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Strange indeed, looking at the flight profile for the Bonanza look like he took off from red bluff flew around in circles for a few minutes then I guess did the gear up. The Mooney flight was even more interesting shows a six minute climb from 1275 feet to 20400 then down to I think it was around 7000 speed was above 190 knots in level flight. UKI is just a stone throw away from me and I can tell you there was no kind weather that could have contributed to that kind of performance that day

For my D it’s completely normal for a climb temperature of around 400 degrees. Slightly higher on warm days and lower on cold days. I only have the original gauges so accuracy is somewhat questionable however the gauge is going to be consistent to itself. I have been climbing at 2500 vs 2700 and to illustrate the difference in temperature at 2700 the needle is just above the 400 degree line and at 2500 it’s just below the line always at 120mph or higher. I don’t know what that means in terms of temperature but it’s definitely lower. My climb performance is reduced by about 1 to 2 hundred feet per minute. Still better than 600 FPM fully loaded. My question about regarding the timing is can we just do this in other words every aspect of our airplanes and engines is HIGHLY REGULATED so is this even permitted. As for me it is what it is I do my best to keep an eye on it and fly accordingly.

Sad news, totally sucks man I hate it when these things happen. Pray for those that knew the pilot.

Believe me I’m very proud to have such a great airplane and like so many things we see an evolution of improvements over time. The big Mooneys are so capable. Kind of like I’m driving a 70’s 911e and these long bodies are like 911GT3’s

Very impressive, you two are definitely at the top of the Mooney food pyramid. Such an order of magnitude from my humble little model D.

Welcome back Clarence nice to see some replies from Anthony as well. Two of my favorite posters here on MS hope you stick around and hoping to see more from you Anthony. Would be great if more of the originals make a return to the site. Hope you are both doing well B

Making our usual milk run and we cross these ridges which are formed by fault lines. It is said that they are gaining measurable elevation each year. Been flying over them for over ten years and I must say that they do look like they are getting higher. In the distance you can see the Sutter buttes. Locals call them the smallest mountain range in the world.

There are approximately 74 aircraft based at SMO scheduled to close end of 2028 that will have to relocate.

I also just got my ECI done. It’s a 40 minute flight and only cost 250 as far as aviation costs go that’s pretty cheap. If you’re flying an average of 50 hours a year then only once every two years. I could see if your hours go up to like 200 per year it might make sense to replace the hub. Also it’s not something that everyone does so location might make a difference if there isn’t anyone close that can do the inspection

Very nice video but sadly I didn’t see any Mooney aircraft either flying or in the background.

You didn’t provide an option for member or non member that is neither happy with or unhappy with AOPA. I support them with membership but don’t spend any time dwelling over their operations on a day to day basis and weather they bring me happiness or sadness

Started my membership as soon as I began training for my PPL 17 years ago and was very proud to be part of the flying community. I met Darren when he hosted a town hall meeting at LVK last year and was very pleased with his presentation and especially his enthusiasm for the real pilots in GA you know folks like you and me. I was disappointed to hear this news about the termination and can only speculate that it was really about differences he had with the board. I agree with those who feel the board is more in support of the kerosene burning community as opposes to the grass roots flying population. I intend to keep supporting with my membership as I believe they still support GA overall. For instance any airport closures hurt kerosene burners as much as the rest of us. I guess in closing I would ask if any of you that canceled your membership before Darren was hired started supporting AOPA with renewed membership after he joined their team.

Yep, fortunately my first instructor was a stickler for stick and especially rudder. They don’t climb well but they do descend well that way.

Fair enough

Trouble accepted