mike_elliott

I have had a few clients do well with Jake, but Jim obviously has had an issue. This seems like putting a chain back on a sprocket . Jim, perhaps you can give him a recommendation or give a hand here

oh no! It's doomed! If the prebuy didn't uncover any corrosion issues, your probably good. I would put a coat of acf 50 on it, and then maybe next year follow with boshield. And I don't care where it is going to live now

Glenn if your at Kdab, go see Jake at Daytona aircraft . they are a msc.

Funny as I had one of those but sent it away with the gent who bought my F. Perhaps a oil pressure sensor and a few turbo vband clamps will fill the obvious void

I have a spare one I keep right next to a gold ingot and a vac switch

Thanks Red Leader. The event dates had to be coordinated with a lot of facilities, etc. I appreciate your posting the corrected dates.

Those nasty bait eating things infected the Tippicanoe river many decades ago. They decimate the crawfish and minnow population and thus destroy the bass habitat. We called them shad.

Joseph, there wont be a Mooney Summit in Kentucky this year. I think you are confusing the Mooney Summit with a MAPA safety foundation event.

How many of you have signed up for the Mooney Summit Sept 27 and 28th?

Adam, reach out to me mike AT Mooneypros.com and we can get you our new pilot info form to complete and our insurance reqs. thanks

Rob, it is a commom issue with the J's that develop over time. You were correct to clean the master switch terminals as it usually fixes the "waving" The VR detects resistance and flips on and off causing the windshield wiper effect on the ammeter.

my go to guy for all things Oxygen is @Scott Ashton. Aerox is his company and he really knows his gases. Scott has been a fantastic supporter of the Mooney community sponsoring the Mooney Summit in addition to being a Mooney owner himself. Questions? Scott can really help, albeit he is busy working his booth at SunNFun for the next couple of days.

I have had a number of clients move on to TBMs after they have owned s long body Mooney. They both are "numbers" planes and behave very similarly. A few have gotten their PPL in the Ovations and Acclaims and paid the big bucks for first year insurance premiums. One Boeing fellow bought an Ovation for his son in lieu of college as he wanted to be an airline pilot. He currently is flying for netjets professionally. Lots of ways to skin the retract time cat, but not too many better than in a Mooney

Dear Mooney Enthusiast, We had IFR weather early and lots of wind for our last event. Four Mooneys brought 8 people together for good conversation and food at Winter Haven. Our next event will be this Saturday, April 13 at the Landing Strip Restaurant at Flagler (KFIN). This is in the same building Hi Jackers used to be in. Foreflight shows their price of self serve 100LL at $5.24 at this time. All events start at 11:30. Future events: April 13, Flagler, (FIN). May 11, Lakeland, (LAL). June 8, Sebring, (SEF). 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. This year the Mooney Summit will be on September 27 and 28. If you would like to register go to www.mooneysummit.com Hope to see you soon, Dave and Ruth N46DT 352-408-3343

Yea shouldnt take an extra 10 hrs to learn how to close a pilot's side door , Some were fitted rather poorly and might take 10 hrs to get closed however. In reality, its all about learning new systems in Parkers' example. In training one of the new M20V owners, the insurer wanted me to have 50 hrs make and model. There wasnt anyone who had 50 hrs in a M20V they were that new. Mikie Miles might have double digits, but that was the pool of experience at the time. The underwriter finally accepted reality and accepted to take on their "bet" and accept that a M20TN and M20V was in reality, the same airframe albeit with a few aero improvements and another hole.

Byron, thats great your getting that life out of them. Like all rubber like products, they tend to dry out and deteriorate, unless griggs figured out something all the race bladders, hoses, O rings etc havent. 30 years is borrowed time for sealant or bladders. If they have, heck, warranty them for 33 years and put the debate to rest!

Dan Odowd got his testicles in a vice for putting out a hit piece on Teslas FSD using NTSB logos to "validate" his slander... Careful Mike..

What day is it again?

this ^^ Laura Casteele at SWTA will go over "ze papurwerk" for a reasonable price IMO. This is particularly important on older airframes. She can intercept things like 25 year old bladders/sealant etc. that will be a soon to deal with maintenance item in addition to making sure all of the AD's on all the equipment is legal etc. If it gets past her, and you still have the itch, schedule an Annual/prebuy.

There is so much more to proper transition training than just learning to land a Mooney or pounding out 10 hrs for insurance requirements. A new owner needs to be advised of best practices, Care, and all systems as well as how to yank and bank. While not saying a popped open baggage door in flight caused this or a result of baggage door ignorance ( the NTSB gets to suggest cause) a popped open baggage door is preventable and Is a distraction at best.

If anyone has contact info of the pilots surviving spouse, please let me know

Dan, I'll hunt down the company who supplied me with one as it fit well. I used glue gone and mek to clean well, and 3M "gorilla snot" to adhere the new seal. Expect closing difficulty until new seal is "broken in" to the frame. A few days in the f47 Sun will expedite this

+1 for Jake.

Dear Mooney Enthusiast, We had nice weather for our last event at Fort Pierce, warm, windy, and a high overcast. Twelve Mooneys and one Piper brought 22 people together for good conversation and food. We totally filled the space the restaurant gave us, so it was perfect attendance. Our next event will be this Saturday, March 9 at the Flightline Cafe at Winter Haven (KGIF). Foreflight shows their price of self serve 100LL at $4.87 at this time. All events start at 11:30. Future events: March 9, Winter Haven (GIF). April 13, Flagler, (FIN). May 11, Lakeland, (LAL). 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 N46DT 352-408-3343

Ah yes,,,the secret to selling Mooney's I have found is to teach the CPA department, herein "the wife" how to gracefully get in and out of one. While not a Mooney salesman nor have I ever been one, both at Osh and at SNF more than one Ultra's were sold after I took the time with the prospect to demonstrate to the wife how to get in one without embarrasing oneself. Fran on the other hand, had this skill, so it was appropriate to fortify her intellectual CPA gene