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Consider yourself one lucky SOB, buy a lottery ticket, stop by your favorite bar on the way home and ask the first two hotties you see if they'd like to go home with you, together.

I live in S. FL and found a 7 week old Norwegian Elkhound pup in Ohio. Flew up to purchase the pup. I brought along a small cardboard box, a couple of dog blankets, my airplane cover and a piece of one and a half inch SCAT tubing for airflow. (I brought along other doggie requirements too) On the flight up to Ohio, I put my iphone in the box, recording a video to check sound levels. I then placed various blankets, towels and found a position for the box that was quietest. I ended up putting the airplane cover over the box too! The multiple layers helped and kept the inside more than quiet enough. While I did not bring along my sound level meter, I did use the iPhone to carefully record noise as I added layers. The box was quite a well insulated bundle after I was done. I cut 2ea. 1 and 1/2 inch holes in the box. The top one for "air in" the side one for "air out". I jammed the tubing in the top, positioned the other tube end by the vent and made sure my side hole was clear. On the 5 hour flight home, I'd stick my finger in the box and the pup would lick my finger. I kept the altitude change rate to a careful minimum, and I did not go up all that high, 5500 if I recall correctly. Dogs are sensitive to altitude. Maybe more so than people. Anyway, she did just fine, and now loves the airplane!!!! She is completely at home flying in the back seat.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. The plane is exceptionally clean and well cared for ! I am very happy with it. I had a grumman that was just as well kept. If you do have the extra part I would love to get my hands on it and after further examination of its design make my own. It is great to have a fellow M20A owner near by! I tried to contact the web yahoo group on joking that group but have had no luck from the moderator approving my request. As far as the paint it will be total stripped and painted during the summer months. The wings will be touched up and sealed while the fuse gets totally stripped for new paint. It just had an extensive annual with all the extra speed mods and jig for the control surfaces and landing gear checked. Couldn't be happier !!!

I'm from south Florida I just came here to laugh

Please don't invite Timmy.

Now they are proposing to allow IFR - which is fantastic since restricting to VFR is encouraging scud running. Bummer they are still sticking with 14,000 since for me - that means I would continue with the 3rd class medical since I like the option to fly higher.

Thank you sir for the information. We did a touch and go there two days ago. Little to my knowledge did I know that mooney was stationed there. Man do I love my mooney!

And I just spent almost 20 hours fixing the stall warning! Would've been much cheaper and easier to just get a puppy!

"Fat absorbs noise. When I have my wife, her sister and niece onboard they don't bother to use headsets. They just gossip and then fall asleep." Oh, José, I wouldn't touch that line with somebody else's ten-foot pole!

On Feb 25th, the House and Senate have had bills introduced to mandate the FAA to revamp the byzantine 3rd class medical requirements. This important piece of legislation needs all of our support, and to make it easy, the EAA has provided the content of a letter and a simple tool to send it to your reps. Please consider doing this after review of the bills’ content http://govt.eaa.org/17422/support-pilots-bill-rights-2/ fly safe! Mike Elliott

A highly illogical question. But I also don't know.

FAA records show PVT/IFR. Last medical in 1980 The only ship I knew he flew was NCC 1701. After 30 years I still watch the original series. Live Long and Prosper Spock

Forget 14,000 or 18,000. That 3rd class medical has no value so forget the altitude. Let me fly at the certified altitude of my airplane on my drivers license and stop pretending FAA that the 3rd class medical does anything except annoy me every two years. I am more likely to kill someone due to having a heart attack while at the wheel of my car while driving to AME for my 3rd class medical than I am to hurt anyone besides myself while flying to see my grandma.

My KX-155s were installed in September, 1986 - almost 29 years ago!

The KX 155 has been around since the mid 1980s (U.S. Version).

i have met many healthy former power pilots either on the bench or flying gliders that would love to fly power again

A 65C has only one fuel sender per tank. 2 senders per tank didn't start untill 1968.

Thank you Mike! Letters are on their way to my two Senators and my Rep.... Best regards, -a-

Thanks guys! I am happy to report back that yes it can be "easily" replaced in its entirety! Now my charging is good again! Pegged at 14.2v! Time to go flying again! Hooray!

