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I grew up in the DC Area and lived there till 2012. I mostly lived in the Maryland suburbs, but did live briefly in northern VA; since I am in the computer space I did a lot of work in and around the whole area. In general, traffic sucks bad for the whole region. If you live out towards Martin State like suggested earlier in the thread, rush hour commute to downtown DC will be measured in hours, one way. So I would suggest you look much closer at where and how your schedule will work. As an example, I used to work in Tysons Corner VA, and live in Germantown MS. 27 miles door to door. Miss rush, and you could do it in 30 minutes, hit traffic wrong and it was an hour and half. If you have flexibility, you can consider looking further out and take the commuter rail lines in. Tim

Could be, I am not an MBA. :-D Tim

That would be funny to watch. Ever think of trying for Circ Du Solei? Tim (could not resist)

Back-sourcing is bring something back which was out-sourced. In-sourcing is the generic to bring a function into the company which was not previously done by the company. Recent example is Tesla and the auto-pilot. They originally bought a third party system and then brought it in house; effectively in-sourcing. Near-shoring is moving a function back near a primary location; usually within the same country and withing a few time-zones. Off-shoring is moving a function to another country, usually driven by cost. Most people use in-sourcing and back-sourcing interchangeably. Only an MBA would actually care about the difference. Tim (not an MBA, but I have worked with enough of them)

Curious, why would you consider jumping the plane and flying? Especially if there is potential bad weather? I would pull the battery, charge it and make sure it holds a charge before I consider flying with a questionable battery. I have had electrical failures in flight, and running on battery was not pleasant. I would not want to think how bad it could have been if my battery was questionable. And lead acid batteries, when you drain them fully are often wrecked... Tim

Money and market. Tim

It allowed me to identify a new oil leak was in the bottom part of the case, and was not being burned off, sent out a breather hose... Tim Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk

Not in a Mooney, but I resemble that remark in my last plane..... And to think I am contemplating it again.... Tim

No, I am pretty sure common sense died even further back in history. Tim

Well, actually it depends on the kind of tea. This is going on memory: Black actually the water should be "boiling" which means it is close to 210 with a little residual hitting the magical boiling point temp. Green tea should be close to 190. White tea is close to 170. All of which comes back to the old lesson; black tea to bring to the kettle, green tea you bring the kettle to the tea, white tea you bring the kettle to serving tray and pour there. Coffee has the same kinds of rules, but since I do not drink coffee, I do not know them. Tim

The problem is the cost of defense ads to the bill for everyone. Not only is the prosecution spending money, so is the defense. Tim

Kinda funny, a thread started on POA about lawsuits: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/stella-awards.111529/ Tim

Actually, I did read the published case documents when it was in court, but not the appeal. I have a lot of lawyers and teachers in the extended family and it was a regular discussion topic. Tim

So the consumer cannot read "hot coffee"? The super hot coffee was a selling point of McDonald's. This is just a simple case people blaming others for their mistakes. Now if McDonald's put super hot coffee in a paper cup with a little wax and the cup disintegrates, you may have a claim. But blaming the company because you got what you paid for is the ultimate in accountability shifting. And this is a symptom and the whole nanny state / helicopter parenting that has infected the civil system, and put many industries out of business or dam close (GA being one of them). Tim

My grandmother who is a hundred said anyone who makes it to 80 better know coffee is hot. No it was not overheated. Straight from the percolator coffee is just under boiling. The fundamental problem is we now have a belief that someone else is to blame, and our civil system has enshrined the concept that someone else is responsible for our mistakes and for managing/elimination of our risks. Cap lawyer fees on these cases to a multiple of minimum wage, make all pain/suffering and enhancements go to charity. Then you will see how many rituous cases you have. Tim Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk

It would be nice if we could get some lawyers to help us sue law firms and individuals who bring such frivolous suits into bankruptcy. Tim

I thought I covered it pretty well. Before I ran into liability limitations I was planning to go with an experimental. As part of this I contacted Lycoming for an experimental engine. Covered the options with them, as you increase the compression they decrease the TBO. 10.5 is the highest they go, depending on the case it will decrease the TBO by 15% to 20%. In terms of the prop, again as part of experimental I considered a used plane and was just going to replace the engine. Lycoming, MT and Hartzell all said the same thing, props are optimized for a horsepower range, indicated and true speed. If you increase power and do not adjust the prop, you likely are getting minimal gain because the prop is unable to transfer the additional power to thrust. Tim Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk

Sensitive is wrong word. She just finds it fatiguing and limits how long we can fly in a day. In the C172, she was fine for four or five hours in a day. In the Cirrus, three to four. (yes it is that much louder). If I had a spare million, I would get a DA-42, it is actually quieter than the Meridian I have flown and does not break the bank to continue flying when I am retired. Tim

I like the analogy. She has been in a C172 (rental), Diamond DA-40 (rental), Diamond DA-42 (demo flight and her favorite), Team Tango (demo) and a few others. Among the single engine certified planes, the SR20 is her least favorite because it is the loudest and you get the most vibrations. So she gave me a low bar to beat, get something which is less noisy than the Cirrus, and less vibration. I am most likely going to do something stupid and be willing to do upgrades. I will focus on a sound airframe and engine (even if near TBO, I am comfortable taking the overhaul risk if the price is right). Then upgrade the interior, avionics, and maybe the paint.Yes I know it is better to spend more capital and get someone else to do the upgrades; but it is easier for my current cash position to do it the other way and risk losing more when I sell the plane. Tim

I have used Mountain Air and other high end systems. I just do not like them. So my question is which Mooney models should I consider? All American Aircraft is in Texas, so unless they have planes under consignment near Boston, they are a bit far away to get a demo flight and see if the wife likes it. Tim

Oops, forgot to include it. Targeting 50-100K preferably. Steam gauge six pack is fine. Would prefer to have a GNS530 or GTN750 already installed. I guess if I get the wrong plane, I just need to lose more weight.... Tim

Ask Lycoming on the experimental side what more horsepower means. Going from 8.5 to 10.5 reduced TBO by 15 to 20%. Adding power always has a tradeoff. Question is if it worth it. Besides capturing flight data, you also need an engineer to be able to analyze and determine if the prop can leverage the additional power. There is no point to the additional power if it is the equivalent of spinning tires. Tim Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk

Hello, Thinking about what to buy for my next plane. Based on some preliminary research it seems a Mooney can do the job. Basically for the next five years about half my trips will be four people (two short) and bags for a weekend. People and bags will weigh about 750lbs and fly 400 miles no wind. The remaining long distance flights will generally be 450lbs and 800 plus miles. Day trips will be 400lbs of people and bags but generally limited to 2 hours. Other factors, I currently rent a SR20, even with noise canceling headsets (Zulu 2), my wife says the noise and vibration are the most fatigueing aspects of flying. Also, I pretty much avoid O2 level flying, I just do not like wearing a mask or nasal cannula. So what models should I be looking for? And anyone know one in the Boston area for a demo flight or rental? Tim Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk