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I had the same experience in September last year over L.A. at 11500'. We were three people onboard the Mooney and none of us in the airplane could identify what that big object was. I reported it to the ATC immediately. Then FAA and FBI called and interviewed all of us. They were not able to see anything on their radar. As far as I know they couldn't figure out what that was either. I was wondering why they didn't have a primary radar anymore.

Did a fuel pressure transducer diagnose and replacement at CoastAir last week. They did a good job in finding the issue and replacing the part.

I imported my J last year from Canada. Let me know in a private message, if you want to discuss the process.

I suggest you call Jimmy Garrison or another dealer, and ask his opinion. An educated deal is worth a lot.

Very much appreciate your support @carusoam. You are always nice to everyone and am happy we have you in MS. And you're totally right. Very well said.

Thanks. I wish one day visit the Arctic by a ship. I could see pieces of ice from FL330. Beautiful sight.

Saw this spectacular sight over Arctic Ocean this morning (or maybe last night California time. 12 hours difference observed in half hour); on a flight to DXB from LAX. One of the clouds looked like a mushroom. Can CB develop over Arctic?

Hilarious

Those who don't have Craig's email are those who haven't donated

What worried me the most, was if there are backups of the posts in this forum. It's an encyclopaedia of useful information about Mooneys that should never be lost. Generally, It has become a great concern among some scientists that most of our today's knowledge and scientific progress are stored on computer memories. And if for whatever reason those memories are lost, it will be a disaster. I hope there are backups for MS content.

I have been getting connection error in the past couple of days

Yes I hope so. Lots of respect for your work.

Very nice paper Erik. I went through it quickly and its interesting the way you segment developing clusters in temporally flattened matrices. I have to read it more thoroughly though. I work in a close subject to yours, more in temporal pattern detection by HMM, and infinite clustering with Dirichlet Process. Great to meet you here.

An interesting article from Fraunhofer institute in Germany about making aircraft surfaces less sticky in ice conditions using Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP). It will be very interesting if this technique could also make surfaces non-sticky in freezing rain. https://www.archiv.fraunhofer.de/Fraunhofer_magazine_1_2020/#46

Thanks a lot. I appreciate your support.

We were at KSBA a few days ago, landed and departed on Runway 15L. It is a rough runway and may cause the nose wheel to bounce up and down. Mooney pilots need to be cautious to avoid a prop strike.

I think every Pilot can be in an unforeseen situation that needs to process multiple sets of data and make decisions. Considering the workload of the brain during flight, this sometimes becomes quite challenging. Especially the stress of a situation like bad weather can reduce the capability of the brain in considering all options. I think most pilots who have had accidents knew how to act to have a better outcome because of all the trainings but too much workload of the brain prevented them from acting properly. So it becomes the question of how to increase the cognitive and executive capacity of the brain. Found this article interesting on how learning musical instruments improves brain functionality. The most interesting part of the article is how learning a musical instrument helps with processing multiple sets of data and improves executive functions of the prefrontal cortex that are needed for critical decision making. https://www.inc.com/john-rampton/the-benefits-of-playing-music-help-your-brain-more.html

I wonder how you did this part

Too much partying or just a flight review?

Wildfire, east of San Diego, about 15 NM southeast of Gillespie field, yesterday afternoon.

Thanks for the quick comparison. Given you can get a reasonable DA40 for ~220K, with Garmin glass panel, it's interesting. But in that range, you can probably get a Bravo or an Ovation.

Very well said. Seeing innovative startups from a number of countries in Africa tells me the great potential they have.

Saw this and checked FlightAware. I'm seeing you at 27000 feet on the map, an altitude I can only dream about. Enjoy.

You go all the way from Ottawa to Kitchener, it's well worth the trip. I used to be based at Rockcliffe with a Cherokee.

I read about it several years ago, and it's not really hard if all modifications are STCed.