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  1. TCM's spec for metered max fuel flow for the 310 HP IO-550 in the -N configuration is 25.6 - 27.3 GPH (just as @M20S Driver and @StevenL757 pointed out above) and we at Savvy like to 0.5 to 1.0 GPH above the high number yielding a target max FF of 27.8 to 28.3 GPH for exactly the reasons @kmyfm20s cited above, and essentially exactly where @Jeff_S is at. (knowing the kind of summertime flying @kmyfm20s does out of the desert, I can understand exactly why he's pushing his to 2 GPH above). But one gallon above isn't going to rob an appreciable amount of power but it will sure help keep the engine running cooler till you are ready to lean further. We'd really like to see the 310 Ovations in the low 28's GPH. Apparently JPI is trying to stick to the middle of the range which makes no sense.
    3 points
  2. Ken and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year. And every year Ken would say, "Edna, I'd like to ride in that helicopter!" Edna always replied, "I know Ken, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks." One year, Ken and Edna went to the fair, and Ken said, "Edna, I'm 75 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance" To this, Edna replied, "Ken, that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks." The pilot overheard the couple and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal. I'll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don't say a word, I won't charge you a penny! But if you say one word, it's fifty dollars." Ken and Edna agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over again, But still not a word... When they landed, the pilot turned to Ken and said, "By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!" Ken replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Edna fell out, but you know, fifty bucks is fifty bucks!"
    2 points
  3. I'm getting Whelen nav-strobes at wing tips and tail installed at annual and will get the belly flasher removed. https://www.whelen.com/pb/Aviation/System Requirements/Anit-Collision Systems.pdf My understanding is that it is still fine to turn off all the strobes at night if it might bother other pilots on the ground, so I will try not to be a d*ck and leave them on in all circumstances. Please correct me if I do not understand the regs.
    2 points
  4. The Jersey boys have arrived
    2 points
  5. Very satisfying flight today. I hadn't flown a Hope Air (patient transfer) flight since last year because at the end of that flight, the mother and young daughter got out of the plane at the end without even a thank you. I was really p*ssed. Today was different. I picked up a patient in Ottawa who was very nervous and hadn't flown in a small plane before. She said she had cried in fear when she was last in a commercial flight. I was probably as nervous as she was but tried to keep calm and act confidently. Continued to talk to her after we took off and between controller talk, explained to her what I was doing with any prop/throttle change before I did it and told her what to expect with the change in sound. After a half hour or so she was starting to enjoy the conversation and view. Then I got what I considered to be a real compliment; she fell asleep in the back seat! I had to wake her up approaching Toronto. We did a tour around the CN tower to land at the Toronto City Centre airport while she was snapping pictures with her Iphone. Now she's looking forward to more GA flights.... Yay, a convert!
    2 points
  6. copy/pasted just in case I had forgotten any detail.... ------------ Two men dressed in pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle of the aircraft. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane. Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit the door closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some kind of a sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming. The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people sitting in the window seats realize they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport property. Just as it begins to look as though the plane will plow straight into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin. At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air. The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat into their magazines and books, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good hands. Meanwhile, in the cockpit, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says, 'You know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and we're all gonna die' !!
    2 points
  7. An old Pilot sat down in Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him. She turned to the pilot and asked, ‘Are you a real pilot?’ He replied, ‘Well, I’ve spent my whole life flying biplanes, Cubs, Aeronca’s, Neiuports, flew in WWII in a B-29, and later in the Korean conflict, taught 50 people to fly and gave rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilot – what about you?’ She said, ‘I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.’ The two sat sipping in silence. A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of the old pilot and asked, ‘Are you a real pilot?’ He replied, ‘I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.’
    2 points
  8. Happened to me two weeks ago...it was a dead gyro.....worn brushes. On the other hand, I have also had it happen due to a dead battery, they can fail like you described. How old is it and what type? Unfortunately, the Gills only seem to last two years in recent years. Concords tend to do better.
    1 point
  9. Yeah, it sure sounds a lot like this other thread yesterday
    1 point
  10. Off to s good start. My formation flight pictures were not very good, but the airport was hopping. This was ~1:00.
    1 point
  11. You will not get questioned about it. The rule says it's what you are supposed to do.
    1 point
  12. man, I can't remember. IIRC the SV database is the same as the terrain database and that only updates like once a year and is separate, but my memory is hazy.
    1 point
  13. Great minds think alike!!! This is exactly the upgrade I am planning until my wife changes my mind. My XPNDR solution at this point is the Stratus ESGi. I like the ForeFlight interface and it would give me 'dire emergency' AHRS if needed. I also have the Narco and with the ESGi it all goes in and behind the panel.
