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There are car jacks that leave enough room for a low wing to slide under. http://bigboysgaragetoys.com/car-lifts/bendpak-plt-6s/

Have you thought about putting the car on a lift instead?

A copy of the parts catalog can be found here: http://mooney.free.fr/Manuels%20M20J/M20J/Mooney%20M20J%20Illustrated%20Parts%20Catalog.pdf Take a look at section 61 for propeller parts.

The DC SFRA and all the TFRs is another reason why GPS navigation is so important now. I few into the DC SFRA last week for the first time. Given the potential penalties for busting that airspace I'm not sure I would have wanted to try flying there without being absolutely certain of my position at all times.

Modern MFDs and GPS based navigation systems have an extremely high reliability rate; unlike older technology like vacuum pumps and magnetos that fail regularly. Once you add in the redundancy of handheld/tablet based systems the likelihood of a complete loss of navigation information is negligable If you don't like new technology that is certainly your choice but the idea that older systems are more reliable simply isn't true.

+1 for Matt at Midwest Mooney!

I've used Kissimmee Jet Center multiple times. Not much to look at but always good service and reasonable rates for rental cars. Never had a problem with the tower.

My 63 D had the 3-position adjustment.

Most intercoms should be wired so that turning off the intercom connects the pilot headset directly to comm 1. If you turn off the intercom is the problem still present? That might help you determine if the problem is the radio or the intercom.

There's an exception in 91.411 for drains: (2) Except for the use of system drain and alternate static pressure valves, following any opening and closing of the static pressure system, that system has been tested and inspected and found to comply with paragraph (a), appendices E and F, of part 43 of this chapter; and

I bought Dave Clark H10-13X ANR headsets for both my kids. We flew down to Sportys and tried on just about every headset they had until we narrowed it down to the ones that could get a tight seal around their ears. The Dave Clarks can be adjusted so that they fit well on smaller heads. They are expensive but it is hard to put a price on your kids' hearing.

Just about every airport across northern Indiana and Illinois has the following NOTAM: "Service(s) see flight data center 4/1552 CHICAGO Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) OUTof SERVICE September 30th, 2014 at 02:30 PM EDT (1409301830) - October 13th, 2014 at 07:59 PM EDT (1410132359)" It sounds like Monday is the goal.

I'm not talking about miss-filling. There are a lot of protocols in place to prevent that. The danger of contamination comes from back pressure when the oxygen cylinder internal pressure drops while there is still pressure present from another compressed gas cylinder in a connected or closed system. Regulators should prevent this but they can, and do, fail. The point is that you don't know what found its way into a cylinder of unknown history. With medical grade O2 the pre-fill evacuation should remove residual contamination. If you are refilling your own cylinder, then it really isn't a problem because you know where it has been.

You're right, it typically comes from the same tank. That's really a cost/logistics issue. Medical grade oxygen is considered a pharamceutical product so there are GMP specifications for production facilities, equipment, training, quality control, etc. Once a producer gets that set up it doesn't make much sense to maintain a separate production setup for "lower" grade oxygen.

Evacuation of the cylinder requires pulling a vacuum on it. If you only open it to atmospheric pressure you will still have 1 tank volume of residual gas. If you are refilling your own cylinder it really isn't a problem. I was referring to the potential risk associated with taking delivery of a replacement cylinder of unknown history.

Medical grade oxygen cylinders are evacuated prior to filling with oxygen. Welding cylinders can potentially be back-contaminated with acetylene and they are not required to be evacuated prior to refilling.

The difference in medical and welding grade oxygen is in the protocols for handling the cylinders. Welding grade cylinders may have other residual contaminents in the cylinder. If you don't mind breathing some residual acetylene then welding grade is fine.

Accident rates were actually quite high during WWII.

There are certainly lots of folks who successfully made the transition as low time pilots. Just keep in mind that there is a reason insurance premiums are high for low time pilots in higher performance, rectractable gear aircraft. The insurance companies base their assessments on many years of accident data and they price according to risk. The data shows that your risk is higher making this transition now. Is that a reason not to buy a Mooney? Only you can answer that based upon your risk tolerance and how you plan to mitigate that risk. If you follow all the advice here regarding Mooney specific and instrument training that is a great start.

The battery minder won't work through the jump start port because there is a relay on that circuit that needs to be activated in order to connect the circuit to the battery. You would need a traditional power source to activate the relay. Of course the battery minder won't be able to do it's job even with the relay active because the relay will put a constant load on the charger.

AGM batteries are susceptible to overcharging so a standard battery minder can potentially cause damage. They also have a slower discharge rate so keeping them charged is not as much of a problem.

The Bose QC series aren't really designed for high noise environments. They only offer attenuation in the 15-20 dB range. The Bose aviation headsets are closer to 30 dB and some of the other ANR headsets on the market are closer to 40 dB. You would actually get better hearing protection from most of the passive aviation headsets. The SoftComm C-40, for example, provides 23 dB of protection and it only costs $120.

My 1963 M20D did the same thing. When I switched off the electric pump the pressure gauge would drop and then slowly climb back to normal. It did that the entire time I owned it.

It depends on the degree to which the nozzle is blocked. I have had a clogged injector that just resulted in increased EGT for that cylinder and an inability to lean very much. Otherwise the engine performed well. In a case like that fuel burn might become a bigger issue.

It's all ball bearings nowadays.