kpaul

Yes, I guess it's off to the avionics shop...

I had to price it out...through Lowes.com I could get the PVC for under $20. So yes you would need to save two full quarts to pay it back. But I guess if you want to look at it from the environmental prospective, then maybe less oil is going into the landfill inside used bottles. I am not trying to get into an environmental battle...I fly a plane using 100LL, drive a lifted jeep wrangler and own a 35 foot motorhome. I uses a lot of fossil fuels.

I agree that it is over kill, maybe for a mx shop that does numerous oil changes per week, they might see a little more return. But, $300??? Where do you buy your PVC?

I'll throw it on my calendar. Hard to predict my schedule 2 months out, but you are only 160 NM East of me so it's an easy flight.

I saw this at a maintenance shop this weekend. This is for those of you who can't stand wasting even a drop of oil.

Marauder, It seems that my stall vane is set pretty much in the same position as yours....

+1 for Dorr Aviation. I just closed using their services in December. They were great to work with, I will use them if I need a refinance in the future.

Dump the iCrap, it works great on my computer!

I took the plane out for a quick flight. Gear down, flaps at takeoff, the stall warning comes on steady at 80mph, stall break was at approx. 62 mph. I did multiple stalls and each time the horn sounded at 80 mph stalled around 62 mph and finally silenced passing back through 80 mph. So 1.2 x would be 74.4 mph and 1.3 times would be 80.6, making the entire trip down final with the horn sounding. Not only annoying but desensitizing as well, kind of like the boy who cried wolf. I couldn't see any damage or noticeable paint cracking where the stall vane may have been damaged. I will attach the pics as soon as I get them downloaded.

Correct, the POH states that it "will sound when airspeed drops to near stall speed." I have no idea what Mooney defines as "near" however, 20 mph above seems a little ridiculous. My POH states that at MGW, gear dn, flaps 15 (landing) the stall speed should be 64 mph. The horn was steady at 80 mph and was intermittent from 90-80 mph. I was not flying at MGW. I was about 300 lbs below so really stall should be right about 60 mph.

Thanks for the concern. I was planning on 5000 AGL. It was fairly docile when I did stalls with a CFI a couple of weeks ago with a slight right breaking tendency, but I will give myself plenty of altitude to work with.

No, that is a warbling tone for the gear and seems to come on at about 12 MP with the gear up. I get the steady stall warn even with the gear down at indicated speeds between 80 & 90 MPH. So needless to say my landings yesterday were all too fast because I could not force myself to slow down with a constant stall warn. I could tell they were fast and got nose bounce on a couple of them. I was not able to get to the plane today, but plan on taking a good look at the stall vane tomorrow and if the weather cooperates I will take it out for a few stalls and see where the actual stall break occurs. I couldn't do it yesterday since the wife and kids were in the plane and am pretty sure that intentional stalls would not bode well for getting them in the plane again. If the IAS checks with the POH then I will talk with the local A&P about figuring out the calibration.

I did some stalls in it during my transition training a couple of weeks ago. While I will admit I was not focusing on the ASI, I know I saw it was in the low 60s IMPH, I don't remember the horn being so active either, but I was wearing a different headset because of an issue I had with my A20s at the time. Now wearing the A20s, the horn is very clear. Based on GPS speed and the fact the plane is floating on landing, I don't think it's the ASI however I will still get it calibrated and rehack my aircrafts IFR cert rather than take the risk.

Marauder, Any updates? I need something soon, yesterday when I pulled the plane from the hanger and cranked up all the instruments fogged over. Way too much moisture. Although, being in Florida I may need a actual dehumidifier and pump combination for continuous operation due to the high humidity. Additionally, it this one truly turns off at 65 degrees it may not fit the bill since we don't stay cold very often.

Well recently is all the experience I have with the plane. I have only had the plane since right before Christmas and have only put about 6 hours on it. I will need to get a photo of it the next trip to the hanger. I did a search before I posted, but did not come up with anything.

The stall warning in my 75 M20F seems to activate early. By early, I mean at 90 mph indicated going down hill. On final it is on continuously. This was in very smooth air. It squawks quite a bit on take off as well. Is there a way to adjust the angle or is it a replacement only item?

Yep, looks like someone was watching over that homeowner.

I have no experience with WingX, however Foreflight does allow you to search by city by using the search bar at the top of the airports tab. However, I don't believe that it has the ability to define any parameters.

http://airnav.com/airports/search.html has an advanced search function that allows you to type in a town, zip code, or even lat/longs. Additionally you can select the radius of search and type of airport (ie. public/private, fuel, runway length)

Here you go...a M20J going into Courchevel France. One way in, one way out. WikiMiniAtlas Courchevel's airport has a certain degree of infamy in aviation as having a very short and steeply sloped runway, with a length of 1,722 ft. and a gradient of 18.5% at 5,732 ft. MSL. The airport has a dangerous approach through deep valleys, which can only be performed by specially certified pilots. On landing there is no go-around procedure, as most of the world's airports have; there is merely a very steep hill which has seen a few accidents since the airport first opened.

They are a way of bugging altitudes for instrument approaches. Green tab points to 500' above DH or MDA, yellow tab points from 200' to 100' above minimums and red tab is placed at DH or MDA. http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/altitude-alert-indicator-2-7-8-in-dia.html

I wish it was all in my Mooney however, I have only owned it since December. Most of that was PC-12 time and 90% of that was over seas. While the PC-12 cockpit is larger than the Mooney it's pretty cramped especially after 5 hours.