MB65E

FYI- The picture on chief is not a BY plug. I like the REM37BY's in mine!! In the future, I might mix mine up a bit and put a fine wire on the top to possibly smooth the spark out. It was recommended by the guy that dynamically balanced the engine/propeller. -Matt

The top 3 finalist were awesome. I really liked Andy Scowls presentation. He already is working with some serious buyers. The Airball guy is so enthusiastic he'll be successful. Ill try to find the RV-9 clip. It makes much more sense in the airplane for those that are currently scoffing at the idea. -Matt

Crap, that video was only the simulator. There is one where he has it flying in an RV-9. Really neat. It attaches to the pitot tube. Has all of its own air data sensors, and blue tooths to the device. Has wind generator for power, with battery back up. The sensor fits in the palm of your hand!! -Matt

Ok! I agree that distractions and corrections can creep into our workload. I wouldn't say I would never need an AOA, but if I was going to install one, this guy below seems to have a great idea. I have always been able to fly well with an airspeed indicator and my rear end. I could see a device like this helping in a scenario where you might be at gross weight Hi DA, some strange approach. Basically the perfect accident waiting to happen. With all the help available today, It would be foolish to fully rely on the seat of my pants to get me home. For those that have not been able to fly from the seat of their pants, it would be neat to learn they cues they have learned and developed for the rest of us. Why not take advantage of what has helped them? Check it out the guy was really neat. The theater in the woods presentation at OSH was really cool. http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/07-27-2016-airball-wins http://www.sonexbuilders.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1764

So good questions, it's been recently a big question in aerospace. I follow a Pod Cast called Omega Tau. He really has some interesting discussions on everything that I would say it's very cool stuff. In episode #025 he gets into a few debates backed up with some serious math. This Guy is awesome!! It was an earlier episode. It comes up when you search omega tau 025. Be careful, all of the episodes are addicting. It's the only way to make LA traffic better. http://omegataupodcast.net/25-aerodynamic-lift-explained/ enjoy, -Matt

Holy Crap!! Is that really a picture of your airplane?! It looks factory new!! Slightly jealous! Well done! -Matt

Looks like it. N3199K. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N3199K.html I have not been there in a long time. -Matt

The 172rg is a sorry excuse for a retractable gear airplane. I've have 4 people in it several times. Close to gross, and it really knows it's heavy. That's one of the few airplanes I think that the books overestimate its performance. There are a lot of tired 172rgs out there as well... The Mooney sure flys a lot better!! -Matt

Welcome Mark!! A hangar neighbor in PHX used to have a Glasair III and a Super 2 tail wheel version. I really liked the super 2. It flew nicer than the 3. Thanks for your service, those -60's are amazing. What's the OEI service ceiling if you can share? Just curious, it's probably a non event loosing an engine these days. We really like our E. There is not much better out there for the price. I wouldn't over look a really nice C. The power and torque on the E is nice, However, a clean C can give the E a solid run. Good luck, hopefully you and DrBill can shake on something. Best, -Matt

Dr.Bill, sorry to hear. May I suggest a local partner that could purchase 1/2 or 1/3, even 1/4 of the airplane. He or she could build time, and fly you around when needed. Almost a "corporate pilot" like idea. My relationship with my partner is similar. It works well for us. I could not have a better partner or nicer airplane for what we have in ours. This would keep you flying longer. All the best! -Matt

George is amazing to work with!! All he wants is you to be happy with your purchase so that you work with him again on your next purchase. The lead IA he has in the shop is really great. They have some highly experienced guys that work there. I was impressed when I went to look at T182T for a future owner. I had some extremely nit-pickey stuff I wanted to fix. I told George I wanted a few things addressed. We chatted about 30 minutes after I brought up those items. When I walked back to the plane... The stuff was fixed!! I mean Done!! This always on a 10 yo USED airplane. He takes this stuff seriously!! Better service at his shop than when we roll up in a Citation at a service center. If his IA performs the annual, you'll have a straight airplane. The guy that brought that 252 to George, probably upgraded to a new Columbia or 182. I wish more places had his work ethic. He takes care of his guys too. A few have been their for over 25 years. They respond "yes sir" to George. George probably will take a serious hit on this 252. However, he most likely made a new sale with the prior owner, he'll hopefully sell this one, and maybe the owner will come back and buy a new airplane one day from him. Good luck, -Matt

It's a bit strange it's noticeable now post maintenance. I'd check with your IA to see if they "rigged" anything, then ask them to "re-rig" it again. Also, wouldn't be the first one to be tweeked by ground Equiptment. Those little rod ends up there are no match for a 3000lb tug. cheers, -Matt

Hi, lasar has a nice kit that is $30. it has the sealing washer for the thru bolt. Stat-o-seal. Im not sure if the exact manufacturing differences they used in 65, but mine is probably the same. If you lube the gasket, it will pooch out... Put it in dry. -Matt

Late to the party but I have 2 external trim markings on my stab/fuse. Kinda Jet Stab trim setting like...They are red vinyl. 1/16 width, about an inch long. Other than the checklist, it's fun to visually see where the tail is when you landed. Flying at gross vs solo is drastically different. I have electric trim. After a normal landing with flaps, I trim down for takeoff for about 5 seconds. Always works well on take off. The tail is extremely powerful and trim should be respected. I'll probably check the trim indicator this annual. -Matt.

