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With the new hangar availability, they probably went through the list, and found everyone who no longer owns an airplane, or is dead.

Hi All, I'm listening to Sporty's "Pilot's Discretion" today at work. The guest is a former Navy test pilot who's currently testing Boom Supersonic's planes. Towards the end (-3:21), they're discussing Mooneys and I got a kick out of his comments. He and a partner bought one while he was in test pilot school and he said that it humbled him more than any other plane. https://www.sportys.com/blog/going-supersonic-with-tristan-brandenburg/ DK

At our base in FL, they are actively working to evict non-aviation hangar tenants, too. It is win/win for aircraft owners and airport businesses to police the hangar use. -dan

I just use JB Weld.

I believe it's a lot more than 20 hangars; I thought it was 80. I've also been told that for everyone they call, 3-4 are not able to take a hangar because they don't have an airplane (and I know a few in that position - they're in partnerships and put in for a hangar just in case). I'm surprised it's not higher as I think most of us had our names at multiple airports. FMY has worked hard in the past year at getting rid of airplanes that were not being maintained -- I know of a couple people who had to move their airplanes because they had not done an annual in a while. The new hangars are creating movement everywhere as airplanes are switching homebase.

Naples list is much smaller too, and I just got a call from KIMM after two years that my name came up there also. I also think a lot of people had their name on every list in the area. i think it coincides with the end of the Covid boom regionally here. I’m just not sure it’s just a local phenomenon or something systemic. I am looking for a boat slip and there are a lot more in Marco than there were last year. i heard something like between 40% and 60% of the cirrus backlog is to “concept buyers” who havent finished their training. I’m really waiting to see what happens with those buyers and if they actually take delivery. Mike Riegel had an interesting analysis of 1Q biz jet deliveries and backlogs and basically said without fractional demand, new deliveries are really starting to take a hit. we’ll see and maybe bonus depreciation will help stop the slide….

That is all you need. Just get accustomed to how it reads and set it accordingly. John Breda

Stockmarket.aero Some of their stuff is a paid script. I work with company Torque Aero that can source most parts through their paid services. Internet can only take you so far sometimes. Listings will give you inventories of who has what. This level of Stock market aero leaves a lot to be researched still. Between Google, Stockmarket, and Torque I can find most parts. I’ve been using the -87A wheel off a Barron for the last 10y. My factory magnesium wheels were shot. -Matt

Each of the screens in the fuel system serve a specific purpose… they help identify something old that is falling apart… Sooo…. As a new owner of a machine, it is a great idea to verify that each screen is free of debris… fuel pick-up screen… often catches stuff that got into the tank when fueling, or catches sealant that is flaking off… and, each fuel cap has two o-rings in them that are happy to age, oxidize and leave bits floating around… Fuel separator/selector screen… catches rust particles that flake off the older fuel necks that were originally made out of steel… (pre J) Fuel pump screen… some pump impellers were made of inferior materials… they can be found on the screen. Some fuel pumps have been left running for extended periods of time… oops. there are some rubber parts in the fuel servo including a multi layer-rubber hose in some planes… looks good on the outside, falling apart on the inside… these supply a small speck of rubber to test your ability to recognize a semi-blocked fuel injector… These things happen to only a few planes of the entire fleet… each year. not very common, but best to check when able… Gives a good reason to have an engine monitor if you want an update. PP thoughts only, not mechanically inclined… Best regards, -a-

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RTV seals anything and everything :-)

G & N did a great job on mine for a lot less than money than other companies wanted

Did this today using the skytec troubleshooting guide posted earlier. The electrical system passed. The battery has ocv ~25.5. While cranking the starter, battery terminal voltage drops to 22.5v. Voltage at the starter was ~20. All of that meets the skytec guidelines. We’re pulling the starter adapter later this week.

