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  7. 180 HP RAJAY TURBO QUESTION

    in General Mooney Talk

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    all the exhaust system is good.  wastegate was fully checked.  He thinks he just does not know what setting's to use. If anyone has the charts on a 180 ho C possibly you have a copy of the power charts you could copy for me.  His is an old installation just as my E model and neither of us have the power settings as they were not included back then  I put mine on in 1975 and have everything the Rajay people in California included.  He said he leaned to peak and enriched 125 degrees.  He is a strictly numbers driver.

  9. 180 HP RAJAY TURBO QUESTION

    in General Mooney Talk

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    A local mooney owner just traded for a 63C with rajay.  Anyone have one of these and can tell him how to lean it properly.  First time he flew it he went to 12,000 ft and leaned to peak then back 125 degrees.  When he landed there was a burned place on the side of the cowl and a crack.  I cant even imagine how hot the turbo had gotten. no exhaust leaks.  

  11. Insurance scrapping newer mooneys

    in General Mooney Talk

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    6 hours ago, Parker_Woodruff said:

    In looking at the other pictures, it seems this was a reasonable total loss.  In that case, yes, the Insurance Company doesn't want a product liability exposure from a poor rebuild.

    This would take far more than a week to repair, as the original post implies.

    There would be an engine tear down, a new prop, some pretty significant teardown of the wing, and it appears almost all of the control surfaces would have to be replaced.

    This example is a far cry from having a simple wing skin or control surface get damaged.  In that case, it would be fixed. 

     

    The last position you want to be in is that of an insurance company that let a total loss aircraft get poorly repaired.  Imagine a jury on that one...

    Based on the description, here's on that will fly again, with properly disclosed damage history:

    https://www.usau.com/caf_claims_salvage_detail.php?SA_Id=158

     

    6 hours ago, Parker_Woodruff said:

    In looking at the other pictures, it seems this was a reasonable total loss.  In that case, yes, the Insurance Company doesn't want a product liability exposure from a poor rebuild.

    This would take far more than a week to repair, as the original post implies.

    There would be an engine tear down, a new prop, some pretty significant teardown of the wing, and it appears almost all of the control surfaces would have to be replaced.

    This example is a far cry from having a simple wing skin or control surface get damaged.  In that case, it would be fixed. 

     

    The last position you want to be in is that of an insurance company that let a total loss aircraft get poorly repaired.  Imagine a jury on that one...

    Based on the description, here's on that will fly again, with properly disclosed damage history:

    https://www.usau.com/caf_claims_salvage_detail.php?SA_Id=158

    sorry Parker but you are looking at a totally different airplane.  go back to photos of the ovation and decide damage.  I know a week will fix it,,,,unless the mechanics take siestas along with breaks

  13. Insurance scrapping newer mooneys

    in General Mooney Talk

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    Lately the insurance companies are removing the data plates from damaged ovation,  M20TN and other makes.  They are sending the data plates back to the manufacturer.  This totally scraps the plane.  An example is an Ovation 3 which a hangar door was blown into it damaging the spinner and cowling along with bottom of rudder. Flap caught the corner of the t hangar. A week would have been necessary to repair if parts were on hand. Also a near new piper arrow 201 and turbo Cessna 182.  Guess the factory is happy to be out from under the liability and sell another new plane.  Personally I think the ins companies are cutting their own throaty by removing planers from the fleet.  Or is an example of kids coming out of college and making these stupid decisions?

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