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  1. Brought my GoPro out to record the first flight in our 305 Rocket with a brand spankin' new pair of Garmin GI-275's. Videos of these things in the wild seem to be pretty tough to come by and I know a lot of folks are interested in these, so I thought I'd make one and share. Pretty impressed with these things...the screen is incredible! Perhaps the GFC500 AP is on the list at some point, but to be honest this thing works great with the stock Century 31. The 275's have a GPSS HDG emulation mode that works really well. I was able to fly coupled ILS and LPV approaches without a hitch. As a newly minted IFR pilot dumping the vacuum system and moving to glass sure gives me piece of mind. Well worth the upgrade. I recorded in 2.7k HD. I'm no editing pro - so apologies in advance.
    7 points
  2. Just wondering if folks that have had their business impacted by this over reaching violation of our constitutional rights are in jeopardy of losing their beloved Mooney. I know some of you are professional pilots I sure hope and pray your doing OK. It doesn't look like anyone is willing to be the first to actually step up and let life start to return to normal. And we are hearing such Orwellian ideas of having to carry an immunity card in order to go out into public. I see that all the so called geniuses and their projections on how many people were going to die from this weren't even close. I know we're not out of the woods yet but how can you make such draconian predictions if you don't have the most important part of your math equation i.e., how many have been infected. Why has California had so few cases compared to areas on the eastern end of the country we have 40 million people in this state the most likely answer is that we were exposed to this virus possibly as early as last December and have already acquired some level of immunity. There are so many examples of regions in this country that have hardly any cases especially when you compare it to yearly average cases of the flu for shits sake and they have to follow to same blueprint as say NY City. This shutdown of the economy and of our constitutional rights is far far more deadly than a damn virus. All this social distancing has done is Delayed our only way to fight this infection by developing our bodies natural immunity through exposure like we do with every flu season. Are you willing to wait until next year in the hopes of a vaccine we have never been able to create one that is even close to being truly effective, ever. and now that we have allowed our government at every level to herd us like the sheep we are into a state of fear and self imposed quarantine we have created the precedent for the next viral threat perhaps this fall we will all just close our doors again that is if we are lucky enough to even be allowed to open them up ever again if it starts to get worse which is inevitable because we prevented our immunity by sheltering . I find it very concerning that the government gets to decide what is an essential business. I would think everyone's business that provides the ability to pay the bills and support your family is pretty F...ing essential to them. Absolute power corrupts absolutely is dangerously close. To all my fellow Mooney flyers please forgive my angry rant but I am so disheartened by how this has and is still playing out with no end in sight. i hope all of you are well
    7 points
  3. 7 points
  4. Finally finished purchase and flight home from Las Cruces NM to Southern Oregon of my 1965 M20C. Had a great time flying it home and learning all about retractables and CS props. Definitely have some projects to get going already with it, but that’s what’s exciting is going through and understanding everything about this plane and it’s past and future.
    6 points
  5. Business impacted by federal and local government overreach? Check Disappointed in Fauci’s consistent failures? Check Sick of the entire crisis being used by Marxist, power hungry politicians to exercise their domination over us? Check Lose my Mooney? No way Succumb to tyranny? Not a chance Still an All-American, second amendment defender of freedom ass kicker? You bet. This will not set a precedent, we the people won’t allow it.
    5 points
  6. I spoke to surefly this morning, I explained all the issues that I was aware of (hot#4, etc) and they said it sounded like it was mistimed considerably. They specifically told me that the surefly could not effect only one cylinder, because its a wasted spark system I believe is how they explained it. They said if it was a problem with the surefly, I would have to see misfiring on a cylinder pair, ie 1/3 or 2/4. I received my analysis back from Savvy. They said "pronounced misfire on #2 & 4, weak spark on entire surefly". Looks like we might have confirmation. We checked the timing, and it is dead on. If it's off, its way less than 1/2 degree, which could not cause the issues I'm seeing. I'll be sending the magneto back to them tomorrow, we'll see what they have to say!
    5 points
  7. I have complete faith that Science will provide the solution(s) and this too will pass in time. Its far from easy to remain patient, but I want to see as many of us as possible survive this thing - including my self! During this pandemic, I am just thankful that as an aircraft owner pilot, and not a rental pilot, I don't have to feel I am taking big chances getting into a rental plane that may not be corona virus free. At least airborne I know ATC will do a great job of keeping me at least 6' from any other aircraft. In all seriousness, I do believe early social distancing has been paying off in flattening the curve here in CA. Check in with your local tower and ATC controllers to see how they're doing as well. Both my tower and TRACON folks are working on reduced staff but from what I understand none have gotten sick like some other areas in the country.
