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Anyone have any idea of the gross cost for the following. New Engine - Lycoming built - 31K Install - Powerflow with Install - New Mags (one is only 3 years old and the other is only 1 year old) if they don't come with the new engine- Engine Mount Overhall - New Vacuum Pump and Install Rebuild the Prop Governor (but wouldn't this be just as easy in the future?) -

I thought new mags came with the new engine. OK on the prop governor and vacuum pump.

It has seen two. I am pretty sure I am going with the reman. What else would you guys do at the same time. Filter, Powerflow, windscreen, etc...?

How much speed does it get you?

But putting $6K into an engine with 2033 hours would be saving money in the long run? I put 150-200 hours on the engine per year.

My engine has 2033 hours with great compressions (all in the mid 70s). The problem is it has a lot of small oil leaks and a possible crack in the block between #2 and #4. They have already taken off the exhaust to inspect the engine, but to make sure it is actually cracked they will have to reinstall the exhaust and run the engine to reinspect. I am pretty sure, I am resigned to just installing a factory engine. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Ok - with my new exhaust, I am thinking about the powerflow exhaust. What is everyone's experience. My A&P said that if I install it, it will have to be taken apart every year to inspect. So my question is does everyone else do this and if you do, does the trouble worth the gain in speed? What else do you guys recommend while I am putting in a new engine - It has new teflon hoses (two year old), new starter (two years old), new alternator (one year old). I don't have any speed mods, so the windshield, cowling, etc are all open game. I would like to do this right and not have regrets. Mark

I have done a lot of work at the New Castle Airport for the DE Air National Guard. We have another project coming up this summer. We will end up going to the old bar on DE campus. I like the airport. I got a ticket the week they outlawed talking on a cell phone though. The cop was a jerk. I had a rental car, Ohio drivers license and did do anything wrong (I was under the speed limit by a couple of mph - which really is rare.) He handed me the ticket and I told him "you have to be kidding me". How in the world would I have known they just passed this law. There weren't any signs or anything.

I was taking my daughter on a college visit, and CASE WESTERN University was working on a permananent coating that ice will not work on. One of the big problems with the large windmills is the accumulation of ice on the blades. As the temperature heats up, the windmills throw the ice projectile a very long way. So they can't be used in any urban setting during cold weather. They specifically said, it is also being tested for airplane wings for deicing. My guess in the coating would be expensive, but if it worked, it would replace a lot of stuff and not cost you any speed. Mark

I plan on using Safe Skies now. Thanks for the follow up.

I am a definite maybe. I will have to fly commercial - Cincinnati (that is a little too long for couple of days...but I might be going to flagstaff and maybe I do a two for one.) Depends on the timing.

Also, the turn coordinator might need to be rebuilt. If the servos are good and there isn't a leak anywhere, it is probably the turn coordinator that is bad. You can send it back to Britton and they can fix it pretty cheap and quickly. Mark

If you can find someone that is going with the caravan and you can pre-arrange a campsite split, that spot can be reserved for you when you arrive. I have split a campsite in the vintage area for the last two years. (The day I arrived was the day he left, and I was able to park right next to my buddy for the rest of the week. I think I came on a wednesday. Also, it is better to arrive before the air show and not after. They land a lot of planes and it is harder to see the planes at night. It literally looks like a military dog fight with how many airplanes are up there. And when they say to rock your wings, well I think more than one plane does it, so make sure you know where you are before.

hoses are very cheap to change.

I am going to be in North Dakota next week and will have the ability to bring this home. So what am I looking at. I am assuming this is just a system of oxygen tanks that you could use to refill the small cylinders for the airplane. But does it already have the compressor, dryer, and filters to make their own breathing air tanks?

i am looking forward to stripping my plane's right wing (one wing at a time) and I think I am going to do it myself (OK, with the help of one of our members). Can't wait to see how the sealing goes with the reports on this stripping. YOU guys are awesome.

Just learned something new today and I am going to do this exact thing. I have a large tree lined hill right in front of my airport at takeoff, I would definitely have go 45 deg to the right to find a field.

My 66E is also a center mount. And I am interested in helping get this refined. Don, whatever you need I will try and help, but I am a civil engineer and not a mechanical. I can build a wetland, stream, put in site utilities, but I don't know the difference between a drill and a drill press. (well I do know that, but you get the point.) Mark

I bought my Mooney prior to getting my ticket and it was only $800 for full insurance. So it wasn't too bad IMO. now I have my IR and 300 hrs and I hope it goes down.

I got this bulb this fall and I use it all the time, but when I land, it is foggy. So I am not sure that they are vacuum sealed. And if they are supposed to be, mine has a small leak. :). The light is very bright and it does make a big difference landing at night. My old light, I could barely see anything, but now I can see the numbers from a long ways out and that does make depth much easier.

I bought my Mooney before i had my ticket. I finished my training on the 172, and haven't flown another mile other than a mooney. The insurance wasn't bad at all, it just had a caveat that I must have a certified CFI before I got my PPL. I now have 300+ hours, my Instrument ticket (done on my plane) and don't regret anything.

What shop did your annual? I had my mooney at LUK for three or four months to get my instrument ticket.

I have a center mount on my 66E, so I will be in on that side. If and when. Mark

OK, I see it now. a total of 6 U-Bolts used (4 for the lenses and two to hold the 1/4' rod to the center column. Very nice. What would you do differently?

Those are awesome. Could you give me specifics on the clamp and visors. Hard to tell what the clamp looks like