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  1. For the second year at the Summit our very own John Liskey @bonaldonated his talent to the available items in the silent auction. Last year I was out bid, this year I was fortunate to come out on top when the bidding closed. I will begin by saying that John was great to work with, a few emails and a couple phone calls and he was off to create his masterpiece. Despite forest fires and rolling blackouts, John was always in touch giving updates on the progress. Well today the finished project arrived on my door step. The finished product...all I can say is WOW! I had image in my mind that paled in comparison to what John was able to do with a paint brush. The little details captured really make the painting. He even cleaned the belly! I would recommend that anyone who loves their plane and enjoys aviation art to talk to John. Oh, he also does other modes of transportation. I am afraid that it doesn't photograph as well as it shows in person, but here are some shots.
    5 points
  2. Just finished up my 91 J g5 gfc500 txi 750 650
    5 points
  3. I used this table in building my airspeed calibration device. Mine has a sliding aluminum strip in the middle to check the difference in water height when attached to the pitot tube.
    4 points
  4. mike elliott, Jenny Brandemuehl has posted a new announcement for Family & Friends of Mark Brandemuehl. Hi Everyone, My visit back to Phoenix felt good and I'm so glad I went. I wanted to go back to thank everyone at the Burn Center but I was afraid it'd make me feel really sad. When I entered the burn center and the first nurses who saw me greeted and hugged me, I felt right at home. It was a wonderful lunch - Boyd & DD Smith joined us, Thomas and Jakki came, and while AJ's mom couldn't come, she wrote me a really nice note. Just before lunch, Dr Foster and PR arranged a press conference with local reporters and news channels for Dr Foster, Thomas Hunnicut and I. My focus was to publicly thank Thomas and the Arizona Burn Center team for the gift of 5 months with Mark. Thomas shared an important message about how sad he was to see bystanders videotaping Mark's plane crash and no one stepping forward to help. My hope is that our story inspires viewers and readers to take action when they see someone in trouble. By the way, it's a miracle Thomas' hands and arms didn't get burned. I also got to meet for the first time, Cheryl, Donna and Pat (passenger) who were the drivers on Deer Valley Road when Mark swerved to the side to avoid hitting them. After he swerved, his plane was careening side to side and it was how the plane's right wing clipped two lampposts which caused the fuel tank burst and catch on fire. It's the part of the story in June that I hadn't really spent time thinking about because I was so focused on Mark survival and recovery. I told Dr Peck that Mark was in a happy place in his life when his accident happened. Dr. Peck told me he was the doctor who received Mark the day he arrived at the burn center (I didn't know this as I arrived in the evening and met with a junior doctor). He believes that Mark understood the gravity of his burn injuries and was at peace about it. It was why he was glad that Mark reached me on the phone before they sedated him. That gives me comfort. I told Dr Peck that I'm waiting for sign from Mark that he's ok and he told me he believes that it will happen. Three friends have independently told me that they've felt Mark's presence after he died. Interestingly, they each experienced it in a different way. The power of Mystikos. My time with Cheryl, Donna and Pat reminded me that Mark was a hero. I always knew Mark would do the right thing. The photo above is of all of us meeting for the first time including Thomas and Jakki. (I'll post additional photos in the photo album of the Burn Center night nurses who joined our get together at the brewery restaurant in downtown Phoenix - they are family to me. Last but not least were my local friends Neal, Sue, Tracy and Jeff who were my on-the-ground support. A huge thank you to them all - my new Phoenix family! P.S. Mark and I were supposed to see the Black Keys in San Francisco. Instead, Jeff Dempsey and I saw them in Phoenix and Mark's friend Marty Paul and Wesley are going to the SF show tomorrow night. Mark would've loved them live - maybe his spirit was enjoying the music with Jeff and I. I hope so.
    4 points
  5. Seminole is a shitty plane. Good trainer but shitty plane. It does 150kts on 20gph
    3 points
  6. The clock in my Mooney is powered every time I repetitively twist the setting arm on the lower left, without lifting it up to move the hands. Runs for several days. This action is on my Pre-Takeoff checklist; in cold weather, I wind it and put on my Halos between pumping the throttle and turning the key, to give the cold fuel more time to evaporate.
    3 points
  7. It's been over a month since we last flew. There have been fires power outages family commitments and an airport closed for runway resurfacing. We needed to make a supply flight but there were forecast and resulting turbulence all over the area and I don't like to fly in anything that makes for an uncomfortable ride for my wife. But a flight needed to be made so I opted to fly solo and do some aero maneuvers and a few full stop landings locally . Snoopy started right up, Concord battery performance was perfect even though no charge had been done during the long break. The flights were all good with each landing being better than the one before. Some strong wind was blowing right down the runway making for a bit of a challenge on crosswind and base turns and legs. Lampson has a nice little hill right off the end of rwy 28 and while in the crosswind the strong winds coming over the hill wanted to swing the tail right around plus I was getting a climb rate of over twelve hundred feet per minute so really required some stick and rudder to keep things coordinated . The conditions shook all the rust off (the pilot) in short order. Was good to get Snoopy out of the hangar into the air where it belongs.
    3 points
  8. I think people like my J model too, but when you explain to them that newest airplane cost six times as much, the inside really is not really any bigger, it only carries 3 people with 3 hours of gas, it burns nearly twice the gas too, and it’s a lot harder to land and It drags the ground Like a pregnant guppy, Interest wanes. But I have sold 4 M20Js so far so far so there’s that.
    2 points
  9. Characteristically caustic humor, and maybe a tad bit of new insight, from Mr. Paul Bertorelli: https://www.avweb.com/insider/mooneys-last-act/?fbclid=IwAR1ihRm62kjCZ3bM2sAp7NBJx49f2X8dBQ9IeWNC9OGkAdxN_5tmySf6oe0 "For nearly a century, this company gives cats a bad name. It has simply refused to stay dead." ...and also... " ...saying that Mooney defines hope springs eternal is to do unspeakable violence to the concept." Please tell us how you really feel Paul .
    2 points
  10. Since it bypasses the master switch and busses, the wiring to the clock isn't protected by the fuses or circuit breakers associated with those. In order to protect the wiring, the fuse/circuit breaker has to be near the source of the power, since any short between the fuse and power source won't be protected. Since the clock is driven directly from the battery, the fuse needs to be as close as possible to that. Same thing for battery tenders; the fuse or circuit breaker needs to be as close to the battery connection as possible.
    2 points
  11. Yes, it’s disabled. Removal is an option according to instructions. Bob’s still remains intact (just disconnected) mostly because it seems to be the first thing they bolt to the back side of the firewall... very labor intensive to remove it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    2 points
  12. Imagine the cost of that if you just started sending boxes out for repair. We were able to find this problem and correct it with minimal time and materials.
    2 points
  13. I always just order a complete hangar exorcism after doing any major work on my E. I've invented expletives working on that thing because the existing ones just didn't do it.
    2 points
  14. Funny you should notice the color, It has been baking for a while due to a loose connection. You are not missing anything, good eye! We need to be watching for all forms of these issues with older aircraft.
    2 points
  15. That's correct. It was taken out some years before I bought the plane in 2013. It will get properly patched and repaired when I get it painted in a couple of years. BTW, the antenna cable was still there when I pulled down the ceiling panels for painting...
    2 points
  16. I'm on a flight to Taiwan this evening. Probably not the correct "China" but if I could find it there, I'd bring a few of them back :-)
    2 points
  17. The data files are spreadsheet type stuff so your iPad might need a .CSV reader app or something that knows where the download lands. It is just column/row "square" dataset that is essentially 55,593 rows of this: It should be the complete dataset an integrated lookup function would need. Integration could be via widget on the page, or a link to a decoder page, or (more effort) a text processor for postings that turns strings that match an item in column "A" above into hyperlinks like: "Hey there is going to be a Moony mooseburger fly-in on December 24th at 00AK ...come if you can. Be there or be square." But instead of taking you where that link does, maybe you just get a small tool tip on on-mouseover or on-click that gives a little popup that shows this: Again, just thinking that would go on the list of cool things that MS has that other forums don't. The forum software can either be an enabler or gotcha depending on support and what happens during upgrades.
