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I have never setup a go fund account so I’ll let others take a crack at that but if no one comes forward to do that then maybe we can just get a PayPal email to send Money to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Probably the best way to go. If all the folks here that are interested in buying a set of these pitch in some for the drawings it should be a minimal amount. Actually surprised the drawings are that inexpensive. Where I work, an engineer would have to review and approve/sign off the drawings and his time alone would be more than that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My Brittain work great. I’ve had to fix the bellows by re-taping them but no big deal. Unfortunately I don’t have the altitude hold option, just the Accutrak (Also have a brand new accuflite with heading bug DG that I never installed). I find it very reliable and easy to fix but I want altitude hold and so waiting for Trutrak. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interested as well Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Love Mooneyspace as well. Learned A LOT in the seven years I’ve been a member since I purchased my Mooney. The combined knowledge about Mooney’s, avionics, flying, etc., is an incredible resource. Search can be a bit tedious, but persistence pays off. I do wish folks would use their names but I can live with the anonymity. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

If the current Chinese investors have thrown in the towel and are now just contemplating how to recoup/salvage whatever they can from their initial investments then it may be really bad (liquidation). Hopefully, as many of you have expressed, there is money to be made in parts sufficient to keep a much smaller Mooney in business. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we are all hoping that at a minimum Mooney can remain open with a skeleton crew selling spare parts as they have done in the past. My fear, if the Chinese investors can’t find a new buyer and they don’t want to remain open to sell spare parts, they will liquidate the Mooney factory selling off all the tooling, equipment, etc. Needless to say, if that happens then it will Truly be the end of Mooney. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This thread came to mind this afternoon as I was burning gas for no particular reason. My iPhone measured 93 in my plane today at 7500 (22/2400). Near the upper edge of the door there was no difference but at the aft lower corner it measure 95.5 so obviously have a leak there. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Option 1. Replace the KI-209 with a KI-209A and have a switch so you can have either the KX-155 with glideslope or the GNC-375 coupled to the KI-209A. Have the KI-209A Drive the Accutrak this way the Accutrack will follow whatever is coupled to the KI-209A at the time. Alternatively you can have the KX-155 and GNC-375 wired directly to Nav1 and nav2 in the Accutrak. My KI-209A is wired to the Accutrack (nav1) in a setup very similar to yours with a king radio and GPS Coupled to the KI-209A via a selector switch. Nav2 in the Accutrack is actually open so I could add a third navigator to the mix if I wanted. In your case you could wire your second KX-155 to nav2 directly Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

An M22 Mustang!!

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-cecil-airport-after-landing-gear-fails/77-f7734610-c8eb-44bc-bdf8-36aa3f319bda Here is an update. It was 1965 M20C I presume with a Johnson bar. The only way that gear would not come down is if something broke (control rod failure, J-bar weld crack, etc.) or the gear was jammed. J-bar failures are rare so I would really like to know what happened here. I have a 67C with J-bar in annual at the moment. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Not just wide, it is also 12,500 feet long. KVQQ Was a designated alternate landing site for the space shuttle. Cecil Field was also a Master Jet base for the Navy until it was closed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/01/02/small-plane-makes-belly-landing-at-cecil-airport/?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar It appears they were having landing gear issues and apparently the gear would not come down. Seen way too many of these lately. Please put eyeballs on your landing gear and make sure you have an AP that is knowledgeable about Mooney gear. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Stratus ESG transponder installed in the summer. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

All, Appreciate the input. Rest assured, this is not something I’m just going to wing it. As Mike said, this can get you killed. If you don’t get this Tiniest of O-rings just right you could be pissing fuel all the way to an empty tank. I’ll call LASAR to find out if this is something my AP/ IA can deal with here at my home airport or if I need to send the fuel selector back to them. Just as FYI, I checked the logbook entry for my last two annuals and both entries indicate the gascolator was cleaned and this O-ring was replaced. My last two annuals were performed by PJ at Avon Park but unfortunately this year events/schedule conspired so that I had to get a local AP/IA to do my annual in my hangar (owner assisted). I just started the annual yesterday and have not shown the AP doing my annual this issue yet. He may very well know exactly what to do, but I will check with LASAR just to make sure. I have to say, I thought replacement of this o-ring was fairly routine and someone here would surely know the answer. If you clean the gascolator fuel screen during annual then wouldn’t you also replace the o-ring? Or are folks just leaving the old O-ring in place Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I have emptied a tank in the past by 1) burning off as much fuel as possible flying, 2) sticking a screw driver through the D-ring in the cockpit floor to hold it open 3) but a 5 gallon bucket under the gascolator and patiently wait until it drains off completely. If I had known it was going to be a pain in the rear to replace this tiny o-ring I probably would have just cleaned the fuel screen and let the old o-ring remain glued to the plunger. It was not leaking at all but I thought if I had the gascolator open then might as well replace the o-rings. If the o-ring falls off he plunger then you get a continuous flow of fuel out the gascolator. Seems to me that betting on adhesive to keep the o-ring in place is not a good design, but I guess it works otherwise you would hear about it often enough. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The groove you see at the end of the threaded part is probably 3 times the diameter of the O-ring. This o-ring is tiny and the old one was stuck to the tip of the plunger. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Removed the gascolator lower cap to clean the fuel screen and the small o-ring in the picture was basically glued to the tip of the plunger. The o-ring shown is a new one as the old was a bit stiff and deteriorated. Now I'm not sure if this new o-ring actually goes on the tip of the plunger (there is no groove there to hold the o-ring). I'll probably let my mechanic deal with it, but just puzzled how this tiny o-ring is actually installed.

In my M20C there is a bulkhead connection right behind the large fuselage door on the LH side (I think the battery door on your J). You could disconnect the red/green hose there and just vacuum test the portion going out to the wing. If you can pull a vacuum there, then you probably have a leak in the section of the hose running along the LH side of the cockpit but you can now check that as well by plugging the connection at this bulkhead. Not sure the J has the bulkhead connection same as a C but you can easily check that. I had the same issue as you and I traced it to the servo. There was no tear on the rubber itself but the electrical tape that holds it to the can was in very bad shape and was leaking through there. Took the servo out and re-taped it and good as new. Lost a bit of skin in my knuckles getting the servo in and out but with the right tools it was not too bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a new (never installed ) accuflite if anyone is interested. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Jose, glad you are recovering and wish you the best. Hang in there! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have you noticed how many hours before the oil turns darker after an oil change with each oil? This would be an indication of bypass through the rings. If one type of oil turns darker quite faster than the other then he difference in viscosity is making a difference on how much bypass you are getting through the rings. I can tell you in my plane it takes around 22 hours or so before the oil loses its translucent new appearance. I use XC-20/50 year round so unfortunately I can’t give you a point of reference but you use both oils and I’m wondering if you have noticed any difference. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Tom, sorry for your loss. God bless. Go to OSH next year. He’ll be there with you in your memories and spirit. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

He’s two dots above glideslope and regretting it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Obviously not at the ramp in front of the FBO but yes the airport will manage and I’m sure the FBO will set up a Mooney parking area. I think Tampa St Pete area will be great for the Mooney gathering. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk