugosh, and not ALL service centers in the network, as some other posters want to have, I will share my opinion on Dugosh. I ran the network for a number of years, and I have actually had my tool box at Dugosh working on aircraft (in my spare time) and one of these days I hope to buy it from Ronnie if he ever gets ready to retire. Vanette and the guys in the shop have 20 - 30+ years (each) working specifically on Mooney aircraft. Steve is (in my opinion) the best Mooney mechanic in the network. His sheet metal skills, engine skills are amazing. I have seen him repair crash damage aircraft that I personally would have pushed off into the weeds. Issues/comment that I have personally seen or heard from customers: Not receiving a itemized estimate of needed repairs. Once the inspection is completed you need to make sure that Vanette gives you a list of needed repairs. You need to make sure you approve (in writing with confirmation) on the repairs you are wiling to pay for, and make sure you understand the cost of said repair. The final bill should be within 10% of the written approved repair cost. Late deliveries: Sometimes they (as with all Mooney service centers) have issues with getting parts from Mooney. IF you have some type of damage that requires a Mooney specific part, your delivery date might get pushed out while waiting for the part. BUT, Dugosh and Vanette specifically has a knack for finding spares. Over booked: They are very popular. Sometimes they get overbooked and that turns into a late delivery. Ronnie has a hard time saying "NO" to customers, especially his long term customers that "drop in" for an oil change or needed repair. High repair costs: Surprise, you never had your Mooney in for an inspection at a "real" Mooney service center, and the inspection and repairs are much higher than your previous inspection. Surprise! You last mechanic might be a good mechanic, but he is not a good Mooney mechanic, or he wants to keep your business so he deferred the non airworthy issues (or didn't write them up, saving them for next year). Ronnie and the boys write up EVERYTHING they find. So be ready for a shock. Ronnie does not like talking with people about BAD NEWS, so be ready to talk with the mechanics or Vanette. If you ask to talk with Ronnie on the phone, you are going to get frustrated. That is his personality so be ready. He loves airplanes, not conflicts with customers. Ronnie is a nice guy and a fantastic mechanic. He just does not like delivering bad news or information that he thinks will upset the customers. Engine; Ronnie and Steve are perfectionist on the Engine, they will set up your engine to run perfectly. Therefore if they find an issue they will make sure you know about it (IE over 500 hours on mags, fuel setup not right, not generating the right RPM, leaking prop seal, oil pan gaskets, push rod tunes and on and on and on.). This can get expensive. Flight controls and Gear Rigging: Be ready. If you allowed someone else to rig your gear or flight controls, they will fix it. Steve is VERY good at rigging. He has spent many hours walking me through it. That's all I can think of right now. Good choice in service center. R

Amen

The manual says no and the experts say yes. A good thing to keep in mind is that engine manufactures know how to produce a good engine from a mechanical standpoint. They never really learned how to run them. A good example of this is Lycoming, who states to run their engines at 50 degrees ROP. They could try to be more incorrect, but they would not succeed. Oh, and congrats on a wise purchase. Well, not wise from a money point of view........you know what I mean.

