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  1. Jose, Thanks for the tip! I'm going to give this a try later this week. It's great to see alternative views and procedures that have the ring of sense offered in this forum. After all, my POH was written 50 years ago, and experience since then has led to many new ways of doing things. Some work for me, some don't. My AOA improved my landing technique, as did what I learned from viewing Don's video disc. If this helps even a little, sometimes, then it's worth keeping in mind. Thanks again!
  2. I'd bet that Jerry at Brittain in Tulsa ( www.brittainautopilots.com ) has a box of those things on his bench, or can at least point you somewhere. I'd give him a call at 918-836-7701.
  3. Same experience with me, except my wife still uses the Zulus. (She's rarely in the Mooney long enough for much of anything to be a problem.) Halos are great, and Phil's service is great. I've never heard of anyone being disappointed. They give you an inexplicable sense of brilliant clarity of received voices and just enough environmental sensation to stay in touch with your airplane.
  4. I've never tried a traditional headset with my hearing aids, but I would expect problems, because of the way these things work (feedback and noise cancelling sounds like a no-win). I just remove mine and insert the Halos. The guy who makes Halos (Dr. Phil McCandless, Mooney owner) is an audiologist, and could probably explain exactly what's going on. I would contact him for the expert opinion. http://www.quiettechnologies.com
  5. Dr. Brinkley's is one of seven (or so . . . who knows what's in some of those unopened hangars?) Mooneys based at our home airport of Pogue, here at Sand Springs. Taking off either way (but especially to the South), there's really nowhere to aim but among trees unless you can get over at least 600 feet or so so you can make the highway or the river if heading south, or an open small but better-than-the-trees field off to the left going north. What happened to Dr. Brinkley's Mooney remains a mystery. He was apparently having engine trouble, did manage to call in a Mayday, and was immediately pursued by airplane (a local CFI in a 172, located him and circled overhead) and truck (the airport manager jumped in his truck, drove to where he could see the 172 circling overhead, then bushwhacked through the woods until he located Dr. Brinkley). The pair of CFI and manager remained on station until rescue folks arrived, at which time Dr. Brinkley was extracted from the Mooney. These are the facts as related to me by the CFI and the airport manager following the events, so it's all second-hand information, but I presume it to be accurately reported, given the nature of the individuals involved. The airport manager runs the tightest little operation I've seen of it's kind, maintaining a beautiful airport with inexpensive fuel, great facilities, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We do love our Mooneys here, and we suspect that Dr. Brinkley will find another and be back in the air soon. We hope so.
  6. First things first: Rock Chalk, brother! Ditto on rear location shown by Piloto; low and outboard on the panel for the front. Good luck!
  7. Or, you could fly out there (KAVK), park right next to their building, and get a tour of the factory. When I did, they even gave me a really nice hat! And the people are super nice. (No worries about engine failure, by virtue of you can land just about anywhere . . . just watch out for fences.) mws out
  8. I'll echo what Peter is saying, and go a bit further . . . It's no big trick to make one of these things from a device readily available on eBay, with a little bit of wire added to jump a couple of connections (I thank Peter for his help to me in getting this right the first time.). For a little while, I was tempted to go with Phil's pre-wired unit just because I figured he'd support it, but apparently the self-reliance I eventually fell back on (as a confirmed CB) served me better than Phil would have. mws out
  9. And if there's a rush to unload these things, here's a second buyer for the Altitude Hold system, but Cliffy's first, fair is fair . . . mws out
  10. For the record, any SIM should work just fine, Verizon, AT&T, whatever, but T-Mobile has the virtue of being very inexpensive for a paid-ahead (but must be renewed every three months) card. The same setup would still be required, though. A wi-fi switch would be a very different box. mws out
  11. I built my own "switchbox," and then promptly forgot just about everything related to how it works, so I have to go through the whole thing mentally every time something goes awry; but as I recall, the account setup issue is that voicemail needs to be turned off entirely, which means the SIM card needs to be installed in a cell phone long enough to get at the account with a device that has keys. As I recall, I did this at the T-Mobile store, with the help of some of their personnel, who were able to load my shiny new SIM into a phone they had at the store and call up the mother ship and turn off the voice-mail-rollover function for that number. Then everything worked fine. The biggest hassle for me is reactivating a dead account (because I have to revisit all the details I've forgotten), so I have a reminder set to reload the account with $10 worth of calls (way more than I actually use) a few days before the three-month life of the card expires. Carrying the account through the months I don't use the device at all is way less expensive than going through all this stuff every autumn. Good luck!
  12. Before: After: Space on right for Ram mount, used for iPad, GoPro, whatever. Good luck!
  13. Either way, it sounds like your battery is on the slippery slope to failure . . . Best wishes, M
  14. +1 for Bob Cabe. He delivered my Mooney (from All American), spent three days showing me how to operate it properly, and I felt pretty good about it all. His rate was reasonable, and the training thorough and no-nonsense. Good luck!
  15. If you wander over to the airport at Sand Springs (KOWP, one of the best-kept aviation secrets in the area), you'll find that six or seven Mooneys live there, mostly older models, including at least a couple of E-types (including mine). There's also a sort-of-resident A&P/IA who works on most of them and is quite knowledgeable. While I'm not exactly mentor material, I'd be happy to talk to you sometime.
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