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  1. It was a pretty nice day to fly to Myrtle Beach where things are open. Jazzy the Corgi enjoyed the flight.
    6 points
  2. I just wanted to provide a little update here. I went out to the field today to look over things. First, I inspected the ga35 antenna very closely with a magnifying glass. It looks perfect and sealant is perfect. Then, I looked at the bnc connectors to ensure everything was good and not touching anything else. So I pulled the gtn breaker and verified I had gps on the iPad, then turned avionics master on.. neither the gdl, nor the aera could get gps signal. iPad gps sitting on my wingwalk was ok. I stuck my finger under the glare shield to undock the aera and then the satellite signal page lit up. I then thought, ok, something is going on under the glare shield... I pull it up a little to reveal the remote external gps antenna that is hooked up to the GDL39. Its been there for years sitting on top of the panel subframe. The remote antenna has a plastic film coating on the metal on the bottom side of it. Some of the film was worn away from the edge and it seems it was grounding to my panel, which was jamming signals. I moved the antenna to sit on the fiberglass glareshield and I could not replicate the signal jamming issue. Duuuuuuuuuhhhh
    5 points
  3. Good morning MooneySpace! Airspeed Insurance Agency is happy to announce that we are bringing on a new agent this morning. Paul Havelka @Paul_Havelka joins us from Grove, Oklahoma, just east of Tulsa. Paul has a background in offshore oil service and recently sold his Piper Cherokee. It's yet to be seen what airplane will replace it, but I think a Mooney is high on the list. Paul and I will be working closely over the next few weeks to bring him up to speed on Airspeed's business flow & operations. He has a few accounts lined up, so we'll have plenty of his own prospects to use in making sure he starts out on the right foot. Airspeed has experienced a successful startup and that is much in thanks to the great support we have had from MooneySpace. In fact, we insure about 1% of the registered fleet of Mooneys right now and that number grows weekly. Have a great week, everyone! Parker Woodruff Parker@airspeedinsurance.com 214-295-5055 (office) Paul Havelka Paul@airspeedinsurance.com 918-314-6139 (direct)
    4 points
  4. When buying an airplane it is almost more important to pre-buy the seller than the airplane.
    4 points
  5. So my Mooney was dropped off at the engine shop on Friday. Although compressions were 80/80, we pulled the cylinder and immediately discovered one of the compression rings was shattered and there was a spiral gouge on the cylinder wall. Long post short, cylinder 3 is getting replaced with a factory new assembly from Lycoming. Obviously not the cheapest outcome, but at least it will be fixed and reliable again. I truly appreciate everyone’s input as I am sure you saved me a small mint in troubleshooting costs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    4 points
  6. Nice job. Can always get another airplane. And now you have a great bar story. I don’t know how many times I pulled over in a run up area to get out of the plane and check that I locked the door.
    3 points
  7. There’s a free iPhone app that can provide cabin altitude alerts as well. It’s called “Pressurization.” The screen shot shows it set up for the 5.5 psi differential of the P46T. It sounds a loud annoying tone and blinking light if the cabin pressure drops below a present limit.
    3 points
  8. Ya, I used a lot of O2 over the years in my Rocket. Don't need it much anymore with the IVPT. I DO hang the mask around my neck and require all passengers to do the same anytime above FL-240 though. Too long to get to a breathable altitude from there. I also have an Icarus altitude alert that my headset cord plugs through (6 pin) that works amazingly well for cabin altitude deviations. There would be many more pilots alive had they been using this valuable tool. Tom
    3 points
  9. This one is FAA-PMA for every Mooney model except the M20A or B. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/sts-12a24a.php http://www.lamartech.com/files/128975167.pdf
    3 points
  10. Went to see AC, unfortunately the damage is a little more extensive than I first imagined (without taking off the tail) you can see that the airframe has twisted to the right all the way up the tail and the skin is deformed down the side of the fuselage half way up towards the baggage door on the right. Really hard to see in the photos. The impact from the door has also pushed the horizontal stabiliser back a good 10cm compared to the left side. You can see the 1cm gap thats been created at the joint where it connects to the empennage. Finally, and most worryingly the debris & stuffing from the hatch door was blocking the elevator fork from moving freely hence why it didn’t just fly away, as a consequence the flight controls are all strained & warped from the opposing force of using the trim to control the AC on the glide down, the metal linkage has also been bent slightly showing the strain that was on the AC. The additional photos are the skid marks through the field. Turns out Membury used to be an old RAF base used during the battle of Briton, I have draw out our flight path on the old map in green and red. My wife compared the incident to being hit by 88mm flak cannon. A toast to ‘The Few’.