OK, so, I admit, this isn't the most "macho" of topics a pilot can post, but I do figure that some of the other users out there might find themselves, or have already found themselves, looking for stroller options that are "Mooney Friendly." This review is applicable for a midbody- although I'm sure this stroller would work well in a long body. I'm not sure it would fit in a shortbody, though. A little background: We purchased our J model in 2009 while I was stationed at NAWCD China Lake, near death valley. At the time, my wife and I didn't have any kids, so our primary plan was to travel every weekend, whenever it suited us, to wherever we wanted. My how times change! We had our first in 2010, and all was well. We had our second in October of 2012 and all was even better... but the spontaneity of our trips to wine country, San Diego, San Francisco has given way to massive planning for trips to Grandma and Grandpa's house... or our latest... Disneyland. In order to move two children, it seems you need massive amount of not only supplies, but these wheeled transportation devices that lack wings (crazy... I know).. and are known as strollers. Don't be fooled.... many of these "strollers" cost as much as an airplane. After an exhaustive search of collapsible strollers, My wife and I found what we consider to be the best option out there for a double stroller that collapses: the MacLaren Twin Triumph. No, it is not a new Formula One racer... it is indeed a collapsing twin stroller. The stroller proper- The Stroller itself is a collapsing metal frame with nylon covered seats, mesh baskets underneath the seats, and lightweight angled foam covered handles (they kind of feel like a leather wrapped cirrus stick). Equipped with two 5 point harnesses, your children are very secure in the stroller. Each seat can independently recline using a rather simple nylon strap system behind the seat backs. The wheels are high quality and caster-ing, but the stroller isn't much for "off road" usage... even on grass, it's pretty difficult to get going: the wheels are just a little too small for that. The stroller comes with a rain/sunshade. Getting that thing on and off the stroller is not a pleasant experience, and leaving it clipped on the stroller increases it's folded size dramatically, so it's something that you unfortunately need to do if you intend on using it. The stroller is equipped with a braking system which is easy to active using a red foot petal on the back of the stroller. the brakes are very effective, but it's sometimes difficult to tell if you've engaged the brake or not without actually looking down at the stroller wheels. Folding the stroller (or... why I bought the thing). It is very simple to fold the stroller. Remove the sunshade (you can fold it with the sunshade attached, but it's a much bigger finished product). lift up on two large red posts on the bottom of the stroller. push down on two little support braces, and just bend the whole contraption forward. It literally takes 10 seconds to go from a fully functioning stroller, to a tightly packed travel friendly unit. The stroller has two clips on the sides that hold the whole thing small, but they aren't super effective (I purchased a Velcro strap that I permanently secured to one side of the stroller... it's out of the way when in use, but when I fold it, I can quickly Velcro it together). there is a carrying handle on the side of the stroller for when it's folded which is in a good spot for balance and makes it easy to maneuver the folded unit. Putting it in the mooney- It goes in easily through the front door. the entire unit slides perfectly into the hat rack and the handles reach out to just aft of the bench seat (it would rest up against the back of the split seats as well, but since they are a bit taller, you'd have to fold one of the seats down in order to get the stroller into the hat rack. easy in, easy out, no uncomfortable pieces of metal jabbing passengers in the back of the head, either! Yes... we've just gone there... a review of a stroller on an aviation website. I hope this comes in handy for at least one or two of you... otherwise I'm sure I'll catch a rash of bull from the rest!!!! as always, If any of you have any questions, fire away! Note: in the pictures below that I did NOT remove the sunshade. the unit does still fit in the mooney that way, but fits even easier and smaller if you do remove the sunshade prior to folding. Behind Colton's smiling mug is the folded up MacLaren Twin Triumph.

Max FF is not adjustable on the Bendix RSA. The only adjustment is idle mixture.

I've kept versions of my map over the years and its fun watching more colors appear as time goes on. I only count states I've actually landed in, not just flown over. -Seth

Boy, I've tried to get modern with WOT & 2650 RPM for climb several times (25 square was SOP when I owned my 1st M20E 30 years ago) but even at 110-120 KIAS CHTs are pretty hot. Pulling back to ~ 25" seems to result in cooler CHTs @ the same IAS.

pretty self explanatory http://www.epgsoft.com/VisitedStatesMap/

My takeoff fuel flow at std temp, less than 500 DA is 17 ish with the optional carb, fuel flows were increased for these reasons, but without proper (readable) instrumentation, you have no idea how high temps really are. The carb is a MA4-5, Flow Setting P/N 10-3878 (original), 10-3878-M (service bulletin mod for Mooney), or 10-4164-1 (original variation with same higher fuel flow settings as the 3878M)

There was a SB regarding the fuel jetting in the carbed engines, I'd be interested to see which PN carb is installed, There was an old mod to change jets and add an M to the data placard on the carb, all pertaining to lean mixtures. Timing and induction leaks (at the carb or all cylinders) can cause the same thing too.