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  1. neilpilot

    Happened to us earlier this year - partner was stranded in Chicago.  We bought part from Don Maxwell.  See attached, and note $54 of the total was for overnight shipping.

     

    Good luck.....

    PS - my last Mooney was based at Hampton Roads until I moved to Memphis from Chesapeake in 1994

    Steering link purchase.pdf

  2. neilpilot
    But OP's inspector states that "I did find the 337 for the repair of the lft wing"
  3. neilpilot
    The real value of using isopropanol is related to the variation in water solubility in 100LL. In a typical scenario, you fuel in a relatively warm location and fly into a much reduced temperature (i.e. at altitude and/or to the frozen north). As your warm fuel cools, water present in the fuel will come out of solution. If it's well below freezing, ice crystals can form in your fuel in sufficient quantity to blind your fuel screen. The real value of adding isopropanol is not so much to scavenge free water in your tanks (you should drain essentially all of that water out pre-flight), but to remove the additional free water as your 100LL cools, to prevent ice crystal formation. I'm no chemist; I'm a ChE who has managed isopropanol by-product production and storage. Currently have only about 300,000 lb left, since this plant is shutting down. I use the red bottle (Iso-HEET), essentially pure IPA. Do NOT use the yellow bottle, which is a blend of methanol and water! PS -
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    Also at least once in awhile pull the screen, which can catch relatively big pieces of metal before they get to the filter.
  5. neilpilot
    1) FSS call up = "Raleigh Radio, Mooney XXXX on 122.6" 2) controller asks me to switch to his other frequency = "Mooney XXXX back"
  6. neilpilot
    My fault......"with you" is one of my pet peeves
  7. neilpilot
    What exactly does "with you" mean? Are you as one with ATC? Point is, especially on a busy freq, common wisdom is to drop the extraneous verbiage. Only a Bonanza driver would say "with you".
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    You don't mention the location. I'd consider contacting a Mooney savvy (not Savvy) mechanic, possibly from a MSC, to see what it would cost to travel to the aircraft for an abbreviated prebuy.
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    Recently replaced our Gill G35 wet cell battery with a Concord AGM. The Gill was still starting us fine but occasionally seemed hesitant. We often go 2-3 weeks between flights, and never use a charger. The Gill was 5 years old when replaced.
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    Afraid not. Unless someone steps up and announces they are flying from western TN to either lunch at Cullman or directly to Knoxville, my partner has volunteered to DRIVE from Memphis to KTYS on Monday. Bummer
  11. neilpilot
    I speak from experience....the Mooney glider rating is expensive and overrated
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    Tony, Appreciate your ride offer, but at this point I don't have a way to get from Memphis to Cullman. Neil
  13. neilpilot
    In addition to fuel lines, the fuel sender gasket has also been known to leak. Can you get by safely by ferrying the plane on the right tank?
  14. neilpilot
    Sounds good to me; we can fly to TYS at 45% power I plan to hitch a ride up with Tom Winter, unless he decides he can't make the trip. Will let you know if I can't make it up, and appreciate the offer.
  15. neilpilot
    Just got off the phone with Horizon @ KTYS, and 87Q is signed off and ready to go.
  16. neilpilot
    Tony, Still unsure......As you know I'm still AOG at KTYS. If I can get rides from Memphis and to Knoxville I'll be there.
  17. neilpilot
    After my annual in 2001, pilot & copilot could not attach our belts...........the shop had inadvertently swapped the front seats
  18. neilpilot
    Seat swap - consider how the seat belts are mounted, assuming you also have shoulder belts. If you do not have shoulder belts, get them before you do anything else.
  19. neilpilot
    Our M20C is currently AOG at KTYS, and we're in Memphis. If I can get to Cullman for lunch, is there a chance of someone going NE who can give me a lift to KTYS?
  20. neilpilot

    Hi Tom,

    This is Neil in Germantown. N5687Q is AOG at KTYS and should be repaired next week. If you fly east to the lunch next Saturday would you be willing to offer my partner or me a seat? I would then look for someone else at the lunch flying back toward Knoxville and hopefully avoid having a long RT drive to retrieve our C.

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    2. TWinter

      TWinter

      I understand..Jerry had quoted my project, but the bill was not near the quote. We will be having a "meeting" next week. My annual this go round was $3950. The shops base is $2K then whatever required. Does not include my oil, filter and Camguard. Only thing he noted was a plug that looked bad, so he replaced all 8. I'm still filtering the invoices. My final bill was about $10K higher than the original quote for everything. Next annual I'll probably use Same Jewell at Kennett.  

    3. neilpilot

      neilpilot

      Jerry just called me - I plan to bring 87Q up next week, probably Wed, for the ADS-B out install.

    4. TWinter

      TWinter

      Get the quote in writing..lol     Good luck, please do not share our conversation. There is a lot of avionics it lots of warranty left, since they installed it I'm sure I'll need them later.

      Great talking with you today,

       

      -Tom

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    Seems everyone is falling over each other to offer to ship or carry over that iPad case.  Since Becky is retired FedEx we get a shipping discount and it should work for an envelope to London. Would declare a $27 value so customs will be inconsequential. If you decide you would like us to ship it to you then have it delivered to Neil Cohen, 8982 Glenalden Dr, Germantown TN 38139

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      neilpilot

      FedEx fee to me via PayPal?  As an option, I can probably have it left at my friend's hotel reception when they arrive in London in late Nov.  You can decide later

  22. neilpilot

    Andrew,

    What is it you need.  We aren't going over just yet, but Becky's friend is going to be in London shortly.

    Neil

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      neilpilot

      Don't tell me your running out of Marmite!

  23. neilpilot
    87Q is currently AOG at KTYS, and may not be repaired until early next week. Looking for a lift from the Memphis area to KTYS sometime on or after 10/17. The following weekend, 10/21-23 would be great. Usual offer to contribute toward expenses, lunch, etc. Please PM if you know of someone going to Knoxville. If I have to, I'd even reluctantly consider travel by car.
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    Recently had my pitch servo rebuilt by sTec aka Genesis. They wired it backwards during the rebuild. My shop installed the rebuilt servo and confirmed it worked but did not confirm it worked in the correct direction. You know how exciting it can get when your pitch servo runs in the wrong direction? Genesis had this excuse: the same servo is used in many aircraft, but needs to be wired (by them) in reverse if it goes in a Mooney. The knew it was for a Mooney but failed to wire it accordingly. My shop had no excuse.
  25. neilpilot
    In 2015 our prop cable became extremely difficult to adjust, and nearly impossible to move in cold weather, until the engine compartment and cabin had warmed. When we went in for annual we asked the shop to "lube the prop cable". Not sure how they handled that, but it has been very easy to adjust in the last 14 months.
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