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My last PAR was around 15 years ago when I was a member of the Naval Air Station Jacksonville flying club. I loved shooting PARs. The Navy controllers were really good. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The only way his plane is going to reach 135-140 is on a dive. The reports are overly optimistic and I've heard that from other 260 owners as well. I can easily pull away from him in my C. We took off together from Central Florida and I arrived in Miami, refueled at the self serve, tied down the plane and put the cover on it, paid the fuel bill, and still waited a few minutes before he arrived. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hardly. My brother in law owns a 6 260 and I fly with him often. I have flown in the plane with him and formation with my C. I have to pull MP to 19-20 inches in my C in order for him to stay with me. 120 Kts is as fast as he can manage burning nearly twice as much gas. In the other hand he can carry a heck of a lot more than I. Last trip in his plane there were 4 of us and a LOT of luggage and 8500 was about as high as we could climb. BTW he has a newly factory reman engine. I don't know if his 260 is a dog or not but he does not spare expense in maintaining it. Last year we took my C to Oshkosh from North Florida and were there by early afternoon. This year we are taking the 260 and I have a feeling its going to take much longer. Back to the OP, the 260 may very well be a good choice if he insist on traveling with both dogs. Plenty of room. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I don't think I would remotely qualify as hunky. Maybe 20 years ago..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In my C the tiedowns are about 16 inches outboard of the tank. I know the F has bigger tanks so I'm not sure how close they are to the tiedowns. I remove my tiedowns and always carry them in the airplane in case I need them (hangared at home). It adds 20 Kts to cruise speed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

By the way Cliffy, your iPhone comes with a built-in pressure transducer. I downloaded an app called "BARO" which is essentially a pressure altimeter. It lets you set the local altimeter setting and in my plane with an IFR Cert it reads within 20-30 feet of my altimeter all the way to 10K feet (have not tested it above that). I was surprised the pressure sensor in the iPhone is this accurate. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

For my C model it's 100-130 for the nose and 240-280 for the mains. That's inch-pounds and right and left main should be within +/-25 of each other

First I would make sure your ammeter shows you are charging at 1000 rpm. If you have an older generator in your plane instead of an alternator I have seen some that will not charge at low rpm. If it still an issue let us know. I can look up in my logbook to see who last overhauled my Tc100. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You need a BI-805 servo control valve and an acutrack or accutrack II box. Your plane may already have the servo control valve but not sure. Go to the Brittain website for more details. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I would definitely try to fix the PC. Once fixed it is very reliable and very nice to have in IMC conditions. Also, at that point you can add a Britain Accutrack autopilot for little money. They show up for sale here once in a while. Additionally, and for added convenience, you can install a separate switch to turn the PC system on and off. I have it on my C and love it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Alright keep it coming! I want to see if we reach 50 variations on how to start a Mooney[emoji3] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Pretty cool. Thank you guys for posting. Installed the app. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tested mine today. Taxing with the door open read between 12 -18. In flight it was steady at 3 both with heat on and off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got mine a couple of days ago. Velcro'd above the intercom and below the glare shield. Taking it out for a test flight today. I never use the heater here in Florida so it does not get much use but I'll check it out today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry about your uncle Alex. Be safe this weekend and have some fun. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'll be there for three days or so. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Mike, even before I got to your post I was already thinking that this would make a great Mooney Summit topic. By that time, Dan will have all the details including the true cause of his CO leak and should make for a great presentation. Dan, I'm glad you are still here with us and as others have said your experience may very well save other lives. I'm one of those with a spot detector that I rarely look at. NO MORE!! It's actually ridiculous when you think about it. I've spent lots of money on gadgets and other crap that actually adds not much more than convenience, but failed to spend a small amount on a real CO detector that can actually save my life!?!? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You can shoot an ILS approach with a 430 so you will need a glide slope indicator for that, but a plain 430 will not do an LPV approach so an indicator will provide lateral guidance only ( no glide slope). In my C I have a GX60 which is non-WAAS and a separate NAV radio with glideslope. I have a single indicator (KI-209A), and a button in the annunciation panel let's me switch between the GX60 and the NAV radio as the source for the KI-209. The NAV radio lets me shoot ILS approaches with the KI-209 as my glideslope indicator. When I switch to the GX60 as the source the KI-209 provides lateral guidance both in route and non-precision GPS approaches. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

There is enough literature and tutorials on how to strip/seal a tank that if this was me I would at least do one tank on my own with oversight from an AP/IA. I could then fly it out and and an expert do the other side. Alternatively, I would put the work in to strip it nice and clean on my own and fly in an expert to reseal one side and do the strip/seal on the other side at his home base. Looks like a nice C. Hate to see it parted. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Congrats Sam. Very nice plane. Enjoy it! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Still have my HP41 and use it. Cannot/refuse to use non-rpn calculator. Also have rpn app for my iPhone. We have AutoCAD but rarely use it. Mostly use Unigraphics (NX). Also use NASTRAN/PATRAN and Stresscheck Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Welcome aboard. I'm another C owner just up the road from you in Jacksonville Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Jealous! When are we going to have one of these in Florida? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I would definitely be thinking this way. You only need to do one tank in fact. Then take it to one of the pros for the other if you prefer. You might find that after doing one tank the satisfaction of doing the job is enough to get the other one done. The other solution is the ferry tank. We have a Mooneyspacer here who has used them in the past to augment the range of his C for long flights. Search for Oscar and send him a PM. He either rented or owns a small ferry tank and can certainly give you some pointers on how to set that up. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

AMU = Aviation Monetary Unit = $1000 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk