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    Lakeland, Florida
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    Was N5767Z
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    M20J
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    KBOW

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  1. Oldguy
    Heard from a MSC you can replace a master cylinder on the F model with a Cleveland master - the same one used on a Beech Bonanza (unsure of the model). Has anyone made this switch and been successful, or is this something you should be able to do, but no one has done it yet? Friend has gone through 2 new-to-him master cylinders and each has had its own challenges holding pressure. Would love to hear real life experience with doing this type of swap or reasons why it can't/shouldn't be done. TIA.
  2. Oldguy
    And from there, the story got a bit convoluted... I continued to fly it using a some oil from time to time with no real problem. Then, in early 2020, it went into the avionics shop for some upgrades. Between COVID running rampant thru the shop employees, problems with manufacturing delays for the hardware due to COVID, poor workmanship by the contract avionics techs brought in due to COVID, (catch the running theme here?) it was in their shop and down for over a year! It seemed every time it was pronounced finished, it went back within a week. Actually had to get a ferry permit to get it home for the annual the last time. That's when we found the two rusted/pitted cylinders which apparently resulted from sitting in the avionics shop for so long. Ordered two cylinders and in the months while waiting for them had the exhaust rebuilt by Acorn in Canada (HIGHEST recommendation possible for those folks!) and finished the interior refresh. Finished the break-in on the engine by flying it home to Lakeland, FL, where we retired at the end of 2021. Since then, it has found a new home and pilot via Jimmy Garrison and now resides in northern Vermont. So the saga of N5767Z continues with a refreshed top-end for two cylinders. She was running very well with no oil blowby (the oil rings on one of the cylinders replaced had lost tension) and making good power.
  3. thomas1142

    Hi John,

    Just saw your post and where you are located. Congrats on your move to the free state of FL. 
     

    I never saw a post on your completed interior. How did it go, any pics?

     

    Angelos

    1. Oldguy

      Oldguy

      Angelos,

      Thanks for the note. The interior upgrade went so well I sold it!

      In reality, my essential tremor is getting worse, and on an approach down close to minimums, I had one which almost caused a LOC event. I love flying, but not enough to put myself or my passengers (usually my wife) in danger. So I had Jimmy Garrison list it, and he sold it in about 1 week to a Navy Commander up in northern Vermont! If you search Flightaware for N5767Z, you will see his recent travels.

      I still go up with a friend in his Commander 114, but I am never the sole pilot. Somewhat bittersweet, but I can still get my flying fix. And another friend, who now has my job at my previpous company, has an F model he lets me drive with him every once in a while.

      Lakeland is a blast! This first year we have traveled a bit spending a couple weeks in central Europe on a Viking river cruise, and I am traveling back and forth to Texas to handly my mother's affairs as she is 96 and lives in her house since she refuses to leave it. Because of her health, she requires help about 14 hours a day, so I stay busy. My wife has been trekking to the beach every other month with a friend she has known since grade school, and they are currently planning a two week trip to France, England, and Germany next month. Her friend still works and has to go to those spots on business, so Laura is accompanying her as her "assistant".

      What adventures have you had lately? Give me a shout if you make it to Sun-n-Fun. Would love to catch up F2F.

      John

  4. Oldguy
    Correct, sir. And he has found someone to rebuild/make a set for him. In Longview...
  5. Oldguy
    Helping out a friend of mine who has a 1976 F. The baffles are just about falling apart and he is trying to decide on spending the AMUs to repair the existing ones or buy new. Does anyone have a source as to where baffles for a F model could be purchased? Airforms makes them for the J but not for the F. My recommendation would be an MSC or direct to the factory, if they are selling them. Anyone have any sources they know make them? TIA
  6. Oldguy
    And learn how these numbers can change with varying weights in the plane. Approach speed near max weight is very different from approach speed lightly loaded. Can get exciting if you don’t adjust for weight!
  7. Oldguy
    I have two Jepp Skybound programmers I do not need any more. One was my backup I carried in the plane and has never been opened. The other was the one I used regularly. If someone wants to buy them, I will take their money, or if you want to pay for shipping, I will sell For Free (FF). If you are a true Mooney CB, I will deliver them to KLAL, KBOW, or KGIF at no charge.
  8. Oldguy
    My next door hangar neighbor was told last week the Garmin 650xi for his RV would not be delivered until Q2 2022 even though it was ordered on April 8, 2021. It is the last piece of avionics he needs to do the rework of his panel which he, fortunately, has not started yet. But until he gets the GPS delivered, he has ~$40AMU of avionics sitting on the shelf. He is also wondering about how the delay will affect any warranty he has on the already purchased equipment.
  9. Oldguy
    Regardless of the answer, if you happen to use the search function on this site (or in Google), anything previously written and out in the public domain about said N-number would be available. Just a thought.
  10. Oldguy
    This is the second event I was scheduled to attend this week in October in Florida that has been cancelled. The first was work related with me and 10,000 other computer geeks at Disney, and I wholeheartedly support the decision by both groups in light of the current situation.
  11. Oldguy
    Headed down to Lakeland this weekend early (BCOD) Saturday morning to avoid the rough stuff I can’t get over in my J. Had a great shot of the sunrise. My next door neighbor had no problem getting above the weather when he left Friday afternoon. (I hangar in the nice neighborhood!)
  12. Oldguy
    Maybe @Parker_Woodruff could shine some light on this.
  13. Oldguy
    Same servos and many other parts. But papa FAA says says they are not included in the STC, therefore no bueno. Hilariously, the KFC and KAP are approved for our Mooneys under the same STC. But not for the KFC 230. Go figure.
  14. Oldguy
    No, you are not. For those with a KFC 150, it is a certified replacement. For those poorer cousins of us with a KAP 150, it is not. The update is supposedly in the works.
  15. Oldguy
    There is probably a value to be assigned to this, and I will say whatever value you assign to it, it will be too low. When your plane is AOG at your home drome with an avionics problem and your avionics shop is a flight away - irrespective of the distance - the money you saved having a shop 200 nm away do the install is not worth it. Quote from a friend of mine named Experience.
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