This. Experiment with where it "should be" (take off trim indicator) and set it there. Does it really matter if a little above or below. I am just not that anal retentive, but understand others are. Not worth the hassle here IMO. If a little heavy on take off, trim. It will vary speed at lift off vs. weight. Just trim it as needed. Now if it is max trim and indicating take off that is another "thing" entirely.

the BK switch is in stock for about $2,600 the three microswitches are 1SX74-T , about $30 a pop and easy to replace, just take two screws out, most likely the tiny wire return springs are tired, too need to be reformed or replaced, I found a new switch, the switch in my Bravo is tired, left toggle for clutch does not reset any more by itself, triggers trim fail warning, not sure if left toggle is worn itself or just spring tired, will take apart after I have installed my new switch, think great care has to be taken that the two small toggle return springs do not jump out when the pins are extracted from the bezel

Rough running at idle can be an intake leak. The flow divider is really simple and field rebuildable. It's easy to test -- just do the baby bottle test and check that it shuts the fuel off cleanly when you pull the mixture to ICO.

So folks have probably seen articles about random people looking up contact information on FAA aircraft registry after tracking them via ADS-B aggregators. AOPA worked with FAA to provide a way for owners to request opting out of showing the owner information on the aircraft registry. Just went through it and submitted my request - takes about 2 weeks apparently for the review to be completed. Site: https://cares.faa.gov/home The process was a bit confusing as trying to login to "Aircraft Services" takes you to the FAA MyAccess sign on page which folks may already have accounts on for their "Airmen Services" portal. I had to sign up again using the red "Don't have an account? Sign up" which then connected my previous account and verified my address. Once you are in - you may or may not see your aircraft listed. I didn't. But I followed the steps that appears on a yellow banner on the top of the site (good ux there...), here it is again broken down neatly: To submit a request through CARES, Log into your CARES account Select Get Started Select Aircraft Services Select Submit Other Aircraft Documents For Request Type choose Other Supporting Documents For Document Type choose Other Upload File (see template below) Select Continue Complete Attestation and Submit. I asked my AI friend to generate a template, it looks sufficient and drives the point home. I filled in the right information including the [Insert N-Number(s)] and [Insert Full Name as Registered] in the middle of the document, then saved as PDF and uploaded it to the portal where it requested to upload file in step 7. ---------- [Your Full Name] [Your Address] [City, State ZIP Code] [Phone Number] [Email Address] [Date] Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Registration Branch, AFS-750 P.O. Box 25504 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Subject: Request for Withholding of Owner Information from Public Dissemination Reference: 49 U.S.C. § 44114(b) To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally request that my name and address, as a registered owner of aircraft, be withheld from public dissemination in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 44114(b). I understand that the FAA permits private individuals to voluntarily opt out of having their ownership information made available to the public, and I wish to exercise this right. Please consider this letter my official request to have my personally identifiable information—including my name and address—removed from all publicly accessible databases and records related to aircraft registration, to the fullest extent allowed under applicable law. Aircraft Registration Number(s): [Insert N-Number(s)] Registered Owner Name: [Insert Full Name as Registered] If additional documentation or verification is required to process this request, please contact me at the phone number or email address provided above. I appreciate your assistance and attention to this matter. Sincerely, [Your Signature (if mailing a hard copy)] [Your Printed Name] ---------- I hope this helps some folks. Good luck! And yes, I am still giggling at the title... Shawn

I guess that depends on your definition of "not so long ago." Before the current CARES setup, one could order a CD of the registry records for $10. $20 if you needed them certified for court. Turn around wasn't too bad. I still have one from 2007 and I'm sure it's not the first one I ordered. I wouldn't expect a discussion of ADS-B privacy issues in a response from a group primarily interested in title analysis and clearing capability, (even though that group is the one that always had access because they were local). I think the two issues are separate. I know people who have no problem with people knowing they own an aircraft but have PIA accounts to munge their tail number and ADS-B signature to keep their travel secret.

There is some verbiage in the announcement about giving people who've already used a trial a new trial to check out SmartCharts. I emailed Garmin Aviation Support and they kindly gave me a 30-day trial of Basic (which then automatically benefits from the Premium upgrade which I had from (e.g.) a G1000 subscription). They are pretty reasonable and seem to err on the side of generosity. In a way, I am also trialing Garmin Support here I tried these on my most recent flight. It's very clever and definitely declutters the approach. It's actually kind of weird, and I found myself flipping to the govt chart view to do my familiar brief process (tried both ways). I flew a less-familiar approach and it was a bit fast, which distracted from the eval. But still an impressive start. I am planning to play more with Garmin Pilot to get some familiarity and give it more of a chance vs. ForeFlight (which feels reasonably fluid at this point). It also seems that the W&B and performance profiles are not as well fleshed-out in GP vs. Foreflight.

