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I have been routed over the top of ATL VFR at about 5500' if memory is right many times going into KRYY. Maybe its because of having ads-b out, Hank

I went VFR from KGGG to KFTW, was vectored over the top of DFW.

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Remember walking home from 2nd grade and getting lost in a blizzard!

26 minutes ago, jaylw314 said:

I'd agree, except I remember when I was looking for insurance, most required instructors have 25 hours in type.  I asked if that could be in any Mooney, and they said no, it had to specifically be in an M20J (fortunately he did).  I mean, good grief, what if your instructor has hundreds of hours in a bunch of Mooney's, but doesn't have 25 hours in that rare M20D you're looking at buying? 

When I was going to instruct in my first M20V, the clients policy had a clause for 25 hrs in make and model for the instructor....uhhhhh, not possible..these things are not in the wild yet! Eventually, the underwriter succumbed to the idea that perhaps a brand new model might not have instructors that met this, and allowed the boatload of TN time to count.

14 minutes ago, Nukemzzz said:

I considered this because I don't actually have the plane in my name anyway and I think this means that I can't get my own policy for it anyway.  However, Falcon told me that if I tried to get non-owner now the underwriters would see this as me trying to find a loophole to still be insured.  

I wouldnt call it a loophole, I would call it a non owned policy like the underwriters do. They may still elect not to insure you based on your Total time of 0 and make and model time of 0, but wouldnt classify it as a "loophole"

2 minutes ago, donkaye said:

What a disappointment to find out the insurance company is Allianz!  I swore to myself that I wouldn't ever spend even a penny on the company involved with that training.  Now I find out that I paid them for travel insurance on a trip to Hawaii we'll be taking in February.  I would expect nothing but trouble and any way they could find to deny coverage, if I ever were to file a claim with that company.  Now that I know, I will never again buy travel insurance if they're the insurer.

Keep in mind, Don, this is the same company that allowed me to piggy back you onto my policy for Scott Heck's training. I doubt any other insurer would have done that. Because they do not want to issue you a policy due to your age in no way reflects their posture of paying out claims. In fact, it enhances it in my opinion as they mitigate their risks on the front end instead of in the fine print, but could be wrong. I havent had to file a claim yet, but trust my highly regarded agents advice they are an excellent company and trust the ratings given by Best and Standard and Poor.

2 hours ago, Parker_Woodruff said:

If this was Allianz insurance paper underwritten by Elevon, it is probably because that was the beginning of the end for them. 
 

Also, USAIG has been doing aviation insurance longer than anyone. Great company, policy, and claims service. Normally priced higher, but no one has been concerned about them going out of business.

It is Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty underwritten by Worldlink Specialty. Allianz is the worlds largest insurance company founded in 1890,  is rated A (excellent) by A.M. Best, and has a rating of AA- (very strong) by Standard & Poor's. Parker, let me know if there is something I should know about them that I dont.

13 hours ago, donkaye said:

I am insured with USAIG and have been for many years.  They have also approved me as a Mooney Specific Instructor many years ago.  Still, no matter the size of the company, Allianz was penny wise and pound foolish in my opinion, as I wrote them in my email to the insurance agent after the denial of coverage and before the training.  I'm sure Mark got good training, since you approved it, but we don't know the cause of the accident.  So, while it may not have made any difference who trained him, maybe it would have.  We'll never know now.

I had USAIG for years, and only switched because they would not cover me to the limits Mooney International wanted for me to have doing the new Ultra transitions with my team of Mooney specific instructors they vetted. Upon hindsight, the limits I now have are what I want anyway to protect my bride in the event things were to go pear shaped. This same company allowed me to add you to this policy when Mooney Pros, Inc had you train Scott Heck while I was in Australia for that specific training, so it also surprised  me when I heard you could not obtain a non owned from them also or be added as named insured to others policies. I am sure I will face the same issues in a few more years and as Parker says, staying with the same company becomes important as we age out.

I would have done the training for Mark B, but had committed  to another new Ultra owner for the same time frame. It made sense for me to ask you to do this as Mark was going to be based in Carson City, close proximity to you for future competency instruction and the relationship could be established. When you couldn't because of the low limits of your non owned and the refusal to add as named insured without a financial penalty to Mark, I checked with another  Mooney Pro Instructor, Paul Kortopates, but he unfortunately was also scheduled to be teaching at the College that week and could not commit the time. 

