carl

Marauder, on 28 Feb 2015 - 2:58 PM, said: Exactly with me . chopped for hours , finally said wait for spring.

My hangar door has not froze yet , I guess i'm lucky. I have about a 6 foot strip of ice todeal with . I hope it is gone on Saturday because the weather is clear but cold.I want to fly.

well it didn't post in the right size, but here is my new tow bar .about 5foot long and expandable . built in my kitchen , 10 minutes thanks Gsxrpilot

all great answers. I am looking at Cross City, Florida only because it has a large airport and no population. Maybe cheap hangar rent? I can't complain, well I can and will , but my rent is only 120 a month, you kind of do get what you pay for. They say it is from frost heave and "do you want the $300 hangar?" RV antifreeze . Im going to get some today. And Ill start working on a long tow bar. Global warming ??? I think we fixed it and are now in a global ice age again. But a faster plane is alway a good idea. shoe spikes cool idea . carl

Stupid Ice , because I hate the stuff. But this is on the ground right outside my hangar. I just got this hangar so it is new to me. The asphalt has a small dip directly outside the hangar door. This dip fills up with water and then freezes. When I try to pull my M20 E out I can get no traction and fall. So my plane is stuck until spring. Well at night it will freeze here for a while still and I like to fly in the early morning . Any ideas dealing with this situation. If it was my driveway I would use salt. but I don't think that is good idea with aircraft around. Carl

Ok so here are some numbers : GARMIN GNS 430W WAAS - GPS/NAV/COM 14-28V $7,895.00 Buy It Now or Best OfferB 19 watching Includes tray, backplate, used connectors and antenna. Working great! Low time unit. Removed for panel upgrade. Condition: As-Removed; working in service. Sold with no warranties express or implied. But now you need somemore stuff Like what ?? The ADS-B module, that is the GDL-88 Garmin GDL-88 Dual-Link ADS-B Solution For Certified Aircraft Availability: Install Only MANUFACTURER: GARMIN - CONDITION: NEW - PART NUMBER: 010-008XX-30 WARRANTY: 2-YEAR MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY From: $3,475.00 7895 +3475 =11,370. plus install fees and that is a used 430w I really think I can avoid the airspace ( sorry for the messed up font)

I misunderstood the topic "older plane" . Mine is a 1967 M20 E no gps, no displays of anything. I do have a mode c transponder .

This can't be correct , is it? "The Garmin G1000 costs approximately $50K. "

This would be cool if you compiled all this data into an excel sheet for comparison. What does WOT stand for? I'm guessing wide open throttle? carl

I missed the part about your fuel tank range. How many gallons does it hold ? I have the regular 52 gal. carl

I flew to Bimini from Fort Lauderdale Fla. In a 172, at 3000 feet. I was always in view of a sport boat or a sailboat , they were everywhere. The custom man said "what you come here for ?" I said "lunch" , and that was it. I was charged nothing in or nothing out. They charge a fee.? Some airports may not have fuel. Carl

Hello carusoam said "Go electric preheat if you can. The ability to call on the cell phone for pre-heat is magical." Tomorrow it is going to warm up to 15 degree F and have calm winds, I want to fly. I go to the airport and plug in my tannis heater , Then I go home , come back in a hour or so. I found the WeMo switch, bought it , the hanger doesn't have WiFi,so it doesn't work, I took it back. What other choices are out there ? Carl

Ha ha , This is very interesting discussion. I learned a great deal from everyone ,and I thank you for the information.

about how long do they need the plane for to do just the tanks? I will need mine done . The top of the wing walk has a leak if i fill it up.