How it normally works and most comfortable... The core and base layers are the most dense, followed by a soft outer layer of foam. I'd go denser all the way thru. It will get softer overtime so hopefully it will last longer. -Matt

Welcome! Lots of great people here. Thanks for sharing your story about the Velocity. I'd love to build one one day. -Matt

Wicks Aircraft sells the memory foam in the below dimensions. Probably extremely similar to 3M and Oregon aero. http://aircraftproducts.wicksaircraft.com/viewitems/cockpit-equipment/seat-cushion-foam -Matt

Oregon Aero can build your cushions to spec. They will quote leather, but probably no better at leather than another shop. However, They have a 3inch portable soft seat with a back. That might be a good place to start with. They are expensive, but probably the most comfortable. I had some old foam I saved from a citation re-rag. It's not Oregon Aero's memory foam, but it's super nice. I built up the seat back with some dense foam, and slapped some low back sheep skin covers over the seat after some trimming and limited sewing. Overall there is about 2.5 inches more foam in the seat pan than there was before. Much better angles that I played with.m too. It's light years more comfortable. 4.25 hr legs with ZERO Burn, or numbness. Stock fabric store original mooney foam lasted only about 40 min before I couldn't feel my right leg. My airplane partner is maybe 5-5. I'm 6-1. He still needs a cushion. We have the crappy Nelson flight seat, but will most likely do the nice Oregon aero soft seat cushions in the future. I had about 3 weeks of working in my spare time and $300 total in the project. New rollers, foam, sheepskins, glue, and paint. I think the 3 inch soft seat with the 2in back retails for under 400 each. The stock back is higher than you would need in the stock M20 seat. They can trim and re-sew the cover. I actually like their fabric, very rugged, useful. If you just wanted to slap te soft seat in there, it would be way more comfortable than stock and about 1/8 the cost of a full 4 place seat re-work at a shop. I wrote about it last year when I was excited it was finished. I'm glad they are as comfortable as I wanted them to be a year later. -Matt

I was there for at least 20 min at the booth. Airplane partner spent all of the 20 inside the new 2 door, with a nice gentleman that owned a stranded g1000 non WAAS ovation. They were in there and nobody stopped by. We both gathered ideas about how to make our E cockpit nicer. Adding a pull handle on the door frame would help ingress/egress. The mock up had it. Not a single person said hello during the 20 min. But how hard is it to get one of the guys/gals to say hi and talk airplanes?... At Oshkosh, and no one wanted to talk airplanes???

Big Congrats too!!

I want one! To bad they cost so much. I love the demos they do at Oshkosh and on YouTube. Luscombe with 800's on it. C90, keep it light. It will be maybe half as cool as the Just for 1/3rd the cost. It will work in the hangar with my dad's Sonex too!!

Just wait till it cools off guys... I bet prop shops get slammed during the summer!! -Matt

Todd at American Propeller will treat you right. They have done 2 MT's and a MAC in the past for me. The truck leaves only on Tuesday so that's the only catch. I missed the truck by a day and had to wait a week. That's the only thing that went funny on the last MAC overhaul I did with them. Everything else was really nice. Nice shop, -Matt

Thanks, on some installs, the new mounts sag the first 20 hours. But yes, If the mounts are over 5yo, make sure the old ones are not the problem. One nice thing about the old fish mouth cowl, there is nothing for the spinner to be out of alignment with. ;-) Good Luck, -Matt

I'd remove a fitting, or see if you can depress the tiny ball on the zerk fitting to relieve pressures. The last service may have pressurized the hub. Our prop was spitting grease post annual. I only use one or 2 pumps now. I used to wait until fresh grease came out the back side... My prop shop said that during the overhaul, I had enough grease in the hub to last another 10 years. All this stuff is over serviced anyway. Get ready, because I can guarantee the next overhaul will be more than his quoted $1800. We had 5k in a recent overhaul on ours. Our propeller had the wrong shaft in it, worn pilot hole on the hub, corrosion on all the races. The blades are from 1967 and still made it through the inspection. -Matt