    1 point
  14. Odd that the Murphy opinion is counter to the method used by every airline (and whose operations manuals are approved by the FAA). Airlines use the beacons for anti-collision light use while taxiing on the ground, and don't turn on the wingtip and tail strobes until entering the runway.
    1 point
  15. It seems like there's always a lot of interest in this book. Maybe someone could use your copy to scan and create a PDF version so anyone who is interested could read it.
    1 point
  16. If you are tight for space, you might want to save up and get a remote version transponder. Just a point of reference, I had a GTX-327 connected to my GTN 650 and found that 99% of the time, even though I could control the 327 from the GTN, I ended up using the 327’s buttons. So, even if you have a button version that is compatible with the GTN, you can use either. As someone who has learned a lot about avionics upgrades, to save money, try to get as much done at the same time as you can. My plane went through significant upgrades in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017 (and probably some minor ones along the way). If I were to do it again, I would have held off until I could group more of them together.
    1 point
  17. Thank you! Yup thats oil (and me in the right seat) Turbo's are pretty straightforward in theory, but to make 'em work they way they should involves quite a bit of engineering (obviously). I'm learning along the way!
    1 point
  18. We found that the new alternator was creating the spike on the RPM. We have moved the wire to the bottom of the alternator and all is good.
    1 point
  19. The TT22 Installation Manual does not mention remote control other than with the Trig TC20 control head. https://www.trig-avionics.com/library/TT2x-00560-00-AM.pdf José
    1 point
  20. I have a pristine hardcover signed by Ball and many others. I'll mail it to prflyer if he is still interested, or to someone who will appreciate the book. Just give me a good reason and it is free. I don't think I could get it to the Summit in time.
    1 point
  21. Try Bob Spillman in Port Orange Florida. He's was very helpful a couple of days ago when I ordered some flex ducts for my Rayjay setup: 386.304.7079 http://www.rajayparts.com/ -Aaron
    1 point
  22. More progress. Had to work for a few days in the middle. Almost done wiring. I also needed a power source so I can run avionics while doing the configuration settings. Should hopefully have everything signed off by the end of next week. I need to fabricate a bracket- it’s essentially going to be a small tray for the flightstream 210 and the GAD29B when I can get my hands on one of those. I’m down to either aluminum or carbon fiber construction. Try to keep it simple. It’s going to fit in the space that I removed the 4-Place stand alone intercom. The most arduous task has been identifying orphan and otherwise unlabeled wires. I have everything identified with the exception of the speaker 8-ohm load off the Kx-170B (I found one labeled ramp hail which may be getting close...) and a few grounds Worse case is that I tie the ground leads to a common airframe ground and call it a day. All this pretty crappy work had been done by a single avionics shop on the west coast- it’s not the huge one. If you want details PM me. I guess you can choose 2 of three (cheap, fast, good)- so this must have been cheap and fast. Second lesson learned - if I go to an avionics shop for my next upgrade I’m going to plan to make frequent pop-ins and really inspect what’s going on behind the panel. I think we as a pilot community tend to focus on the pretty glass and bezels without fully appreciating that the business end - and art - is behind the panel. Trying to sort out unlabeled wires new power supply for avionics testing audio harness is is almost complete - fully labeleled
    1 point
  23. I found a 330es that will work out to be about 1.3 AMU (self installing)... but that’s about as CB as I think you can get for ads-b
    1 point
  24. Looks like I'll be getting her back Saturday. They weren't able to replace the spring in the landing gear at this time. I thought they had it done, but it looks like the spring is not currently available for a month or 2. IA told me that he doesn't foresee it breaking any time soon and if it did, I most likely wouldn't even notice. He doesn't want to hold the plane 'hostage' waiting for a part that's not dangerous as is. When it comes in eventually, I'll take it back to them and they'll swap it out. Can't wait to have her back!
    1 point
  25. Its in the back, very close to above the sump, and where the remaining fuel is in level flight. But also where you need it in climb and climb gets my vote over descending.
    1 point
  26. EI would only allow my monitor to be redlined at 27.2 gph per the STC. I have my FF set at 29.6 gph on sea level take off per the smart minds at APS which my blinking engine monitor lets me know. It bugs me but I always look at it so it might be a good thing. 27.2 gph will give you maximum performance as well as maximum CHT's on take off. Summer time out here it is too hard on the cylinders and I trade some power on the climbs for cool cylinders.
    1 point
  27. There shouldn't be any "consensus". The 310BHP STC document clearly states the limitations, and unless you have anything to the contrary, JPI should be inputting that data from your initial information sheet (the one you and/or your shop filled out when you submitted the JPI information to them, and then sent the thing back to them for re-calibration). If your Ovation has a 310BHP STC applied to it, from what documentation are you getting the 26.7 "redline" information? Steve
    1 point
  28. Pirep on the climb out to Atlanta... Bases at 5000'. Light chop below. Smooth above the bases. Popcorn clouds scattered enough to find a smooth decent. Winds are from 240/5 surface through 13000'. Above 13000' the winds shift to 090/15 gradually increasing to 20kts by 20000'. Chatting with the ground controller, they are looking forward to seeing all the Mooney's! For those new to this airport, it's a black hole at night!!!!
