Hector

You are correct, no aircraft profile so that it will take into account airspeed during climb, cruise, and descend. That is unfortunate as it should be something very simple to correct. It does, however, factor in actual wind at your cruise altitude. It even has an altitude advisor that will let you see the winds aloft to help you make the correct choice.

I use a piece of scrap aluminum just like Hank is showing in his pictures. You can also purchase a tool from spruce just for this purpose but you really don't need to. A piece of scrap aluminum or aluminum siding works great. I don't know about Marvel. I think you will find people here that swear by it (even though they might be hard pressed to produce real test data to support claims) and others that will tell you it might not do much but if it helps you feel better knock yourself out. I don't use Marvel, but I do use Camguard simply because I don't always get to fly every week and want some additional corrosion protection for my engine.

WnB pro Screen shot attached. I have a regular excel spreadsheet if you like but WnB is just as good and much more convenient.

By all means let me know Gary. That is perfect timing for me as well

If anyone is upgrading and wants to sell their EDM700 let me know. I already have FPI 450. I plan to remove it and replace it with the EDM700. Should be a simple install since the hard part (fuel flow sensor installation) is already done. Just need to add CHT and EGT probes.

Nice panel.....hey by any chance did you notice there seems to be something off with your rudder trim? Sorry, couldn't help it

Tail dragger, no doubt!!

I use Plexus too, but I have used Pledge before and quite frankly it does just as well as Plexus. A friend who rides motorcycles turn me on to Pledge. I have not taken the time to compare the active ingredients but they perform equally well. I guess the motorcycle guys learned that trick long ago.

Trying to fly every week, but not always possible.

Sorry could not make it guys. Actually went to the airport Saturday morning with intention to go but had a blasted cell parked over the airport dumping copious amounts of rain. By the time it moved it was 11:30 but I did not know you had postponed. I did end up going to Cedar Key today for lunch. Judy the taxi driver heard my call and picked me up. Take a look at the pic of the Cessna below. Judy said it was a rental and the pilot landed long and hot, slammed on the brakes when he realized he was going for a swim, blew both mains and departed the runway. I was a little apprehensive during the approach but it was no big deal. Landed with plenty of runway left.

One thought here that came to mind. I just purchased my M20C less than two months ago with no prior Mooney experience. Before the purchase, I was lucky to find a CFII that owned a Mooney (also an M20C) in my home field so he provided transition training. After I started flying my Mooney the first thing I noted was how much easier the J-bar in my plane worked compared to the other plane at the same speeds. After a few go around in the other Money I could definitely feel my arm working!! So obviously they were rigged differently resulting in significantly different force. I looked in my logbook and mine had been rigged no more than 5 months prior. So it could simply be you a have a little too much speed after go around, or maybe your rigging needs adjusting

Hope to still make it. Running a bit of a cold and although I feel just fine I have lost my voice COMPLETELY. I was actually going to head out to the airport tomorrow to test my FPI 450 that is scheduled to be installed by noon. I just realized that it may be difficult to fly out of a controlled airport when you can't speak on the radio!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

There is truth to both arguments. Polysulfide sealants will embrittle with age, heat, and other factors. At some point, regardless of how smooth your landings are, you will develop leaks. That being said, take old embrittled sealant and subject it to high strains from harsh landings, high G maneuvers, etc and you compound the problem. Without question, however, age is the biggest factor unless you had a crappy sealant application to begin with. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Leesburg, Ocala, and Bartow are all fine with me Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I'm good with CDK or X60. I have not been to Everglades in over 10 years. Definitely would not mind going back but don't know I have enough time for that this Saturday. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Thanks everyone. Tool on order from Spruce. Should get it tomorrow Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

How about December 1st? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Looks like you have a full crew Dave. Awesome !! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Purchased my Mooney M20C recently and it is ready for an oil change with 46 hours on the tach since last oil change. I'm going to do this myself (with supervision from an A&P friend). I have everything I need except for oil filter cutter. Spruce has close to a dozen different cutters ranging from $60 to 120 but unfortunately no reviews to guide you. What cutters do you guys use and does it work well or not. I can ask my A&P buddy but curious what you guys are using. Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I have the iPad mini with WIFI only. My iPad 2 had GPS but there were times it was unreliable, specially if I switched apps in flight it would sometimes loose GPS lock. I eventually purchased a Bluetooth GPS and never had issues after that. When I decided to switch to the mini it was an easy choice for me given that my iPhone has personal hotspot and I can connect the mini to the Internet anywhere if need. I've been flying with the mini and bad elf GPS pro since it came out without any problems. In all fairness, there are folks here that fly with the iPad built-in GPS with no issues at all. Either will work fine, just needed to figure out what iPad version will work best for you when everything else is considered. To make the mini truly potable and be able to file flight plans, check on weather, etc,on the road without having to rely/hope for available WIFI, you will need the 3G/4G version or a WIFI version only with WIFI hotspot activated on your phone Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Congrats Craig. I purchased my M20C late October, probably no more than a couple of weeks before you. Looks like we are both having a great Christmas. Fly her often!!! Be safe. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Agree, Apple should have not gone cheap and used the retina display in the mini, however, bear in mind that because it has the same screen resolution as the iPad 2 in a smaller screen it actually looks better than the iPad 2 (same number of pixels in a smaller screen = sharper text). The same processor as the iPad 2 is also not an issue at least for Foreflight. I'm sure the next version of the mini will likely have the retina screen and better processor. That's how apple works. They give you just enough to make you want to buy it and then enough upgrades in the next version to make you buy it again. The regular iPad was just too large in my M20C. The mini is just the perfect size for me and with the yoke mount the charts and approach plates are exactly where they need to be. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Somebody needs to pick a day, hopefully a Saturday, early December? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I'm not an apple fan boy, but for aviation apps they have the lead. I use Foreflight with a yoke mounted iPad mini and my iPhone 5 for backup. In have the Foreflight Pro subscription which gives me geo coded approach plates and its a good backup for my panel mounted GPS. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Congrats on the new plane. I'm a fairly new owner myself and I'm loving my M20C. So glad I picked a Mooney!!!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD