Cyril Gibb

I hadn't thought of that, but would there be much chance of oil seeping past the piston/oil control ring/compression rings for just a few minutes at essentially zero pressure?

If the concern is about the lack of "splash" lubrication on the cam and lifter faces at startup, how about filling the crankcase with oil to submerge the cam and lifters. Drain back to 6 quarts and save he drained oil for the next few oil changes.

Lowball cost would be absolute (very unlikely) minimum total assuming no tank leaks, no missing parts, no major corrosion, no damage found, some avionics from ebay, no surprises, etc. Maybe cost would be more reasonable based on almost 30 years of rotting. Obviously there's almost no upper limit. Even if you remove labour it's no bargain considering hanger and other fixed costs during the 6 months to a year of full time personal commitment.

Your relatively small CHT deltas are probably the envy of many Mooney owners. Doesn't seem to be an issue. What may seem to be thread derailing are merely opinions on the break-in technique that you use, mentioned by yourself at the outset. You're absolutely correct that there are a range of ideas on the best way to break-in an engine, as there are about mixtures/flaps/oils/additives and a myriad of other topics. As with those other topics, it's helpful to outline to potential newbies reading the thread that they should investigate the alternative ideas for themselves, and make their own informed decisions about what is "correct" for them. I would imagine that the comments re: break-in are mostly directed to other less experienced owners looking for guidance, that they should keep an open mind and research alternative views.

Doesn't the US Canada reciprocal agreements automagically approve STCs and PMAs between our two countries?

In the air, 0 ppm on my Sensorcon both heat on and off. More on the ground depending on wind direction or if taxiing near other aircraft.

EDIT: correction found by @Marauder - NTSB had helicopter registration in error On Aug 9 2008, Mooney N113TA registered to Mack Sidney On Jan 30 2010 Flightaware had an M20 N113TA flying in Arizona On May 13 2010 the FAA reported a helicopter crash with registration N113TA Now we have a Mooney N113TA crashing in New Mexico. Perhaps the helicopter was totalled and the N number was still available, so they reused it to avoid repainting the numbers. However, that means either the plane was flying out of registration, or it was sitting for 8 years. Bad karma for that N Number. So, the unfortunate guy was making a cross country night flight over mountainous inhospitable terrain with a plane that was new to him and hadn't flown in 8 years. What could possibly go wrong?

There are many many definitions of horsepower. Nevertheless you've missed the time component. I think that in the case of mechanical horsepower, it's the ability to lift 550 lbs 1 foot in 1 second.

Since 3 gals isn't visible, there could have been anywhere from 1 to 6 gals in the right tank. Dumb assumption for the pilot to make. He took off on that tank. Dumb move number 2. He estimated 21 gals in the left tank with no indication that he dipped it. The flight was 338 NM against a headwind. Doubtful that 24 gallons total would get him there after runup, taxi and takeoff. Definitely well below even legal minimums. Yet another Darwin Award contestant destroying a diminishing number of Mooneys. That isn't bad judgement, it's stupidity.

2 part epoxy worked for me. I used JB Weld quick set applied with a toothpick. Use sparingly. You don't want that stuff where it shouldn't be. There shouldn't be much friction to loosen once glued unless the indicator adjustment is off and you're hitting the limit of the indicator before the flap stops moving.

It appears that the definition of momentary only applies to a max of 10%. If 3000 rpm was reached, then that would be greater than 10% and would require a teardown according to the SB. Sucks.

I have a Century 2000, so if the Century III operates differently ignore the following. The GS flag/light should become active when intercepting the localizer. Whether I'm in ALT or ATT(attitude) mode, the autopilot captures and follows the glideslope when intercepting the glideslope without any button pushing. Does your autopilot capture an ILS glideslope? If it captures an ILS but not a GPS glideslope it could be using the incorrect pin from the WAAS GPS. In the case of a GNS430W, the ILS glideslope pinout has to be moved to the pin that activates the GS for both ILS and GPS.

I'd hope that it would provide more contrast than ice on a white wing.

I was in same boat from Manteo to Kitchener, but chickened out and waited 'til Tuesday. Beautiful flight, but nasty headwinds (as usual). I've used skew-ts any time I'm heading near icing. Now that windy.com includes skew-t, it makes it much much faster and easier, It's good that we can all learn from the experiences of others. The fluorescent tape idea is a GREAT one. I'm doing the same next time I'm seeing Gladys. .

Heading west I go through KPCW, south through KERI and east usually through KBUF. Have never paid a customs fee at those. My point was similar to others, that you unfortunately have to ask the right questions to get the full picture. Some of the questions aren't obvious. I know that there are "user fee" airports, but KFRG is listed in the A/FD as a LRA (landing rights airport) which shouldn't have a customs fee. Similar to US customs arrival windows. Some are +/- 15 minutes. Some are +/- 30 minutes. You have to know to ask to avoid a potentially ugly situation.

It would affect anybody who's crossed the border and needs customs. KFRG only charges the $$ on behalf of the border guys. The airport has their own charges. I would have thought that customs should have told me when I called them to schedule an arrival time.

Stuck here in the Outer Banks of North Carolina forced to eat seafood while the icing dissipates around the Great Lakes.... I was thinking; why the dual yokes? Almost all light planes are flown solo, or with a single passenger that is typically very unlikely to be able to take control. Dual yokes and dual rudder pedals ? Why? Tradition? Cars don’t have dual controls.

If you can increase the throttle during taxi without the engine stumbling, you’re way too rich.

Visited the Wright brothers memorial today. It just reopened a week or so ago with a complete revamp. Very good presentation showing the tenacity and skill they used to work through all the challenges of the unknowns at that time. And to maintain current membership in the CB club, if you arrive on bicycles or planes, you don’t pay the $10 entry fee.

It would be great to have a website for airport/fbo fees similar to 100ll.com for fuel prices.

You are correct, but I’ve been blindsided by not asking the right questions. I’ve asked FBOs about their fees without asking about other airport fees. My mistake. Now I specifically ask about any other fees or surcharges they are aware of. One surprise biggy was the $120US customs clearance fee at KFRG.

I don’t think that @cliffy is being petty OR vague. You’re analogy of the airline ticket isn’t what he’s talking about. We know in advance all the fees when we buy the ticket. A closer analogy is when you show up at the airport with your airline ticket and you’re told that you need to pay an unpublished and unposted additional fee before boarding.

Agree on all the points. I always wondered about an incandescent bulb burning out unexpectedly so I now use a 60w terrarium heater in a trouble light housing.

Incorrect. They are appproved for our engines and have bags of clearance. We aren’t dealing with high compression pistons in a high performance engine.

I’d view it as 2 1/2 types. For massives, there are also BY plugs with an extended nose designed originally for oil fouling on the bottom plugs. An additional advantage is the same price as other massives. Also the theoretical advantage of firing more within the cylinder fuel mixture rather sparking at the edge of the cylinder head which, again theoretically, should give the effect of more spark advance. Works for me.