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Jakl

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  1. The top photo I tried electrical tape but was overall unhappy with how it came out. It's all the way down into that flexible part so not really an easy way to clean that up without cutting some of that plastic away I'm thinking
  2. It's right at the base of the flexible plastic where it goes into the battery module. It's both on the dual cord exit end as well as a little on the inside. It seems to be both black wires, as I can see the red ones still intact inside.
  3. I recently purchased a Lightspeed Twenty 3G on Facebook marketplace locally, but when I went to plug it into the comm port, it just had nasty squealing noise. I took apart the battery module and of course the wire is frayed badly where it enters the battery module from the dual plug end. I called Lightspeed and they said they no longer support these headsets. Anyone know a source that might salvage headsets or that can custom make a cord? I only bought this thing because I want to introduce my 4 year old to flying and her favorite color is purple. I have a 20XL from way back (of course the cords don’t match) that she can use, but alas, those are gray.
  4. I understand an MSC is my best resource, but when in one breath they claim to be just as good as Willmar Air Services at sealing tanks, and in the next breath they tell me to definitely plan to have them stripped and sealed at the pre buy, well....
  5. Ok so the MSC in Venice, FL is just trying to make money off me? After I sat back and thought about it, thats sorta how it felt TBH. That makes more sense
  6. Not sure I understand why it would be "whiney". This was just a direct suggestion from an MSC nearby and they even stated regardless of if there was an actual leak or not they would put the old tanks on the pre buy report to be re-done due to their age.
  7. So I spoke to a couple Mooney Service Centers about doing a pre-buy. One of the questions that came up both times was about the tanks and when they were last stripped and re-sealed (not patched). I looked into it and it looks like the tanks have never been done on a 28 yr old Mooney. Is this a red flag or normal? I'm hesitant now with a greater risk of a $10k repair that will need to be done likely in the near future.
  8. List of wanted upgrades? AOA would be nice. A new comm panel and an aux input. So my revised timeline involves us flying down on a Friday to check out the plane for ourselves. If it looks good, We have the MSC take it Saturday and finish by Monday (planned). Then I stick around from Monday to Thursday to learn the ropes. If it's all good, I fly it home. If not. I pay a CFI to fly back with me and pay his airfare home. Does this sound more conservative?
  9. Thinking about using these guys for the pre buy http://www.mooneyservice.com/home.html
  10. So I need to plan for a week away and find a MSC to send it to for its pre buy. Then get 2 days of transition training before flying home. About 5 days. I'd rather catch as much as possible up front.
  11. It's a 1986 M20J. Has a 430w, kcs55a, kap150, ski tube stc, about 4000 hours on airframe, 830 smoh, gtx327.
  12. Found a Mooney that fits all of our criteria. Going to have to wait a month or so until I return from TDY to make the transaction. But between now and then what needs to be done? So far I have money in escrow, financing secured and the P&S done. I know I need to find a good A&P in south Florida who is familiar with mooneys. The sellers cooperated with the price but they also said they didn't want to bother with the small common things found on all pre buys and they would only cover major discrepancies. What sort of minor problems could we expect? Lastly, what sort of timeline did you guys go on when you purchased your mooneys? I plan to fly down, have it inspected, buy the plane and have some transition training the next day and then fly home. Thoughts?
  13. Any thought to low approaches instead? All the practice of getting on speed but none of the ground contact or tire wear. Just give it the gas and clean up.
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