    2 points
  18. Why won’t any of these fancy new AI’s output pitch, roll, or both even for non-certified experimentals? There must be some sort of secret sauce that they discovered in the 50’s and the recipe died with the avionics engineers. uAvionix-AeroVonics would sell THOUSANDS and thousands of these if they would simply allow a dongle off the back that could plug-and-play into legacy autopilots. Seems like the industry is getting close though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  19. As I understand it (and I'll defer to an actual avionics expert here), the reason for STEC being first is that the interface is just the single heading deviation input (and I assume for the -60 and above, an altitude deviation input). Other APs need more inputs (I think for the gyros?), so they are more complicated to interface with.
    2 points
  20. Especially when reporting on a good trip or lunch run.
    2 points
  21. Couldn’t agree more about the relationship between our planes and the vision many other pilots have about them. Just Monday I was consulting a recent retiree on tax planning and boring stuff, he mentioned it’s may be time to get back into flying, he said how’s your Mooney I relayed the positives and mentioned anytime you like to fly let me know. His first very first statement was the Mooneys are to small, I went into my nice explanation of how that’s a miscommunication mentioning the shoulder room vs others, the 200+ knot speed of the big guys,the efficiency of the short fellas, the long no trips of Mike, high flying of Paul and so on yeah the image needs to be changed when the very first thing out of another’s pilots mouth is cramped size, Houston we have a problem. promote, market and advertise, it works..
    2 points
  22. I think I created that thread. Very annoying when people just use ICAO codes. Most of us have no idea where they are.
    2 points
  23. Tell your ‘friend’ we’re looking forward to seeing him again [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    2 points
  24. 4-5 hours total - this last install made #4 under Lynn’s belt. So, not bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    2 points
  25. Well not directly related to the Mooney, but I did this today:
    2 points
  26. I would send the finance company a copy of Mike Busch's book on Engines, and let them know there are good reasons for not doing an overhaul on an engine that doesn't need one.
    2 points
  27. Dave, I generally hate it when someone asks a question and everyone pops up questioning why he doesn't do something else instead, but I can't resist. It is none of my business how your financing requires an overhaul now, but I would be seriously trying to figure out how to avoid overhauling it now. You may very well have several (perhaps many) good years of life left in your engine. With regular oil analysis, and bore-scoping, there is very little chance of this becoming a safety issue. It just pains me to see someone throwing away engine hours when it is almost certainly unnecessary.
    2 points
  28. hi all, i am the current proud owner of this pretty bird. N113TN. the auction was listed as "no damage" in error, by the webmaster (this is being corrected as i am posting this)... we are also in the process of sharing all the logbooks in detail (all pages) online via a web link online. i have personally flown this plane for a total 500 hours (300 hours since the last prop strike). i own and run a very successful medical practice with multiple locations across southwest USA and we are selling 7 of our current 9 planes to make room for the new eclipse jet N778VW arriving to our KGEU hangar on dec 1. we need space and we are hoping that this plane (and all other 6) will find a new suitable home. i know the auction is a strange way to sell a plane, but it is quite effective actually (lots of personal experience with this topic). we did try to sell N113TN via all traditional methods but never got a decent offer !!! the log books will reflect all the love and care we have provided this plane in the last 3 years and that it has a current annual and also, i will be happy to attest that i have flown it almost daily for the last 30 days, in addition to my friend / CFII who flies this plane daily for our business use and we maintain very low personal minimums because we fly doctors and nurses around the southwest AZ for our mobile medical practice.
    2 points
  29. who knew it would be this much fun?
    1 point
  30. Jeepers Bob! Doesn’t everyone have a spare blood pressure cuff bulb?[emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    1 point
  31. On my plane, a M20E with SoS, we replaced the the left mag and disabled the SoS. The start key was not changed out and works the same as before from the pilot's perspective. I think there was some change to the wiring to/from the switch but @AGL Aviation could answer that detail.
    1 point
  32. I recently replaced the GE4509 incandescent landing lights in my M20K with a Rigid Industries 63010 ($65 from Amazon) and an AeroLED Sunspot 36 LX 01-1030-L-A ($350 from Aircraft Spruce). Both are PAR36 replacements and fit perfectly. The AeroLED is brighter by just the slightest amount, but I'm not sure it's worth 5x the cost. The beam angles are nearly identical. Both are much brighter than the Whelens from a few years ago. If I were to do it over, I'd just get two of the Rigid lamps; IMO there's not a $570 difference. Rigid is a reputable maker and higher quality than generic PAR36 tractor light LEDs.