My 1967 M20 E has arrived. I have been working to get the plane for over 8 months. This plane was purchased from an estate, so it was tied up with two attorneys and a judge. But that’s another story. I want to mention the amazing people I met through MooneySpace. I had gone out to Reno NV to get the plane and bring it back to Altoona Pennsylvania over my Christmas holiday. Because of a shipping problem with UPS they did not deliver the propeller till it was too late to meet my return deadline and I was forced to fly back on a commercial airline. I posted a forum Ferry Delivery Pilot??My plane is left in Nevada I did not have much hope, but after dinner I checked back and there were numerous replies. My insurance company was setting the requirements, and really wanted a high time, instructor, IFR Mooney pilot. I got an email from Charlie Davies while he was overseas, who casually stated, “I’ll do it no problem.” Well, I was curious as to how he would do this, when he was in China. His Mooney Space name is Charlesual which I interpreted as Charlie Casual. So I asked for a little bio background ; “ I been flying since college, bush pilot in Alaska, ski, floats, then turbines, jets, and now I fly a 777 from Dulles to China, right over the north pole.” He has over 25,000 hours and he owns a Mooney, his second one. It then hit me it was not Charlie Casual, but Charles UAL as in United Airlines. I thought, he should meet the requirements the insurance company wants. When I voiced this he said he would reach out to the insurance company and verify it was approved. He did it all. The next day my insurance sent an email verifying this. He is from Leesburg VA which is close by, a couple hours’ drive, 30 minutes by Mooney. I could not go, but he said he would take his daughter along for the experience. She is a pilot too, as well as his wife Kelly. So they went. Kelly would send me reports, flight plans and updates as it progressed. On day one they met with my mechanic in Minden NV, and did some testing and worked out some bugs getting everything finished up, transponder certified, Charlie did the test flight over the airport. It was a while since this plane flew, so was worried. Day two they took off and shot across the United States like a rocket, but it is just a 20E. Charlie sent me pictures as they flew. They stayed over in Liberal Kansas, half way. I was at work and on my break I watched FlightRadar24 with envy as they trekked eastward. Day three they continued over some IFR weather, VRF on top and finished up into Leesburg before I was done with work. If you count the nights in a hotel, there are only two. It was an amazing efficient trip. The weather was great on Saturday so he flew it up to Altoona, AOO. Then he said lets fly it together, so I flew for two hours, stalls, turns, pattern work and landings, cross wind landings, and then I flew with Kelly, also an airline pilot and CFI. I am not ready to fly out of the pattern yet, I have to master landings. So I drove them home to Leesburg, missed the turn and just about went all the way to Harrisonburg. So that’s part of my story of my amazing adventure. Even though I could not make the flight across the US, I felt every minute of it. My picture in the corner, the avatar, is a picture Charlie took over the southern Rockies. My adventure was meeting these fabulous aviation enthusiasts. Charlie and his wife Kelly are aviation people; they are mentors to others and wanted nothing but the experience and to help out another Mooney pilot. So, as you all know, if you need something there are extremely talented people on MooneySpace. I think if I need another ferry pilot or anything else, I can give a shout out to Charlie Davies. I now had about three hours in the plane. I am very pleased , of course It needs work and paint. Many adventures are to come . Thanks you Carl

Monterey to Hilo 2014.5 miles . I think that is the shortest route. @10000 17 in MP 1950 RPM airspeed 128 6 gal per hour 15.7 hours 94.4 gal This is a M20 E book , not a C

FAA policy now allows pilots who have had cataract surgery with an IOL and those who wear bifocal or multifocal contact lenses to get a medical certificate. you will need to wait 90 days after your cataract and IOL procedure before applying for a medical. your optometrist complete an FAA Report of Eye Evaluation (FAA Form 8500-7) before your flight physical. The AME can sign you off for your medical certificate as long as there are no complications or adverse side effects and your vision meets the standards for the class of medical certificate you want. ref AOPA

Hello ' This is great : there are alot of pilots here that do this all the time , Everyone of you, thanks for you help. Here is my plan : get the plane ready to go , prop is back on today , wow does it look nice! I need a battery box lid ( missing) and a static test.. runup and some flight checks. I think that will take two more weeks,( A&P holiday's) so mid January is the estimated time. i will keep you up to date on what is going on carl

Thanks guys. This is great information carl

Thanks Ill check top gun . The funny thing is that's what I want to do.... Ferry airplanes

(I searched for ferry or delivery pilots but did not find anything.) History: lost prop in shipping so it was delivered late,the holidays came and everyone went on vacation. So my 1967 M20 E was not ready for pickup from Minden NV. Now my time here has run out and I must return to Pennsylvania. I teach respiratory therapy so I don't get alot of time off to return to Minden until summer time. I need your ideas on how to get this plane back. Has anyone used a ferry pilot or delivery service. carl

I am planning to head south then east then north. VFR Kmev -gfs-Kinw-Klbb-Kprx-Kmsl- Kaoo This is a idea of the route 9500' is desired Kmev-gfs-Kinw looks good , after that I may have weather issues . carl

Ok thanks I love that Flight Aware.

and a $2500 delivery charge!!!

Woohoo, the prop has been found in the Sparks NV UPS depot. Just a Christmas slow up. 22-29 delivery , from Stockton Ca to Minden NV. The plane was out of annual and grounded. The prop was out of inspection too. So the prop was sent out. Simple (usually except Christmas time) Next time it will be on the aircraft in annual and flown to the prop shop for sure. Yes, I'm just waiting for the prop to come in. I am sitting around in my hotel room after the blackjack dealer took my money, been to the Sands , and the Ramada. Priceline picks my hotel, the one with the lowest price. And I made the PVC fuel valve selector extension. carl