Andy95W

Then again, there are loads of Mooneys around that fly crooked because their owners, in the greatest CB traditions, insist that they know better than the engineers and the MSCs how to make their airplanes fly "right". It provides job security for MSCs when the next owner buys the airplane.

Great information, thanks. Still have to buy the GAD13 to interface with the G5, but total price is only $225 instead of $470.

@philiplane- which Davtron probe and does it work with the G5 exactly like the Garmin probe to give OAT, TAS, and winds?

On the floor between the seats? That sounds odd. How did you modify the Johnson Bar?

Isn’t there another thread, begun in the past week, that directly addressed this? People posted pictures and everything.

I’ve been an AOPA member for 28 years, and an EAA member for 13. If I had to give up one, I would drop AOPA in a heartbeat, but I’ll stay an EAA member for the rest of my life. Even though I fly professionally, EAA seems to represent me and my interests more than AOPA does. AOPA is trying to be diversified to fit everyone under its tent. EAA continues to be grass-roots GA. The only reason I continue with my AOPA membership is because I’m the Airport Support Network volunteer for my airport.

Exactly why when I install my G5, I’ll put in the GAD33, because, you know, it’s only an extra $500. If it was $800, I probably wouldn’t. Garmin must have some scary algorithm that knows exactly how to price their stuff.

'Cause that's how Garmin gets you. Great equipment, but they know how to price everything to get people to buy it.

Not hitting the left rudder pedal- every time he flared the left hand turning tendency pulled the nose left. Just along for the ride, at that point. Probably still blaming the airplane and doesn't realize he did something wrong.

+1 I think it's worth thinking and talking about. @Conrad was successful in starting that. And I will credit him for having the courage to bring it up in the first place. But no, I'm not going to stop flying my Mooney because my 50 hours per year really is an insignificant drop in the bucket. But I'm glad for the conversation.

My gut feeling is that the folks at the Mooney factory feel the same way. This explains why their limited social media efforts were lacking, and it even explains why their website is/was very poor. A lot of us who are 50+ don't really get how influential social media has become, simply because we do so little of it outside of Facebook and MooneySpace. For everyone under 40, Mooney's lack of effort in our digital age is laughable and embarrassing.

Grove makes good products for the experimental market. Without a TSO or a PMA, I doubt you’ll find a mechanic willing to install one in a certificated airplane.

Unfortunately, no. If you have a transponder installed and are flying in controlled airspace (which means Class E, or generally 1200 AGL and above) you must have it on. (c) Transponder-on operation. While in the airspace as specified in paragraph (b) of this section or in all controlled airspace, each personoperating an aircraft equipped with an operable ATC transponder maintained in accordance with § 91.413 of this part shall operate the transponder, including Mode C equipment if installed, and shall reply on the appropriate code or as assigned by ATC, unless otherwise directed by ATC when transmitting would jeopardize the safe execution of air traffic control functions.

Seconded. If nothing else, he doesn't seem to need much sleep.

So, then, the idea itself is not crap, as you originally posted. The technology itself might not be mature enough for aviation. Doesn't mean that won't always be the case. My responses are above in italics.

I think I would try the Marvel Mystery Oil trick described in this thread, and probably do it to all of your Saratoga's cylinders. https://mooneyspace.com/topic/31082-mmo-or-other-oil-control-ring-tricks/?tab=comments#comment-521368 After that, run the engine for a few hours, and if your oil gets black again quickly, check all of your spark plugs. Re-ring the one cylinder (or 2) that has the most oil on the spark plugs. Worst case, if you can determine which cylinder is the culprit, remove and IRAN to repair the cross hatch of that cylinder.

Then why are diesel-electric locomotives the industry standard for efficiency at the railroads?

I did this SB a few years ago. The instructions for compliance are very well written and very clear. I can't speak for Don Maxwell or his folks, but I am very sure he was not implying removing any external belly skins. I bought my SB parts from LASAR. They said that they had some experience with cutting access holes in the baggage compartment floor (since it's non structural) and simply patching the holes when finished. That's what I did. It might've saved me 2 hours' time, total. In hindsight, I would do the job exactly per the SB by drilling the rivets from the baggage floor. Clarence describes this above. Just like he said, start at the back and work forward until you can peel up enough of the floor to accomplish the SB. It sounds like your mechanic is looking for a shortcut, if one is available. There really isn't one. It sounds like you're on good terms with him- I'd suggest doing everything you can to remove your baggage compartment interior and your rear seat to make things smoother for him. Good luck, it's kind of a pain but not really that difficult.

You can't go wrong with the PlanePower voltage regulator for the Interav alternator. It turns a goood system into a great one with a real digital voltage regulator. Despite your positive results in measuring voltages, the original Interav regulator has no adjustments and can be finicky. Yours might be okay for now, but eventually you'll need a new one- and the PlanePower is the best, hands down. Between that and ensuring good connections and good grounds, you're going to have a good reliable alternator system.

Parker- not sure what kind of a deal he’ll give you, but this guy does nice work and also owns an old Mooney. http://www.aircrafttshirts.com

Dustin- part of it depends on what year M20E you have. Some early models do not have the overboard dump that Rich was talking about above. That was added around 1965 or so. If you do not have that dump hose, yours is acting normally. If you do have that dump hose, it sounds like you have a small leak at your valve. Some of the rubber seals wear out or erode over time.

I have friends who will never make it to another Oshkosh. I still go, I keep them in my memories, and I still try to enjoy myself. It's a celebration of aviation. What better way to celebrate our love for our airplane friends, whether they can attend or not? When I'm gone, I want my friends to go to Oshkosh and have fun. I hope, at some quiet point in the day, they take a moment to say, "I wish you could be here, Andy." That's good enough for me. Good luck, Tom. I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm very glad you had such a friend in your life for as long as you did.

I've lost more brain cells than that reading his posts.

And this is why we're better than BeechTalk. We can thread-drift anything. Period.

Bob, Urs lives in Switzerland and bases his airplane in Zurich. I'll give him a pass on his English because I'm quite sure his German is better than mine.