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I wish to share my experience in finding an issue with my ignition system. I really like the Savy Analysis tools. I can sit on the PC for hours and view the data from my flight logs. For the past several months I noticed a stumble while flying LOP. I call it a stumble but once at LOP I feel a very quick shudder almost like turbulence for a nanosecond. All engine indicators are in the green. After researching this a bit more I decided to test the ignition to see if something can be revealed as a weak link. I have a new ignition harness, recently overhauled mags, and Tempest fine wire plugs with 300 hours on them. I flew at 8500 and ran an LOP mag check per Savy instructions. Their detailed flight analysis showed the following. The L, B, and R stand for "left mag", "both mags", and "right mag". Note the EGT1 going cold during the right mag test. While on the right mag, sparkplug on cylinder 1 was cold. It was not even firing I do not believe. The engine was rough on the right mag. I replaced the plugs on cylinder #1 and ran another test. Indeed the bottom plug was bad with a cracked insulator. My A&P said it looked like it had been dropped. See the new data with new plugs in #1. Now temps are normal and the engine was very smooth at 50 LOP. Savy has some very nice analysis tools and I appreciate the help in determining the source of the issue. Just sharing this information in hopes it helps someone. Russ

I don't use the flaps or the gear handle. If you leave the flaps up, you never have to think about them. Same goes for the gear and the added benefit is, you'll never have a gear up landing. The red and blue knobs are annoying too. I leave those all the way forward. Nothing good can come from them. My car has a throttle and a brake. That's all my airplane needs too. I've heard about cowl flaps, but I haven't found them yet. It's not cabin air is it? Anyhow, I don't see the point. Why would the cowl need more lift? Do they help you go up faster? Is that how you land in a nose high attitude, with full cowl flaps? Seriously, too much work. If it gets off the ground and flies with just the throttle, why complicate things?

I have driven so many different cars and motorcycles over the years it's hard to pick just one. But these two come close - 650+ hp Red '79 Mustang and my "Barcalounger on Wheels" '08 Ultra Glide Classic - both give me a thrill like my Mooney...(and my Hatz)

So today I took a high school friend flying who is in the midst of getting his PPL. We went up for an hour over to Quincy, FL. Nice little airport and not very far from where I bought my plane. Three of the old timers outside sitting in rocking chairs watching a couple of Stearmans pound the pattern recognized my plane and we chatted for over an hour about it. It was the first "cool" day of the flying season for me so it was nice.

All I did at the AOPA Fly-In KTPF today was watch Jolie and her little crew work... and I'm tired. Buttercup is in FL on CA time. She taught an extended Right Seat Ready class w/o Jan and while she was at it she coordinated her 12x12 booth on the ramp promoting all things good about Mooneys. I'm proud to be even a little involved (Mostly by chauffeuring Nancy).

RV-4 It has the Mooney beat in about all aspects, except seating, which is occasionally important.

Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2a

I will try to refrain from bringing threads back on track in the future. Kid at the airport: "Daddy, why is that man saying crazy things and just taking his plane in and out of the hangar?" Dad: "Just keep walking son and try not to make eye contact."

Psh, I carry a suppressed 45* never know when you might get lost innawoods and need to quietly dispatch dinner *proper paperwork required.

Not your father's airplane.

Premium Mooney right there.

I love me some composite wings

As some of you may have suspected, I took off and landed last night without a landing light a couple of days ago. My 77J has a single light and it died away from home. Taxi before departure was slow, but no problem. Takeoff no problem and great smooth flight at 9K. Landing was a non-event but I did a full approach and cancelled on the ground since it was not a controlled airport. Landing was a non event and although I have landed both without a light and no runway lights but not both simultaneously, it had been a while.. If this were anything other than VMC then I probably would think twice, but that night was awesome weather and easy peasy lemon squeezy. I am replacing with LED

