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I would stop worrying about it. These problems are pretty rare and only affect idle. Your worse nightmare would be the engine quiting on rollout and you have to restart to taxi off.

The steel cage is what keeps the cockpit from crushing but not what keeps you safe. It’s your seat belts with shoulder harness that prevents your body from slamming into the panel and glareshield and causing fatal blunt force trauma. I lost a nice fellow Mooney pilot and mechanic on my field years ago from a fatal crash. Looking at the wreckage you wouldn’t even think it would get totaled it was so intact. But not the occupants sadly - 2 souls lost. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m sad to report that our friend Erik Bollt, @aviatoreb, passed away earlier this month. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/potsdam-ny/erik-bollt-12662141

The paperwork isn't that difficult, although the FAA returns many applications for user errors when they don't use an escrow service or other professional for the paperwork. But you should definitely consult with a tax specialist who knows the rules in your state for the other answer. For example, it might be a taxable event in some states and not in others.

Well, that's an interesting study but take heed of this part of the report: I would really be interested in insurance company actuarial data showing a statistically significant increase in claims ratios for older pilots.

Or Tom Jones. In case you're attacked by Martians...

I used to work with a mechanic who used to work for a small airline that flew twin otters. He was working on the engines one night and wanted to test them out, so he was doing high speed runs down the runway. On one run the plane got airborne and he closed the throttles, but didn’t think he could get it stopped, so he shoved the throttles to the max, flew it around the pattern and landed it again. He was a private pilot with about 100 hours. He swore he didn’t mean to do it. He said he never told anybody at the airline about it. It was an uncontrolled airport and he was the only one there.

You won't get the actuarial data that you can get in the automotive world because there just aren't the numbers of pilot/age/make & model data available. Older drivers pay more. There's no reason to think that the same skills that deteriorate in driving don't exhibit the same deterioration in an airplane.

If that were true we would see rates for older pilots change little for 172, 182 and the like, but we know they do, dramatically.

How is it that you are so knowledgeable in discrete, orthogonal areas? I stand corrected. Re-listening is fun, I must admit...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/277046533934?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&srsltid=AfmBOoo1K41pigzgoxfURe4zbddHNryywMUkNThJPj5YCV0zkcqf28mKBLQ This appears to be what you’re looking for. I’m not sure why they added extra zeros to the part number. IPC calls for 630001-7 this one is 630001-007 Not exactly cheap, but you should be in for less than $60 with shipping.

The airspeed will keep the prop turning over and engine running till you’re at least exiting the runway or you give it some throttle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

RIP Erik, your consul and encouragement changed my course for the better. I will miss you and our friendship

A halfway competent welding shop can fabricate it. Just give them some measurements.

All I can say is mine works fine! :-)

You shouldn’t rely on a random person on the Internet for advice on such a transaction. Find an attorney with knowledge of your state tax laws to assist you.

Interesting my #3 cyl is also the richest of the pack. I have a smaller gami injector in that cyl but once i was at .2 spread gami would not give me a smaller injector stating the next size smaller would put #3 more than .2 to lean on the other side of the pack.

It's actually a combination of the two. Belts keep you upright in the seat so you don't bounce off the panel or yoke, and the steel cage.keeps the panel and sidewalls from crushing you while you are belted to the seat. This second factor is what many planes are missing, and for which I am very happy. If the cockpit doesn't collapse on me, I have a fighting chance.

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It is indeed sad news. I flew in Erik’s Rocket and him in my Missile. Very sad news. Visited his home in Potsdam, NY as well. He’ll be missed. Make sure to kiss/hug/call your loved ones and let them know how important they are to you. Anything can happen anytime. This was a non aviation death. He was cross country skiing at the time. -Seth

I’m not sure what type of other fantasy information you put into this thought as well but - (the prompt that’s cut off is “Mooney m20f useful load compared to a Cessna 182” also from AI -Mooney owners often face negative stereotypes in the aviation community, primarily due to a perceived culture of intense defensive elitism and "smugness"

Sorry, I mean in front of the windshield.

The pictures sure leave you wondering what happened and what was going on! Gear was up but can't really tell about flap position and the prop sure is pretty twisted looking like maybe it had some power. The really good news is that everybody survived, even the dog with a broken rib. So eventually we'll be able to read the pilots personal account of what happened in the NTSB report. And eventually the pilot will likely get a new plane.

Have you tried looking through the logbook for its installation or asking the previous owner? It can’t be factory and if it’s not logged I’d be pulling it. It can’t be for anything you would need while flying, like backcourse switch or PC switch, or it wouldn’t be installed in the avionics bay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh, no! I always enjoyed his posts and especially the math geekery. The tail number on his airplane was icing on that cake. I will definitely miss his contributions here. :'(

I am very saddened by the news of Erik's passing. We grew up a couple of years and a couple of miles apart, have corresponded regularly over the years, and while we never met IRL, I do consider him a friend. He was so engaged, fit and active. Our little community here is poorer for his loss. -dan

The post was only about how pervasive the use of Avstar servo's are - they have entirely replaced in Bendix/Precision servo's in Lycomings production (as well as Flow dividers and injector nozzles) . But your comment is correct, AVSTAR, and many other fuel repair stations, will overhaul and both Bendix/Precision and Avstar servo's. But the Avstar is not a duplicate clone of the RSA servo but a FAA-PMA replacement for the Bendix/Precision servo's. It would probably be more correct to say Avstar matches Lycomings flow curves with their servo's. They utilize a different manufacturing process as well.

FWIW ..... Don't think it matters what the GPSS convertor is set to once the STEC30 is set to Hi-Trk. In the case of a missed approach you might consider leaving it set to GPSS. Then to follow the missed approach course disconnect the autopilot and re-engage autopilot in HDG to follow the GPSS steered MA course (somewhere in there the GPS has to be told to provide MA guidance).

I think his F is probably legit. My F had 1035ul and I had a couple heavy things left on it (3 blade prop). My current 252/Encore conversion has 1090 on a brand new reweigh after a big avionics upgrade. That’s a pretty solid UL at 10.4gph (cruise) and 175knots!

I’m truly impressed by all of the thought and experience in this post. I wish I could give something back to you but it’s clear that you are simply smarter and more experienced than almost anyone on this board. Thanks for the insights.

The park was gorgeous. I put on a 360 mount to do some recording, and it turned out great. We only flew in it for an hour. We went up Ruths Glacier, flew around a little in that area, and then spiraled up to pass Denali, then down another glacier (not pictured). Most of the other passes were fogged in, so we kept it pretty conservative. The other pilots flying were super chill and gave us tips. I kind of wish I had recorded that. Overall, I wish we did it longer, and I wish we could do it again. The weather is shot for the next few days, and then we need to head back to MN. I forgot the cowl flaps on some of this. I climbed from 6,500 to 16,500 and forgot to close them when we reached the top. Oh well.

FAA: YoU mUsT rEmOvE eVeN tHe SlIgHtEsT tRaCe Of FrOsT fRoM tHe WiNgS Aircraft designers, paint shops, and mechanics: [hits bong], "Let's permanently install 10 square feet of rough skateboard tape on the wing roots" Intended tounge-in-cheek, of course, but it makes one think...