Could Mark have been "taught"  anything different than what 3 days of intensive ground school, emergency procedures, 2 days of FITS training scenarios and real world aircraft control he received from both Kevin and the other unnamed Mooney specific instructor  (its not my place to name him, but suffice it to say, every one of us would love his name in our logbooks) Mark had that would have precluded him having an engine issue,  picking his landing spot on a road and subsequently crashing because of the need to pull up and not take out an innocent lady? I highly doubt it and dont even begin to think I could have been the difference maker. 

RIP Mark. We will stand tall with Jenny

10 hours ago, donkaye said:

While I don't know the answer to that question, Mitch, I can say that I have been with Falcon since the start, 27 years ago.  I have paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $75-80,000 in premiums over that time.  I have a history with the company they choose.  I wouldn't consider changing at this stage of the game.  A new insurance company which might offer a couple of hundred dollars cheaper policy has no incentive to keep me in later years.   I hadn't given insurance a second thought, had never been denied coverage, had always been given additional insured and waiver of subrogation coverage (I still have my own flight instructor coverage, but limited hull coverage with it), until the cheap insurance company who insured Mark Brandemuehl refused coverage with the stated reason of age.  The fact that I had more Mooney teaching experience than most anyone in the country was irrelevant to them.  I had never heard of his company nor they of me.  I chose not to do his training.  Even after that one, I have not be denied, but I have worked with all of those insurance companies.  Therefore, my bottom line recommendation is to stay loyal to those who know you even if it costs a few dollars more.

Don, that insurance company I believe was Allianz one of the only carriers that would insure to the limits Mark wanted. Fortunately, the instructor we used was excellent, well respected Mooney Instructor, had a good deal of Ultra time with the G1000NXI  and was given a very high rating from Mark on my debrief with him. Fortunately, Mark was insured with one of the world's largest carriers and not a fly by night insurer or cheap insurer as you state. So many people are under insured on limits because they only look at the bottom line, not whats above it.

That said, Allianz raised my 2 million smooth 800K hull non owned policy $700  this year to 3900. While I am not quite as old as you, I am almost as old as @Bob_Belville 's shoes, Age is a thing they are all over nowdays and why I had to have you added to my policy to cover the Scott Heck training if you recall when Mooney Pros, Inc hired you to do his Ultra transition. Having a bunch of time in Mooneys I have found doesnt offset being 76 years old and something you, I and everyone approaching or at 70 years old have to face. As you state, staying with a company is key. While you have been with Falcon, who is the carrier (the insurer, not the agent?)

You might try this school to see if they would rent their E 

http://www.usflighttraining.com/aircraft.html

45 minutes ago, Schllc said:

I sold my other acclaim about a month ago and have since entered the most severe case of sellers remorse of my life!!!!
While it seemed I had great reasons for selling they don’t make sense now and I do not understand why I sold it.

Hence, I’m the winner of the auction.

N113TN  does have waas, it was stated in the auction just listed oddly. 
It does not have the gtx345R. 
it also did have a mechanical incident the last day of the auction, and I subsequently found out it had flow 10+ times since the auction began. 
Needless to say I was a bit upset about this, but the seller and auction house are both working in good faith with me so far, and I am anxious as heck to get in my possession so I can remove that god awful paint scheme and return her to glory. 
Plan is to strip and paint, better soundproof, thicker windows, factory reman engine , adsb, and a new interior, and a new tail#  

All but the engine and adsb are discretionary but I let one go without understanding my mistake.   Won’t  happen again, I am going to make this just how I want it. 

And I will be flying with the new owner of your old Acclaim N688MD soon! Too bad I never got the chance to fly with you in her, as previously stated, a very very nice Acclaim and I understand why you had sellers remorse. N113TN is a good craft, Raghav is a true gent and will do whats right. Congrats! (I offered Raghav to let me "store" it for him and he could still fly it every now and then, but no, he didnt see the value in that )

8 hours ago, carusoam said:

The lead is in the fuel to lubricate the valves... it also helps with the octane chemistry...(?)

Same challenge needed to be overcome in the automotive world... when going lead free...

