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It is - PM me if interested. Thanks Paul

This is not the new normal, but there will be one. I am organizing my thoughts and actions into three categories: 1. Manage the Crisis, 2. Protect the Future, and 3. Face the New Reality. Lots to do in the 1st two categories now, but I think we are only starting to get a glimpse of what the new reality will be. I am optimistic by nature with a bend to preparation. We will get through this and the future will look different than it did 2 months ago.

I saw these on out trip to NZ last month. Nearly a dozen satellites all in a string of pearls across the sky. Very cool!

Gone- sorry! here is what is left: moritz clusters vacuum pump edm 700 kfc 225 complete system

I still have the Moritz Gauges available. I am surprised no one wanted these. I assume no one has the need right now. Rather than let them go on eBay for nothing, I am going to box them up and keep them for someone who has a need in the future. Let me know if there is any interest.

Don't pay any attention to that - just showing how the hub and gear slide over the tube. Thanks for watching out for us anyway. Mooneyspace doesn't miss much!

Heard avgas will clean anything!

Rule changes shouldn't be necessary, but a little self control and restraint and context (survivors, controllers, friends on line?) goes a long way. Sharing information can be helpful to other pilots to think about what ifs, and how to avoids. We don't need to wait for the NTSB report, which is not always conclusive in anyway.

If you are following my avionics upgrade, you know all about my new torque rod. However, after removing the old one, we found significant corrosion at the rear universal joint. See pictures below. The pins in the universal joint were very corroded and the joint was VERY difficult to move. I doubt failure was imminent but it was headed that way. I couldn't find any other corrosion or evidence of water around this area. Perhaps something you may want to look on your bird. Mine is only 18 years old.

That is what a good broker does! To me it really depends on the situation and person. One broker asked me for 15% to sell my plane!

Some people may be more comfortable working with a broker, but it is not necessary. Start here: https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/selling-an-aircraft Check Controller, Trade a plane, etc... to see what models like yours are selling for. Price it right and it will sell. Brokers I spoke to wanted 15% and I didn't see any value for me. Again, for some people and some brokers, it may be worthwhile. If this is a lot of money for you, use an escrow service so you know you have the money before the buyer gets the plane (or accept wire transfer before giving up the plane).

From what I understand, the holes are drilled at installation, not using a jig. So one shaft, may not (probably) will not fit another plane. Seems like poor planning or knowledge from Garmin and a burden to upgrade a lot of legacy planes in the field.

We discussed that - but think it is not a good idea since we are drilling more holes and decreasing the strength. Thoughts? Saw this one too, but not sure the holes will line up either. I understand that the holes are drilled at installation and not with a jig?

Avionics Shop ran into a problem today. The holes on the trim torque tube and servo don't match. Garmin suggested contacting the factory for a new tube . Lewis and Don Maxwell are talking, but I thought I would through this out to the group. Any ideas? Torque Tube: P/N 740192-007 Universal Joint: P/N 740009-007

Hank, I have it listed on eBay now. Unless someone clicks, buy it now between now and then, it can be yours. Just let me know Monday. We can work out a War Eagle discount

Here is what came out........

Also have Fuel Processors - (left and right) P/N 9500563003.

I have been thinking about this a lot lately because of my upgrade. I recall when iPads and charts were just coming out, my CFI chided me for relying on the iPad and insisted I keep paper charts in the plane. I figured that if my primary nav went out and my iPad went out, and coms went out, it was a really bad day. But I carried them anyway, until one day my door popped open in cruise and sucked all my charts from the pax seat out the window. Never bought another set. I avoided the G1000 planes because I didn't like the lack of redundancy and also lack of upgrade path. But here I go replacing all that with the new Garmin system. There may be a little less redundancy, but I think there will be fewer failures. 20 year old gyros, crap vacuum pumps that can go out at anytime for any reason worry me more than total electrical or gps failure. Plus the integration brings a lot more situational awareness during stressful days. No longer do I need to worry about old gyros and vacuum pumps, but I do need to worry about complete electrical failure. I don't have back up Alternators but I do have dual ship batteries, and back up batteries in the avionics. And if everything goes, I have my iPad and handheld radio. If the electrical and GPS go out at the same time.....well? If it gets that bad, I will have my legacy compass, ASI and Altimeter installed on the co-pilot side. I was going to install the turn coordinator as well, but it is in need of overhaul. God help me if I am left flying in IMC, at night overwater with only a whiskey compass, ASI and Altimeter and hand held to navigate/communicate. But it would have to be a really bad day for that to happen and I do plan on practicing with it.