    1 point
  33. Don, I understand re excess pressure. So you move the metal scale, with the magnets holding it in position, to set zero on the lower fluid level and read the delta. Easy enough. My BP arm band bleeds air, as it has to, and does not hold a pressure. I guess I don't know where the bleed air escapes I don't think it is at the bulb or the relief valve.
    1 point
  34. I wouldn’t call a nose gear collapse substantial damage. When I was shopping for my Acclaim, most had prop strikes. Mine had three of them. Let’s face it, most people buying a new acclaim are low time, high income. When you have the money to buy the best, you buy the best. Hopefully they can get enough training or experience before their skills are tested. I think the seller will miss this Acclaim, it’s almost jet speeds with $5k annuals, $3k insurance, and an operating cost of $120 an hour of fuel. I can go Seattle to Phoenix in 4:30 with 30 gallons left in the tank. I can’t think of one other piston that could make any of that work. I imagine the delta guys bought it to flip, lots of meat left on this one. Watch the new advertisement written correctly like waas, ads-B and many other things not mentioned. If I didn’t have mine I would have been a player to $340k. I have drooled over this acclaim since I first saw it. The paint job was breathtaking in person. Consider me an unpaid spokesperson. Sold for 1/3 the cost of a new one that you can’t get right now. Does everything the same, useful load and speed. Nice discount for 1200 hrs and minor damage history.
    1 point
  35. Bob, Yes that is a standard blood pressure bulb. It has a knob that you can tighten to hold the pressure or loosen to release it. The only trick to setting up the device is to make the measuring slat moveable. I embedded a steel strip in the wood and epoxied magnets on the back of the slat. Of course, marking the slat is a little tricky, as the scale is not linear. Also, be careful using it. It doesn't take much air pressure to do the trick, and it would be easy to blow out your ASI. Lest anyone gets picky, I did add a drop or two of food coloring to the water, which undoubtedly changes the density of the water, which will throw off the accuracy.
    1 point
  36. Compare one pet peeve to the next... which is more annoying... resetting the clock before flying charging the battery before flying Swap out the old clock for a fancy new clock... have you seen the price of a decent clock lately? Then make sure it knows daylight savings time, and time zones... and advises you when it has updated... Best regards, -a-
    1 point
  37. +1 on the q about being a KI256 replacement and driving the autopilots - in my case a KFC200.
    1 point
  38. I had the toddler duty :-)
    1 point
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  40. Dang too bad that’s not in stock! Maybe I can order it directly from China. I’ll have to check the ‘baba Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  41. As posted in "General" What do you all think about adding a widget in the MS page margin or header that adds an airport code >> [Airport name, city, country]?? I have attached the dataset in CSV and XLSX. HONK if you're feeling' it convert your lurker membership to a site support if you would like to help out. I might be able to get a couple of dev cycles with one of my developers if the MS powers that be need a hand. More elegant UI treatment: obviously this could also be rendered as an on-click lookup that recognized strings that match an airport code as a hyperlink that rendered a tool-tip that decodes "KHAE" as "Hannibal Municipal Airport, Hannibal, MO, USA" Required datasets attached here:
    1 point
  42. Not yet unfortunately, anxiously waiting .................
    1 point
  43. Jeez, at least it’s not cramped between the engine and firewall!! Mine looks even worse with vac and standby vac!
    1 point
  44. I will likely overhaul the TSIO360 in my M20K sometime in 2020. I plan to use http://www.jewellaviation.com/default.htm
    1 point
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  46. I better fess up before this gets out of hand. It’s only mine in terms of maintenance. It is operated by the Warbird Heritage Foundation of which I am a Director. It will be keeping my Mooney company for a couple of weeks. It’s NL51VL for anyone who wants to check it out.
    1 point
  47. If the engine went through the full prop strike inspection, and otherwise repaired by a quality shop, that is quite sufficient.
    1 point
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