nickmatic

I stoped at Kulusuk in my Encore on the way to Europe a couple years back. Landing was easy and staff was super nice as I recall. Read about it here: www.n97nm.com

That's what I suspected, thanks. Seems pretty straightforward.

On my last flight I noticed the OAT, Wind speed/direction, and TAS readouts on my GPS (GNS 480) all showed ---. What does this point to as the source of the problem? I assume there's an air data sensor unit of some kind that must have failed or become disconnected? I've recently moved to Europe with my Encore so I want to be more proactive with understanding maintenance issues before going to a mechanic.

Good option thanks!

Thanks for all the comments regarding the fuel senders. Sounds like this is a serious possibility. I've asked them to take a look and I'll report back. Would be great if it's that easy!

OK fair point. Definitely worth checking out thanks

Good call, thanks for the tip. Though if the problem only shows when I'm above 18 gallons in the tank, doesn't this indicate a tank seal issue?

I posted about a fuel smell in my cockpit a while back when I bought my M20K and just have been keeping the right tank below full up until now in order to not have to deal with it. It has worked but all of a sudden recently I can only fill the tank to about 18 gallons before getting wet carpet on the right side of the plane. Time to get this fixed. I did a lot of searching online and in this forum and I see Weep No More in Willmar, MN, WetWingOlogists East in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Propellorhead Aviation in Winter Haven, FL. Wondering if anyone knows a reputable shop a little further north on the east coast? The plane is in South Carolina at the moment and I'd like to stop somewhere on the way back to New York (where I live) to get the tank seal dealt with. I'm open to having it patched vs completely resealed if that's possible.

Cool, when will they be finishing up the work? Would love to hear how it goes

Hooray

Yup. This is the hazing ritual, apparently

Jewell does indeed seem to be a jewel... Sam is super knowledgeable and helpful. In the end though the price came out about the same as for Triad in NC, so I'm gonna go with Triad given my rapport with Othman and that he seems to have a good relationship with Rich at Executive in Myrtle Beach. Man the costs keep adding up... taking the engine out and putting it back in will be over $5k on top, plus flushing the prop and governor are extra. Talk about stressful. I could buy a Cessna for what this is going to cost

They're actually the ones I was sent to by the local airport guys. I've been speaking with Othman and they're the ones with the initial quote I have. Good to see the thumbs up for them on here.

Good tip, thanks!

Ha! The turbo is great. I've taken it over mountains cross country a few times, and I get over 200KTAS in the flight levels drinking 13gph. Thanks for the pointer to Jewell. I'll call them in the morning

Good one, thanks!

Well their web site gives a quote for a complete replaced engine. It'll undoubtedly be less expensive when I speak to them as a few things on the engine are recently overhauled or in working condition.

That's basically the next step the shop in SC is proposing, no?

1300 total

Thanks. Online quote was 2x what the shop in SC wants to do. Will call them in the morning to see what they offer.

Done by whom?

I had a low oil pressure indication in my Mooney Encore the other day and made a precautionary landing in Myrtle Beach, SC. There was debris in the oil pressure regulator causing it to fail and the shop there looked at the oil filter and found non-ferrous metal, indicating it's time for an overhaul. I had been seeing the oil blacken quickly so I knew this was coming. The engine is at about 1330 hours. Shop there quoted me $35,000 for an overhaul including magnetos, harness, spark plugs, turbocharger and new cylinders. They plan to reuse the starter, exhaust system and wastegate controller (was just overhauled a couple months ago). I've replaced a couple cylinders already and am pretty overwhelmed and beat up from spending money on this engine (welcome to airplane ownership, I know). Can anyone offer advice or a place to ship the engine for a better deal? The shop there says the next step is to take the engine apart to see what's really going on. Long story short, I'm not super familiar with the overhaul process and want to feel comfortable that I'm not getting a bad deal or doing work I don't need to do.

Mind sharing the link? I can't seem to find it. Did find this one though: http://hyfast.com/654715-cap-retainer-asm-o-fill/

So my Encore needs a couple items that should be inexpensive but are not. No surprise there. Local shop quoted me the following prices: ETA Pitot Heat switch 930023-105 $220.00 Oil filler cap 654715 $435.00 Any leads on where I can get these less expensively? Thanks!

I have an Insight G3. I'll have to see what kind of data it records when I next get out to the plane. I always check airspeed coming alive and oil temp and pressure in green. BIG MISTAKE to not check that manifold pressure comes up to full. The 252/Encore has an automatic wastegate so I'm used to just opening the throttle and rolling. Huge lesson learned.