Best regards,

-a-

Leaded gas also had lubricative qualities, the vaporized lead would adhere to metal components and create a barrier much like graphite lubricant does inside a lock. The valves on the  engines were prone to failure due to the materials available at the time of manufacture. While the lead did help, it's effect was marginal at best. Remember, the purpose of the lead was to improve the octane rating of the gas Inexpensively, not to lubricate the valves. Once lead was phased out of gasoline, carmakers began to make hardened valve seats and used different (higher-temperature) valve materials to eliminate the problem of microwelding and valve seat wear. 

I imagine once Lycoming and continental run out of 1950's ish valve seats......

Outstanding Kevin! Thanks again for your wonderful donation, John. The incredible amount of time you spend on this is shown in the quality of painting you do. Your kind donation of this time will help a Mooney Pilot's family at a very sad time and is a reflection of the quality of person you are.

47 minutes ago, 1980Mooney said:

Also I am surprised that someone hasn't had direct contact or conversation with any employees by now

Are you sure of this? 

Nick, feel free to sign up when we open registration. Perhaps by then you will have your new to you Mooney. In either case, you will be amazed at how much you learn about safety and the make from truly the most knowledgeable people we can muster. You are more than welcome, as you already have your "mind right"

As with all things in life, as we grow we need to adapt to the changing circumstances around us.  The Mooney Summit has grown from a little dream in someones eye to what it is now with sponsors and talkers lining up to present.  I am excited to see this growth continuing and us moving to a new location in order to accommodate it.  I cant wait to be there with you next year, the moment the flights open im booking our tickets.  May I suggest that the organisers list hotels etc in the area.  The earlier we can book those the cheaper they are, we are all CB Mooney owners after all. . 
Andrew

13 hours ago, eman1200 said:

I thought this was going to be some weird LGBGTBGTQ thing but turns out it was just about flying mooneys.  and yes, the mooney IS awesome!

That puts new meaning in "go around"

...and as a teaser just how great the Mooney Summit VIII will be, Gary Reeves, 2019 National CFI of the Year will be one of our SME's.

The facilities and venue will be considerably upgraded over what was available to us in Panama CIty Beach. I think everyone will be very pleased. Our board has deliberated over the need of having a registration fee, but without the kindness of Ron Dubins' donation of condos, etc, we have concluded we will have to have a small registration fee of $99 per person. This is very close to what it cost per person to put on the event when it was in Panama City beach as it is, and now we will have a much nicer, open venue to boot! With the #1 beach in America close by, the activities of an international tourist destination and close proximity to the finest theme parks, this next Summit should prove to be the best yet for the entire family. Perhaps one of you high rollers can step up and donate 20K and we can eliminate the registration fee once again  (Seriously, if you know someone that could, contact our donation chair, Rick Junkin, we can work with that!)

The semantics and details of the registration will be available soon. Now, more than ever, the Summit will be an important event not to be missed.

Tom, we will be thinking of you and the loss of such a great friend. Heal well, these are hard to heal from.

1 hour ago, GeorgePerry said:

I spoke to Richard about his turbo / engine failure.  He told me the first indications of the engine's demise happened well above the minimum CAPS deployment altitude, so if he'd had a chute he could have walked away uninjured, like the Walmart CEO who had a low altitude engine failure. (Video below)  Mooney has only sold two "ultras" in the first two quarters of 2019.  Cirrus has sold over 200 in the same timeframe.  I suppose there will always be a handful of folks who make choices based on unique criteria...but the market has spoken and the numbers are clear.  
 

George, short of some bruising on his chest from the Am Safe airbag belts, he did walk away uninjured. He told me that day, he was very glad the Mooney structure was as strong as it was when he showed me his bruises. The air bags didn't deploy, but that's another discussion. He was on short final for 27 going into KLAL, when the fuel system failed and he had his first indications. He didn't have time to declare an emergency from what I remember of his account, but will ask him tonight when I talk with him on another issue. He did tell me all he could think about was my accident as soon as things went pear shaped for him. Never once did he say "I sure wish I was in a Cirrus, I could have pulled a chute" or something similar. Repeatedly he praised the crash worthiness of the Mooney, however.

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EDIT: Richard did suffer 2 broken ribs and hit his head. The Am Safe seatbelts did not deploy, as the impact was purported to be under the G's necessary to set them off. George, I owe you a public apology.