I filed a report with the faa and they actually responded to it?! Weird. Anyway, maybe the issue is fixed? It must have been nationwide because I saw it in the northwest and i saw reports on BT of it in Texas and along the east coast.

@hammdo was able to restrict information on the FAA site for his LLC. FlightAware still shows city, state and the owner name but no address. Maybe this will change in the future.

FYI, if you have a Garmin panel, GP Premium is included with a One Pack subscription. For some odd reason, you still have to pay for the Basic level.

This whole thread makes me SO HAPPY that one Easter egg was finding they my plane had already be changed over to electric speed brakes. Not mentioned anywhere in the ad.

I would take a stab at it if I had a plane to try it on or a set of vacuum speed brakes to mock it up on. I suspect that the linear actuators I use will be way to slow. There are faster ones, but they don’t have the torque. The ones that are fast and have the torque get big and heavy.

So my 231 is in annual today and the mechanic went to put the 670105 clamp on and it does not fit. For the TSIO 360 LB engine, it takes a 2177-300 which is available at Ram. Its is about $500 more than the clamp I got from Air Power (and they are letting me send it back) and the new one should be here Thursday. Make sure you match the right clamp to your engine. Pritch

Great reference for Frank Crawford too! Best regards, -a-

Fair point about resale value. I will have to make that decision when my system gives up the ghost. Knock on wood, it work OK for now. Just as on your plane, my speedbrakes get most activity at runup as I rarely use them in flight, but there are few instances when they come in handy. I am just too cheap to spend nearly 20 AMUs on replacing something that works.

Flew to Munich with family, to see some German friends and watch UEFA football cup: Paris PSG did win football final, ahem soccer final not NFL We also visited few museums (Schleißheim, Dutches, BMW), lot of engines & propellers enough to keep me and kids busy and wife bored. The return flight Munich-Paris was a long way with 30kts headwinds and lot of weather avoidance, however, the Mooney always delivers back home, this time the Europe football cup is back home !

You have to have an account at the court and pay...so, I sprung for the $13.50: 60320017_05_30_2025_General_Order_v4.pdf

Edit - a bit hasty when I wrote this (below) so continue down the thread because you will find this was not the verdict. I thought it was. So here’s the update, and the verdict. Thankfully, my mechanic wanted to do more troubleshooting. Because the way it was acting really looked like the adapter. Big shout out to @kortopatesfor his screwdriver in the starter slot test on the adapter. It acted exactly like he said it would if if it was still good, so we troubleshot further. He hooked up my starter to 24 V after taking it off the engine and it spun fine, but it sounded just a little weird to him. Then he spun it by hand and said it didn’t feel right. It happens to be a Cirrus service center and they use the same starter for some of their engines. The shop had one on hand so he pulled it out. He spun it by hand and then spun mine and said yeah yours doesn’t sound right. We put our ear up to it, and you could hear some grinding noises inside the starter. He mounted the new starter on the engine. We pulled all the spark plugs and turned it over. It worked perfectly. So we just left that starter bolted on closed up the whole thing and I paid for a new starter and three hours of labor. The bill wasn’t fun considering the new starter, but it was way better than a starter adapter. This from the energizer starter, which is supposed to be pretty good. Paid the bill, walked outside, fired up the plane and taxied back to the hangar. Ahhhhh, all better.