    3 points
  11. Going to visited the AC today. I’ll keep you all in the loop once I have more info/photos. If anyone has a spare hatch door for a model K I maybe in the market....... think mine is a little unsalvageable. Thank you for all the kind comments, my wife and I really appreciate it, lots to take in. The first question she asked when we got in the cab home was ‘how long do you think it will take until we’re flying her again?’
    3 points
  12. 22nm after take off, mid point between Charlton Park(Private) & Fairoaks (London) the baggage hatch blow off which then could caught & wrapped it’s self firmly around the right hand tail elevator. We immediately lost lift and declared an emergency with ATC who had us on a basic service, lucky we were within distance of a 770m grass / gravel strip between some solar panel farms. Other than the damage to the elevator and hatch looks like we were extremely lucky to walk away unharmed. (3:52) in the video
    2 points
  13. Wife and I took our 11 week old first child on his first flight today. Filed for 5000, ended up cloud surfing the tops at 7000. Saw someone before me suggest taking out the right seat so my wife sitting back seat with our son would have plenty of leg room. Worked like a charm. Kid loved the flight. Can't wait to do lots more flying as the 3 of us. Wife wants another child sooner than later. Need Jimmy to find me a FIKI long body once or before the next one is here. But for now she was thrilled with how much leg room she had. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
    2 points
  14. Lack of use is the reason. From Cape Air running turbocharged 520 Continentals to trainers running (I)O-3XX Lycomings that fly everyday rarely have theses issues. Continentals have there cylinder issues but a regularly flown engine reduce them. Before I bought a airplane I rented a Piper Arrow. One day they had all the log book at the front office so out of curiosity i went through them. The engine had 2800 hours on it and it had no repairs any deeper than mag work done. it accumulated those hours in 7 years. There are always the exceptions but I think everyone agrees that if you fly frequently they will give you good to great service. If it is 20 years old with 600 hours on it it probably will rot from the inside out. All that said a friend of mine who has a 1977 Grumman tiger has used Avblend with Philips X/C 20w-50 since the day he bought it 1992. He used it because the previous owner used it. It still has the original engine in it with about 1800 hours on it. It has had one cylinder repaired because there is a cylinder on tigers that don't get the best cooling. For a engine to keep corrosion out for that long takes something other then regular multi weight oil and Avblend is the only thing he does differently.
    2 points
  15. Correct. The inside emergency latch was introduced in the J & K models and the last update was issued in '88 with wording changes in '89. There are no more recent ones that I can see. There were some retrofit suggestions for earlier models like the F published in MAPA years ago which I believe are the basis for F mod discussed above - but these didn't come from the factory. With the last SB M20-239A, the AFMS calls for locking the baggage door to secure it in J's and K's.
    2 points
  16. Agreed, I just flew mine to Dallas and back in the flight levels which allowed me to make the trip non-stop and avoid all weather as well as flight over some MOAs that were active at lower levels.
    2 points
  17. Yeah, I would never get a turboprop because it would be SO ANNOYING to have to deal with all those pressurization issues. I think I’d probably fall asleep behind a reliable smooth engine with no vibration effortlessly taking me into the flight levels. I’m much more comfortable with a maze of tubes dangling from the cabin and the reassuring feel of the cannula shoved up my nose. On a serious note, I actually didn’t mind the oxygen until I got the dog and am now really jealous of those with pressurized airplanes. Definitely the way to go. Although if I had a pressurized plane I wouldn’t have been able to ask NorCal for a gradual descent “because I have a puppy”— which they actually gave me. Controller was in a great mood and even made a self-deprecating reference to a Kinky Friedman song to a plane headed to El Paso.
    2 points
  18. For the same reason that Dr. Carter never said what was in his liver pills. Knowing what's in it makes it possible to run tests and collect data; they'd rather sell based on feelings and belief. Must not be much real data to support the claims . . . . or they would brag on ingredients and wave the data around.
    2 points
  19. Welcome to NJ, FloridaMan! The NJ Turnpike people want you to know that they appreciate you flying over their toll road... Here’s your bill... Best regards, -a-
    2 points
  20. No, but when I was a paramedic and we went to Vegas for St. Patrick’s Day we did bring some supplies... It’s oxygen tubing. We all like oxygen. O2D2 up front and O2D1 in the back set to go on at 5000’. Kept it below 8000’ for the puppy.
    2 points
  21. If Avblend is 99% mineral oil and 1% magic, then there are 0.32 oz per quart of magic. 8 quarts is 256 oz + 12 oz Avblend (containing 0.12 oz magic), or 0.12 ÷ (256 + 12) = 0.000448 = 0.045%. But it still ain't very much. Most folks here fly with 6 quartz of oil not 8, which raises it to 0.059%. Then again, how much is 10mg of painkiller in my 200-lb body? A whole lot less, but fairly effective the last time someone was drilling in my mouth. But I really didn't read the numbers on the syringe, it could have been 2-3mg. [NOTE: 200 lb = 90,718g; 10 mg = 0.01g, or 0.000011%, but it kept my mouth from hurting.]
    2 points
  22. Congratulations and accolades to all concerned. @RedSkyFlyer for piloting skill, to his passenger for being a real asset during the experience, and to Al Mooney and the Mooney factory for designing and building such a good (and strong) airplane.
    2 points
  23. Hi Alex, welcome,, best way to get that ball rolling around here is to let us know about your mission how many PAX useful load as well as bags etc. I think I may have beaten Anthony to the welcome wagon once again. PP short body only, not a Bravo oner
    2 points
  24. Here is the final installation. You can order the eyeball vent from Spruce, and the adapter from xometry. Please see the pdf for the order details. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/largealumavblack.php 1AB77-15002.pdf
    2 points
  25. Thank you @Parker_Woodruff for the opportunity. I look forward helping the Mooney community and yes, a Mooney is high on the list!
    2 points
  26. Well . . . a nine year follow up on this post. I was thinking of getting back into a Mooney back in 2011 and looked at N1152L. I made a trip out to Georgia with the idea of giving it a close look and maybe flying it back to Texas. Looking over the logbooks when I got there before I ever saw the airplane told me everything I needed to know - lesson learned I should have asked for scans of the books and saved the trip. There had been about 10 logbook annuals with almost no time each year, same AP/IA, same wording, absolutely nothing done to the airplane once I looked at the airplane in person. Fuel stains everywhere, nothing had been lubed in many years, tires dry rotted. etc, etc. Very sad. I drove an hour back to ATL and flew back on Delta the same day. If they would have given me the airplane I couldn't have found a way to make the numbers work with everything it needed. (Engine, prop, panel, interior, fuel tanks - plus a lot of deferred maintenance on the airframe.) Later that year I saw that someone from Uvalde TX had bought it and I thought good for them, someone found a way to make sense of buying it and getting it back in the air. In early 2015 I see that it had a gear collapse in Beaumont TX (https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172715). The reason I follow up on this post is that every month someone comes on Mooneyspace, just like I did, and is looking for a cheap Mooney. The best advice, it costs money to maintain a complex airplane, budget for one that has been maintained and don't get stars in your eyes about buying a cheap one and flying it as-is for free. I heard that the guy that bought it didn't insure it, so the collapsed gear cost him whatever he paid for the airplane basically. Glad that wasn't me.