    5 points
  8. Did and Angel Flight with medical supplies today. It was great to have a good excuse to go flying. And, I got some unplanned exercise. Apparently they don't bother to plow the snow in all the areas of the airport during a shutdown -- this is at KBJC, a class D airport! I had to move some drifted snow and clear about a 50' path to thinner snow that I could taxi over. Beautiful blue skies with a little wind and few bumps. More snow in the Denver area than in Gunnision. Flew home near Leadville (Lake County) airport. It is about 25 miles up the valley from image 1958 (pretty close to center of picture). I have already checked that one off the bucket list so continued home.
    4 points
  9. 4 points
  10. Please don't misunderstand I am not trying to trivialize that this virus isn't hardcore all I'm saying is there are concerns beyond just health and illness to consider. I'm sure there are millions of people that have lost their ability to provide for themselves and their families and I can't count how many TV doctors and health officials that think of this as an "inconvenience" that I have watched or read in the news. Look I don't post much here on MS anymore because when it comes to our main subject i.e. Aviating and Mooney experience I don't have much to offer but I read multiple times a day because I have so much to learn. But this situation with Covid and all that it has done has really struck a nerve. I just want things to get better but worry how easy it was to just shut everything down.
    3 points
  11. The good news is we're all Mooney owners (or presumably at least fans of Mooney's) and once in my Mooney I can do what ever I want as long as I comply with the FARs. I'm intentionally staying away from the political and constitutional rights debate and choosing to not be aggrieved. If I need to find some solace I'll go take a few trips around the flagpole or burn holes in the sky. Yes, there's several trips I've missed...but I still look forward to them in the near future--NYC, PHL, many local and distant islands. I do miss the fly-ins and social aspects. I miss admiring all the planes I wish I could fly. I miss all the food I could be enjoying. I know we'll be back in time!
    3 points
  12. My week long project....hopefully this one will be good for another 39 years!
    2 points
  13. If this holds true over the Mooney fleet then it could spell salvation for many lower value vintage Mooney owners. Just think- the ability to safely and legally utilize avionics that the Experimental fleet has been able to do all along. There's a posting of mine from long ago here on MS proposing that the FAA allow an airplane to be maintained in a "certified" manner as it has been all along BUT allow "uncertified" electronics to be used in an effort to salvage lower value vintage airplanes and bring them up to current safety standards in avionics The safe airframe never changes, Safety increases with the use of modern avionics and instruments. This could be a game changer!
    2 points
  14. We own a business that's doing okay, as it is a food manufacturing biz for a product carried in grocery stores. But, literally a week before our City shut us down, we opened a new restaurant in Flagstaff. We had just finished two weeks of staff training and "guinea pig" dinner service, then had 5 days with the doors open...before our City declared an emergency and prohibited dine-in service...with no known cases in Northern Arizona at the time. Poor timing on our part, but we certainly didn't see this coming. And we'll be okay, so this isn't a pity party. But, wow, the overreach and panic is disturbing. During my first career as a police officer, I learned (and lived) the concept of proportional response to a threat. I think it's clear that the governmental restrictions were made based on models, not reality, and that the prohibitions imposed were not proportional to the risk this virus poses to us as a Nation. While the threat is certainly serious for some at-risk groups (like my own mom and sister), there are more conservative ways to respond to this threat than forcing the widespread closure of businesses and the suspension of rights. Okay, back to thinking about plane plans...since our E finally got in for annual this week!
    2 points
  15. You're welcome. We bought these a bit in the blind as there's not many folks that have had them installed yet and we couldn't find or talk to anyone that had a similar setup to see how they liked it. Our shop was great and although it took a little longer than even they anticipated (it was their first install of these...), couldn't be happier with the results. Flying them is pretty straightforward - just nice to have the peace of mind now that there's no vacuum pump to fail and that we don't have to get these things refurb'd every few years. Our AI died a month and a half or so ago...right before I was going to head out to take the plane to finish my IFR. We just decided to not throw good money after bad and we'd been talking about an upgrade anyway so the purchase and install cost / 4 Partner's was in our budget. We priced out the GFC500 - but that added another ~$25k to the install so we decided against that. Our shop had a 210 in that was getting G5's and a GFC500 and it's some major surgery. It was there before we got there and when I picked our up it was still there with a birds nest still sticking out of the panel.
    2 points
  16. As most of our legacy instruments have a power requirement of roughly 1/10 amp, the FP-5(L), M-1 and R-1 can be wired to the master bus via single 1A breaker or fuse.
