PeteMc

Once the engine has warmed up, I doubt the 100w has anything to do with the MP fluctuation. My concern with that weight of oil would only be at the startup. Great in the summer, sludge in the winter. And as for my plate, which screws in, I didn't get a chance to look for it yet. Quite honestly, when I lived back east I never really needed to install it. And although it got pretty cold even in the summer in the teens, the oil temp never got out of the green. I guess in the winter there is that potential, but I really haven't done any long X-US flights in the winter due to the icing potential. So it's always been shorter flights.

What about using Phillips 66 X/C 20W-50 for the winter? And if I get a chance, I'll take a picture of my winterization plate. No clue if it's "official" or not, it came with the plane.

I guess I was hoping he pulled down the correct variant of the "K" POH to match his plane. But then you never know...

Go through and compare the downloaded POH to yours. There may be some minor changes over the years, so just correct any differences so it matches your POH.

Got it. I really have paid vary little attention to MOSAIC since it does not really affect me. Twice now I did try to attend a Webinar on it just to hear what all the fuss was about, but couldn't make either one. Guess someday I'll look into it.

I have that Fact Sheet, but haven't compared it to any of the prior literature that had come out. Were there issues what had been sent out that they now need to clarify?

I lost a section of my Voltage Regulator once just after my initial call to the Danbury Twr (DXR). Lost all comms, but gear, etc. was still working and on a VFR day.

Interesting set of coordinates, what device did you pull them out of? 30.315472N/102.824806W takes me to Red Mill Ranch (9MTC) in ForeFlight. Rwy 09-27 is 7,222ft/150ft. A Google search tells me that 9MTC is Nine Mile Training Center, which is a large private military training facility in Texas, not a public airport.

I'll second @802flyer's recommendation of Columbia Co (1B1) as a great fuel stop. But if you're heading more along the north shore of LI Sound, don't pass up a little jog up to Sky Acres (44N). It also has consistently good fuel prices and was my Go-To Apt when I was flying out of FRG. FF shows both 1B1 and 44N at $5.15 right now. There is also a restaurant there (check when it's open) and if it is your first time there... You'll love the taxi UP to the pumps.

Sounds like you have a local mechanic lined up. But down the road if you're looking for another MSC, here are a couple from my (old) MSC list. No idea if they are still in business or specialize in Mooneys any more. KLXT MO - R&D American Aviation 816.588.2807 KPIA IL - Byerly Aviation 309.697.6303

One place we used to fly to and do a fair amount of hiking was Bar Harbor. We'd rent a car and stay in Bar Harbor and then go to Acadia National Park for hiking. Be sure to check out the lobster pots on the way to Bar Harbor from the Apt. No way I could describe where it is now, but do remember the one we always stopped at was on the right. And not in line with your hiking theme... But since it's Thanksgiving it also reminds me of the trip we did a number of times. Friday we'd fly up to Portland, ME (PWM) and then drive up to Freeport. That is where LL Bean has its headquarters and where a number of other major names have outlets.... But also a fun little town. LL Bean is (was?) open 24 hours, so after dinner we'd head over there when there were very few people (compared to the daytime). ADDED: Thanks @Deb for pointing out my "ME" typo!

Where did you see that on FB? And I'm going to speculate that someone just misunderstood the investment in parts and thought they were going to build aircraft again. But then we can always hope...

Yep, I do the same thing with the strap of the cowl plugs. I'm now going to jinx myself <sigh>, but so far I've luckily never seen if it actually works or not. I'm also in the crowd that does not leave the tow bar in the wheel. If nothing else, it works as a "little" chock if there's a slant to the ramp if the full size ones aren't right there.

Definitely a consideration when going into a small strip, but so often I'm going into a pretty long Rwy. So when it is a long Rwy, I stick to my standard approach speeds and just let the speed bleed off. For the difference in speed, slowing down as you near the threshold or doing it just before touchdown is negligible.

A quick Google search found a number of options. Only saw one used one, that looked pretty beat up in the pic, but new ones seem to be available.