mooniac15u

Well, it was much easier in my M20D than in my current M20J but I can still manage. I'm almost 6'5" and I already have the seat all the way back which puts me closer to the baggage door. I never had much trouble reaching the fuel selector either.

Personally, my arms are long enough that I just reach back and check the baggage door from the inside before I take off. That's probably not an option for everyone but there's aother thread on building little PVC handles to help reach the fuel selector (http://mooneyspace.com/topic/13884-fuel-selector-un-reachable/page-2). Maybe you could use one of those to reach back and poke the baggage door to see if it is latched prior to takeoff.

I believe they are usually set to run at best power until at cruise below 65%.

Actually, the systems I'm aware of will only go LOP below 65% power. How many LOPers here restrict their LOP operations to below 65%? From what I've seen they are hardly a "set it and forget it" group.

If it's in western Ohio the closest MSC is Muncie Aviation in Indiana. I personally take my J to Midwest Mooney in Flora, IL when I need a Mooney expert.

No selfie with the plane?

What will all the LOP folks do when the FADEC controls their mixture?

While you're at it you might want to pick up one of these for tuning the transponder, working the J-bar, or just reaching the yoke with the seat all the way back.

You mean like the fact that all the commercial ones have 3 legs?

For some reason they are listed with the wheel covers. http://www.lasar.com/mod-details.asp?id=27

Or maybe Rainman made a good landing and the flat had something to do with the recent maintenance.

Claroxan is mixture of some vitamins and other supplements. Nothing in it looks particularly dangerous by itself but some of the ingredients (particularly gingko) have the potential to interact with other drugs. Be careful if you are taking any other medication, even over the counter. The thing about supplements is that they are largely unregulated. They don't require any clinical trials or even any actual science to back up their claims. In this case it seems unlikely that any of these ingredients could reverse the effects of presbyopia. Your best bet is probably one of the bifocal solutions suggested above.

Cloraxin is the tradename for chloramphenicol which is an antibiotic. Unless you have an eye infection I would be skeptical.

The needed technology advancements don't have to come as a direct result of investment in an aviation solution. Most of the the best recent advances in general aviation have trickled down to us. GPS, flat-panel displays, tablets, etc were all developed for other applications and only leveraged in aviation after the technology matured. In fact the current diesel technology that they are trying to apply didn't come from advances in aviation research. The breakthroughs that have made diesel even a possibility in general aviation have come from the auto industry. There is no reason to believe that automakers will stop trying to make diesel engines lighter and better. Ultimately we might benefit from that. The first couple of generations of diesel cars were failures by most criteria. New technology including new materials and digital engine controls changed that. The thing about disruptive technological advances is that few people see them coming. I get why some are pessimistic about general aviation but I like to look at things like WAAS GPS approaches and in-cockpit weather (XM or ADS-B ) and I am amazed at what this technology has brought to an industry where the "ROI looks pretty poor". Given the choice I will always remain optimistic regarding new technology that we can't even conceive of today.

The technology will improve as technology always does in spite of those who claim it won't. 20 years ago diesel engines weren't really viable in the automotive industry either.

I didn't say it would fit in a Mooney. The point is that they do exist in the 200HP arena. As the technology matures we may see a smaller, lighter option.

This one? http://mooneyspace.com/topic/11083-buyer-beware-1966-m20e-35000/page-1

http://www.smaengines.com/spip.php?rubrique68&lang=en

Aircraft Door Seals makes a fine product (had one on my M20D) but it seems that their only option for the baggage door is one that attaches to the airframe rather than the door. I also get that the automotive stuff works well.... But let's assume someone was interested in an OEM seal. Is Mooney (via an MSC) our only option? Who makes the seals for Mooney? Can we buy them online somewhere?

The most important aspect of product development is understanding customer wants/needs as opposed to your own ideas. Things that may not seem critical to you may be high on the list of priorities for buyers. Seems like a number of people here have identified modern avionics as high priority. You can accept this as useful input or you can try to defend your position. Seems like some additional customer research would be helpful.

I suspect most buyers would expect a GPS at that price point.

Is that documented somewhere? I don't see anything in the TCDS or the POH. There are certainly times when It would be useful to remove the seats but it would help to have some documentation to convince my A&P to sign off on it.

I just realized that admitting to owning a carbon bike probably permanently disqualifies me from the CB club. In my defense, however, I also still ride a steel Panasonic DX 2000 that I bought new in 1986. That one has a 27in frame that will never fit in a Mooney.

The one in the back seat is my wife's and it is probably a 48. Mine is a 61 Specialized Roubaix which has compact geometry. Both bikes go in through the front door. There is no way to get them through the baggage door. Both wheels, the seat and the pedals have to come off. The handlebars stay on or come off depending on how much other gear I need to get in. I put the rear of the frame all the way into the hat rack and the front fork rests on top of the rear seat. I could easily get a bigger frame in that space but only because the bike in the rear seat is so small. If that one were bigger it might not work. As I said before this is a carbon frame. If you are riding a metal bike you will have to decide for yourself if it is light enough to go in the hat rack.

I can get 2 in my M20J; one in the back seat and one sitting across the cargo area on top of the seat back and sticking into the hat rack. The one in the hat rack is carbon so it doesn't create a W&B issue. I use a chain cover to prevent grease problems (http://www.whitelightningco.com/accessories/).