Erik, I just did that flight on Labor Day weekend from the U.P. I'll give you a bit shorter (1060 NM), but we did it both ways non-stop in under 4 hours. But then it's a homebuilt with my mom's old washing machine motor in it, not a Mooney. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N994PT/history/20170830/1315Z/KIMT/KSAF Tom

I purchased The Mistress without a PPI, just a phone call to Don who had done the annuals on her for a decade. Eight years later, she is still Super. Don is super too

2 short items: As a young child (8 yrs old) my Dad brought me to a military display (don't know where) that had an F-86 on a trailer. I got to climb all over it and even down the intake. Have never forgotten that evening. When in HS and doing my penitence as a gas boy and washing airplanes we had a P-39 derelict sitting in "the jungle" on the east side of KVNY. This was the early 60s. Used to go climb on and sit in that many many times firing the cannon with the stick switch. Found out only a few years ago (long after "the jungle" was paved over with commercial buildings) that it was resurrected and flown by astronaut Frank Borman. Don't know where it sits now.

Richard, Richard, Richard . . . . (I do that well, it's my brother's name, too). You can't just throw real information into a derailed thread like that! Go pull your plane out of the hangar and push it back inside three times without flying as punishment!

Showing true Mooney CB status...spend thousands to fly round trip from home in SoCal to Virginia (Hampton Roads Airport, KPVG) and then get the cheapest rental clown car they offered.

And I can carry my pocket knife.

200 kts won't change any of what you're complaining of. There is almost no scenario were GA is more economical or practical than the airlines. We love to fly GA because of many reasons, but if your reasons are economics and practicality, you should probably just fly the airlines.

As a first time airplane / Mooney buyer it goes without saying that the process can be overwhelming and frought with danger financially as well as physically. Thanks to the research I did in this forum I located a true gentleman who with his staff proved to be an invaluable resource for a buyer such as myself. They provided an abundance of information about our beloved Mooney’s , their history, systems, quirks, personalities and airworthiness. The bird I have chosen to pursue is a beautiful example on a 1967 M20 F. The seller (Alan) flew her to Don’s shop and I flew in from Los Angeles for the occasion. Don and his staff welcomed me and made me feel right at home. I spent a total of nine hours with everyone today asking numerous questions while looking over the shoulder of everyone touching the plane. The patience they all showed me today was so appreciated as it allowed me to review all of the information provided and make a wise an informed purchase decision regarding the condition of the aircraft. After a long day, it appears that the purchase will be moving forward and soon I will have this bird in her new nest in Santa Monica. Thanks everyone for sharing with us newbies on this site. It’s nice to know we all have a place to go for some much needed answers. And as for Don Maxwell, this man is a total pro who deserves every positive accolade the Mooney community can send his way. I am certain he has many already. I found him to be a kind, considerate and brilliant man who provides remarkable service to everyone who is fortunate enough to have him and his team work on their behalf. Thanks again Don for all you do. Michael Rodgers - KSMO

You are getting ready for departure and despit your meticulous maintenance you discover a burned out landing light. You have no spare and no maintenance or parts available. Weather is not a factor with severe clear, VMC, no wind and no turbulence but you will land well after dark. Destination is unattended, but has great lighting, multiple approaches, and length is no factor at over 5,000 ft.

A very beautiful airplane. Something about those graceful composite wings. It’s mesmerizing!

Oh... $hit... ' (I think I saw a touch and go).

The secret passage is IFR flight plan.

I agree. Flaps are a tool to modify flight based on conditions. Sometimes you want them, more often not (at least for me). Good to have them, should be tested at run-up, but used as needed. Oh, and let me add that the flaps on the Mooney, infinitely variable and instantly retractable with a (tiny) lever--are a near perfect design (IMNSHO).

Jerry has a sense of humor... We have a couple MSers who have gone turbine after a many years of Mooney ownership... Building a Lancair with a turbine may take a few years to build... Speed has some additional costs associated with it. Best regards, -a-

Flying under the shelf of the Class B will require ADS-B, since that still puts you inside the 30 NM Mode-C veil, per your diagram.

