Raptor05121

Yes please! I do not want to hang up the operation with my delay, your experience would be much better and efficient than I. The PayPal route is exactly what I was thinking. Working on a post right now

Already 24 people interested! I hope we can make it at least 30 and get the costs lower. This should be a good win for vintage owners everywhere to keep them airworthy and keep the bulletproof legacy intact. Thanks again, David.

Last run, which had less people than our current list, was IIRC $300/up and $350/down. As David said, we're waiting on estimate. Let me know if you want to be added. With a list this large, I suspect it would be cheaper to get it now versus a smaller, 3rd run later on. Let me know if you want to be added to the list!

David S (@Sabremech) is trying to get a 2nd batch of the infamous CNC'ed Johnson Bar up/downlock blocks run again for us. The more orders, the better. If you want one or a set, please post your intentions below (IE 1x downlock only/set of 1x down and 1x uplock). I will be working on a payment system and once we have that squared away, I will be gathering contact and shipment information from everyone. Lead time is 6 weeks from the time we place the order. 30 or more Uplock - $233.37 each ----->40 or more Uplock- $205.36 each<------ 30 or more Downlock- $265.86 each ---->40 or more Downlock- $223.90 each<--------- Shipping for a set is estimated at $25. That covers boxing and shipping costs. MooneySpace: 1.) Raptor05121: 1x up / 1x down 2.) steingar: 1x up / 1x down 3.) 67 m20F chump: 1x down 4.) lamont337: 1x up / 1x down 5.) chriscaladro: 1x up / 1x down 6.) Skates97: 1x up / 1x down 7.) Jeph357: 1x up / 1x down 8.) yvesg: 1x up/ 1x down 9.) BDPeterson: 1x up 10.) OldChub: 1x up / 1x down 11.) 47U: 1x up 12.) Crzyfast: 1x up / 1x down 13.) cctsurf: 2x up / 2x down 14.) TStepp: 1x up / 1x down 15.) vorlon1: 1x up / 1x down 16.) Hector: 1x up 17.) NJMac: 1x up / 1x down 18.) 1963-M20E: 1x up / 1x down 19.) planegary: 1x down 20.) 59Moonster: 1x up / 1x down 21.) RDuplechin: 1x up / 1x down 22.) SixtySevenF: 1x up / 1x down 23.) PilotCoyote: 1x down 24.) Shadrach: 1x up / 1x down 25.) M20F: 1x up / 1x down 26.) TomM20F: 1x up / 1x down Mooney Pilots FB Group: 1.) Michael Alvis: 1x up / 1x down 2.) C.R Hicks: 1x up / 1x down 3.) Bart Chilcott: 1x down 4.) Ian MacDougall: 1x down (Canada) 5.) Edward Ferguson: 1x up / 1x down (Canada) 6.) Jon Athan: 1x up / 1x down 7.) Cody Anderson: 1x up / 1x down 8.) Mark Fulton: 1x up / 1x down 9.) Michael Leighton: 1x up / 1x down 10.) Paul Semmen: 1x down 11.) Travis Roberts: 1x up / 1x down 12.) Christopher Ford: 1x up / 1x down 13.) Jake Arey: 1x up / 1x down 14.) Russell Gill: 1x up / 1x down 15.) Paul Darbo: 1x down 16.) Don Rogers: 1x up / 1x down 17.) Gabe Kremer: 1x up 18.) Michael Mac Jakopic: 1x up / 1x down 19.) Brad Baisley: 1x down 20.) Nic Stokley: 1x down 21.) Glen Bukac: 1x up / 1x down 22.) Tim Fitzpatrick: 1x up / 1x down 23.) Stanton Runyan: 1x up / 1x down 24.) Joe McGhie: 1x up / 1x down 25.) Marc Lafo: 1x down 26.) Philip Guziec: 1x up 27.) Lane Smalts: 1x down 28.) Clint Kelley: 1x up / 1x down 29.) Jimmy Osborn: 1x up / 1x down 30.) Charlie Gaston: 1x up / 1x down Total Uplocks: 46 Total Downlocks: 52

What would be the most efficient way to track payment, etc? I *can* do it but I don't specifically want to. I am in the midst of moving for a new job and spend 10+ hours a day training. So as long as no one wants instant notification, I could probably handle it. I'll start a new thread.

Welcome to the forum. Make an intro post and get some pics up!

Can he quote for both and quote for just downlocks? I've got 11 members on the Mooney Pilots Facebook page marked as "interested" and 4 on here so far.

If David and I can it going, I sure will.

David, how many are needed for min order? I'll go ahead and commit to a downlock and can try and round up some more for a min order

Bumping to the top- what are the chances of running another batch?

Wow. That timing, with COVID. I had heard some stories but reading it in detail is crazy. I really hope this vaccine works as good as anticipated. I think pax numbers this week are almost back to 50% of last year, I think the industry is slowing reeling back. Are you able to say which airline hired you, and if you have any recourse for an easy return? Wishing you and your family all the best. Looking forward to the next post.

I have moveable flaps and with my venerable 60s single-CHT gauge, anything less than open brings my CHTs up. I've never needed to touch my cowl flap control. I'd sooner make it fixed so its one less thing to disconnect when I have to remove the lower cowling.

Theres a good turnout for the younger crowd, and PLENTY of shenanigans at the beer tent once the sun goes down.

What a story! It still blows my mind that a little ordeal, maybe seconds in duration, can down a plane for over a year. Congrats on all the ratings and taking care of your family at the same time. I'm looking forward to your next post.

Scott, do you have any videos explaining how to read a Skew-T?

By far my biggest vice is "it wont happen to me". I look back at myself with 250....500...750 hours and realized some of the stuff I used to do that was plain stupid and took me another 750 hours of experience to realize it. And I'm not talking about plainly stupid stuff like buzzing a house at 50AGL or loading 6 friends into a 4-seater- just regular day-to-day stuff that you don't realize. I've got a good story of how I don't blast off on a spontaneous night flight anymore and got a rude wake-up call, but that's something I'll only tell in-person over a cold one. Tomorrow I'm headed to Flight Safety in Wichita for 8 days on a simulator to learn the C208 and the amount of knowledge I've picked up over the past week of indoc alone is perplexing that little Private Pilot me didn't even know existed.

Well legally they can't push it beyond the design limits, of which you and I abide by every single day. I would totally jump on the opportunity for a new prop

Don is local to me at Cannon Creek and rebuilt my Bendix's in an afternoon. EXTREMELY competitive pricing. IIRC I paid $450 for him to IRAN both with new points, contacts, wipers, etc, etc, etc. Of course he was a mile away so no shipping.... I highly suggest him. He also builds and overhauls engines and has been a staple in North/Central Florida for quite a while.

There is a guy around that cut and installed landing/taxi lights in both wings on his M20C. I recall seeing it on here or the 'Mooney Pilots' Facebook page a few years back.

This post aged quite nicely. Foreflight calls out 500'AGL to me. I may be late to the party (just got FF) but I use that as my final GUMPS check

Define "failed"

We were discussing why diesels were superior and I chose a design that completely decimates its rivals

Notice I said, show me a gasoline twin that is comparible to this diesel twin. No where did I say single. Regardless of power/weight, it gives more performance. IDGAF if it does 50hp and weighs 1,000lbs and uses unicorn pee as fuel, it its twice as economical as most of the twin fleet out today

Awesome!

Continental IO-550L: 438lbs Continental TIO-550G: 554lbs Austro AE330: 410lbs You also say low on power... The DA-62 can carry 7 people, or 1,600lbs useful load at 175kts on 12gph total using "only" 180hp a side. Name any gasoline twin that can do that.