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Who said anything about a MEL? The Type Certificate is not the same as a MEL. I was only suggesting that your attempt to fly with the vacuum issue, while certainly doable, may represent an illegal operation that you might not want to advertise on MS. I know a very competent A&P with a $75/hr shop rate, but cannot recommend you to them.

The M20J Type Certificate lists a vacuum pump as required equipment, even in VFR conditions. I didn't realize that the (primary) vacuum pump could be electric, at least in a M20J.

If you have a vacuum failure, weather due to a bad pump or some other issue, than isn't your aircraft grounded unless you secure a ferry permit? So you have an electric vacuum pump?? {note the double "?").

This maybe a bit off topic, since the flight was yesterday and on Ryanair from EGC Bergerac, France to London Stansted. We arrive early so I decided to check out the GA ramp at EGC. There were 4 aircraft, all prop and 3 of them single engine. Two of the 4 were French registered Mooneys. I know M20s are popular in Europe due to relative fuel economy, but 50% of the ramp, admittedly a small sample. One was F-HAZK, and I think the other was F-GSRL. One of the 2 M20s departed while our B737-800 was loading.

Years ago my former boss landed his Commander 500S gear up. Thought the gear horn was the stall warning. Only saving grace was that the 500S props are high enough to avoid ground contact during a gear up.

The density of CO2 and O2 are not very relevant. The gas density of CO is only slightly less than air, so a low placement of the CO detector doesn't make much sense.

That's nice. I should have qualified my comment to say a Mooney that isn't modified or has the back seat removed is unlikely to accommodate a medium ridged kennel.

I often do dog rescue flights, and think you would have trouble getting a medium dog kennel in a Mooney. I use small soft sided kennels for most transports of smaller dogs, and a 60 lb dog would be on the back seat tethered to a seat belt. Not suitable for a swan.

What makes him a maroon?

I just picked up another 540 , just back from Avidyne... Andrew, Alan isn't too far from NYC. If you can make a deal that includes delivery to me at JFK Terminal 1 this Tuesday afternoon, you can have that 540 before the end of the month.

I can't speak for the organizers of the Mooney Summit, but as currently structured the event will likely always be held in Panama City Beach, Florida. I think organizers of both events have tried to avoid a direct schedule conflict. This effort failed in 2017. As I understand it, MAPA had set a tentative date for the 2017 Homecoming, and then the Mooney Summit organizers schedule Mooney Summit V accordingly. Later, MAPA changed the dates to the same weekend due to a facility issue in Kerrville. The dates for the Mooney Summit VI are posted in MS;

If you'd rather not DIY your own build, just buy one for the same price. I build a stratux a few years ago (no AHRS and GPS) several years ago for $100, and just bought this Merlin last December when they had a markdown to $200. https://www.seattleavionics.com/merlin.aspx. It's a 2 Channel ADS-B + GPS + AHRS + Battery.

When I posted above, I should have pointed out that the lamp I changed indicated the POSITION of my landing gear.

Interesting, since when I acquired my 65C the "Gear Up" light was red, not amber. Coincidentally the red lens fell out and was never found, and I replaced that fixture with an amber light. Now I'm no longer concerned that I'm the only C with an amber Gear Up light.

Look for your compass to deflect as you apply power to pitot heat. This allows you to confirm that the heating element is functional from inside the cockpit.

Before you take it to the shop, consider sliding it out, spraying with a bit of contact cleaner, and then reseating the unit.

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Actually in theory you only risk the $65 escrow fee plus whatever interest your deposit is worth. If I wasn't within 5-10 years of hanging up my headset, I'd consider taking a position.

As a new member of Silverwings, I expect I'll be at the Silverwings Cabin as well. Might be around for the entire week, if they don;t get tired of me sooner.

Actually, no you cannot sign off on owner/operator maintenance as an owner, unless you are a certificated pilot or A&P

You need to understand that RobertGary is a bladder hater, and there's no arguing with him that bladders are a reasonable choice. His new math makes 45 lb loss of useful load equal to an hour of fuel weight. All I know is that my old 64E had bladders, and I loved that final solution to wet wing leaks. I lost no fuel capacity, and the slight decrease in useful load never was an issue. Maybe best of all, when my main gear punctured the underside of the right wing after my off field landing, the bladders held a full load of fuel with no leak, and no fire.

When the InterAv on my last Mooney failed years ago, I sent it back to InterAv for an exchange alternator. When the A&P installed that exchange, he found that the belt would not mount onto the alternator correctly. I called InterAv, and they said "You have a M20E, and so you need the wide deck pulley". They sent that pulley, my A&P swapped pullies, and then the belt mounted fine. That was on a 64E, and IIRC that pulley was over $100 about 15 years ago! I think that I may still have the standard pulley that it came with in my hangar. I can't speak to the belt dimensions. I was told by InterAv that the difference between the narrow deck and wide deck is the bracket that is bolted to the crankcase halves, and that my M20E alternator requires a special extended pulley and belt. InterAv is out of business, but you might contact Quality Aircraft Accessories in Tulsa, OK and ask about the correct belt. I've attached a drawing (sorry for the very poor resolution) that lists both pulleys, and may have belt information if you can read it. Also a paragraph that mentions the two deck options for that alternator installation. As I mentioned in my original post, this probably isn't related to Deander's problem. InterAv drawing.pdf InterAv wide deck.pdf

This probably isn't you problem, but the InterAv unit come with either the standard or wide deck pully. If you happen to have the wrong pulley for your engine you will have the problem you describe. I think your E requires the wide deck pully.

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