Raptor05121

Earlier models had thinner pads, but more of them. The 3 nose/4 main is the latest. There are some planes out there using the old system, and conversion adds more cost to it.

I sent my Hartzell H-1 governor (hard to work on from what I hear since they're so old) to Air Prop Specialties in Marianna, FL after a brutal winter flight sprang a leak from a gasket and they IRAN + resealed it for $350. Said everything inside looked in great shape. A bunch of other shops said they wouldn't touch an H-1 and suggested I just upgraded to that PSU5500 model. I got 600 hours of out it so far and one of the only things I've never needed to fix/replace. If I ever needed prop work done, I'd just box it up and send it to Stallings.

You guys are commenting on a 6 year old thread.

Great PIREP, even greater picture. Anyone who says Mooneys arent sexy needs to see that picture, really shows off the lines

x2 for powdercoating

Maybe the old wet units everyone remembers. According to Gill, their new batteries have more cold cranking amps, and a longer warranty than Concorde...

Tis but a small list

I just installed one. The price was cheaper than Concorde, was *technically* lighter, has a longer warranty and supposedly has more CCAs. I got 5 years out of my Concorde. I'd be happy if this met that.

I still don't quite understand.

like with oleo struts? Did you not take pictures?

Winter survey season starts soon- hope to be in a multi by next week. A couple hundred hours of that will set me up pretty good I think for the future I'm trying to fit a CFI ride inbetween that.

Yup thats him. The dip will completely screw you up, too. Taking off it'll throw you into the air and landing will cause you to wheelbarrow

Update: I am back home. I spent the last 6 months in Springfield, IL flying survey for corn fields. I logged 400 hours between a 172, a 182, and my Mooney. She's been a flying carpet and has ferried me to and from home four times in my stay up there. I did get a prop balance done on N6744U. She was at .27 IPS and they got her down to .07 IPS. The great part is the IA who did it has a program with the local college so I got a good deal on labor in exchange for letting him use my plane to demonstrate how to balance a prop to a bunch of new AME's My Concorde RG-35AXC finally died after 650 hours/5 years during the multiple starts during the balance. I replaced it with a Gill sealed unit (no pictures). My decision was based on $70 cheaper price, longer warranty, higher CCAs, and lighter weight. I know they got a bad rap with their wet units, but I decided to give them another try. Of course her first trip with the new battery and prop balance was used as a parts ship to retrieve parts for the work planes which was fun. But I'm finally home. Season came to a close and I loaded her up with half of my possessions. She did well for little volume. I managed to fit my 29" Trek mountain bike inside the plane. With no hat rack, the head tube was jarring me in the shoulder and the derailer was smashed against the back wall. The only way to fit my suitcase and 52lb desktop computer (priorities, right?) was to fit one wheel behind me and the other in the passenger seat, which precluded me from getting in the airplane first- I had to crawl in then pull the wheel behind me into the copilot seat. But we are home. Sitting at 1,200 hours now. I'd like to go after my CFI next but work has been throwing new work at me faster than I can keep up. Next step is some multi flying (fingers crossed) and hoping the airlines recover. Because, now I'm able to fly them since this came in: First Class Medical & SODA with monocular vision. According to the FAA, I am one of 247 pilots with a 1st class and monocular vision. I don't see much Mooney flying for me in the future. Still undecided what to do with 44U.

Sorry to hear.

its only 2600 and the first few hundred feet is a overrun on 18

We have an Ovation owner based out of Cannon Creek, (15FL) which is 2300x 25 paved

I'm not much help but I know what you're going through. I ran a new mixture last year and as I recall, I had to re-route it above something versus under to get it to fit right without binding. Took me about 4 hours of installing/removing/installing/removing/etc...

I do like Diamond Aircraft. The DA-62 is impressive as a twin, and the DA-50 even more impressive as a single.

Too. Freaking Cool.

Yup thats it! Like I said, the metal base is wider so you have to angle it in to get it under the locking tab for the door, but you don't have to screw down the rubber nearly as much to get it to seal.

^^ agreed with everything he said. I think they're on the right track. IF they make a new landing gear and IF they increase the gross weight and IF that gross weight allows bigger cabin and a parachute....Mooney has a chance. I *really* think they need to open a lower and higher market. They should bring the M10 online as a trainer and they need to rekindle some sort of turboprop. If Mooney had stuck with SOCATA with the TBM700....they'd probably be huge today. I think I remember seeing ~1,000 units have been made and 80% reside in the US? Imagine if Mooney had made those as per their original agreement with the 301 development...

That sounds like A LOT of work for 2 more gallons of fuel. Personally, I like the thermos-style. Rainwater drains away as the caps are higher than the scuppers they sit in. Knock on wood, I've NEVER had water in my tanks, even after Florida monsoons.

In cruise, there's not much difference. With the amount of speed mods out on the fleet, 50-years of rigging and mis-rigging, weight differences, differing schools of thought on engine operating principals means they're just about the same plane. A fat E with a tired engine and poor rigging will do the same speed as a cleanly-modified C with a meticulous owner. You should be shopping for a "short body" (C or E) with equipment you want. I'd ignore the engine if you found one with the avionics you'd like. IE I'd take a C with an AP and GPS over a plane-jane E and vice versa.

I am not aware of a way to "update" the thermos-style caps on the 48 gallon wings short of cutting into the wing.

So back in the day when I had this issue, I had to track down a manufacturer and order directly from them. It now seems AircraftSpruce has picked up the gauntlet and now offers them direct, which is nice. I think the first time I had ordered the 2" but there is still a bit of gap and requires the plug to be tight to draw the rubber close so last year I replaced them again and (from the manufacturer) ordered the next size up which I think was 2.25". Its now a smidge tight and you have to angle them to get them from behind the cam-lock tab, but you don't have to draw the rubber so tight to seal. No you don't have to drill a hole, we have vents inside the scuppers. If you order those, make sure you screw the new brass tab off and reuse the old one- the new ones interfere with the gas cap door. Or, if you want to use the new ones, take an angle ginder to it and remove the top 1/2" of the triangle that sticks up when its in the locked position.