    2 points
  17. I made an animal rescue flight yesterday. Baltimore to Boston area to southern Virginia & home. I did not think any ATC Center in the Northeast knew the the phrase “cleared as filed” but that’s what they said. And, I got my requested altitudes, too, instead of being kept down low and almost skimming the waves. Few frequency changes, either, also very unusual. Each controller is working a much larger area.
    2 points
  18. My worry is that a precedent has been set. Suppose the 2021 flu season is slightly worse than normal...can the economy and life be shut off again to save lives? Maybe there are too many car accident deaths in 2022 and "they" no longer allow driving? Too extreme? I don't know...I never saw this coming. What is the New Hampshire motto? Live free or die... I am about there and willing to take my chances. If someone else's idea of freedom is self isolation so be it... I now believe enough people know of the virus and they can decide on their own how to best protect themselves and what risks to take. To the original poster @bonal my ownership has been affected. I sold my C last fall and planned to upgrade this spring. I won't be doing that yet...
    2 points
  19. I was talking to @EricJ today, and I said if I ever crash, it better be something like a meteor hit the wing or something and it better be on video. I do everything I can to make sure I've done everything I can to keep accidents at bay.
    2 points
  20. Congrats on the new C which I believe is the best value in general aviation. It cannot be beat for speed, efficiency, simplicity, useful load and price.
    2 points
  21. Nylon zip ties are pretty strong
    2 points
  22. That's it. an ounce of that in 2 gal of water in a 5 gal bucket--you wash and dry your airplane in the hangar--no hose. Shines like crazy. Dampen one of your microfiber towels with the solution and wipe down the seats...totally clean, no suds, no residue, no rinsing. Effing magic.
    2 points
  23. I will begin my stating that this event did not happen in the United States, I was in Djibouti Africa. Bad weather there is quite rare and even on a good day the controllers leave something to be desired if there is more than about 2 or 3 aircraft in the airspace. One day they had an isolated storm pass through and brought the airfield operations to a halt. Nasty weather, lots of turbulence and heavy rains. The controller was obviously struggling with all the different aircraft. No sooner would they give an instruction to a pilot, the pilot would say "unable due to weather". Listening to all the other traffic I was able to make a basic picture in my head of where people were and at what altitude. Rather than add to the task saturation, I checked in with a "request". I requested to hold 20NM east of the VOR at whatever altitude I was at. Without hesitation I was "approved as requested" and programmed my ProLine21 FMS for the hold. So in truth, the last time I did a DME fix hold was not actually assigned by ATC, but requested by me.
    2 points
  24. I got worn out searching local stores for toilet paper................still some idiots hoarding . So, I've started using lettuce..............so far, I'm just at the tip of the Iceberg. The future of this activity Romaines to be seen..................
    2 points
  25. For a short body Mooney, I'd be looking for an STEC 30 at a minimum. And one with altitude hold would be even better. I had an STEC 30/alt in my M20C and it was excellent. Coupled to an HSI and WAAS GPS, it had nearly all the capability of the big boys. It wouldn't automatically descend on a Glide Slope, but it could fly all the way to minimums with me only touching the throttle and the trim wheel. For a mid-body Mooney you'd like to see the KFC 150 or at least a KAP 150/200. But a Century would be fine as well or an STEC 55/60. I'd not be excited about a Brittain even if it was fully functional. The Brittain is a bit of a dead end. And I wouldn't consider the PC wing leveler an autopilot at all. I would liken buying a Mooney without an autopilot to buying a car without air-conditioning. It just makes trips in the airplane so much more relaxing, comfortable, and enjoyable. And then when the shit hits the fan, it's like having a very capable FO in the cockpit with you.
    2 points
  26. I hate to respond by turning this horrible situation into a political mess, but I couldn’t disagree more, be safe, help your community by doing your part even if it inconveniences you. Hell we all are inconveniently out of our element
    2 points
  27. The mains and the aux tanks are connected. There is some resistance in the connection, and when the mains are filled to a level that allows flow into the aux tanks, that occurs. However the flow rate from the main tank to the aux tank is slower than the max rate you can fill the main tank. Thus, you fill the main tank and close your hangar door. The fuel runs from the main to aux tank over the next 15 minutes or longer. Thus you think fuel ran uphill. It was really running downhill slowly. John Breda
    1 point
  28. I just don't buy that argument it. Of course there will be errors. Anything humans touch, count, report or describe will have errors. But this is not something that we can sweep under the rug by saying those people who died would have died anyway and corrupt doctors and governors are reporting deaths falsely, but there is a real number out there that is dramatically lower. If a person dies 10 years earlier than they might have died had they not caught CV19, even if it is due to a bad heart, a cancer survivor or whatever, when it is someone I know I will be looking at the CV19. In any case, I am not buying there is a conspiracy to over report the number of deaths. As for the feds, it would have been better if the feds had taken a leading role in all this, but they have not. I am curious what folks say to what I asked above, about what the consition has to say about the right of the government to revoke someones right to freedom so it may seem when a person is drafted into the army? Whatever we do, there is not a happy path through this thing. Whatever we do, there will be very unpleasant outcomes and then we arm chair quarter backs, me included, will criticize those decision makers and wish they had done the other thing. There is a lot at stake here.
