mike_elliott

Sometime, for practice, climb from the pilots seat and use the baggage door exit to get out. Now, imagine doing this with possibly a broken clavicle, a few broken ribs and a big gash in your head. Plan B would be to make sure you prop open the door if you are landing anyplace but a runway.

Yours is the FIKI stall switch Dan, which is a different bea$t. Don not able to rectify for you?

A lot of the stall viens get "bent" by refuelers and made inop. Something to check

Doug and I have been in contact. Dan, as always, it's a pleasure to work for you.

THe Slick mags are the achilles heal of the very stout, strong IO540 AF1B engine. Keep them in top notch shape, keep the exhaust in top shape (IE REALLY spend some time inspecting it every 25 hrs at oil changes) and she will purr for a very long time. Dans replacement of one of the mags with the electronic ignition is a super addition, imo. The bravos's I have flown with it just flat run smoother and hot start easier. Dont let someone who doesnt know what they are doing jack with the DA controller. As Dan suggests, get proper transition training from someone who knows Bravos. Don or one of my guys can get you tuned up in short order.

Run the motor in both directions for about a minute to clean off the armature and rid yourself of the stiction that causes put h ocillations or wing rocking . Those itty bitty motors may cost about $10 ea if they didn't say Stec and need legal coverbutt, and that should have been known and taught prior to first soloing The Stec doc will have the sub D connector pins you'll need. I think they are 234&7, but I'm old and to lazy to go look at my pigtail I made up back in 2000. In any event, if you put the juice to the wrong sets of pins, it should be no harm, maybe you'll activate the clutch or something

A J tends to have the rear baffle seal droop right in the middle allowing some air to escape without getting to cool rear cyl's. Shine a light from the mag area and check, also look at baffles for evidence of contact with cowl there Probes should be calibrated with some boiling water prior to relying on their reading as gospel. little things like a missing or incorrect star washer installation cause reading errors. But your IA knows all this...

We taught the controllers about Mooney's that day for sure.

It's on a 10 min or so timer

Throw in a BBQ, wine and beer and you will have a Summit

Dear Mooney Enthusiast, We had great VFR weather for our last event and 7 Mooneys and 1 Piper brought 16 people to Sebring for a very enjoyable lunch. Our next event will be this Saturday, January 13, at Williston (X60). Foreflight shows their price of self serve 100LL at $4.75 at this time. All events start at 11:30. Future events: January, 13, Williston (X60). February 10, Fort Pierce (FPR). March 9, Winter Haven (GIF). 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

David, I have v14.02 I can send you. Ill create a link soon and email you

A plug for @Danb and his lovely wife. A more diligent, honest and competent CPA cannot be found. Tax issues? Complexity? Ask for the Mooney discount!

I have a bunch of time in Glens old F. Great plane. Congrats Hector. He really took good care of it the many years he had it

Speed brakes are a tool for the tool box to use if needed. The key is to set up so they are not needed of course. They don't hurt to land with them or upset the config so significantly to cause issues, but as stated fairly ineffective as you cross the numbers On roll out, deploy them for the cool factor as you wiz past the FBO. Cirrus guys will drool with envy

if it sounds too good to be true .. 85% discount for a 24v sounds a bit scammy read the about

Tailwinds Ted, You will be remembered for your ongoing contributions to help make Mooney pilots safer and better.

If it has a squat switch, and it's cold, the gear pucks may be old and not decompressing

bean counting, science and engineering are often at odds. First principle thinking usually suffers defeat

It was standalone certs, but based on my FAA medical. Convincing CASA that a first class medical wasnt needed for instruction took knowing a guy who knows a guy. The CASA license was good for a year maybe 2 and cost me about $200 USD. CASA makes the FAA look like a well oiled efficiency machine

Peter Rejto flew a N numbered Aircraft with a FAA license in Australia. He had to have FAA FR's and Annual inspections done. Peter mar still be on this board. I obtained a CASA license and instructor cert when in Australia, and it was a small knothole they pulled me thru

This ^^^^^

Beer

This might be a more fitting venue for Mooney Max than the Mooney Summit, and in fact, back in 2016 Former Mooney CEO Vivek Saxena was pushing hard that the Summit to be in Kerrville, but he was uncomittal to providing rooms for our Subject matter experts or a seminar space, something the great people at Tampa Airport Authority currently provide and previously @rocketman had done for the Summit in Panama City Beach. Thus making the event venue Kerrville lack economic substance or requiring excessive registration fees. With that said, keep the suggestions for the Summit coming, that way Alex and Dan can drive the event to be even more of what people want. If it is just to catch a really cool eclipse as a bonus, @LANCECASPER how about having a good ol fashion flyin, Tejas style with David doing some cowboy steaks? You might have sold the resturant, but you still know how to burn a cow!

Dear Mooney Enthusiast, In spite of some low IFR weather in the morning we had 6 Mooneys and 1 Bonanza bring 13 people to Lakeland for our last event. We all enjoyed the good company, food, and inexpensive self serve fuel price. Our next event will be this Saturday, December 9 at Sebring (KSEF). Foreflight shows their price of self serve 100LL at $4.72 at this time. All events start at 11:30. Future events: December 9, Sebring (SEF). January, 13, Williston (X60). February 10, 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