Oldguy

Have a 6 HP PowerTow for sale. Currently set up for a Mooney or Beech Sierra/Musketeer with additional adapters for a Beech Baron or Bonanza, all fixed gear Cessnas (except TTx) with pants, and Cessnas and Pipers with 5.00 x 5 nosewheels. Comes with spares kit for the tow as well. Asking $1500 for all. Local pickup at KBOW or airport w/in 50 miles.

Continuing to clean out the hangar. $225 plus shipping or deliver to Mooney Summit today or tomorrow.

Since this has been brought up, I called JPI to see what the cost was. They said it likely could be done without sending it into them and the cost is $500.

I have 2 Bose A-20 headsets for sale. Both have bluetooth as well as the 5mm stereo cable for connecting non-BT items. Both come with carrying case and documentation. First one has new ear muffs as well as mike muff. Second has new mike muff. Ear muffs were replaced a while back but show some wear. $550 for the first one and $500 for second. Both plus shipping or will deliver to 2025 Mooney Summit in Tampa this weekend. Thanks for looking.

I bought an EDM 900 for the J I had, but due to a litany of issues, it was never installed. I never even opened the box until today to take pictures, so yes, it is new and never installed. It was set up for my 1984 J with fuel flow. (my neighbor's hangar was next to mine, and I have been told he is selling his tail dragger, so look for other items from me in the next few days) $4500 + shipping $4300 + shipping.

Several have asked about a potential webcast of Andrew's funeral since it is being held in England. Below is the link to access the Wesley website to view the service. Use the pin to go straight to Andrew's page. The service is will be held 10 March at 11:30 London local time. You can log in anytime before to test the link, and it gives you a countdown at the top of the page. Webcast Login PIN 275-5050 https://www.wesleymedia.co.uk/webcast-view

Andrew Hyett, A.K.A. Hyett6420, died at 4:43 Zulu this morning in London. In October 2023 he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and given 6 months to live. He took the 6 he was given and added 9 more of his own to it through his inherent ability to over achieve. With his husband, Andrew Dunning, by his side through all of those 15 months, he lived and enjoyed what time he had. From flying his beloved Mooney, G-OBAL, to a WW II Supermarine Spitfire, he took to the skies as long as he was able. I was privileged to fly on 2 such Mooney flights with him last year and will never forget them. There will be more information coming on his service at a later date, but I wanted to let everyone know we lost a good friend today.

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Thank you! Exactly what I was looking to find! I am working off of a phone call from the owner who got a phone call from the avionics guy who spoke with the A/P, so the fact you were able to decipher the request is very much appreciated. Since it is a late year F, they are probably looking for the RBM 70-311221 which probably needs the -5 suffix for 6 lugs. Thanks again. John

Friend just had his F worked on, and it came back from the avionics shop without the ability to drop the electric gear. Emergency extension worked as it was supposed to work, and now it appears the switch to drop the gear is dying (works intermittently). Does anyone have the part number for the switch? The parts manual I have for the F model looks like a copy of a copy of a copy, and some of the characters cannot be read. Any help would be much appreciated. John

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.

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.

Correct, sir. And he has found someone to rebuild/make a set for him. In Longview...

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!)

Maybe @Parker_Woodruff could shine some light on this.

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.

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.

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.

To close the loop on this, after a calibration of each RSM with their respective Aspen, everybody in the panel agrees with each other. Of course, my annual is due this month, I have a week of vacation scheduled to do some diving in Belize, and we just put our house on the market. So in my "spare" time, I will take the plane out and get familiar with flying again. Probably in July.