PaulB

I think I might start at the switch since it's more accessible and check the impedance of each wire separately before opening everything up.

Do you know if the wires for the nav lights run through the little inspection ports all along the bottom of the wing? I've never opened any of those but that we're I was planning on looking first

Ok I'll take a look. I imagine it's quite the task to inspect the entire length of wire. I didn't look at the ammeter. Probably would have been a good idea. Thanks for your help

Last night I had an issue with my nav lights coming on. They came on but then went out after a minute or two. Flipping the switch off and on resulted in a click and a quarter second dimming of the console lights but no nav lights. After turning on and off different lights I tried the navs again and they worked but I got a bunch of static in the intercom. Navs went back out as well. Everything else electrical was working without an issue. It's a 1982 J. Any thoughts?

I bought mine on Amazon and got it cheaper than Sportys and with free shipping. Works great with the Mini. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BMEIE7Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can get a replacement weatherstrip from any hardware store or even amazon. I bought one from amazon for around $8. Just get one that's 3/8" thick and 3'4" wide. 10 feet should do the door. I haven't done the baggage door but it should use much less.

I think that would just end up screwing the little guy. However, I do agree that FAA should be held accountable for this. They're breaking the law if they don't submit the rewrite in time. Maybe threatening some of the top administrators with jail time?

I bet if your chocks were 56" long no one would steal them either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know but I bet even the most hardened lineman would be impressed with 56 inches.

Anyone have a set of these? http://www.amazon.com/Tigerchocks-AC6856-LR-RP-Urethane-Military-Aircraft/dp/B004UMT08C/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1409426785&sr=8-8&keywords=aircraft+chocks Must be pretty awesome for $572. At least shipping is free.

Has anyone replaced the side trim leather? My panels are ok but they still have the original long strip of ugly leather. I was contemplating just having an upholstery shop redo them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's starting to make more sense to me. Another question, do you ever actually check to see how lean of peak you actually are? I've read John Deakin suggests just pulling back until you feel the plane decelerate. If you do do you use the Lean find function of your engine monitor or just do it manually by watching the EGTs?

Ok starting to make sense. I was thinking for some reason that the formula was calculating the ideal FF to make your perfectly 25 degrees LOP. Just a brain fart. Thanks guys. I think I should take the APS class as I really am curious about this stuff and figure it would iron out the details better for me.

I've been struggling with figuring out LOP operations recently. My question pertains to LOP and fuel flow setting with respect to altitude. I understand that the APS guys state LOP FF = %HP / 14.9 (for the IO-360) but doesn't this change with altitude? I would think that as we ascend the air gets thinner and the corresponding fuel flow should be lower to remain the same number of degrees LOP. I wonder this because sometimes I like to putt around at around 3k and I'm never sure where to set the FF. When I'm going somewhere I am usually 7-10k and use the above formula which puts me around 8.7 gph for 65% power. Am I missing something here?

Granted I don't have a rocket or a missile but my warning only goes off if my manifold pressure is less than 13" and the gear is up. Also I believe the gear safety bypass switch only disables the squat switch to allow you to retract the gear if the switch is malfunctioning. I'm sure the guys on here with more experience will have more info.

Lemon pledge and scrubbing bubbles.

What does the gauge read when the engine is off? Should be the same as the altimeter setting minus an inch for every 1000 ft of elevation above sea level.

The only thing that could make that any better is a nearby MSC. That's Don Maxwell's hanger across the runway from mine.

I bet that the older planes had the bolt replaced out of the same inventory as the Acclaims at some point in the last few years.

Now you're making it harder for me to decide.

How is this legal? The law states that they must submit it by Dec 30th 2015 not "get it done when you can." If I decided to make my own rules and not follow the laws I would end up in jail. April 15th? Nah, I'll pay them when I can, 2 years later. The AOPA puts it nicely in their article (linked in the first post): "It’s going to take some time for the FAA to adopt the changes which were developed by industry under the Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee. The congressional deadline’s going to help ensure the agency is able to dedicate the resources needed to adopt the changes.” If the FAA doesn't think they can get it done by the deadline they need to "dedicate" more resources or they are breaking the law.

Wonder what the cost is and if it interfaces with the 530. Those are my current hold ups

Yeah the calculator I posted isn't perfect but I only fly on paved surfaces and always give myself a a safety margin. It probably wouldn't be hard to modify it to add grass and and slope. Just not worth it to me. The weight and balance part is probably just as useful. Really makes calculating W&B a 10 second affair.

Found the original post. Looks like Bob - S50 was the original author. http://mooneyspace.com/topic/8475-takeoff-and-landing-calcs/

Attached is an HTML file that does all the calculations along with weight and balance. I wish I could take credit for it but I found it on here on an old post. I modified it a little to calculate density altitude and a few other things. Open it up and edit the top of the file to adapt it for your plane. If you need any help doing this let me know. Takeoff Calculator v4.0.html