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    The problem (at the moment) is that most aircraft with a KCS55 system will likely have a BK Autopilot....which the G5 cannot provide signals to... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Or you could use the tailhook method to take some speed off....like this guy [emoji23]: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I'm a good girl, I am! [emoji23] PS: I'm based in Dubai now...but still have a house in Aberdeen....sold the Mooney unfortunately [emoji30]...no use over here... Cost-wise it's probably best to go in to Cumbernauld rather than EGPF...then train in...but if you want to go there I can put you in touch with a local who keeps his beautiful V-tail Bonanza there...he also owns a whisky distillery...[emoji849] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Except the French spell it "Honneur"....both the English and the Americans have changed the original spelling...so neither one can claim any right of "correctness"! [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Excellent photo diary Hyett6420.... It is worth noting that my mechanic (or engineer as you say in the UK) managed to remove and replace the emergency extension clutch without the need to remove the entire gearbox from the airplane. It can be done by removing only the ratchet housing...whole thing took around 2 hours IIRC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I believe there are a number of ways this could qualify as an "owner produced part" even if made by a third party (with no PMA approval)....would the owner need to order and send you the plexiglas to be modified? Or would just sending the old lens be enough? Or just sending the spec (from the IPC)? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yes, as I talk about earlier in this thread, the brass clutch design whereby it relies on the correct tension in the cable to the red handle, is not great.... Good that you caught it at annual....like I did.
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    No, this part is on the opposite side of the gearbox to the electric motor....it allows the cable pull system to engage on the gearbox drive spindle....
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    Inspecting the no-back spring is not a trivial job....removing and dismantling the actuator and returning it to service unnecessarily would probably lead to more maintenance induced failures than saved GU landings!
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    Yes...although if the lever is fully raised, and the clutch fully engaged, it should in theory stall the electric motor and cause the breaker to pop...many people put some additional cover over the handle to prevent accidental deployment...the photo is the errant part from my J....discovered at annual...on inspection, the cable that runs from the red handle to the actuator was not tight enough and had allowed the clutch to only partially engage...thus instead of jamming the actuator it just got chewed out... I called DMax and he diagnosed it instantly... (as an aside I called Steve Rue on a Monday morning and had the new part in my hand by Wed afternoon...deep in rural Scotland!! amazing service...although nowadays I believe you can't go directly to the factory any more...).. Anyway they sell quite a few of these clutches....meaning they fail regularly....I don't know how many failed no-back springs have caused GU landings...probably the brass clutch has been responsible for just as may if not more and we never hear about it on here...you would only know when you had an electrical failure or some other event requiring manual extension...or at annual...
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    For Eaton actuators at least, the other component subject to failure is the brass manual extension clutch. This may have been the issue with the Gatineau GU....it is not a great design and the clutch can get chewed out if the red handle cable is not pulled taut enough thus allowing the clutch to partially engage in the drive spindle.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    FWIW Metal fatigue is a function of stress level and number of cycles (Google S-N curve). Fatigue failure requires more cycles at lower stress and vice versa... Fatigue failure can (and usually) occurs within the elastic range of stress....ie not yielded... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The 2A3 TCDS Rev 53 gives the following specs for the M20J propeller: (a) (2) Propeller, McCauley, B2D34C214 hub, 90DHB-16E blades or -16EP blades............................................................................................ 49.5 lbs. ................... -35.5 (See Notes 11, 16) Pitch setting @ 30.0 in. Sta. (S/N 24-0378 & on) Low 13.9° ± 0. 2° High 33.0° ± 0.5° Diameter: Maximum 74 in. Minimum allowable for repairs 73 in. No further reduction permitted. No reduction permitted when equipped with deice boots.
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    For me the next step up from a single engine piston is a single engine turbine....the PA46 Meridien or PropJet conversion....
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    My vacuum pump failed a couple of days ago somewhere over Le Mans, France (after 400hrs and 7years) on my way to Cannes.... The existing unit is a Rapco 215CC and so that is what the shop on the field has ordered to replace it.... I was wondering about other brands but mine has a cooling shroud and I was worried that only the Rapco would suit....does anyone know if this is the case? Anthony 87'J N60GZ
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    This is very encouraging... Does the "paperwork " involve a Field Approval and a 337? I presume the STC for the earlier models could form the basis for Acceptable Data? Also the 500 unit is a combo aft position light / strobe...on my aircraft the aft position lights are on the wing tips...does your setup mean that you no longer use the wingtip aft position lights? Anthony
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    I have now two non functioning strobes: aft and stbd wing...was looking at the Whelen combo nav/ACL OR650/OR500....but the STC AML only lists the C, D E F & G....not the J or am I missing something? AQ
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    Started as a field engineer in the oil patch after graduating from the University of Western Australia with a Civil Engineering degree...since then moved between Oz, SEA, Middle East and Europe following the Texas tea...just moved from the UK to Abu Dhabi and struggling to see if there is a way to bring my Mooney here!
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    I had an overheat event once with this configuration....Now I point the eyeball airvent near my left knee directly at it....never happened since...
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    I have the Parmetheus PAR46 in my J....much whiter light than the GE....even if not as bright...lights up a lot more of the peripheral objects during taxi...doesn't make a lot of difference for landing IMO....although it is marketed as a "drop-in replacement" the installation instructions do require a few checks to be made of radio interference and current draw do s log book sign off by an A&P is technically required....Wgelen actually recommend a 337 be submitted...although I fid not do this as my IA was happy to sign it off as minor...
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    It makes more work for bureaucrats....and there are no shortage if these in a socialist society...
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    Thanks Guillaume...my statement is still correct.
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    Yes...this highlights the fundamental difference in mentality between Europe and the US....Obviously you need to understand your system ...and if you need help from a CFI get the help...but I amazed by the comments in this European forum where all seem to agree training and an endorsement should be mandated by regulation...one of the issues is that there are not that many GPS (LNAV) approaches here yet....and even fewer LPV approaches (none in the UK)...
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    Over here in Europe there is a discussion on private PPL/IR forum as to the training requirements that should be mandated before one should be allowed to fly a GPS approach...I don't believe there is any FAA mandated training or endorsement required...however that doesn't fitvwell with the European mentality of "if you need some training / instruction then it should be mandated by regulation".... What if any training have people in the US undertaken?
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    Did you try running it without the alternator belt - or at least loosened off so it doesn't drive the alternator...just me clutching at straws! Anthony Quick
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