Andy95W

I have occasionally answered a “any traffic please advise” with a “What do you need advice on?”

Totally agree! I’ve always said it’s a lot more fun to thrash an underpowered car than to hold back a thoroughbred like a Ferrari. (My first car was a 1967 VW Karmann Ghia.)

@MaxwellSmart86- That is awesome! Nice airplane. I always love the original paint schemes. As for your vibration- it sounds like you need a dynamic prop balancing done. Decent prop shops can do it in a couple of hours. Makes a huge difference.

If it’s your first interior, then no it’s not easy. If you’ve done an aircraft interior before, or you have a good amount of help from someone who has some experience, it’s not too bad. My Mooney was my 3rd aircraft interior, plus I’m an A&P. I thought it was a good mix of straightforward pieces, intuition, and common sense fabrication. Just be aware that there really aren’t any step-by-step instructions. I used Airtex for my seats and carpet. I’m very happy with it.

He was just trying to be friendly. Most of us really like seeing pictures of each others’ airplanes, especially if it’s new to you.

They don’t have to be the original felt, actually the modern silicone baffle material is far superior but will take more time to make it right. Picture below is an example of how to seal around the starter.

This can be a potential cause. I seem to recall sitting in a seminar at OSH a few years ago as this was discussed. Hooked up wrong, the oil never fills the oil cooler, but just flows through because the oil cooler is filled mostly with air. Worth checking.

That means the SureFly is definitely not DOA. (I still would never install 2 of them, though.)

Your Aspen should be able to output a good heading signal. A decent avionics shop can probably install the wires in just a couple of hours. Worth asking, at least.

Hi @Parker_Woodruff- are you at Oshkosh this year?

Sorry, Hank, this simply isn’t true. They may hire people who are diverse AND competent, not RATHER than competent. But far and away the vast majority of those new pilots are still white males. I personally have seen no significant difference in the new First Officers I’ve flown with, regardless of color or gender. In fact, the worst F/O I’ve flow with was a white male who wasn’t new. He had failed captain upgrade twice. Every woman I’ve flown with did a great job and all have become good captains.

You don’t really need anesthesia for a colonoscopy. Not painful, not even really uncomfortable. Plus I could watch on the video monitor and I didn’t need anyone to meet me or drive me home.

Wow. I really need to increase the insured value of my M20C to $110k.

When it’s time, do the autopilot first. Some brackets will need to be riveted to the airplane. That’s sucks when it’s a brand new paint job. Even if the rivets aren’t through the painted skin, it’s a lot of potential wear and tear.

Comant CI-248-5. Works great, strongly recommend, low-drag profile. Has a built in notch filter. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/comant248-5.php

Mine might be a little faster, and maybe a little bit cooler. It definitely looks better/faster.

It’s a much different animal in a light twin, where every takeoff consideration revolves around an engine failing at the worst possible moment- rotation at a low airspeed. The extra 5 kts gives a significant increase in rudder authority to counteract the yaw from the failed engine and puts you closer to Vyse, which is best rate of climb with an engine failed. As an added note, it gives a few more seconds on the ground where if the engine fails you can reject the takeoff, as long as the pilot has taken the additional speed into account for accelerate/stop distance.

Exhaust leak also explains why the temp is 350° even before takeoff, with practically no airflow. Good luck, Ross.

Induction leak?

As noted above, Airtex is probably the most reliable way to go, but they won’t match your existing seats. An idea to consider would be sheepskin covers, if you bought 2 then at least your front seats would match. A lot of people really like them.

I can only assume he kept his issues under control at work. But if a fellow SW pilot and GA airplane owner saw him exhibiting mental health issues, then I would hope they would point it out to their union. At that point, the union would hopefully address it with the pilot- but I don’t know if that’s 100% accurate for the SW pilots union.

At least for ALPA, there is, it’s called Professional Standards. When a report gets filed, the pilot is talked to by a member of the Professional Standards committee in a non-confrontational way in the hopes that he/she will address their issues. The airline never has to get involved which is good for all concerned. There are other programs to address bad flying, such as unstable approaches, taxiing too fast, etc., all for the purpose of increasing safety. Unfortunately, none of those programs would be used in this scenario since it’s obviously outside of the purview of the union.

The gear rigging tools really are that important, please at least borrow or rent them to set the pre-loads initially. Many shops do have them (some may not know what they’re for.) Too tight and you risk bending a tube or breaking a nose gear truss at a weld. Too loose and you risk the overcenters not holding the gear down. Either way, you get a gear collapse.

Not true, I said 252. On another note, the M20B was the first all metal Mooney, and the newest Mooneys still use the same wing, but it didn’t make the list.