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Got word this was at Lake Aero so had to stop by on my way home Beautiful airplane

An airplane, even a nice one, is just "stuff".

Y'all need to catch up on your internet practical jokes. That one was called "getting Rick-rolled." It was my first thought when I saw the OP's subject line, that he might be playing a joke on us. Oh well, just thought I'd have some fun!

Looks to me like... Pressure altitude is being encoded and sent to the transponder. Always interested in flight experiments... Especially when lunch is involved! Best regards, -a-

Re the ground turning tendency only - my mechanic noted that my wheel bearing were overtorqued at last annual. He repacked and torqued to spec. It was notable how much easier the plane rolled after that adjustment. He mentioned the only thing that over tightening wheel bearing does is guarantee you'll need new wheel bearings in a few years. Rolling ok on the ground? No scraping noises from brakes or bearing? the only reason I bring this up is wheel bearings are part of the annual.

The fastest I have ever done and Instrument rating was 8 days with an exception student. On the accelerated program it's usually 11 days. The written should already have been done. I'm close to you, but I won't do it in a Cirrus. I haven't flown them enough. I personally like to do the whole flying part in an airplane. A sim just isn't realistic enough for me. I also like to do it in as much weather as is available. It a lot easier if you use your own airplane. Rental airplanes just always seem too have problems.

could your mooney landing with girlfriends well over gross weight have anything to do with the bad runway? i.e. any half eaten ham bones found near the divots?

My wife Kelly and I will be in Vegas 1/12. A great opportunity to meet and be shunned in person vs. through the internet. The idea of flying commercial for a "Mooney gathering" seems silly. I love Vegas, but I am not flying there by GA from Midwest. Half the fun is seeing everyone's planes...other half is communicating face to face with those that I have only bantered with through broadband... My vote would be Atlanta. In the Spring. Or Austin.

Some of you may have seen this, but thought I would post here if other have not.. long, but good and informative to help familiarize us with our engines... For those of us who enjoy continuing to learn.. some of it is pretty basic,..

Reading through the Santa Monica thread, thought I would share a positive airport story. Some of you have made the trip out to my home airport, New Garden (N57). Landing on our runway was always an experience. You could land a Mooney on it, but would spend an hour afterwards looking for your fillings in the cockpit. We have a tireless airport manager (helps that he is young) who has managed to secure funding for a new taxiway, new hangars and now a new runway. New Garden is currently closed as the old runway is (was) stripped away and the new widened runway installed. After it is completed, come on on over and check it out. And take advantage of the cheapest AvGas in the area. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Back in the day, the american flyers course had a timer and you had to spend X number of minutes on each section, like 100 or 80 or whatever. But if you logged in a bunch and opened multiple tabs, that time went a lot faster

Nice angle. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I've never planned ahead for any trip. If go anywhere i usually give everyone a 30 minute notice.

Huge improvement! Congratulations. I'll be coming back there before long. (N57 is about as convenient as anywhere - except KPH - to my brother's place in Springfield PA.)

An attitude indicator only version (no HSI or other supplemental data) has an STC including M20 models.

Here are some pics. The EDM-700 has all the connectors, wiring, probes, screws nuts etc. We also have the cables and adapters you need to download the data.

Back orders till November!!

Ok, already. It's been over a week. How long does it take to install a switch cover? Come on, pirep please!

A typical location is in the right (passenger side) forward port of the oil galley. It's a 1/8" NPT plug that is replaced and might be pretty snug (see pic). Mine is now safety-wired to the adjacent cylinder nut for security. Edit: JPI doesn't specify safety-wiring the probe but Jetdriven suggested that it wouldn't hurt and then did the job for me while I was otherwise occupied (thanks). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I thought it was an additional 100' of float before touchdown for every knot of extra speed. Five extra knots will push your touchdown an additional 500' down the runway. Need to study that there computer-thing, Gus. You may need to show me how it works one Friday at lunch . . .

I just spray it on the wing leading edge just before engine start. And only when flying into freezing temperatures. Living in Florida there is no need for de-icing. After flying for fours I did notice the leading edge still slippery at the touch. My son that lives in Pittsburgh use it on his car to avoid door lock freezing, on the door seals and windshield. José

This is what you get when you loan your plane to someone else: catastrophe We'll see how many of you get that!