A lot of the noise comes thru the firewall and the dashboard plastic panel. Make sure the dashboard is not reverberating. I put Velcro strips (soft side) on the dashboard edge so the windshield will make pressure down. It made a significant difference. You can try covering the underside of the dashboard with thin carpet type material to further attenuate the acoustic reverberations. You can do the same for the side panels. The plastic panels reverberates like speaker cones. I noticed a very significant noise reduction in planes that have cloth/leather side panels instead of plastic. You can hear a pen tapping on a plastic panel but not on a leather panel. Also check for door air leaks passing a rag around the door perimeter while in flight. You may notice a noise reduction when you have four onboard. Fat absorbs noise. When I have my wife, her sister and niece onboard they don't bother to use headsets. They just gossip and then fall asleep. José

I couldn't agree more! Top of the list.

Mooney Departure 58T, I was leaving to pickup my CFII For some dual.

We took our poodle on his first flight at about 4-5 months. He rides well now at almost 7 years. We always put him in his crate on the back seat. He yelps briefly on short final or touchdown.

I think it would be the same as it is for us 5 hours in a car vs 1 in a Mooney as for noise you can run a lower power and rpm to quiet things down a bit. Of course with the car you can make doggie stops but I think if it's put in a nice carrier with a little blanket it would do fine and will get her used to flight. I'm no expert on the subject but when exposed to things early on animals adjust pretty well.

If I could go back in time I would do what ever is required and get a flying job with Cal Fire.

Eric....sweet looking plane.... hope you sell it.

Synthetic vision

Check out L3 Avionics Lynx NGT1000... Lists for $2,521 and complies with the ADS-B out mandate; it hooks up to existing mode C and S transponders; it may require a control panel that lists at $1,223. After all, you just need to be "out" compliant. Looks like this is my way around it...

The CGR-30p combined with an Aerospace Logic FL-202 fuel gauge will replace all of those things as primary.

David, I'm so glad you are alright

A+ The good thing is that you are around to mourn the loss of the aircraft. To be very honest, and having been on the forum through some of the discussions where the pilot was no longer around, we would rather be talking about the aircraft and what happened to it, than talking about you and what you might or might not have done that would have made it turn out differently. From the point of view of the rest of us, that makes it a perfect landing.

Awesome Job and even better attitude! Your interview was great. Looks like the gear collapsed at the end - hope you get up soon.

hey Guys it was me I was cruising along at 17000 ft making 232 knots GS perfect TIT when i suddenly lost manifold pressure. I setup for best glide and feathered the prop and glided to Chilton county airport. I landed long and ran out of runway. i kept thinking of Bob Hoovers maxim fly it all the way into the crash. I walked away unharmed but my plane is probably totaled . I have gone through a wide range of emotions. Thank God Im unhurt, thank God i was in a Mooney, heartbroken that my plane is in a crumpled heap, embarrassment that i couldnt make a better landing, sadness that it may be a long time before i can fly again. I started looking for other planes but i felt like i was cheating on my plane. I couldnt imagine being happy flying another plane at the end of the day the plane is replaceable and I am not. i will post pics later.

I used to work on ships and yatchs in Puerto Rico and have seen plenty of corrosion problems. On boats the best way to cope with it paint and keep painting. Specially on Striker yachts that are made of aluminum. Boat owners buy WD-40 and paint by the boxes for fighting corrosion. Why do you think the Golden Gate other bridges and on boats there is always a crew with cans of paint and brushes. Best corrosion prevention products are the marine ones. They have been dealing with this problem before planes were invented. For planes the sure best way to keep corrosion away is in a fully enclosed hangar. Not only will it keep it from the rainfall but from the humid environment outside. When you look at an old metal hangar in humid environment you will notice that all the corrosion is on the outside while most of the inside is corrosion free. This is because the humid air condenses on the outside before reaching inside. Another cause for premature problems is sun exposure. If you live in a sunny environment with temps reaching 90 or more like Phoenix the windows, paint, fuel tank sealant, interiors, engine hoses will age prematurely. Shelter benefits are nothing new. You see this on cars left outside vs those in a garage, specially on those parked by the beach. Keep your plane in a hangar José

Best of luck in Florida Sanjeev!