jkhirsch

I think you need to check your ass is what I think, these "discrepancies" have been signed off on mutiple annuals, they didn't happen the day before the inspection. Bottom line: If it was groundworthy. they mechanic should have grounded it, or at least told me what would happen if the FAA caught me, thereby letting me choose to illegally fly the plane and take responsibility.\ But.....Since you're so smart you already knew that it's the A&Ps job to deem the aircraft airworthy before they stamp it. The FAA took pictures, I didn't yet, but I will and I'll get them uploaded so everyone can determine how they feel about it on their own fruition.

If there were hangars available in Lexington, it would be in one. I'll likely have to buy the airport to get a hangar. Here's the waitlist for hangars: 13 people in line for Boxes. 27 people in line for Ts. I'm about tired of using the asterisks in my posts, but these mother ****ers grounded my airplane on some bull**** that has been signed off on by 3 mechanics that I can absolutely verify. The latest mechanic of the previous owner, the pre-buy mechanic in Couer d'Alene that I chose, and the latest mechanic that I had do an annual in October. The shop that I used for the last annual included an A&P and an IA that would have had eyes on the plane. There is basically some minor hangar rash in a 2 places that they contacted Mooney about...and just wtf do we all think Mooney says when the FAA calls...rebuild, rebuild the whole GD'ed plane it's not safe don't fly it. I was so enraged yesterday I didn't think to take any pictures, but if I can find the ones that the original owner sent me, when he said that they had been checked out and were no issue, I'll post those. So now I'm grounded, and now I officially don't like the FAA, I previously loved them because they made it so easy for me to start a 141 school. I originally thought this was instigated by someone to try and stir up trouble for me, because 2 stories short, I don't let people treat me the wrong way in business. However when I met with the guy yesterday, they weren't interested in me at all, which makes the think that they really were just out there filling a quota. I've attached the paperwork that I was provided with, depending on what I hear from them next week, AOPA legal may still be getting involved. Apparently I can't upload a PDF anywhere? So I converted it to images and uploaded those and attached them. http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/35153-paperwork-page-4/ http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/35152-paperwork-page-3/ http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/35151-paperwork-page-2/ http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/35150-paperwork-page-1/ P.S. The registration is an on-going nonsense thing with that office, they've extended it about 3 times now, but it's entirely unrelated as well. P.S.S. If you don't mind to remove the personal information, so that it's at least not crawled I would appreciate it.

Edited, what the first guy said on the phone indicated that they wanted to look at the plane again with me there.

A quick google lead me to this page: http://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/PIC-archive/FAA-Enforcement/Ramp-Checks I always lock the doors on my plane, so if I didn't do something out of character, they shouldn't have been allowed to illegally access the interior. although I would love to catch one trying to sneak into the plane without my knowledge I guess the first question out of my mouth will be: Is this in regard to a possible violation? Then he can swiftly speak to an attorney. Otherwise I don't really have a problem playing the bull**** reindeers games that our tax dollars fund, until they try to tell me my plane is grounded for some nonsensical reason.

I just got a phone call from the FSDO out of Louisivlle and the ****suckers told me they ramped checked my plane and found discrepancies. They told me that they ramp checked several planes, but I suspect some douchebag called and told them to ramp check my plane. He quoted a bunch of bs about having a quota of ramp checks per year but I'm not buying it just yet. Then demanded that I show up at the FBO here in Lexington with my log books at 5 o' clock. I'm likely to edit this post later but for now I felt like expressing some dissent towards the ****ing ***hole administration.

Just want to say thanks for that link...that's a fantastic website that I had not previously been exposed to.

Can you link the list of co-sponsers? ...sorry for being lazy.

I have noticed this issue on a couple occasions, it's not a fix but I have observed that if I hold the switch in the on position for a few seconds it will stay on.

Do you have anything for the Garmin 150?

I have a Falcon Aircraft - Delco Remy Generator (1101915) and a Zeftronics Generator Controller (G1500N) that were installed in the last 2 years in my plane before I bought it. I had it replaced with an alternator kit in October. I really have no clue what a fair price is for both or separately. I guess if someone really wants me to post a picture of them I can do that as well. If you're interested just PM me or whatever. Jeff

Hopefully the success of this year will allow more to participate next year...

This is my first winter with the Mooney, but it is also my first winter with a Tanis pre-heater. My procedure has been shoddy at best, so far, but I plug the pre-heater in and let it roll for hours in advance of flying--I'm also not in a hangar. Up to this point I have paid no attention to whether the cowl flaps were open or closed while preheating, I also do not have a cowl blanket yet, nor do I have any of the orifices plugged. I have done this several times and the engine has started on the second or third blade, and quickly warms up to the green arc. I have been leaving the cowl flaps closed for the 5 minutes or so until I line up for take-off to promote extra hot air staying in the engine compartment. Up to this point I have noticed no issue with the instrumentation or avionics. As far as in-flight operating temperatures, if I remember correctly my oil seems to stay hot (180+) and my cylinders seem to stay proportionately cold to the OAT. I want to say that I have seen the temps go below 300 on the brutal flight back from Florida on Jan 6th.

....and a month later....N201MKTurbo thanks for that link, I enjoyed the read, even though where the ".205" measurement came from still seems to be somewhat shrouded.

appreciate the advise, i'm planning to "secure the package" tomorrow until proper repairs can be made.

I saw a previous thread about this but it never seemed to have a conclusion. Has anyone ever had to replace the diaphragm for the step? Apparently mine is shot, I have been told that there is a place that will "overhaul" the rubber part, although I'm not sure how you rebuild something made from rubber.

someone referenced earlier some "designs" floating around on the internet, can someone reproduce a link or the images?

It's part of chinese culture to believe they are superior to others, even other native people to China. I don't think it's reaching too far to say that the Chinese think "they" are better than us, and the rest of the world, which is why they have continuously undermined, what many would consider, commonly decent business practices in order to build an "empire."

Hi-jacked here..........I am now obligated to mention that the money multipler is currently less than zero which is why there is no inflation now, because the Money Supply = Money Multipler * Monetary Base, and "printing money" only affects the base. As the Fed begins to "see an end" they can reverse the massive growth in the Monetary Base that QE has created by selling securities. I think it's also perilous to ignore the novelty of the situation that we are in as a country. It's important to distinguish between objective and subjective information, all of mine is purely mechanical and objective.

Broken oil control ring in both.

it's reassuring to hear from someone else that common sense basically prevails, 'what the hell's the difference what coating is on the cylinder if it's working correctly.' (short of I have heard that chrome causes a lot of problems) i have zero confidence that i'm not going to end up having both of the "un-worked" cylinders fixed for the same reason that the first two were done, but I err toward the side of fix it when it's broken.