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Not ideal. I only go to nice ones where I know them from my days in a 182. Otherwise I speak to the controller and ask whether mooneys fly in and out of their field. If they know their stuff they'll be able to warn you on various dodgy areas. As the other guy said: taxi slowly and land and take off with minimal weight on the nose wheel. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Come to England where it is $11.00 a gallon. Most of it is tax of course. How else would they keep the queen bejewelled? Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

If you're in a place with a lot of radio work and busy airspace learn on something slower. Also if you want to visit rougher strips get a cessna or similar. However if you are blessed with long runways and empty skies than why not? Also when you get your licence and you start taking friends for flights you'll be too busy in a money to be a good host as you'll forever be changing frequencies and worry whether your gear is locked. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

I only mentioned it as everyone on this thread was getting rather morbid. However it is important to be aware of the statistics in order to avoid being one... Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

In the UK it is illegal to fly over a densely populated area with a single engine plane if you are unable to glide to a field. This mostly applies to London where one can fly VFR up to 2000 feet, as any higher is ifr traffic. That's why it is extremely rare to have a single engine plane landing in someone's apartment. Of course this rule (5) doesn't apply to take offs and landings. Perhaps it is impractical in the states with such huge sprawling cities. That, of course, does not prevent countless other ways to die in a plane. After all if GA has a statistic of a 1.7 fatal accidents in 100,000 hours, and an average pilot will fly about 800 hours in their life, that means that next time you meet 75 pilots in your airport s restaurant, one of them statistically is a dead man. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

I don't like things mounted on yokes as I like to use it to control the aircraft. My partners on the aircraft always leave it on but I take it off and throw it backwards each time. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

You guys are making me jealous Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

In mine it was a relay.

As long as there is a hole the right part will fit

If England leaves the eu it will get even higher as the country will go broke and need more taxes.

US Gallons. .

Come to England where a gallon is $13.00!!!

For practice it's good to do a few circuits starting just before dark until it's pitch black. Thus getting used to the dying lights.

Thanks Dave. That makes a lot of sense...

Sometimes I find after take off that the electric trim switch is mysteriously in the off position. Either I absently switch it off without noticing (very unlikely) Or it jumps to the off position on its on. Any thoughts?

I will re weigh my plane. hopefully they got it wrong. or maybe there was a mechanic asleep in it.

According to a weighing certificate on my m20j, the empty weight is 1983 lb. It sounds a bit heavy. Is it normal or shall I get it checked. All the previous ones I looked at where about 1830... Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

I had the door pop open on last week when a passenger decided to open it before entering the plane without me knowing. It opened on take off and the plastic from the inside tore off. It is now slightly bent near the join. Landing in a crosswind was not pretty. I was advised to not lock it by an instructor. I will now all ways lock it before flight. The passenger who is a cpl offered to pay for the repair.