The upgrade to G3X Touch is going well and I have a lot of parts to sell. Plan on listing on Ebay this week, but please let me know if you are interested: Garmin GMA340 Audio Panel P/N 0011-00401-10. $1000 KI 256 Attitude Indicator with Flight Director, overhauled 2018. $500 King HSI with Glide Slope KCS 55a Complete system: $950 M20R Moritz Cluster Gauge (Model 6P, engine gauges,2500 rpm) including transducers and Oil T probe: $900 M20R Moritz Model 32 Cluster Gauge (fuel flow, vacuum, etc...). $500 Garmin 530 Waas With tray and Connectors, Data cards: $8500 JPI EDM 700 (no probes) with connectors: $650 Sigma Tek Vacuum Pump (main) 1U128B and regulator O/H 2016: $150 Complete King KFC 225 Auto Pilot (Roll server needs O/H): PM me for prices. Willing to sell individual parts if we cannot sell whole system. Jepp Skybound G2 Adaptor (orange Label). like new: $50 There is one light segment out on the EDM 700 (numeric CHT). Roll Server needs O/H. Otherwise, everything worked when it was removed Feb 2020. All out of my personal plane. Picture of panel below. Freight not included. Located near Birmingham, AL. PM me with any questions or offers.

@Florg Brett, I should have one - send me a message. Installed last June, removed Feb for avionics upgrade. Rapco 212CW s/n 183625

Consider writing a contract for purchase with inspection as a contingency (As well as clear title search, etc.....). Clear all the other contingencies and owner pay for the A/C to be delivered to the service center for inspection. In my opinion, he has the responsibility and expense to prove the A/C is serviceable, within reason. Once passed, you can take possession at that location. However, be careful about taxes. Some states tax A/C sales differently. I think GA is a fly away state, meaning you pay sales tax where you are based, but some states NC and FL? may tax it based on delivery location, meaning if your seller delivers to a service center, you could be charged sales tax in that state. Depending on the states involved, it may be better to have it delivered to your state. In one case, we asked the owner to pay the service center to delivery the A/C to our home base and included this in the sales price. Married to a CPA, but not a tax expert - just made enough mistakes to pass along some experience.

Welcome! Joey Cole down at Cole Aviation in Dalton Ga. Joey did our pre buy and yes, it is not uncommon to have it flown or delivered for prey buy. Joey even helped me translation from my Bonanza to the Ovation.

Almost all XC - but grounded for now!

Bought this one yesterday: https://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/garmin-gsb-15-usb-charger.html?utm_source=google_shopping&m=configurable&508=7278&aid=24701&&mrkgcl=596&mrkgadid=3208669401&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Avionics+%26+Radios&adpos=&creative=295428070003&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8sCOi7SD6AIViYjICh1ocgxREAQYASABEgLSffD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Legal or not, I don't want to muddy up a nice clean instal with a noisy charger.

All this discussion is lost on me. I know why I didn't buy a new Mooney when I could have. The real question is why Cirrus won the biggest share of new sales and Mooney lost. Economics, cultural shifts, whatever can explain some of the decline in the number of pilots. But Cirrus and Diamond didn't even exist when Al made his first plane. The question any owner will have to ask is why/how can they can gain enough share of the current and potential market to restart building planes. The answer to why Mooney shut down is simple economics. They didn't sell enough planes to cover their overhead and owners expectation for return on investment. Large new owners may be able to float the overhead while they figure out how to recapture the hearts and minds of potential new owners, or they may wrap the overhead costs into other product lines and keep going. Hopefully they take a storied brand and put some hearty R&D into it. Or a least keep parts alive for all of us Pilot decline was happening long before millennials were even dreaming about flying or playing video games. However, one source I found shows the number of GA planes in the USA steady for the last 20 years at about 220,000 and not much different than 1990 (198,000). I don't blame the culture as much as the business execution of previous Mooney owners (lump Cessna and Beech in with that?) that let a new competitor(s) take share in a declining market. The competitors did it by understanding or changing what the customer valued while Mooney keep making more expensive iterations of what worked for the last 40 years. From Cirrus' website: Cirrus Aircraft’s first high-performance SR Series airplane – the SR20 – was delivered in 1999 and transformed general aviation with intuitive avionics, game-changing performance and revolutionary safety systems, including the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®). Today’s SR Series portfolio includes the SR20, SR22 and the turbocharged SR22T. Last year, the company celebrated the milestone of the delivery of its 7,000th SR Series aircraft and over 10.5 million flight hours in 60 countries around the world. In the same time period, it looks like Mooney sold less than 500 planes. Could that be right? It doesn't look like the problem is the number of planes sold in the market, but Mooney's ability to capture the interest of the 7,000 owners Cirrus found. What if...... More imagination, more research and development, more everything.... otherwise, we may have seen our last new Mooney. Just my 2 cents.