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We'll, I sorta thought the same way, but wish I used it more. Mike even uses it quite a bit, but perhaps not quite the way you might think. We’re all about getting you home to where the proper repair can be done most economically and thoroughly - including by yourself. Sometimes it’s good, when your very emotionally involved, to talk over your diagnosis and plan for getting home in a somewhat crippled bird to make sure you’re not being stupid and missing something. Sometimes a second opinion and a sanity check is a really good idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There are not a lot of people interested in getting into the 3rd party mfrg of Mooney parts probably for the same reason Mooney has to raise prices from time to time. Making parts for 50 year old airframes wont make anyone a decent living anymore unless your REALLY charge a lot, more than currently is being charged I am sure. I am not for the high prices, but I also dont se anyone stepping up to make them cheaper for obvious reasons. We are a tough ableit cheap crowd.

Anthony, That one is a TC. They started the TD in 1950. The TCs were right hand drive. The TDs (sold in the US) were left hand drive.

Short hop down to southern Maryland near Assateague Island. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Everyone in the SOCAL area is welcome to fly-in to Gillespie Field, San Diego, CA (KSEE) to learn about and experience their own Hypoxia symptoms via a PROTE flight. The Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) simulates the conditions at 25,000' using a gas mixture. You do have to register and sign up for 45 min slot in advance as well as have and bring your FAA Medical or Basic Med - we just got approval to allow Basic Med for PROTE participation. The event is a multi-day event starting Wednesday morning and going through Sunday noon. Each morning through Saturday at 9am we will have a Hypoxia Academic session for 90 minutes and each evening at 5pm their is a Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation session for 60 min; both given by the staff of CAMI. Sunday is limited to PROTE flights only 9am-noon. Each of these is a separate signup and each comes with Wings credits. Here are the 3 FAA SPANS announcements with instructions to sign up: Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) event: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=92648 Hypoxia Classroom Presentation session event: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=96581 Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation Impacts on Pilot Performance session event: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=96583 (No medical is needed for the two classroom presentations.) You are welcome to fly-in. Its a short walk to the event from transient parking at the Terminal. Sign-up soon to get a slot at your preferred times. See you there, Paul PROTE.pdf

Great day. 5 hours from Miami to St thomas - landed w 19 gallons! What a great and relatively economical machine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's exactly the case I had with what appeared to be a small prop governor oil leak - and add in that it was after hours on a late Sunday afternoon with no one on the field to give it a look. I got a second opinion from the Savvy tech on the wisdom of my plan to fly the airplane the 1.3 hours home where I could put it down for my mechanic to take care of. We discussed the pictures I sent him, I answered his additional questions and sent a couple more pictures, and we determined that the risk was acceptable with a couple of mitigations and the RTB plan was sound. The flight home was uneventful other than the expected indications of more oil loss when I got to the hangar. I consider the Savvy service as one more tool for my single-pilot Operational Risk Management applications. As Paul said, sometimes a second opinion on your PAVE and IMSAFE assessments is a really good idea. Cheers, Rick

Found a set of plans! They came with a bunch of parts and a flying M-18C 55!!

The current administration has been pushing hard to get federal regulators to reduce regulations that are burdensome to manufacturers and other businesses. We can only hope that these efforts are successful and that some day we can see these costs come down to a realistic level.

I just bought gear puck tools , If you are in the northeast , and want them installed in 1 day , call me 550.00 labor...… Alan 856 419 5209 ..

The inboard and outboard senders are floats attached to rheostats that are wired in series. If the outboard sender has a bad spot on on the rheostat near the full position, it might cause this when you filled the tank. Try running off that tank and see if it comes back alive when the fuel level drops. Skip

I could see a benefit for the non mechanic pilot /owner but being an A&P owner, it’s of no use for me. I’ll save the premium.

Have a friend who still drives his T-210 around. He started flying in War II. Drove a P-38 for Uncle Sam in the Pacific. Has been flying for 77 years. Holds a 3rd Class Medical. Hope I can rival his longevity. He claims that flying is the biggest reason he maintains his good health. He is 95 years young.