    1 point
  29. I've always heard 28 gph for maximum FF, and mine exceeds that by just a bit. Here's a screen shot from a recent flight in Savvy Analysis, you can see the FF line in blue and the number is the last on the list...
    1 point
  30. The STC for screaming Eagle (latest one purchased from Mooney) specifies the fuel set up to be the same as io550N and the range is 25.6 - 27.3 GPH.
    1 point
  31. IIrc JPI has To set those at the factory. I'd have my A&p write them a statement that per the STC the FF redline is 27.2 and if that doesn't satisfy them get the same from Screaming Eagle. Their instructions say put the values in the POh on the form. That's what you're doing.
    1 point
  32. I can verify that is true....when I was flying in Alaska I transported a casket once in a PA-32.
    1 point
  33. She's flying great. Today was the first day where it actually felt like fall. No clouds after 5pm, sky smooth as silk. I shot down to my CFIs house for a chat about getting back into the IFR training regime, then popped on over to my mechanic's place (beautiful 2300' grass strip) for some hangar flying. It wasn't long before my girlfriend was ready to get back and eat
    1 point
  34. yeah but one hell of a flight and at 10GPH that is 10TBO's for most of our engines and if we fly 100 hours a year that is 203 years of flying. Heck we could have started flying with the Wright Brothers and still not be half way through the fuel. Or You could fly continuously 24/7 for 2.3 years. Better have the relief tube installed.
    1 point
  35. Re engine failure risk in any phase of flight: The PA46 community is about half turbine, half turbocharged piston. Nearly identical airframes throughout the fleet. Around 2,000 airplanes so the sample is statistically useful. Why is this interesting to Mooney flyers? Because the turbine engines are at least 10 times more reliable than their piston brethren. Perhaps 100 times. However, the PA46 fatal accident rate is the same across the fleet. The message seems clear: it's not engine failure that's our main risk in GA. Perhaps it is like swimming in the ocean on a fine day at the beach -- we worry about sharks but the far larger risk is drowning.
    1 point
  36. Here is the video. As mentioned above, this play is normal, the wear groove if greater than .007, is not normal. You should also expect to finde polyurethane anti chafe tape at the contact point.
    1 point
  37. I've heard that the only thing worse then having a fire in the cockpit is discharging a dry chemical fire extinguisher in the cockpit.
    1 point
  38. "Ask not what your country can do for you...." How society's perspective is changing. We are no longer in God's hands, but beholden to the government for all things.
    1 point
  39. I was the pilot. My passenger was a 2016 graduate of the same university/fraternity. If I’d had a chute I would have pulled it (we were ~1800’ AGL descending into KBUR when we lost the engine). My primary concern was my passenger and those on the ground. I looked for the darkest side street I could find (10pm in Glendale on a Friday night, the major roads were clogged with traffic). I just flew her until I couldn’t. In maneuvering to avoid an apartment building I (think I) stall/spinned her into a tree. That Mooney fuselage protected us very well. She wasn’t perfect, but she was solid. I’ve had her 4 months and flown her 65 hours (she was down for ~10 weeks getting avionics work done, which I knew when I bought her would be required), everything from pattern practice at Chino to 12K IFR trips to Utah and Arizona. Two A&Ps have worked on her. I’ll advise when I know more about what happened last night. All I do know is, as far as I know I kept in control of the plane as much as possible, and whatever skill I have as a pilot was heavily augmented by luck (no damage to property on the ground, no injuries). Now I’m sore, stiff, exhausted, and bowing out for at least a little while. I do believe I’ll have another Mooney someday though.
    1 point
  40. Mine has a strobe on the belly and one in each wingtip. When I taxi around night, the strobes are off and only the nav lights are burning. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
    1 point
  41. I am no marketing expert, but I know this -- compared to Cessna, Piper and even Cirrus, too few potential airplane buyers have flown or had the opportunity to get familiar with Mooneys. When I was in the market for my first plane I didn't even consider a Mooney (due to lack of familiarity) until my wife pointed one out at the airport and said "I like that one." Ironically, when I called the local factory authorized Mooney brokers, the first guy I spoke with told me that a Mooney was too much for a newer pilot to handle. Can you imagine a Cirrus sales rep every saying that to a prospective buyer?? Long story short, test flew a J with a different broker and made an offer the next day. Sold the J for an Ovation 3 years later. Mooney needs to invest in some mechanism to get prospective buyers familiar with and into their airplanes. You don't have to steal much business from Cirrus to start getting momentum. But pictures in magazines is not going to get it done. Getting people in planes will.
