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  1. Mooney in Oz
    About 2005 I saw a J that had ~13,000 airframe hours parked at Gold Coast (Coolangatta) airport. It was from Western Australia. I believe it is still flying.
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    Still would much rather fly my Mooney.
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    Manual: Its either closed, half open or full open. Electric: Any position you want. I had my manual system reengineered, which included a vernier control knob whereby I can have any position I want.
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    Great example of a good decision.
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    You're most welcome Alex. I'm sure your wife will do well after having the advantage of watching and learning from you during your many trips together.
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    Good GS for a J. Tomorrow it'll swing around and you'll have another tailwind!
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    Well prepared and handled following an unexpected critical failure. In reference to the video; a nicely flown approach. Having approach lights for slope guidance in that environment is priceless. In addition, you have a lovely looking Mooney and wife!
  8. Mooney in Oz
    Thanks OHAEDO. That is fantastic news. If they eventually return to full production, I hope they give top priority to their marketing/sales department and allow staff who are smart and passionate free to do their job.
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    Porsche's parent company vehicle
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    I find windy.com to be very useful as it predicts thunderstorms, cloud cover and wind not only at surface level but also at altitude plus many other useful features in overlay pictorials. Have a play around with it.
  11. Mooney in Oz
    Hello Don. Don't know if this means anything; I noticed -1000 is constantly displayed in the VS window whilst the VSI is fluctuating between 200 fpm and 1000 fpm.
  12. Mooney in Oz
    A mate of mine here in Australia owns two of these beautiful machines. Haven't been for a ride in one of his yet due to the tyranny of distance. Rode in one about 30 years ago and I remember it as being smooth and reasonably quite.
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    Happy New Year to all from downunder
  14. Mooney in Oz
    Only if you promise to open a shop on the east coast of Australia. Not too much to ask?
  15. Mooney in Oz
    Thanks Tom. That Walter sure sounds very similar to a PT6 start. Sweeeeeet!
  16. Mooney in Oz
    Love the sound of a PT6 starting. First the sound of the compressor then the ignitors ticking away followed by the light off.
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    It's a King Air 200 so probably not FADEC. Although these are not hard to start one would still need to know the method. A few Youtube videos explain this method.
  18. Mooney in Oz
    Fuel consumption is much higher in a turbine, particularly the PT-6. Fuel capacity is limited in a Mooney.
  19. Mooney in Oz
    Isn't the SR-20 powered by a Lyc I0-360?
  20. Mooney in Oz
    Don't need to. Just keep pressing the PROC smart key and go through the instrument approach selections until you come across the approach and IAF you wish to conduct. Easy peasy. It might be an idea to download the IFD app onto your iPad (if you have one) from iTunes and practice the buttonology for yourself before any subsequent IPC tests. It's free and a good training tool. You can download your Jepp data when the app is open so you have the latest approaches and change between the 540 and 440 as it does both..
  21. Mooney in Oz
    Hello Cliff. I hope you are well. I saw Irish rock band U2's B757 parked at Sydney airport for a couple of days last weekend as part of their Oz visit. The aircraft had 'U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' with a tree in the background painted on both sides and a red tree on the tail against a dark background. The aircraft is registered in Malta. Bill Gates also used to own one. The B757 is not an aircraft to be messed with if too close when landing behind one. It reportedly has nasty wake turbulence characteristics due to a very efficient supercritical wing design.
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    I'm blown away by his recovery in just 9 months and the determination to perform a final jump. I hope his two injured colleagues recovery time is as good. Always love seeing a good news thread. Thanks for sharing, Richard.
  23. Mooney in Oz
    Imagine the result using that technique to land a Mooney?
  24. Mooney in Oz
    Thanks for the correction Mike. It was a G500 or G600 Txi touchscreen. The original post has been edited.
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    I have seen the G500/600 Txi screen powered up and the clarity is brilliant to say the least. I'm sure it is mostly touch screen which could make it difficult in turbulence. This problem does not exist with the G3X. One of the features I like about my IFD's is the choice of button usage when in turbulence vs the GTN navigators.
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