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  1. mooniac15u
    That example shows that a 337 and a field approval are needed for items with STCs for other aircraft. That is significantly different than "just a log entry."
  2. mooniac15u
    Just because someone signed these off doesn't necessarily mean the FAA would agree that they are a legal installation. If only a logbook entry is needed then why did Whelen go to the time and expense of getting an STC?
  3. mooniac15u
    I think the Whelen STC only covers B-G models. Please let me know what you find. I've been interested in converting my J to LEDs too.
  4. mooniac15u
    There are recent studies that suggest it is only a diuretic in relatively high doses. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19774754/ "Doses of caffeine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action."
  5. mooniac15u
    In case it's helpful for planning the layout, here's a picture of a full panel replacement on a 1963 M20D that I used to own.
  6. mooniac15u
    Since the instruments are standard size you should be able to get measurements from the photo.
  7. mooniac15u
    Unrelated to your purchase, is ALO a reference to your home airport?
  8. mooniac15u
    Both LASIK and RK reshape the cornea at the front of the eye.
  9. mooniac15u
    Please show me somewhere in one of my posts where I said it was impossible.
  10. mooniac15u
    That vapor cloud is outside the tank. An uncontained vapor cloud will ignite if it finds a heat/spark source. I was only addressing the claim that fuel tanks would explode.
  11. mooniac15u
    Even a partially full tank is unlikely to explode because there is unlikely to be sufficient oxygen to form a highly combustible mixture inside a tank. Cars crash all the time and their fuel tanks do not explode. Just consider how hard we have to work to get fuel to burn in our cylinders and that fuel is almost entirely vaporized.
  12. mooniac15u
    Contrary to what Hollywood likes to show us, liquid gasoline in tanks is not likely to explode.
  13. mooniac15u
    They came from the factory with fixed gear but almost all have been converted to retractable. That day I was wishing I still had fixed gear.
  14. mooniac15u
    Trying to save your prop and engine during a gear-up landing is a fool's errand. You'd better believe the FAA will have something to say about your decision making if you shut off your engine and then fail to make the runway. On the other hand, the emergency procedure for a gear up landing in the POH for my M20J includes: "When sure of making landing area: Fuel selector.....off" That is presumably more about preventing a post-landing fire. When I had to make a gear-up landing in my M20D I shut off the fuel when I crossed the runway threshold.
  15. mooniac15u
    With both oil and fuel pressure reading low you might have a grounding issue. These gauges measure resistance in the sensors but they are sensitive to resistance in the entire system. You might want to check the main airframe ground back at the battery. Even a small amount of oxidation where it attaches to the airframe can cause low readings in those two gauges and high readings on the oil temp and CHT gauges.
  16. mooniac15u
    According to the TCDS the speed changed from 100 to 125 starting with S/N 690001 for the M20E which was the 1969 model year and S/N 680001 for the M20C which was the 1968 model year.
  17. mooniac15u
    I look forward to seeing pictures of the titanium switch covers. You shouldn't have any more problems with breakage. Personally, I think I'll stick with non-conductive materials.
  18. mooniac15u
    http://mooneyspace.com/topic/17344-mooney-down-around-montréal/?do=findComment&comment=250278 Sounds like maybe he only had a couple hundred hours.
  19. mooniac15u
    I think that's a momentary contact switch. The map light probably needs a toggle.
  20. mooniac15u
    The F/A-18B is a two seat trainer. http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.displayPlatform&key=32F08227-0DE1-437F-93AB-C7241517AA8D
  21. mooniac15u
    I believe the owner of that plane is on Mooneyspace. I think his username is jsavage3.
  22. mooniac15u
    There were only about 160 produced.
  23. mooniac15u
    I don't see how they could've had a prop strike. It doesn't even have a prop.
  24. mooniac15u
    The backfiring suggests that fuel is getting to the cold cylinder but not igniting.
  25. mooniac15u
    Were you bidding on the 201 over in Newark (KVTA)?
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