    1 point
  29. The CDC has put out new "standards" for ruling a death to be from COVID-19 that do not line up with prior practice, leading to Cause of Death = COVID to be much higher than for other diseases. Some doctors are resisting, saying they have never listed "influenza" as a cause and do not want to list "COVID" as a cause--those have always been secondary. Like the NTSB lists "failure to maintain control" as the cause of an airplane crash, with "bad weather" a secondary cause, so doctors will list "pulmonary failure " as the Cause with infection as secondary. Not so now, deaths from pulminary failure secondary to pnuemonia, which started in a person weakened by COVID, it's listed as a COVID death. The models are also being revised downwards, with overall death rates approaching that of seasonal flu. Seems due to limited testing, death rates were assumed to be much hugher, because no one had a ckue abiut the actual infection rate. As that number increases, the death rate plummets. We are no longer only testing people admitted to hospitals . . . Expect the infection number to skyrocket, the death number to slowly rise, and the death rate to plummet. So the massive government restriction of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights doesn't matter? People being run iut of religious services by armed police doesn't matter? Our rights to free and unrestricted travel doesn't count? Some states are even arresting people (yes, they are) for having peaceful assemblies within their homes. Read the U. S. Constitution, Amendment #2, and tell me the basis for these actions?
    1 point
  30. My cousin is a medic with the fire department in Baltimore. She learned her trade as a medic in the Isreali army. She is telling quite some stories. They are low on PPG. You have a tough job and I thank you for being part of the front team. Do you know for a fact that "If someone is "suspected" of having CV-19 then their death is automatically assigned to the CV-19 death stats. " I have a hard time believing that. I do believe that the docs still know how to make a diagnosis even without a genetic test. Yes, there will be some errors but I am not willing to call them all dumb and assert that they are oafs assigning all deaths to be CV19 right now. The disease has a characteristic set of symptoms and pattern. We are reporting over 30,000 deaths in the USA right now, and I do believe that this could stay tamed at not a lot higher, or it could well be one hundred times higher, depending on how we as a society collectively react. I do not know what we will do. I have known two people who have died of this thing, and I know several who are sick. Neither person who died might have died soon if they had not caught this thing. As for cause of death. I am not willing to say that if someone had cancer or a heart disease or another immune suppressing condition and then they catch CV19 and then die then well that it was not because of CV19. That is not the standard for assessing cause of death. If a person with a heart condition catches CV19 and then they die then well if they had not caught the disease and might have lived another 10 years, or 20, I am not going to say well it was the heart disease and not the CV19. My own son is 18 years old, and he is immune suppressed. I hope to god we do not get this in the house, and I hope he lives another 90 years. And he could and should. According to what you just described, if he were to catch this, then you would blame his prior condition. Knock on wood please. I already am.
    1 point
  31. Oh it absolutely needs to be taken seriously and when I'm not at may day job, 28/28 rotation offshore in the oilfield, I am a volunteer firefighter/first responder back home. Unfortunately for those of us that care, the statistics are lying to us. If you look at the pneumonia and influenza deaths since the arrival of Covid-19 they have gone down to virtually zero. How can that be? If someone is "suspected" of having CV-19 then their death is automatically assigned to the CV-19 death stats. In addition, if someone had a condition with a weakened immune system i.e. cancer treatment, prior infection, HIV/AIDS, etc and they contracted or it was suspected that they contracted CV-19 and succumbed to the combination then their death is also being recorded as a CV-19 fatality whereas in the past is has always been attributed to the condition that lead to them getting the tertiary infection.
    1 point
  32. Yep, I've sweated out taxiing with temps in the upper 90s (higher on the runway), and had to run the cabin heat at about 1/3 at 9500 msl (OAT was in the upper 50s). Even down South, it is markedly cooler starting around 6000 msl.