I ordered a set after Oshkosh and they came in 2 days. Love them. My zulu3 is now a spare. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

We've owned our Travel Air since January and we've flown all over the East Coast and into the Midwest. After almost 175 hours in the plane, I just noticed this today on my way back from Sporty's in Ohio.... I have a VSI with the Mooney Logo in my Panel.... I love it. Brian

That's worth an honest 100-200 fpm climb.

I've got a Beech vertical speed in my C. We ought to swap. FCI was my first business trip 40 years ago.

Before trimming the ends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks a lot @podair! I have checked it and loaded it up. I have tried to set up my own profile there as well now, for my 1967 M20F, if anyone is interested: The code is 25037PIFW. I am just in the process of getting my IR, so there surely are a lot of people out there who know to fly by the numbers a lot better that I do. However, I tried to insert the real-world-numbers I have reached with my aircraft the way I fly it in the aforementioned code (mods are one-piece-windshield, cowl closure, three-blade-prop, otherwise stock). Edit: BTW, I have finally managed to update my MS-Profile here

I've had the opportunity to use the Savvy Breakdown Service twice, and I'm very happy with the results. Think of it as sort of AAA for your airplane - you have a problem, call the Savvy toll free number and talk to a dispatcher, and within minutes you get a call back from a knowledgable technician who helps diagnose your issue and gives you a recommended course of action. If service is required to get you back in the air, the technician will refer you to a reputable shop on or near the field you're at. No guess work or looking for local recommendations. That's the real benefit of the service from my perspective; you get a referral to a reputable service provider in Savvy's network and get to provide feedback on your experience. You can also make the initial contact online if you want - I did that on one occasion and provided the technician pictures of the oil leak I had to help with his diagnosis. They follow up with you to make sure you get your airplane airworthy again and also to make sure you got home ok. Worked great, and I highly recommend it! By the way, my insurance provider doesn't include the Savvy service, and I pay the full price for coverage through Savvy. Worth every penny to me. Cheers, Rick

Hello all, I am looking for a set of Mooney Mite plans that someone may have laying around. I have two mooney mites the belonged to my grandfather and I am going to rebuild them both at the same time. “N123C” & “N4123”. I would love to get ahold of the experimental plans to make life easier!

Yo resido en Coral Springs y el Mooney N11606 en KFXE me puedes llamar al 954 294 9006. Jose

Turning on gravity is just the first step... Carry on! -a-

You can do an OPP but it still has to conform FAA Approved Data for the part. Getting the FAA Approved Data is the kicker. Either buy it from the manufacture or submit it and have it approved by the FAA You just can't make it up. Best guess, or as good as, or better than, won't cut it. Secondly the part has to be made in complete compliance with the FAA Approved Data. Change one item (polyethylene to silicone for instance) and now the part is non-conforming to the data and not legal. These are just 2 of the four legs of the Approved Table that have to be met for an OPP.

Silicone induction boots are gonna make me rich

I’m sure the original manufacturer still has the tooling. If you ordered enough of them they would make them for you. The problem is the PMA paperwork. It is probably held by Mooney who is ultimately responsible for assuring that the parts conformed to the drawings. The easiest way to get more is to bug Mooney to order more parts made. My son works in purchasing at Boeing. He has to bug suppliers when they don’t deliver on time. He is very busy! He says some custom short run parts like this need to be ordered a year in advance and then you are lucky to get them when promised. All the aerospace suppliers are swamped.

No , it has mounts welded into the cage for the later ones , My 83 J and 76 C also have the newer style..

I know one other pilot that thinks/acts as if he is immune to being human. I like him, but not on the gear-up issue.

I hate to make stops when the flight is only 4-5 hours and I have 7 hours of fuel on board so I always have several Travel Johns on board but I usually just use the gallon Prestone jug. If the destination is a fancier FBO I put the jug in a bag to get to the toilet to empty and rinse. I'm thinking several of you grew up without the pleasure of using an outhouse. And you've never squatted over a hole in the floor in India. Peeing ain't particularly gross.

