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I have seen that done and done it myself a few times.

Go to Santa Paula instead. Food is just as good, there is very little wait, and it's a great little airport with some of the cheapest fuel around.

Not talking false targets that just appear and disappear. There are times that you track it for miles converging and either because of ground clutter, view blocked by wing/cowl/etc they aren't seen. I those cases I change heading until I either find them or no longer on a collision course. Those are the ones that make me nervous.

I agree, if I can see them and what they are doing I'm not concerned. When I see them on my tablet and can't find them anywhere... that's a different story.

Not the best picture but zoomed in on one I found scrolling through.

I added an L-shaped brace, similar to what you have on the front left side, but going front to back, mounted to the main cover along the edge where the spark plug cover ends. It helps keep the main cover from flexing up and down.

As @Ragsf15esaid, yes it should and they said it did as of some version update. Mine was a newer version of the software than the one that supposedly fixed it. Still had that constant fluctuation but the snubber did the trick.

If it is a constant fluctuation of 0.5 you may need a snubber in the line. The electronics are much more sensitive to minor fluctuations than the old gages.

John, I have loved all your paintings I have seen, got outbid a few years back at the Mooney Summit. I keep telling myself that I need to get a photographer for an air to air shoot now that the plane is painted and commission you for a painting.

I'm interested too, you should start another thread about them.

I wish I was going to be there, with multiple two of our kids getting married this year plus a bunch of other things just ran out of vacation days.

I enjoy formation flying and have done it with friends in their Mooneys, a friend in his Harmon Rocket (he was powered back ) and a friend in his Murphy Moose. All of it was fun. As with @Becca I was looking forward to one day flying the Caravan and even stopped at one of their trainings in NC on our cross country trip to meet Bob Belville and others and have dinner with them, but I was turned off by the events following their incident. The final nail in the coffin was when one of the pilot's involved took the time to track down my cell number and call me. For 45 minutes he told me why I had no idea what I was talking about, I knew nothing of formation flying, and should stop making comments online. That was just one individual, and I know many others who fly in the Caravan and he is not representative of the group, but it was a turn off. I've flown Fisk twice, once in 2021 and once in 2023 and loved both times. Yes, you need to be able to change what you are doing according to what the Tower needs, but all pilots should be able to make adjustments even in the pattern. I 2021 I was on short final when they changed the dot I was landing on and I had to add power and land further down the runway, no big deal. In 2023 they had me turn base right at a flight of Yaks on a straight in and I got to come in and land behind them which was awesome. Both times they had me extend my downwind out over the lake, a departure from the standard pattern in the NOTAM. I was parked in the S40 both years just past the store and showers at the turn in the road and loved the quiet out there. I'm glad for the changes that the Caravan implemented, whatever those were specifically. I'm glad they have their training regimen and offer that way for pilots who are interested to get to Osh. From everything I've seen and heard it sounds like the 2019 incident was an outlier. I think the Caravan benefits the Mooney community as a whole, builds camaraderie, and helps create more awareness in the GA community of how amazing our planes are which are all good things. I hope they continue and have great success.

August Newsletter went out on the 15th. If you missed it (because you aren't subscribed ) here it is. Full Newsletter Articles: Cost of an Engine Overhaul SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam New Engine Break-In Flights 1-5 Oh, The Places You'll Go - Part II Phoenix and Back Below 5,000' Download PDF: 202408 - ITS Newsletter.pdf

I've seen the nickel mentioned a couple times in the thread but the paperwork they sent with mine stated to use copper anti-seize which is also what was sent with the kit I ordered. One of the benefits that doesn't get mentioned much is the reduced chance of CO poisoning. With it's design of solid pipes where the air comes through to be heated instead of the shroud setup there is very little chance of a crack that would allow CO into the cabin heat. Here's another angle.

My plane when I first got it would always drop off the left wing in a stall, no matter what. Later found out that the flaps were not rigged even. It wasn't noticeable looking at them but if you lowered them and then raised them one would stop just before the other. Once that was fixed I was able to achieve the falling leaf stall.