    1 point
  42. Starting an IO-360 is like landing a Mooney. It isn't hard if you know what you're doing but it does require using the right technique.
    1 point
  43. I have been debating for several months about posting this to the website, but it is aviation related. I don't post often but I read the site daily and am very impressed with the thoughtfulness and breadth of knowledge here. So many people from all walks of life, different ages, experience, and points of view. I am a WWII aviation devotee. My dad was in the USAAF and my childhood pen pal was Jimmy Doolittle. A few years ago I began restoring WWII equipment-- I am not in the financial stratosphere to restore warbirds. I have two principles: 1) Everything I own must work, and 2) I must know how to work everything. I assumed that every pilot was enthralled with WWII military history, but the set of pilots and the set of WWII aviation enthusiasts seem to have only partial overlap. I have met many pilots who have never heard of a Norden bombsight. Anyway, I have restored at least a dozen Norden bombsights for museums and others. I have many items that I think are the only working ones in existence, such as the Estoppey Bombsight, drift meters, navigator's flux gate compass, astrograph with film, etc. I have restored all the sextants (A-10, A-10A, A-12, A-14). I have all of the accessories to the Norden bombsight up and working-- the intervalometer, automatic bombing computer, bomb spotting camera, etc. I will begin work on a Sperry bombsight shortly. I also think that I am the only guy left who knows how to use some of them. I have made YouTube videos for teaching purposes on all of these. Now what? What happens after me? If I give them to a museum, they will put them in a case or storage. (I speak from experience, having worked with the museums.) I am concerned about the knowledge it takes to work these things. I would like to have some kind of living history or interactive museum or display. I have simulators for the bombsights, so you could look at moving maps and operate the equipment. I live in a small town that is hard to get to, and I fly my Mooney out of Leesburg, FL. It's not a major tourist destination. I want to offer to people the ability to see all of the myriad of devices our brave fathers used to carry out their missions in that greatest generation. But even if I set something up in that area, who would come and see it? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    1 point
  44. Try this, Before shut down bring the rpm's to 1200, tighten the friction lock so you dont bump it getting out. Next pull mixture to cut off. Then when you restart, DONT TOUCH ANYTHING, just crank the engine. 5 blades or less the engine will fire, briskly move the mixture to rich and bring rpm's to 1000. This has never let me down and i live where it gets to 110+ in the summers.
    1 point
  45. I only hope that those who complain about the price of airplane parts and A&P/IA labor rates, try to be as cheap with their Mercedes or Porsche mechanics. My knowledge and signature aren't cheap and never will be with as much as I've invested in my career. I suspect Clarence feels the same way.
    1 point
  46. So a little boy and his mommy are on an airplane.The little boy asks"if mommy and daddy can make babies and mommies and daddy doggies can make puppies,than how do mommy and daddy airplanes make baby airplanes?The mom says I don't know,"go up front and ask the pilot".The little boy does and the pilot answers"our airplane doesn't make babies cause were Southwest Airlines and we pull out on time
    1 point
  47. The pilot and co-pilot of an airliner were chatting in the cockpit, unaware they'd bumped the PA switch - broadcasting their conversation to everyone on board the aircraft. The pilot tells the co-pilot, "the stewardess today is a good looking lady." Co-pilot says, "after I finish my coffee, I'll go back there and have my way with her." The stewardess runs up the isle to tell the crew they are hot-miking. She trips and falls in the isle. An older lady looks down and smiles at her and says, "no need to hurry sweetheart, he said he was going to finish his coffee first." Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk
    1 point
  48. An Irish World War II Spitfire pilot and Flying Ace, was speaking in a church and reminiscing about his war experiences. "In 1942," he says, "the situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. I remember," he continues, "one day I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these Fokker's appeared." There are a few gasps from the parishioners, and several of the children began to giggle. "I looked up, and realized that two of the Fokkers were directly above me. I aimed at the first one and shot him down. By then, though, the other Fokker was right on my tail." At this point, several of the elderly ladies of the church were blushing with embarrassment, the girls were all giggling and the boys laughing loudly. The pastor finally stands up and says, "I think I should point out that 'Fokker' was the name of a German-Dutch aircraft company, who made many of the planes used by the Germans during the war." "Yes, that's true," says the old pilot, "but these Fokkers were flying Messerschmitt's."
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  49. A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by. The jet jockey decided to show off. The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that? The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!' The C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and said: 'What did you think of that?' Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?' The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, walked to the back, took a leak, then got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll.' When you are young & foolish - speed & flash may seem a good thing !!! When you get older & smarter - comfort & dull is not such a bad thing !!!
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