Invite @kortopatesto the discussion... Best regards, -a-

Thanks to all who PM'ed me! I got a ride!

Ha. Ha. It has been quite a few years since we were in the ”West T’s”/Group hanger Brian. Just sold our E so we relocated the Missile to our “four wall” hanger at CID. “The good ‘ol days” of gravel and Starlings are just memories...

Thanks all.....of course this happens on the tail end of my days off....leave Tuesday for 2 weeks to save the world once again.......

Kx155 sold by the way, 35.48lbs removed..

Quick shout out to Alan and his work, he did my gear pucks today and was super fast and reasonable. Awesome experience and education as a new Mooney owner from Alan! Highly recommend! Looking forward to doing more work with him in the future. Cheers!

Sorry for the tread drift to high school cars...

Hangar elves are good for parts like this (also your local auto upholstery).

Please drink plenty of fluids prior to your drop !!

A Mooney ready to fight the fires

Maybe you guys should try one of these: https://www.classicnation.com/list-of-the-most-popular-classic-car-forums/ I’m still trying to find the best option for replacing door seals.

There is 2 senders, one inboard, and the other outboard, the inboard is protected by a rib, IIRC you can see the outboard arm. Either way unlikely both were damaged, I’d guessed a wire got knocked off at the inboard sender (they are in the footwell of the rear seats), maybe already fragile connectors got broken by luggage or a foot kicking the sender area. Tom

If the Mooney community trained like the turboprop folks we would spend at least $5K per year each on recurrency training costs. But our insurance premiums would be cheaper.

On your next trip to the VI try TJIG airport in San Juan Puerto Rico. TJIG is next to the old San Juan (10 min drive) full of Spanish history and very old buildings such as El Morro Castle. Back in 1513 the first Spanish governor of PR Juan Ponce de Leon departed PR NW bound and discovered Florida and the US mainland. Old San Juan has a lot nice restaurants and historic places to visit. The city resemble old Spain. Puerto Rico became a US territory since the Spanish/American war back in 1898 before it was a province of Spain. English and Spanish are widely spoken so you will not have any problem talking to the people. El Morro video https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=el+morro+san+juan&view=detail&mid=AF0311412ACBB105741AAF0311412ACBB105741A&FORM=VIRE Old San Juan video To get to TJIG file to> ZBV > A555 > DDP > TJIG . No need for US Customs upon arrival if you do the trip nonstop. However on departure (nonstop to the US) your plane needs to be inspected by the US Department of Agriculture USDA to insure no local fruits are on board. Do not have this inspection done on week ends or Holidays unless you want to pay $200. TJIG is a true GA airport with fuel and FBOs Enroute to TJIG

I clicked on share and it created a code 1571HYR9 To be honest my M20F profile is pretty bare bones. I took the M20J one and adapted some of the speeds and w&b, so I am sure it can be further refined. Pretty adequate for my needs. Then again the profile I use on EuroFpl seems really accurate, the plogs are accurate to the minute, but as you rarely get to fly the exact route you filed, pretty academic.

It's actually a little more expensive than I remembered - $149/year for singles. https://www.savvyaviation.com/home/savvy-services/savvybreakdown/savvy-aircraft-breakdown-assistance/ Global Aero has been competitive on price (for me, anyway), and the Global quote has sometimes been lower than other providers without factoring in the Savvy thing. It's been a real consideration for me at renewal time, and honestly has made Global stickier than other companies without the benefit.

True. Also true that even Part 91 ops of such AC are driven by the insurers to type-rating-like mandatory initial and recurring training.

Just checking... are you still talking about the motorcycle?

So... I’m still interested in what others are paying, what their qualifications are, and what their coverage is.

Here's some LOP action on the way to Oshkosh.

$2500 is a damn good price for a G5 installed IMHO (G5 included). I wouldn't say is only does 1/6th of what the Aspen does, I don't think that's a fair assessment. It provides airspeed, ground track, GS, VS, AI, altimeter slip/skid, turn rate and configurable v-speeds. The added redundancy means a lot to me and my safety.