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I'm nearing overhauled engine install on my M20C and have confidence in the overhaul shop. However, I went with a mechanic on the field for the removal and install whom I don't know very well. I'm rehabbing/replacing everything that makes sense in the process (e.g. fuel and oil hoses, rubber engine mounts, prop resealed). I also have some spare baffle components to rehab my decrepit doghouse. The risk of both maintenance-induced hassle and maintenance-induced disaster in this scenario has me a little stressed. I plan to supervise the details of the install as best I can, taking multiple trips to the shop if necessary until I feel good about taking the plane from the midwest to the east coast. Please help me make a list of things to look out for during the install. I plan to scrutinize all I can without driving my mechanic insane.... Not my plane, stolen from another thread, just adding visual interest

The Mooney pilot sounds like a noob who had a brain fart thinking he needed a clearance to cross an intersecting runway on the landing runway. We've all been that guy in some form or other early in our development. But he gets points for a calm professional demeanor on the radio despite his confusion and the unnecessary commotion on frequency. By contrast, the tower controller is being a d*ck over the Mooney pilot's mistake rather than simply doing his job of managing the conflict that's been created by it. And the Bonanza pilot is being a complete a-hole by ganging up on the Mooney pilot in response to the controller's inappropriate irritation plus the modest inconvenience created for him. His apparent bullying of another pilot on tower frequency makes him the one most deserving of a Brasher warning in my view. At the very least, he should have his Bonanza confiscated and be told he would better fit in with the Cirrus crowd.

Based on prehistoric cave paintings at Lycoming, it's the correct case!! My old one is getting fully rehabbed at DIVCO and be on the market at some point with an 8130 early next year....

Um... that's awesome. Probably not a full replacement for Garmin - In Reach, but it still gives me pleasure not to pay Garmin for one more subscription. I'll stick to my PLB and this for now...

I thought an A at the end of S/N meant wide deck - the case I'm looking at is from a '65 and has a wide deck.

Are the Lycoming O-360-A1D wide deck engine cases on early M20Cs (specifically '65 and '68) interchangeable? I am trying to source a case unexpectedly in the middle of my overhaul. The engine S/Ns in question are L-9102-36A and L-11216-36A. I called Lycoming - they said they had to dig into microfiche records (!) to check, and they haven't gotten back to me. As a member of gen X, I suspect I am among the last humans born to have a clue what microfiche is

Chilling story. Was it Hani Hanjour by any chance? He was the only one of the 4 pilot-trained hijackers who trained in AZ. He flew AA77 a 757-200 into the pentagon. He also had 737 sim time. Or it might have been an accomplice or associate of his who is still alive and potentially traceable, so it may still be worth reporting formally.

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Here's one I made a while back - I keep meaning to laminate it and put it on the prop. Usually I just refuse to let them tow it these days and insist on taxiing it to the tiedown and securing it myself.

Rarely is the SOS box itself truly the problem; it's not hard to replace if it is...though mounted in an awkward location on cabin side of the firewall. I think what Ross is referring to is that you can crank it forever in start position and then it only fires immediately you give up and move it back to both position. That could be a dead SOS box, it also could be a problem with the left mag. If you turn key to both without pushing in to engage the starter, you can hear the SOS buzz and likely that's fine. If you don't hear the buzz its the SOS box, its connection to the battery, or its connection to the ignition switch. Surefly mags are great but you want to diagnose the problem first. Here's a troubleshooting guide from Don Maxwell for the SOS system, which is a great system overall. https://www.donmaxwell.com/shower-of-sparks

Though satirical, you highlight the overall point of how best to meet the related goals of (1) being courteous, (2) enhancing safety, and (3) covering your butt. The AIM-codified best practices goes a long way toward all three but gets a little silly in some situations and may not go far enough in a few. At the same time, trying too hard to go above and beyond clogs up the freq. with people who just enjoy the sound of their own voice. Saying you've vacated the runway in some form is one of those situations where going above and beyond just make sense to help meet those goals. Also if you're not talking at all in the pattern (and you're not a J3 cub at your own private field) one can reasonably assume you're an a-hole who was too busy meowing on guard.

If a G model, it will be O-360-A1D with shower of sparks (unless left mag converted to electronic ignition - eg Surefly) Be careful not to flood - more than 6 or 7 total throttle pumps will pour out onto your front tire and create fire hazard . If that happens clean it up and walk away for 30 minutes to let fuel vaporize, then use flooded procedure in POH If its suddenly cold for first time where you are that's probably the reason - use ~3-4 pumps before cranking and one or two while you crank, or preheat - that helps enormously! Don't keep pumping if its not working though.... Go easy on the starter - it's easy to fry it, dont crank for more than 15 sec or so. Further troubleshoot is basic fuel/compression/spark/timing consideration; formal lycoming guide helps https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/attachments/SSP-475.pdf Ross probably has some more focused tricks distilled from procedures in document, as will most any A&P. I've been in this situation several times - the most interesting one was caused by a loose contact on the ignition switch after getting avionics work done

So that point is totally rational and makes a strong case for stating the runway you've just vacated at any field with multiple runways - a different argument from saying that people might somehow think you're declaring all runways clear and available to landing traffic by saying "Cessna XX is clear all runways." Then the question comes up should you say "Cessna XX clear 01" if that was the end you landed on or say "Cessna XX clear 01/19". I'm not sure it matters much though it might prevent someone from screwing up the mental math of adding 18 if they were thinking about using 19. I suppose "Cessna XX is clear of the runway" is still equally useful to stating the number at a field with one runway? I'm not sure...

I fear you're about to get slammed with a lot of doghouse fabrication requests (don't worry you're safe from me - I'm not quite ready to cross the Rockies to get mine fixed ). My engine is out for overhaul at the moment, and the guy doing the removal / reinstall on the field seems to be open to doing some sheet metal work - fingers crossed and wallet open. I even bought a doghouse from the same year C with most parts in good shape, so it should be minimal fabrication.

Sorry to keep pulverizing this particular horse carcass, but that's what the internet is for since no one puts up with me in real life To avert any ambiguity, I've not been saying "clear of all runways." I've been saying "MOONEY is clear of all runways" specifically at a field with multiple runways because it doesn't demand the listener to have been keeping track of what runway I was using - it just says I'm no factor for anywhere you might want to take off or land. At a field with one runway, I say "Mooney is clear of the runway." By your logic, the latter would be prone to the same confusion potential as the former - i.e. suggesting I'm declaring the one runway is clear, even though once I turn off, someone could have already have entered either side and I've stopped watching. I personally hate hearing "XXXX is clear of the active" for the reasons outlined by others above, so I don't use it. I suppose given dislike for my preferred options as well, I'll just start saying "Mooney's clear of 01/19" or similar going forward. I could also say nothing since it seems like all of this is nonstandard, but I generally find it helpful when others announce exiting the runway so I'd like to do the same.