MB65E

Ahh, must have been Signature. It’s so nice having it right there. -Matt

If you do need to be down town. Atlantic at SAN has always been awesome. Fees are cheaper than the uber ride from SEE or MYF. Many time’s they’ll let the fees slide if you buy gas. -Matt

Good Conversation! Turbo, Andy, Mike, I like your comments and ideas. I think the reg about wheel removal was prior to Disc brakes requiring the caliper to be disassembled. As a tech I’ve enjoyed helping owners understand their airplanes, work with them, and make their airplanes safer. I have met people that while still customers, they truly have become good friends. The state of GA at the surface kinda sucks. However, if each IA has a core group of customers that actually want their airplanes as good as they can be I think we’ll be ok. I’m sure those groups exist all over the country. What I have seen come out of shops is crazy. Most owners don’t know a good annual from a bad one. Ink is the same. All it takes is a little communication, F4 tape, and wax lace cord. Common trends I’ve seen preventing this from happing is airport managers, liability insurance is too high, and the car dealers techs make more money. -Matt

Dang. It’s all of our worst fear. While it might sound harsh, Scrap the wing. Salvage wings can still be sourced. -Matt

Also, don’t move the data plate. There were some strange years at Mooney. Data plates were installed on the right side FWD cabin vent scoop. I’d be happy to go over the list with you. Before a dime is spent on any component or upgrade, I would verify the state of corrosion on the airplane. Pull the rear seats out and check the rear spar and main spar webs and Caps. Nobody pulls the tape off the seat panels. -Matt

Is Jimmy Finefield (sp) still working at 06C? I used to work with Lynn Hadler when he was there we had about 5 Mooney clients. Who knew I would have my own one day. ;-). Learned a ton working with Lynn, we still talk occasionally. As for the big scary bill, yeah, sure. 06C is not out in the sticks. It’s pretty much a Major population suburb of Chicago. I bet an independent BMW shop is 250/h. Sounds like a lot of deferred MX that was finally inspected properly. I know I can’t change a crank seal in 2.5h for 135/hr. I’ve done it about 4 or 5 times on my airplane. That’s barely enough time to get the prop off and back on. The shop sounds capable of getting you flying again. I would move on and go fly. -Matt

This is why it cracked. The dome wasn’t supported properly. I use teflon tape to keep the spinner tight on the hub.

Someone had a cad file to make the new latch. It would be nice to have the early style baggage latch available on the later models. So simple. -Matt

All the time. However, I don’t use the RFQ function. I make sure the have at least one in inventory then call them directly. Most are real companies that want to sell parts. I’ve bought parts for various airplanes from the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand. England, Canada. -Matt

Stockmarket.aero Some of their stuff is a paid script. I work with company Torque Aero that can source most parts through their paid services. Internet can only take you so far sometimes. Listings will give you inventories of who has what. This level of Stock market aero leaves a lot to be researched still. Between Google, Stockmarket, and Torque I can find most parts. I’ve been using the -87A wheel off a Barron for the last 10y. My factory magnesium wheels were shot. -Matt

Try these too. -Matt

I think the BE-55 Barron nose wheel is the same. I bought a spare from a lady that had a Barron -Matt

There is a drawing of the plate that can be locally made. $3k is the we don’t want to make it, you should price. -Matt

Extra Aircraft use the fiber washer on all of their screws. Their spinners are composite. I like the plastic washer idea on the metal spinner better than the fiber washer. While I like the fiber washers on the airplane, they do tend to wick dirt and the fresh look of the fiber washer goes away quickly. Thanks for the PN of the fiber washer. I would always order them from Germany, Extra wouldn’t list the PN. -Matt

Really nice owner named Andy. Met him at SMO a few weeks ago. -Matt

I need to do this Lycoming Service instruction 1462A on another airplane. His will go over redline momentarily occasionally when hot. J model at 220 oil temp the prop hunts a bit. -oil cooler and vernotherm are new. -Gov is overhauled. -engine and prop have about 1000h I was looking for low hanging fruit. SI 1462A is next. -Matt

…More time yet… go by Jet! -Matt

Looks Awesome. These pictures answered a few questions I had when I PM’d you. Your Cowl solves several problems with the older airplanes. All one 337. Mooney really solved a lot of issues when they did the J cowl. On my 65e. 1. I’m kinda tired of the FWD oil cooler 2. Crappy intake bellows 3. Horrible lower cowl removal process. -Matt

I don’t recall the McMaster Pn. But that’s where I grabbed them. Years ago… If Spencer’s has them that would be great. I thought they just did cheesy pilot supplies and such. Didn’t realize they have hardware too. I have one of their chairs and it’s Awesome!! -Matt

McMastercarr has the smaller clips. I have ordered from them in the past. -Matt

Why doesn’t a J model have a trim tab on the rudder? One really needs to bend the skin itself. Did the later F models have the trim tab? -Matt

Gee, are those wide flange adel gaskets?! So neat!! A friend of mine makes silicone components on the Boom test airplane. Their engineering spec is very tight. He showed me the molds for the engine to airframe inlet. Much like a 731 Falcon inlet install. Really neat process. You’ll have my next customers hose order. In the OP pic what’s the gold/rusty part at the filter gasket area. That looks strange to me. -Matt

We can all say whatever we want here. But like Mexted said you might have a reaction push the power back up if you heard something. I think the LONG landing flare would be enough to go around. But I don’t know what I would do in the moment. We can all think to ourselves to wipe the power out and accept it. But who knows. -Matt

Is that to clear the grease fitting? We think? -Matt

.040 safety wire doubled up. Then pull them with safety wire Pliers. The aluminum pushrod tube is super soft. You’ll puncture or damage the ends if you pry on them. -Matt