    2 points
  27. Took Snoopy to visit my mom and install a solar charger in her car (since she hasn’t been driving anywhere).
    2 points
  28. Hi I have just come across this thread it's great to hear you guys talking about your Mooney's with great Passion my name is Jack Wingrove i live in the UK .I am very interested in Mooney aircraft I have been trying for 25 years plus to put a Mooney Production list/History of every Mooney built This project takes a lot of time to piece together and i'm getting there it seems never ending Tho. My records show there are 23 M.20 Still flying in the world 17 in the USA 1 Greece 1 in South Africa & 5 in Canada as far as i can see The earliest one flying is s/n 1004 a 1955 Model There are 94 M.20A Still flying 59 USA 1 Venezuela 20 Canada 1 Belgium 2 Brazil 1 Argentina 1 UK 2 Germany 1 France 5 Chile ? The earliest one flying M.20A Is s/n 1201 a 1958 Model I hope you find this Piece Of information interesting and it would be nice to hear from some of you owners,and thank you for taking time to read this Enjoy your Aircraft Jack https://www.flickr.com/photos/mooneyman_jack/favorites
    1 point
  29. absolutely, since TIT is merely all 6 EGTs coming together. But it would also be time to reconsider your %power LOP since it might be more beneficial to run at bit lower power and closer to peak than run very deeply LOP (unless we're at a very high power setting) because power drops off very quickly on the LOP. This is something that will take some experimentation on your part and another reason why its helpful to start with no more than 65% power.
    1 point
  30. Suction cup bugs work OK for airspeed and altitude marks, but not heading on a DG. The bug needs to move as the DG rotates, so that it keeps marking the same heading.
    1 point
  31. I have one. I bought as a backup including the CDI a few years back. I paid $250 for it and would let it go for that. It as in good condition. I can send pics if you would like. Happy to sell it as I no longer need a backup 170b for my plane.
    1 point
  32. If we did not have to run leaded fuel in our engines, we could ditch all these additives (and the arguments thereof) and run full synthetic oil. It constantly amazes me I can run a couple supercharged Yamaha 4 bangers with super charging, let them sit all winter on the lake and only change the synthetic oil every other year with no corrosion problems. I actually was curious once and did an oil analysis on one and came back normal. IMHO when it comes to aviation engines, we are somewhere between stone adze and a tomahawk but we are paying AR-15 prices. There is no reason for all these cam, valve and cylinder problems in this day and age.
    1 point
  33. Lol, gotta have some fun ;o) it will be a couple of months before both of us are ready. That gives me time to get the settlement done and hopefully my medical is issued. Going flying in the F this week and get my ifr training started. It’s been a long month... -Don
    1 point
  34. N . J. Congratulations on the beautiful pictures of a Mooney family. Sure makes a 6 hour car trip a thing of the past..and seldom hear the “are we there yet.‘’ saw your comment on removing R F seat . Possibly you may have read my post ( M20J Flyer). years ago I posted of how often I fly with R F out and 26 pounds lighter> I normally strap a cooler ..trip equivalent munchies and drinks, passenger equivalent supplies for little folks..when that seat is gone. When configured the cooler can be kicked forward if egress were An emergency... The cooler provides super convenient content, temp correct for winter or summer trips. Used to frequent piqua with props but currently J is swinging a Hartzell. If ever near Houston one or all mi casa u casa ..or you have a friendly tour guide.
    1 point
  35. I don't think so. Check your IPM but mine is 215cc. Rapco brand isn't bad either. -Robert
    1 point
  36. Yep, with a 20k service ceiling, simpler engine, you should be looking at Ovations too... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  37. Can't answer your question about the upgrade. However; a 60-2, I think, has the same absolute pressure transducer and maybe servos. Mine holds altitude within feet most of the time. A bumpy day may see 50' up or down. Very much satisfied with the altitude control. You might want to spend some money investigating the porporsing problem before upgrading. On mine, the altitude control, heading holc, glideslope capture and glideslope track are all perfect or near so. Nav tracking, is a zig and zag affair to capture, once captured it is slow to correct. Once on approach, if I flew this way, I wouldn't ride with me. Any reccomendations on a shop that really knows S-tec?
