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Seriously, I can tell by his posts and the help that he's offered, Jim is a genuinely nice guy. Also, Hank is an Auburn graduate and isn't illiterate. That's 2 stereotypes busted right there.

Looks like a good excuse to come to California. 1.5 hours from vegas.

some might say he was the source for the knowledge to make those 2 ibuprofen work in the first place...

I don't think all this taking place in one day is going to happen. Him fly the plane 300 miles to you. Open the plane up and perform the detailed inspection Close everything back up Agree on what need fixing Complete the transaction Fly him 300 miles back home. You fly the plane 300 miles back home. Your looking a a few to several days not one.

Just think about a coupled approach. The autopilot stays on glideslope with pitch adjustments and the pilot controls airspeed with throttle. It's the same when you hand fly an approach.

Why not NOT enter a box canyon?

Weber installed new lords mounts. Sag is fixed. There's about 1/4 in diameter difference around the entire spinner to cowl.

So many fish in the sea... If you knew the particular fish already and wanted to put up with the extra hassle it would be worth it. If you don't know this fish or its owner... Consider it the one that got away. Especially if you haven't seen it with your own eyes yet. (That would be step one) As for cutting losses, you don't have any real ones yet... The next real step is paying for the PPI. And then contention begins... You don't like what you find out and you no-longer want the plane... Then the question comes up when do you cut your losses! Buying a plane 300 miles away is a challenge. There are at least three trips involved. (1) to see it. (2) to close the deal, trade papers, or whatever you call it. (3) the delivery or shipping the owner back. It is unlikely to do it in less trips... It's not your first rodeo, buying 50 year old cars or houses 300 miles away isn't much different in terms of time and work or preparation and expense... If it was easy, everyone would do it. Best regards, -a-

I've asked that question to several controllers I know and the answer is always the same... FILE IF YOU CAN. I file EVERY flight where I'm going someplace that is 50 mi or more. First it is good practice and second I'm getting better and better at understanding their fast talk. On nice days I've even been put to work "training" new controllers.. Did a PAR once into Florence SC. The rookie did quite well. The seasoned controller asked me if I would mind doing a training approach with a new controller.. I said "Bring it on!". . Was a good experience for me as I'd never get a PAR again I'm sure... (FYI PAR = PRECISION APPROACH RADAR, you basically do whatever the controller asks). Bill

Great idea! I hate to think of you keeping your Mooney out of the hangar, though....

It's because we lawyers keep you on the straight and narrow!

I think a dentist would argue that if it didn't have a crown it's not a perfectly good tooth in the first place:) That practice only evolved to pay the lawyers after they figured out how to bill 48hrs in a 24hr day sueing and defending us tooth guys.

Replace "black" with "poor" and "shooting" with "excessive force" and then we do have a pervasive problem. As to BHO not willing to call it radical muslim problem, well, I don't know why. It's not just a radical muslim problem. It's a muslim problem. Look at some social media posts of your run of the mill European muslims, and it's scary. Like I said before, there are christian radicals too, the difference is, they are a tiny minority. In the muslim world, they appear to be a majority. No, the majority are not strapping themselves with suicide vests, but they secretly support it. In an interview with French TV today, local muslims were actually blaming shape shifting jews on the attacks. Not your regular run of the mill jews, mind you, but the shape shifting kind.

It probably wouldn't cost much more than a new UBG16 like I have, and it would be a much better display. If I were looking for one, I wouldn't have a problem buying it used from Marauder.

John's response above is better than mine... Take his ideas and share them with your mechanic.... My thoughts, -a-

The door is held on bay a piano hinge. It sounds like one side of the hinge is cracked. Pull the wire (pin) from the hinge, separate the 2 halves of the piano hinge. Then, buy a replacement similar hinge (they are mostly standard). Remove rivets to take off the broken side and install a new 1/2 hinge to replace the broken side. Be sure to align the hinge so it fits into the other half when the door is closed. Not too difficult a project. John Breda