When Bob Goldin was teaching the Mooney PPP he spent some time discussing the Top Comp Computer. You can get one here. It is slightly more conservative than actual performance, so is very good to use. While it can be adapted for turbocharged airplanes, (Bob went over it with me many years ago) it was too complicated for that and I don't remember how to do it. http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/takeoff-performance-computer.html

According to Bob Kromer at Mooney Summit, every additional knot of speed on short final leads to 100 feet additional rollout. So 5 knots over = 500 additional feet. Just something to think about when calculating. Flying the numbers is very important. -Seth

The definition of an encoding altimeter describe pressure altitude being used... see where I underlined #6.... And of course pressure altitude is... In aviation, pressure altitude is the indicated altitude when an altimeter is set to an agreed baseline pressure setting under certain circumstances where the aircraft's altimeter would be unable to give a useful readout of altitude. Examples would be landing at a very high altitude or near sea level in conditions of exceptionally high air pressure. Old altimeters were typically limited to show altitude when set between 950 mbar and 1030 mbar. "Standard" pressure, the baseline used universally, is 1013.25 hPa, equivalent to 1013.25 mbar or 29.92 inHg (inches of mercury). This setting is equivalent to the air pressure at mean sea level (MSL) in the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA). Pressure altitude is primarily used in aircraft performance calculations and in high-altitude flight (above the transition altitude). ------------------------------------------------------- 9/17/12 APPENDIX 2. DEFINITIONS 1. Approved. Unless used with reference to another person, means approved by the Administrator. AC 43-6C Appendix 2 2. Blind Encoder (Digitizer). An altitude reporting encoder that is pressure operated, having no altitude display; is not part of a pressure/altitude indicating device or system; does not contain an external means for barometric setting; and may supply altitude reporting information to the air traffic control (ATC) transponder, Global Positioning System (GPS), or other onboard system. 3. Calibrated Datum of the Altimeter. The correction applied via a specific calibration card applicable to a specific altimeter to correct for instrument error (scale error) only. 4. Correspondence. The maximum absolute difference between altimeter display and encoder output for a constant encoder output. The altimeter’s displayed pressure/altitude (referenced to 29.92) compared to encoded altitude output from the blind encoder or encoding altimeter for the entire period (from the moment that the code output changes to a value to the moment the code output changes to the next value while the pressure/altitude is changing). 5. Data. Drawings, sketches, stress analyses, reports, operating limitations, or photographs that support or describe an alteration. 6. Encoding Altimeter (Pressure Altitude). An altitude indicator that displays to the pilot the pressure/altitude sensed by the device and produces an altitude reporting output. 7. Gillham Encoder. An altitude reporting encoder that provides parallel data output employing the Gillham (Grey) code. 8. Indicated Datum of the Altimeter. The altitude displayed by the altimeter when an ideal absolute pressure is applied to the sensing member of the altimeter and not corrected for instrument error (scale error), nor corrected for static source error. 9. Matched Components. An altimeter and a blind encoder that have been tested and calibrated together and, as a combination, meet the requirements of 14 CFR part 91, § 91.411(a). 10. High Reliability Style Connectors. Connectors designed to or meeting Military or similar industry standards. 11. Pilot Reference Altimeter. The altimeter normally used to maintain flight altitude.

Sounds like an in flight experiment is needed. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

He just reaches through the pee hole in the floor and sprays it on in flight I bet.

Took N5808F to ABQ from VGT to check out the balloon fiesta. great flight and made it in 2.1, Balloon Fiesta is really cool but I have to say I am glad I only attended for 24 hours. There is nothing in ABQ other than that festival!

I will be back to NM in DEC. Wife wants to hunt for aliens in Roswell!

I wish I'd have thought about this a month ago. We'll be in your neck of the woods this weekend Paul flying into Spicewood to stay at a friend's place. I've studied everything I can about the subject but realize there's still a lot I could learn from spending a weekend in Ada. Do you think it helps that I've flown over KADH 4 times this year?

How about Cullman Al. KCMD ? It's been a while for me but I always have liked the restaurant. Nice spectating looking out at the huge skydive operation too. Restaurant is on the second floor. http://www.cullmanregionalairport.org/assets/PDFs/Menu_lite_edited.pdf Anyone want to start a separate thread for this ?

No! That would irreparably harm the vibe of this thread.[emoji846] Poor Rick. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Interesting to see! My home airport 4M7 is supposed to start resurfacing our runway today and getting the numbers changed from 6-24 to 7-25 (that will take some time to get used to). A lot more work is going into yours tho, I don't know what your plans are but I want to be the first to try ours out!

Who's Rick ?

Ah! The dreaded RWY X-ray. I have to mount tundra tires on my Mooney everytime I land on one of those.

Some "aerial" photos. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Vegas is a bit far from Atlanta for a weekend, but on the other hand, if it's a "strip" hotel I could be persuaded...as long as Marauder's favorite photo subjects aren't the strippers!

Clarence will start tele-annuals next week. You send him pictures of your plane and he will tell you what needs to be fixed.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

My A&P made me replace them about two years ago on my annual , I have a M20B with manual gear and they were available about two years ago from mooney , about 70 dollars each (ouch)... You do not need to rent the tool to install them... Put the spring in a vise and bend it back and fourth putting quarters in the recesses at 12 and 6 o'clock... after about 40 quarters the springs will be long enough to fit to the belcranks... When you put the gear down all the quarters will fall out into the wing!!!! then its off to the vending machine!!!! Don't laugh.. it works and saves on the tool rental.. Reguards Alan...