    1 point
  38. Well, spoke with my aviation lawyer this morning. Was really an eye opener. If you don’t do a title search and, there is a lien, and you pay cash for a plane, YOU now own that lien in the eyes of the FAA and law. Just an FYI for those out there looking at planes and not financing. I have an insurance question to resolve with the lawyer (who just happens to be one of my past CFIIs !) but, looks like the settlement will be what it is. On the UP SIDE, a very exciting development happened over the weekend on a future Mooney - gonna keep quiet as to not jinx it ;o) -Don
    1 point
  39. It’s curious to me when people get rid of the simple vacuum system. I have two independent AHRS units with independent batteries in my cockpit but don’t dislike having the vacuum attitude too. I even have a voice monitor for it “check... gyro vacuum”. I used tempest pumps. I’ve had bad luck with the rebuilt pumps. -Robert
    1 point
  40. I have used AvBlend for both my Mooneys, first the J and now the Ovation. This was based on the Jerry Matheny's (sp?) advice at one of the Mooney Maintenance seminars. I had also used the Aviation Consumer article as guidance. While I have always had good oil sample analyses (on both engines) and usually try to fly often enough to avoid rust, I realize that by itself doesn't mean much...there's no control group to compare against. I guess what it does prove is that AvBlend hasn't hurt me any. So even if it's just piece of mind, that may be worth it.
    1 point
  41. I’ve been doing more night flights lately and as a bonus the sunsets have been really nice. Benefiting from shooting approaches every time (suggested a few months ago on MS) because of the dark surroundings...farm land on all sides.
    1 point
  42. An update: the $100 eBay unit works beautifully. took the airport kid for a hop across Alabama today to try it out. It’s not the new Gee-whiz gadget, but it works(For now). I’m happy.
    1 point
  43. I really like the dual screen. Very very nice! I will likely move forward with a panel upgrade once I Dynon gets their autopilot STC’d and they come out with something to replace the D-10A. I really with I could get dual screens like you in my J but I don’t think it’s possible due to the frame behind the panel.
    1 point
  44. I installed Medco locks in the baggage door and side door a couple of years ago. For some reason, the baggage door lock will not release the key unless it's in the lock position. So my baggage door is always locked. If it's not, the airplane keys are in the lock and you won't be starting the airplane.
    1 point
  45. Are you sure rain was causing the performance hit? It could just be the downflow caused by the participation. Whenever you are flying in a sinking air, you are essentially climbing to maintain altitude. If rain in and of itself was the issue, it would be included in the performance charts.
    1 point
  46. James, The TC is dead... The reason we have it... AIs were too expensive to have two... Times have changed... TCs when they are new don’t make very good back-up devices... Stress + TC + IMC often = tragedy... (example V-tail sprinkled all over NY neighborhood) TCs when they have a few hours on them don’t work in turbulence.... impossible to follow as a primary device for keeping the clean side up... (try it with your own on a bumpy day) Lance Casper Recently posted an AI with a device that added a ball... You don’t need a TC if you have a second AI... The second AI is a much better device, over Time, and in bumps... The ball gets added so you can keep turns coordinated... As far as timed turns go... select the speed for standard rate turns and match the angle of bank as required... (Something like 90kias and 17°... 15 would be close enough...) nobody ever fell out of the sky when their timed turn ran long... TCs that run the AP often get mounted Out of view... if the panel becomes too full... PP thoughts only, not a CFI... stuff I read about on MS. Best regards, -a-
    1 point
  47. Wash airplane. Use Meguires 105 ultra cut compound with a variable speed polisher (porter cable 6-inch 7424xp). After you do the entire airplane, repeat with Meguires 205 polishing compound. Repeat a final time with good quality wax. It will be a lot of work but it will look damn good. This will remove the oxidation and restore the finish. If the paint is just too far gone then there may not be much you can do. Try the above in a small section. I think you will be surprised how well it works. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    1 point
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