1965 Mooney M20E This 1965 Mooney M20E has been well cared for. The aircraft has numerous upgrades that include a Garmin/Apollo GNS480/CNX80, Apollo MX20 Multifunction Display Moving Map, EDM JPI 700 Engine Monitoring System, L3 LYNX NGT 9000 Transponder ADS-B in & out and S-Tec 55X Auto Pilot. The engine has 608.23 SMOH. New paint in September of 2022. Aircraft Specifications: Year: 1965 Manufacture: Mooney Model: M20E Price: $84,900.00 Location (nearest city): Newport News, VA Airport ID (KPHF) Condition: Used Serial number: 673 Registration number: N1975L Total Time: 6084.83 Flight Rules: IFR Number of seats: 4 Damage History: No known damage history. Engine/Propeller specs: Engine: Lycoming, Model IO-360-A1A Power: 200 Horsepower Engine hours: 608.23 hours Since Overhaul Propeller: Hartzell, Propeller 2 blade, Model HC-C2YK-1BF Propeller hours: 608.23 hours Since Overhaul Propeller is “B” Hub, No NDI Airframe: Complete logs: No. Airframe logs start in 1981. Airframe logs 1981 to present date are complete. All logs for engine and prop are complete. Hangared: Yes Avionics/Radios/Equipment: Garmin/Apollo GNS480/CNX80 GPS Nav/Comm WAAS/SBAS Enabled unit Apollo MX20 Multifunction Display Moving Map EDM JPI 700 Engine Monitoring System with fuel transducer L3 LYNX NGT 9000 Transponder ADS-B in & out & WIFI Bendix/King KX155 Nav/Comm Radio PS engineering PMA8000 Audio Panel S-Tec 55X Auto Pilot Additional Equipment: Bendix King KCS-55A VOR/LOC/glideslope radio navigation indicator Upgraded yokes for pilot and co-pilot sides Precise Flight Standby Vacuum system Bendix King KI-525A HSI Instrument Panel Modified O&N Fuel bladders - No need to reseal tanks Horizon instrument Tachometer Precise Flight Speed brakes Pilot and Co-pilot Sun-visors Remote Compass kit Three light strobe kit GAMI Engine Injectors Electric elevator trim Alcor Alternator Battery Minder Exterior/Interior: Exterior 9/10 - White and metallic blue base color with red and gold stripes running down length of fuselage. Paint is in great condition. Aircraft painted, September 2022. Interior: 8.5/10 - Pilot, Co-pilot and rear seats are in good condition, seats are light tan tweed in color. Some small areas with minor stains on seats. Two tone tan tweed side walls. The carpet is light brown and is in good shape. Overall, the interior is in good condition. Inspection Status: Annual: Last Annual Inspection completed May 2025 IFR 91.411 & 91.413 Inspection: completed Jan 2024 Weight and Balance: Max Gross: 2575.0 Aircraft Empty weight: 1704.45 The Useful load: 870.55 N1975L Listing

This is a fast, VERY clean airplane….truly one of the nicest C models you’ll find! Low airframe time, NDH, mid-time engine, very nice panel. 1966 Mooney M20C For Sale 3293 TTAF 1160 SMOH NDH New Scimitar prop/gov (no AD) - 75 SNEW 2/2025 Annual inspection MN/WI and Az based airplane Recent New avionics include: GNX375 (Nav-WAAS/adsb-in-out) LPV appch Weather Transponder Traffic Bluetooth to your iPad Garmin 225 com Garmin audio panel 345 4 pl Intercom KX170B nav 2 ILS capable / glide slope KN 64 dme Co-Pilot PTT Mooney PC system / wing leveler New metal instrument panel V nice paint Many mods— -Cowl closure -brake disc reverse -New Scimitar prop/gov (no AD) ----- 75 SNEW -Flap gap seals -alternator conversion -newer battery -LED wingtip lights, tail light, ldg light and strobe/beacon -power flow exhaust (creates up to + 10% more power) -Electronics International fuel flow/totalizer Total fuel / gph / fuel remaining -EI egt/cylinder head temp/OAT -EI Volts / AMPs -One piece windshield -Minnesota-Wisconsin-Az airplane -Mooney Specialist maintained -Bruce’s engine cover -Tanis engine heater -NO known damage -More! My Mooney (66 C model) got its real makeover about 12 Years ago. Very nice paint; v nice interior; engine oh’d in ‘08 / ‘09; recent new scimitar prop. Several mods including: Power Flo exhaust (+ 10% horsepower) so it’s a bit faster than a lot of C’s1 Asking $ 85k -- Let's discuss ALSO...If you have a C140 or a Champ/Luscombe, Or a 911, 914, interesting unique vehicle, etc.perhaps we can work out a trade

The servo won't cause unequal distribution like you're seeing, since there's only one hose/line from the servo to the flow divider. Either the divider got clogged up by debris from the old/new hoses and the change process, or the injector nozzles did. Also, the servo won't make max output pressure unless there's sufficient airflow through the servo/throttle body. There are ram air tubes and a diaphragm that prevent excessive fuel output if there is no airflow.