Different engine (O-360A1D) but I went through something similar with Air Power. Was initially supposed to be 12 months, then it turned into 19 months. I found one at Airmark in FL and they quoted a 9 week turn for overhaul. Ordered it from Airmark, cancelled the Air Power, and Airmark shipped in 7 weeks. I was able to get the deposit refund from Air Power without issue communicating via email. I'll PM you the emails for the two individuals I dealt with at Air Power for the cancellation/refund.

These are my settings:

I do the same, "Emm" twenty Papa. They already know I'm a Mooney so figure the "Emm" works just as well as Mike.

Interesting, with a fresh oil change on the old engine I would get right to 10 hours before it was down to 6. The further into the oil change it would get down to about 6-8 hours to go from 7 to 6. Not enough time on the new engine to know yet, but I agree with you on the trade off for the price of oil. I'm willing to sacrifice a quart too!

I made one out of a sheet of aluminum with some standoffs. I think I just used some aluminum tube cut to length for the standoffs. Not sure if it helps with the temps but my goal was protecting the #2 exhaust. There was as you mentioned gaps at the top and bottom between the cooler and the cowl. I cut a couple short strips of the felt that I used around the generator and starter, slipped them in those gaps, then tightened down the bolts. It sealed up quite nicely. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/felt.php?clickkey=5104 I've kept logs of all my flights since I purchased the plane in 2017 and one thing I track is the oil consumption. I initially subscribed to the "anything over 6 qts gets blown out" theory so I would add a quart when I got to 5 to bring it back up to 6. Then I got thinking that I put in 7 quarts at an oil change and it doesn't quickly drop to 6 qts. I decided to start adding a qt when I got to 6 bringing it back up to 7 instead of waiting for it to get down to 5. The end result of tracking it was that it took the same number of hours to drop from 7 down to 6 as to drop from 6 down to 5. Since then I have stuck with adding a qt when I get down to 6. Here's a pic of the plate, you can see the felt at the top as well.

Try reaching out to Airmark Engines in FL. I just put an overhauled O-360-A1D in my M20D from them and shipped my old engine back as a core. Waiting for them to process it and the core refund. Mine was running well when I pulled it, similar situation to you. Cutting open the filter on the last oil change there wasn't any metal. The oil cooler shop said there was a little metal in the cooler when they did the overhaul which I suppose might have started during the 41 hours between my last oil change and the engine getting pulled, but that filter went back on the engine core so I don't know. It was 7,445 total hours on the engine and 2,336 SMOH when I pulled it. I had done the same thing with Air Power, putting in an order in April 2023 with I think 12-14 month lead time and then was told in April of this year it would be at least January 2025 which is when I started looking for other options and found Airmark with a core they could overhaul. They had it done in about 7 weeks and on its way to my mechanic. https://intothesky.com/2024/06/30/engine-replacement-on-your-terms-not-lifes-terms/

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Thanks, glad you enjoy them. I'm sure Phil and Jim would be happy to have additional articles if people want to contribute. They have lost some regular writers over the years, most recently Ron Blum who wrote excellent articles. I have been chronicling my flights on my website since my first flight back in 2016. I began sending articles to The Mooney Flyer back in December 2020 when Phil had posted here that they were looking for additional content. I offered to send something in to see if they wanted to publish it and they haven't kicked me to the curb yet. My advice would be if any of you are interested in contributing please reach out to Phil @mooneyflyer and let him know. He's a great guy and loves Mooney's as much as anyone I know.

I had the same thing. Took a file and flattened off the bottom of the tab to take the round out and they easily snap closed and stay that way now.

Not sure where to put this, but I figured in my thread on my whole aviation training journey would be most appropriate. I've continued writing the blog and a year ago started putting each month's content into a monthly newsletter. I know some of you don't visit (waste time) on social media so unless there's an objection I'll post it up here each month. I also maintain a mailing list that it goes out to but do not share/sell anyone's information. Subscribing is free, and as an added bonus I'm giving away an 18 0r 26oz Yeti Into The Sky Rambler each month to a random subscriber for the rest of the year. July Newsletter Link Download PDF: 202407 - ITS Newsletter.pdf