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1. Bad circuit breaker 2. Motor needs to be rebuilt 3. Gears are worn and need to be replaced 4. The gears need to be cleaned and lubed Most likely the electric motor needs to be rebuilt

Real world would be about 135 kts at 9 gph. Maybe 138 kts at 10gph.

George's Electric in Sacramento California. He does a great job on the electric motor, just don't listen to his thoughts on the activation gear mechanism. Send me a private message if you have questions.

It is a $45K airplane that needs a $25K engine and $10K of additional work (maybe more). $45K-25K-10K = $10K is what it is worth. Walk away unless you can get it under $10K. Planes like this end up with the reaper because the owners think they have something special and are delusional. Or they end up with someone who doesn't have a clue and wants to dump a whole lot of money into something that they shouldn't.

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I bought my F with logs missing and having had it sit for 3 years back in 2012 from the bank that had repossessed it. I paid about 50% of what I figured the value was if it had complete logs. I had the advantage that I had already found the logs and purchased them from the former owner without the bank knowing that I had them. There were still many expenses to bring the aircraft back to life and last year the engine ended up needing to be overhauled after an inspection found the cams had excessive wear. Generally you figure an aircraft that has been sitting will need an engine overhaul in the next few years. If it doesn't you come out ahead, but you plan for it. I think it is great that you are saving a Mooney, many more sitting on ramps need to be rescued. Please update your profile with your location so we know where you are. Good luck

Assume you checked this: https://lasar.com/hardware-bearings/bearing-torrington-pn-4a Do you have the Mooney part number? you might try that with McFarlane: https://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com/products/product/MS24462-4/

The N-number is just above the “Contest” i.d. on the vertical. The large Contest numbers are required on the vertical and under the wing because of close flying in races. It is helpful to know who is nearby when you are 50’ apart. Gliders have most of the same regs as power planes.

Some gratuitous video . Salt River Range in Wyoming. Salt River Range.MOV

My mistress (Ventus 2a):

Not sure where you are located in Utah. Our F has a 3 blade prop and works well. That said, I don't think there is a significant difference in performance between a 3 and 2 blade worth changing props. Are you operating off of a very short strip? If not, then climb performance is really a function of horsepower and not the prop. As others have said, a constant speed prop is designed to give you good performance in climb and cruise. Are you using your engine rpm for maximum performance? HP is a direct function of rpm and fuel flow. When you need better climb you need to use higher rpm, fuel flow, and in your case manifold pressure.

I was unique. I had about 60 hours in SEL, but over 500 hours in high performance gliders with retract. Biggest thing to flying Mooney's is enough experience that flying the plane is secondary to situational awareness. Hardest thing with Mooney's is stabilized approaches so you don't treat it like landing a Cezzna .

Actually many of the tablet flight Software packages have a fuel switching reminder built in. Turn the function on and set how long for the reminder after take-off.

I fly that area east and west often, you should be able to get flight following in the 11,500 to 12,500 range. It is a short flight, VFR direct should work well. Just plan to deviate around the restricted areas. We fly the MOA's all the time, it gives the military controls practice talking to you. I get cleared through the larger restricted areas sometimes, but flight plan to go around them.

Speedbrakes are wasted energy. Maybe they belong on a Bonanza, not a Mooney .

Mountain High O2D2 with a portable tank. I have it in a carry bag so I can bring it when I think I will need it. It only works for 2, but usually enough for most trips. Rarely do I fly high enough to require O2 for everyone on board (+15,000). With the D2 the pilot can stay on O2 and we have individual cannulas for each of us, so the others can take turns as needed if we stay above 10,000 for long periods. Using 02 cuts down on fatigue and headaches even if you are not above 12,500. We have a large tank in the hangar so cost is minimal for the benefit.

The POH is usually pretty optimistic. With a fully loaded stock 75 20F I fly in the 12,500 to 13,500 range pretty often. You can climb, but that means you have to give up speed to do it. I often cross the Sierra and like to be at least 13,500 where I cross just south of Lake Tahoe. I flight plan for 139 to 140 knots at about 9 gph in cruise at 9,500 to 13,500. If I need to climb, I increase the RPM to 2650 and fuel flow to about 11 gph, otherwise the climb will be very slow fully loaded. I have been to 17,500, but used wave on the east side of the Sierra to aid my climb rate and only had two on board that day.

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There are several threads about this on MooneySpace. Use Google to search "mooneyspace cold back seat". I personally sealed everything as best as I could and made a tube that attaches to the heater duct below throttle quadrant and goes to the back seat area. I have flown when it is -20 F across the Sierras, Nevada and Utah in the winter and this helps the backseat tremendously. There appears to be very poor mixing between the front and back of the cockpit. Without the tube we overheat the front two seats and still freeze the back.

You might consider buying some disposable piping bags. Put what you want to use at one time in the bag. You can mix the two parts in the bag and then cut the end to pipe out the sealant like a caulk.

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A few more details. I thought maybe they decided to land gear up, but report says gear collapsed. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2020/11/incident-occurred-november-15-2020-near.html

Practicing engine out and engine does not recover. https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/update-airplane-lands-in-field-near-newton-reservoir-occupants-reportedly-safe/article_adb23eca-c65f-500d-ae3c-20c911323085.html