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you must not be a very trusting person if you expect every mechanic to try to take advantage of you to make some money, I also hope that if one tells you you have a cracked cylinder you get a second opinion other then yours before you decide to fly it away. and please don't take anyone with you.

A prebuy is an inspection looking at the aircraft so the buyer knows what he is buying, I disclose the airworthy issues to the seller so he knows what I found. it is a courtesy so when the buyer contacts him about the items found they are on the same page. Here is a question, If I found a crack in a cylinder during a prebuy inspection would you want me to tell you your plane was not airworthy??

I have contracted with the buyer to ensure the aircraft meets his expectations before purchase, in most contracts, the owner by agreeing to the prebuy as part of the sale, agrees to address the airworthiness issues found. so yes he has agreed to the inspection by contract with the buyer.

an airworthiness issue is an airworthiness issue whether it's documented in the logs or not. the only thing the annual says is when it was inspected it met the requirements at the time of the inspection, It doesn't mean the aircraft will remain airworthy all year long! the pilots job is to ensure the aircraft meets the requirements of being airworthy. if a legitimate airworthy item is found and disclosed to you and you fly the aircraft anyway you have violated the FARs......AD not complied with, not airworthy; primary gauge inop but you have a secondary, not airworthy; STC paperwork not completed, not airworthy. none of this says the airplane won't fly! it's just not airworthy because it doesn't meet the defined requirements. the requirements are pretty cut and dry, the maintenance manuals and FARs both define most of the limitations. I have heard some crazy things being listed as need to be repaired or replaced as airworthy items, when that happens I tell the mechanic to show me that in the book. torn rudder boots are not an airworthy item just because the mechanic feels it could let CO in the cockpit. it sounds good but the cloth boot is not keeping CO out. if you do come across one of the anomalies that are subjective, call in a second A&P, the manufacturer or even the FAA. the inspecting shop can't insist that you have it repaired by them.

A prebuy is not an airworthiness inspection, but if I find something that is not airworthy during the inspection I am required to disclose it to both parties to have it repaired. now here is the cover all kicker! 14 CFR 91.7 prohibits any person from operating an aircraft that is not in an airworthy condition. so it doesn't matter if I do not write it in the log book, it is still not airworthy, even if the aircraft is still flyable. also remember that airworthiness doesn't just mean the aircraft isn't safe to fly, it could mean an AD wasn't complied with, a 337 wasn't filed for an STC'd item installed on the plane, or a primary gauge is inop but you didn't fix it because you have a JPI 700. also remember that there are multiple ways to mitigate airworthiness issues, with out involving the shop doing the prebuy. something as simple as marking a system inop, having paperwork corrected by the shop who completed the work, request a ferry permit to take it to where it can be fixed.the aircraft doesn't have to be held hostage at a shop, and if the FAA wont issue a ferry permit, it means that plane should not be in the air for any reason. I do a lot of prebuys and in doing them it is very rare that I do not find at least 1 item that affects the "airworthiness" of the aircraft. I let both the owner and buyer know what I found so they can work together to determine how they want to handle it. BTW, when a prospective buyer hires me to do a prebuy they expects me to find ALL the airworthiness issue on the plane. they do not want any surprises down the road when it comes in for it's first annual. who would be happy about finding out they have been flying for a year with exfoliation corrosion on a wing spar because the previous owner didn't want the aircraft documented as not airworthy! Brian

I wouldn't call this an airplane to run from, but look at very closely because of the history and what isn't being disclosed. talking to the OP I am not sure if the info is on purpose or because there is a middle man. either way with out an annual and being in flying condition this is a risky venture for the asking price.

glad your back in the air! Bob had rotater cuff surgery just after Osh, last week he flew the legacy. It was fun watching him in the cockpit trying to figure out how to position everything so he could fly. Brian

If it only takes filing a flight plan not to crash I would file one every flight!

Looks like N202JB but its hard to see in the pics. glad there were no serious injuries. Brian

I'm 7 min away, 5 miles. I do enjoy being able to run by the airport when ever i want. the only thing better would be an airport property. Brian

Both are easy, it is literally a 5 min reprogram. Takes longer to connect. As for moving to another plane no issues, just file the paperwork to update the removal and installation on the new aircraft.

SB 369 and SB 592 supersede SI 1023.

talked to them about my X10 headset, they do not have many parts for it but told me to send it in and if they have the parts they will fix it if not they will give me trade in value for it. Brian

not hard to do, but you are using your finger to depress the button and the motion initially is unfamiliar. after a few times it becomes easy. I must admit i do get the Mooney dip from the right where I no longer have it from the left.

The one that applies to all turbo and supercharged engines. SB 592 turbo-normalized is still a turbo’d engine Brian

chris, the average time from power applied to lift off is aprox 20 sec, even being light and turbo engaged I am pretty confident you exceeded the 10 sec mark if you were climbing before you noticed. also if you were reading off a standard gauge that only indicates to 35" i would bet you were well over 35" unless you were taking off from a high altitude airport. I highly recommend you pull the engine and follow the SB, there are things that could be damaged that you will not see borescoping and changing gaskets. I would not be surprised if you cracked a cylinder or 4. also talk to your insurance company, hopefully they will cover the cost because i truly believe your going to need to replace the crankshaft. Brian

that document is based on the design pressure the engine can handle and the turbo normalized engines were designed for normal atmospheric pressure, not turbo charged pressures. the margins that are applied to the turbo'd engines still apply. there is the natural concern for damage to the cylinders and valves, but if the pressure was high enough the concern is more the stress being put on the rotating parts of the engine. your friend who used it as "emergency power" was not doing himself or anyone else any favors, doing that over a period of time will lead to an engine failure. hopefully not during a critical phase of flight with passengers. I recently did a prebuy on a twin Comanche where I had to tell the owner both his engines were potentially scrap for the same thing. he over boosted both engines to over 40" as recorded on the engine monitor. Brian

how much overboost ,IE how many inches did it overboost. could be a log entry, could be a teardown with all rotating parts replaced. Brian

shops miss the SB items just because they do not look at them, that includes Mooney service centers. the other thing is if you start adding all the SB checks to the annuals the cost is going to jump significantly. Brian

I love having the feeder, there are a lot in the area so I built my own. brian

I meet the owner of one of the door companies while at OSH, he was looking at the EVO, he has an interest in buying one. I wonder if it's the same company.

Josh, Glad you got the special! you should have texted me. who did you go thru for the doors? Brian

@Alan Fox is taking apart a “C” right now

I may stop over to look at the panel, getting ready to cut a new one for my plane and have been thinking about converting to what that one has.

@Alan Foxis the plane at your airport?