It is actually Meyers. My name is spelled the same way, and I say that he stole my name, even though hes a few years older than me. He and my sister are actually friends on facebook (she's an actress in CA). He's got my younger brother's birthday (though a good decade older), went to college with my older brother, and has my name. I do own voteseth.com, so if I ever decide to run for office, I'll see about getting Seth Meyers to endorse Seth Meyers - Vote Seth, "The Name You Know!" Anyone remember what movie that's from? Seriously - it was a great time seeing everyone - I try to post some pictures later. Alan - your Bonanza's new paint looks great. -Seth

The GDL 84 is still a long way from the price point I'm looking for to equip my experimental aircraft (no WAAS source) that has a market value of less than $20K. For my Mooney (430W), there are multiple solutions, but there are a lot of planes out there like my experimental. I hope someone comes up with an inexpensive solution. You can buy a handheld WAAS hikers' GPS that receives both US and Glonas satelittes for under $100. Seems like the "chip technology" is available if someone wanted to harness it to a KT-74 much like we use blind encoders for our Mode C. I get the definite impression the manufacturers are trying to pluck the big spenders now and will not come up with the simpler, cheaper solutions until after 2020. Living with my plane under the Class B doesn't allow me the option of just staying out of class A, ,B, & C airspace. Yes, I am a conspiratorialist. And yes, I"m not rushing to equip ADS-B.

Is she selling a Mooney?

The regressives are at it again. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/13/regulation-stealth-attack_n_6465900.html Please jump in if you believe I am wrong in any of these assumptions, but lets say for argument sake that for the past 40 years we always had a GOP president, House and Senate, would any of the following regulations have been passed? CAFE standards for automobile mileage Acid rain Waterway pollution Unleaded gasoline Food labelling ADA

First, salt waters conducts electricity, that's why the strange behavior when under water. Second, corrosion isn't instantaneous process, a better test would be to some cheap metal parts and leave it exposed to the air. My understanding is ACF is waxy like, so it will probably stand up to direct exposure to rain, of course interior parts are not directly exposed, Corrosion X is supposed to seep into the crevices where corrosion would be hidden, so is more liquid like. In the real world I think C-X is the best choice for joint protection, ACF probably better to protect the inside sheet metal...JMHO

As for the chicken or the egg question, which came first: Y that can't come without X, or X that can't come without Y?

Be sure he is using the newer install manual for the 830 when comparing part numbers. They changed some of their pn's a couple of years ago.

I remember something like this when I first got my M20E. I was fiddling with the flaps on the ground, I think extending them and then going out to look at it all. I extended four pumps and then came up against the maximum extension limit. I had used a little more force force than maybe I ought to have and anyway it was reluctant to retract when I returned the little valve switch to the "flaps up" position. After waiting a bit and worrying that I was already going to need a mechanic so soon after buying my "new" plane it finally was able to retract again. I learned that, at least with my E, its a bad idea to extend the flaps all the way and if you should feel it reaching the "stop" for god's sake don't try to push any further. Putting extra pressure into that hydraulic system seems to make something stick. I don't know if its a quirk of my plane or if they're all like that. It would make me cautious about letting someone else fly it, especially if they'd never flown older aircraft. Some people expect everything to be foolproof.

Ouch!! A paper clip into the female part. However, a paperclip is a paperclip and if it is unbent then it is still paperclip. You have to bend the wire of the paperclip to straighten it out then you can used it. Just messing with you. That is an excellent way to get a reading from a receptacle. Just don't try this at home.

Measuring current is always difficult, but measuring voltage should be sufficient. You can get to the master switch by crawling under the panel. If you remove the screws, I think you can loosen the whole circuit breaker panel and move it out enough to probe the individual breakers, if not, then remove the panel nut from the breaker and try to push the one breaker back so you can access it. You can also loosen the tach and the manifold pressure gauges and push therm back to get at the breakers. The cannon plugs can be probed with your meter probe (ok here we go) if your probe is too big to go into the female then use an unbent paper clip to probe the female.

Good luck and safe travels. And remember, without pictures as proof, we are going to consider you a 12 year old troll playing on the internet Be careful out there!

1) I did the yoke upgrade and really like the new style yokes. It eliminates the AD and like you pointed out, allows the hardware to be attached. 2) As for the ADS-B stuff, I'm in a holding pattern on it. If the box players don't figure out how to work together, I'll probably through in a mode S and be done with it. There will be more stuff coming out in the next year. 3) I bought an AoA last year. It'll will help you fly slower with confidence.

I really think the use of the term "speed" or "airspeed" is not proper when we say we use throttle or thrust to control "speed." I think we all use throttle to control the energy conversion. How much potential energy we allow to be converted to kinetic and vice versa. We use pitch to stay on path and control energy with throttle. A precisely flown GS is one in which this energy conversion is very smooth. No large excursions either way.

The broker is the guy that is getting paid to make the deal happen... Get the logs scanned and emailed out. Take tons of photos and email them too. Organize moving people and planes as required... The owner is usually the final say on price and acceptable terms... Going direct to the seller can cause both parties to wonder what the broker actually brings to the table... Keep in mind, my experience comes from buying and selling process machines. Similar, just not that many planes in my experience log. Best regards, -a-

I use FltPlan.com on my wintel laptop to store and file ifr flight plans. They are normally departure airport, perhaps one wp, and destination. If ATC complicates it fltplan.com will email changes. It takes only a couple of minutes to put a new plan in the 750 or if I have flown the route before I will have it stored. I really doubt I could save any time transferring a plan from a phone or pad. I don't use a knee pad any more, I don't have anything hung on a yoke. I have only a very small ring binder and a pen. The front of the binder is for a flight log, date, tach, Hobbs. The back page is for a scratch pad mostly to scribble ifr clearance. - dep freq, hdg, altitude, expect higher in 10 ... squawk code. Life is really simple with 750, Aspen, GPSS. I have lots of time to take pics of the panel for my MS friends.

Good answer, Robert! Our flight path is determined by AoA. What factory instrument provides AoA reading to the pilot? "Nuttin, honey." Airspeed is an approximation, and your load can throw it completely off. Off one way, you land fast and long, hopefully without PIO or prop strike. Off the other way, stall / spin and die.

Conditions of Nakoula's probation included not using aliases and not using the internet without prior approval from his probation officer, cause you know, he was a felon convicted of fraud... And here is what Barry actually said: President Barack Obama called the video "crude and disgusting" in a speech to the United Nations this week, saying it was "insult not only to Muslims, but to America." But he cited the U.S. Constitution's free-speech guarantees in saying the U.S. cannot ban the video, adding "Americans have fought and died around the globe to protect the right of all people to express their views, even views that we profoundly disagree with." Sounds to me like a muslim apologist...

Me too, Scott, me too. Nakoula got arrested not for free speech, but for violating the terms of his probation. Here is his original crime: In 2010, Nakoula pleaded no contest to federal charges of bank fraud in California. Nakoula had opened bank accounts using fake names and stolen Social Security numbers, including one belonging to a 6-year-old child,[3] and deposited checks from those accounts to withdraw at ATMs.[26] The prosecutor described the scheme as check kiting: "You try to get the money out of the bank before the bank realizes they are drawn from a fraudulent account. There basically is no money."[7] Nakoula’s June 2010 sentencing transcript shows that after being arrested, he testified against an alleged ring leader of the fraud scheme, in exchange for a lighter sentence.[27][28][29] He was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years probation (supervised release), and ordered to pay $794,701 in restitution.[7][30] He was sent to prison, then to a halfway house,[31] and was released from custody in June 2011. So now you're championing felons? I was under the impression he would fall under the category of a thug not a right wing hero? But then one never knows with you guys. Look at Gordon and Scooter. Once again, it pays to do a bit of research as opposed to blindly repeating that you see on The Blaze. We call that due diligence.

Good Bumb. An update on the RR500 project would be very neat. If they built a new small aircraft out of composite with the Mooney mentality, why not build a composite structure around the RR500? Adapting to the M20 may make sense, but a hybrid design may work better - A pressurized composite fuselage and the M20 wings. Thoughts? Use the branding and seating structre/design work from the M10 as part of the M30. -Seth

"You're buying the seller as much as the airplane" is an expression I learned many years ago. Sounds like this is one I wouldn't want to deal with... You're far enough along in the process to give an ultimatum to the seller to get the deal done. Something along the lines of have the plane relocated to XXX Shop before Jan XX 2015 or the deal is off. It is a buyer's market, and you shouldn't have to bend over backwards to buy a good plane. Hopefully the seller knows it too, but I I suspect not, and he is too smart (in his own mind) to learn from those that know more than him regarding the aircraft market.

I have found ACF50 to be far superior to WD40. Go do a simple test yourself, use WD40 on a piece of bare steel and leave it outside to remind you how well your plane is being protected….It won't take long to convince you. Don

Honestly, my only concern is that the OP stated that he's concerned about the cost of the extra hassle. I hope he understands that the price of the airplane is really just the first check of many, many, many to be written in his ownership experience. Someone once told me that to prepare for airplane ownership you should start by standing over the toilet and dropping dollar bills down until it stops hurting. As a masochist, I own a couple of airplanes. To be truthful, if I needed loan to buy one I'd probably not buy. Just my opinion on that. I just had an unexpected cost for my Mooney that totaled around $40K. You have to be ready to write that check at any point. -Robert

I had my first Mooneyspace blind date with StinkBug last Friday. We went up for a little flight in my plane since his plane is not out from Texas yet. He is a cool guy and it inspired me to meet more Mooney Flyers out there. I will be there and be going on the early side and check out the Muesem before lunch. Hopefully I will get to meet a few more of you Mooney pilots.

As my girlfriend Sarah says, "Mooney is just Money with an extra zero!"

I think you have answered your own question by saying, "I already have a lot of time and money invested and think it would be a great fit and feel I am extremely close to making it happen." 1) The guy is a busy professional and I as a physician get it that he does not have time to deal with it all, 2) he probably wants to control more of the sale (which is his problem), BUT 3) if you are satisfied with the plane and the price, you will spend far more in time and money looking for another. Just get it done and move on. Split the fuel and fly him home. You are buying a plane because you enjoy flying, right? IMHO -John

I was just trying to keep it simple. Most light aircraft pilots don't understand AoA and have never flown with one. That's why I referenced the Instrument Flying Handbook - The most precise method of controlling flightpath is to use pitch control while simultaneously using power (thrust) to control airspeed.

I would upgrade to a 6 seater to carry the family saratoga or Bo, but I would also add one of these for local area. http://www.aeromobil.com/ wouldn't need a courtesy car any longer

The autopilots in our planes use pitch to stay on glide-slope, because they do not have access to power. When hand-flying an approach use power to control rate of decent and trim for desired airspeed adding small pitch adjustments as needed and your workload becomes much easier.

For me it is this: To control airspeed I use pitch To control altitude (during an approach) I use throttle Actually the opposite of you Bob! Yves

The POH says "If you have extension lasting more than four hours, see your mechanic."

Yeap, used french rockets are now available in almost that price range. When I was looking for a TBM, a few A models sold in the $800K price range still with about 1000 hours left to go on the PT6. There is at least one available for $1 million with zero since overhaul. Yeah, these prices are nuts for what essentially is a single person airplane. And I assure you, a 20 year old French Rocket is still a lot more reliable than a brand spanking new Acclaim.

I HATE negotiating for new cars. I will bring you with me when I am busy negotiating for a new 2015 Acclaim. :-) Actually I hate negotiating for new cars so much that it is one of several major reasons that I do not buy new cars but just keep my cars running for a decade or two. Rather keep my old friend in good shape than deal with car salesman types trying to rook me.

Congrats MooneyPilot. Your pride and joy is awesome! Can you please advise where you sourced the new switches? Thanks, Victor

Is it possible that a 50 year old speedster is not the appropriate machine to use to explore uncharted canyons? Maybe a Cirrus would be better for Rocky. Fly till you see no further, then pray some as you pull the big red handle. This makes no sense, or is it just me? Doctor, lawyer, lowest cost Mooney, aerobatics, uncharted canyons in Mexico... All things that I have not seen together in one place or one time... Conversations like this end up with flying IFR in icing conditions, or discussing how close to the thunderstorm can I fly.....??? Best regards and sorry for taking the punch bowl away, -a-