Aww. Thanks Dan. As many know we are trying to have fun, promote the brand, encourage education and camaraderie. The combo packages are selling like hotcakes, so if anyone would like to order let me know. As usual, thanks for the support. J.

haha, it's all good. Joey worked with me and let me fly in early and wait while they did it. It's a great group of guys. They gave me a chance to look at some engine parts. Showed me some worn out cams and corroded tappets. Flew back home and landed with a dry windshield!

I will send you a picture tomorrow when I get to my hanger.

Mooneys have landing lights?

They all have that fitting. It does not prevent over servicing. Make sure that whomever is maintaining your aircraft follows Hartzell's maintenance instructions.

I sport to and from the airport in a 4-door Saturn with a car seat in the back. And yes, I do have to fight off all the ladies with a stick.

Same here. I haven't been single-engine night current since 1999 or 2000. I don't see anything wrong with it, but it's just not for me anymore. I'd rather be home or at a hotel drinking beer at night.

I guess this means the kinks have been worked out: Now I’m getting itch to do this (mostly for the GPSS and the fact that I miss flying with an HSI). Chris you’re right ... this tinkering is starting to become an addition. I may have convinced my wife it was all worth it on the last flight. She’s a bit peeved that she didn’t get an orientation to the new transponder before our first family flight with it - as she is the queen of transponder code and frequency changes.

PTK I agree that bestowing a moniker like King on the thread topic might be off putting to some and not take into account the many other qualified Mooney specialists providing valuable services throughout the country. I meant no disrespect to anyone. I am very happy with my decision to work with Don and his team and have found them to be extremely knowledgeable, helpful and most importantly ethical through all of the inspection process.

I asked Joey Cole the same thing, but I think they shy away from these type forums because of how things can sometimes evolve. Look at POA. You can't ask what color the sky is without pissing contests developing.

The pressure of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and regular air all exhibit nearly identical behavior with changes in temperature. The compressibility factors of Nitrogen and Oxygen at 70 degrees F and 1 atm are 0.9998 and 0.9993 respectively. The changes in pressure of any of these gases or mixtures will vary with temperature according to the ideal gas law (PV=nRT). A tire pressure gauge would not be precise enough to measure the difference in pressure changes between Nitrogen and air over seasonal temperature differences.

I think I am going to keep my trusty KT76 until it fails. After all I never go into Class B and rarely above 10,000ft. José

Careful, Shadrach, your T&G video will soon ignite the peanut gallery claiming that it must be a fake since your clearly dangerous maneuver didn't result in a gear-up landing. Side note, I gave some instruction to a friend (an aspiring pro pilot working on his commercial) and had him do his first Mooney landings as T&Gs on grass, keeping the nosewheel off. He did great. We came back to the pavement and he landed beautifully.... Grandmas Couch - she sounds like a keeper!!

I'm going to try this, also good soft field landing practice to keep that nose up.

Drool, drool, drool...

Some stories have a happy end tho... The US 1.000,00 Cherokee I follow the blog written by the owner: this old cherokee

Follow up. Well I finally got everything put back together. It turns out that the black mark you can kind of see is the Low Vac. The yellow is High Vac. The non colored is the Power. I was a little surprised the yellow was wrong...

Both my planes have the same carb temp gauge. I developed the habit of checking upon my descent and on downwind. If it is not yellow, I don’t use carb heat. This has worked well for me.

So how does N2 violate the basic laws of physics i.e. Boyles Gas Laws where PV=nRT ?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife brought her friend along on our flight to Quakertown for the July 4th pilot BBQ. It was her first time up in a GA plane so we did a diversion to do some sightseeing in the NYC area first. Over the VZ, up the Hudson, past downtown. There was a Yankees TFR so at the intrepid I turned direct Teterboro and then direct Quakertown. Video compilation of the BBQ, flying, and her reaction to her first flight here: