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mike_elliott

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  1. Dan, might I suggest when flying thru a wet cloud, do an ops check. This will help clean the glycol off. To keep the system healthy, check it monthly. Use only tks fluid or 100 LL to clean the bugs etc off the titanium weeping surface.
  2. have you tried to quiet it down with some pecussive maintanence?
  3. wonder how much an FBO could charge to have a 3 man crew do a flight controls check after every engine start for an owner? While a good idea, I doubt many Mooney's would be in the queue for this service. Works well when you have a whole army of techs on staff tho.
  4. It should be zero for both, and telling that it isnt. Maintainerss and pilots both get way to sloppy. Fly like a pro, wrench like a pro. Lets stop this crazy trend so we can have a few less to face west and toast to at the Mooney Summit
  5. Put it in your hangar next to your beer box..Always good for conversation and as a reminder
  6. wine stomping on the rudders or using the rudder trim while stationary is a bit hard on the steering horn bushings and heim on all Mooneys [1]. Suggest this check while in motion. [1] Predator may be different as well as the m22... @Pmaxwell ?
  7. In the past, you had to sign up for the presidential hangar tour for sure and had to do that early. WELL WELL worth in. I dont know what the rules are now, but be sure to ask early in the day. My last visit was in 2005, so I am a bit outdated on all the ops, but I had the pleasure of flying an 80 year old couple to Xenia who used to own my F and host them. In fact, Carol Ann Garratt was giving a presentation on her J travels that day and a number of Mooney's showed up, while Karl shuttled us to and from the Museum if my aging memory serves me.
  8. @rocketman, got your ears on? How about some of you east coast Caravan guys?
  9. I believe J owner, former Red Flag, former N1 pilot and current Mooney Pros instructor Karl Ludolph is one of the volunteer tour guides there. You wont meet a finer, more humble Mooney pilot if your lucky enough to draw him. His, Carol Ann's and Mary Gaffney's are some of the names in my log book I am most proud of.
  10. Here is an inexpensive, fast single seat experimental turbine...
  11. Bob always does. Great informative speaker, and gentleman to boot.
  12. And Dan, you were more proficient than some I have flown with half your age! Good job knocking the rust off and mastering your new beauty!
  13. While I do have a dog in this fight, (im 72), I have to say of the people my age, pilots typically are cognatively better off than non pilots my age as a data point. Every week I self evaluate and daily my wife evaluates my mental capacity to be flying, realizing I am aging out and at some point, I will not be of value to the Mooney Community except for a nice party or 2, but enough about me.. Every pilot should fly often with other competent pilots and sincerly debrief the flights to stay tuned up. Notice I didnt say instructors, but it always better if you can find a competent, and in our case, a Mooney specific well qualified instructor as they will be astute in identifying correctable habits and issues that may compromise the safety or proficiency. Not always the case with the freshly minted CFI, but they will get this skillset in time also. We willingly spend a ton of $ on maintenance of our planes but so few on maintaining the most important system in the cockpit, ourselves, and thats just wrong as we are far mor perishable than an AP servo or a rod bearing. As Parker elludes, the insurance industry cannot use the exception to base underwriting on, but they can and sometimes do use known history and data, both good and bad to affect your rates.
  14. The Mooney Summit, Inc's Bill Gilliland foundation has reached out to Mrs Buccholtz to offer crisis intervention and provide some financial aid. Thanks to all of you whom have participated in the Summits, made donations, sponsor and support our charity.
  15. Thanks, we will reach out to Mrs Buchholz as soon as we have her first name verification.
  16. Yea, I was in Park Rapids MN yesterday and the Sun was obscured most of the time.
  17. Thanks, I have seen this, I am after contact info at this point of surviving spouse of pilot if you have that. I appreciate your efforts
  18. The smoke from Canada repaying us for our acid rain debacle was intense in MN and ND the last couple of days. Yesterday in Fargo, the sun was blocked and previous 3 days provided a training scenario in real life for my client. I am curious if this had been a factor. If anyone knows the fatal pilot's name and contact info, please DM me. I am pretty sure who it is but need confirmation before we engage the Bill Gilliland foundation.
  19. Dear Mooney Enthusiast, In spite of a stormy weather forecast for the afternoon, we had 4 Mooneys and 1 Bonanza bring 12 people to lunch at St. Augustine. Everything at the airport went as it was supposed to and the restaurant gave us good service and good food. Our next event will be this Saturday, June 10, at Sebring. All events start at 11:30. Future events: June 10, Sebring (SEF). July 8, Williston (X60). August, 12, Fort Pierce (FPR). Please let me know by Thursday if you are going to try to come so I can give the restaurant an approximate headcount. If you tell me you are coming, and can’t come do not worry about telling me, just do not come. I do not want anyone flying for any reason if they shouldn’t. Hope to see you soon, Dave and Ruth 11605 Lane Park Rd. Tavares, FL. 352-408-3343
  20. You might want to get your fuel metering checked and set up correctly. This should be done every 100 hrs or so by someone who knows what they are doing. Goes a long way to keep this from happening.
  21. You gotta show me this when we go up, Dan. That is 100% efficiency! 0 fuel burned!
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