    1 point
  33. IIRC, Savvy supposedly scans for a saw tooth pattern in the EGTs which is the telltale sign of pending valve failure. I would send a note to Mike Busch, they might be interested in looking at your data, personally I don’t see anything wrong till you pull the power back before EGT goes wild.
    1 point
  34. Thanks Austin for posting. Can you say something about hours to install and how much this cost? E
    1 point
  35. I just bought 2 of these. -Robert
    1 point
  36. https://flightaware.com/photos/view/116336-dd08561ae6aeb54d0a77a9f7d972eff814909676
    1 point
  37. Anthony I’ve personally disassembled four different pumps and as I recall the part labeled #23 has not been present in any of them.
    1 point
  38. There is a part shown in the PM that isn’t in the pump, isn’t shown in the MM, and others are reporting they didn’t have it either. I think maybe Mooney changed the design but missed the PM publication.
    1 point
  39. They’re really not modern anymore, if Mooney ever creates a modern aircraft we’ll need to rename Modern forum to Classic and create a new modern forum.
    1 point
  40. Id like to subscribe to your newsletter.
    1 point
  41. Heres the flight where the surefly was acting up big-time. https://apps.savvyaviation.com/flights/3861707/27abca39-3ebf-4d43-836b-08e4b84b39e3
    1 point
  42. The 3 day weekend Mooney PPP's all provide a few hours of specific preventative maintenance from doing oil changes to changing tires to lubricating the airframe. Probably the best Mooney specific maintenance you'll find in a classroom setting. If you haven't been to one, I highly recommend them. Use to do them in Denver every other year but its been awhile now. But their will be one at near by Santa Fe the weekend of Aug 21-23 (postponed from original being scheduled this weekend).
    1 point
  43. It's a '66 E and these have been stiff since I bought the plane, about a year ago. Being a new-to-me aircraft, without any prior time in a different Mooney, I didn't know what "normal" should feel like. This should be an easy fix and I look forward to the smooth operation to come! Thanks all - I agree that it looks like an easy fix, involving moving those clamp locations up. On a good note, my A&P just called and he is pulling my E out of the hangar now. Annual is starting!
    1 point
  44. Battery powered lights with a gravity sensor to turn them on when the gear is down.
    1 point
  45. I have a really good friend that would say "Buy the best and cry once."
    1 point
  46. Doesn't even have to move. I had just tied my Bo down at Muscle Shoals one afternoon as a Lear taxied past. Who wouldn't turn their head and look? Took a step as I turned my head to walk off and caught the end of the Q-tip prop right between the eyes. Bulldozed a piece of skin the size of a silver dollar across my forehead. Blood was on my shoes before I could walk around the plane to get a couple shop towels. MSL had kind of a strange FBO. Located in the airline (such that it is) building, to get to the restroom you exit the FBO into the terminal building. Looking like a disaster victim, I would have really caused a scene if it was post 9/11.
    1 point
  47. The Mooney Summit has been in touch with the family, and they are very grateful for the support we have provided. Further I want to thank Jolie Lucas who has volunteered her professional counseling services if needed and Michael Rogers who will engage as our local liason if needed going forward with the family. Together we can all help them get thru this like we have others. paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1280264
    1 point
  48. I'm very hesitant to comment on this. I don't want to offend and do want to be respectful. But here goes... on both points. The last minute addition concerns me. When I fly formation with good friends, with whom I have many, many hours of formation time, and countless flights, we still have a full formal brief. The brief often takes an hour or more. And if someone shows up late and misses the brief, they do not join the formation. Regardless of who they are or if they've flown with us before. It's just one of our rules, that if you don't attend the brief, you don't fly with the formation. And this includes the average lunch run. The #4 position is also considered one of the more difficult positions to fly. That position doesn't carry the responsibility that the Lead or the #3 (deputy lead), positions carry. But it's a challenging position to fly. Finally, flying formation with dissimilar aircraft brings additional challenges. I've flown formation with plenty of RV's, Bonanza's, Yak's, CJ's and even the odd Cherokee. But this requires additional briefing prior to the flight to account for differences in performance, sight pictures, size, etc. It certainly adds additional challenges to the flight. I hope I'm not coming across as trying to sound like a better formation pilot, more knowledgeable, or anything like that. It's certainly not my intention. And I obviously don't know everything about the situation. These were just my thoughts as I was reading the NTSB report.
    1 point
  49. Totally agree with this approach. The G5 gets you 8 pounds lighter, GPSS, auto slewing, and a backup AH.
    1 point
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