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I am only available on Saturdays. I could do March 17th and may be able to do the 24th but I will probably be in AZ that weekend. If we can get enough for the 17th I'm definitely in.

This might be the most fun. It would definitely lend itself more to visiting than eating in a restaurant. I think we could get those coming in to help bring drinks/chips/etc or chip in to offset the cost of the BBQ. In March I'm available the 17th or any Saturday in April.

Paging @Raptor05121 on resealing tanks on your own. I think it is buried somewhere in your continuous update thread.

Actually, there is a version for Certified, it is just $400 more than the experimental... http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/galacticaredbaronxp.php?clickkey=328376 Experimental version... http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/aveoredbaronmaxired3.php?clickkey=3278926

Aircraft Spruce lists them as for experimental use only... What would happen if someone put that on a certified plane and kept their old beacon just in case they needed to put it back in? Just asking for a friend...

I was glad we were heading West and not East!

This was a week ago, we flew to AZ and then brought a Pilots n Paws dog back with us. I also took my dad flying in the Mooney for the first time. I have some video to edit of that flight and then will post that up separately. It was a fun flight back with ground speeds of 175-190 mph. Some bumps over Palm Springs as ATC routed us over KPSP for traffic pushing us closer to the mountains than if we had just stayed in the middle of the pass. The landing was probably my most challenging to date with the winds 050 12G28 on runway 07, at night, with no PAPI/VASI coming in over the trees, but I put it almost on the center line without a side load and felt really good about it. Jenny – PilotsnPaws – AZ to SoCal along with some bumpy air Here's a couple of pics, more on my blog.

Does San Luis Obispo see much of a marine layer? If it's a lunch time fly-in I would think it wouldn't be much of a factor but thought I would ask.

Sorry for your loss. I'm glad you were able to have some fun experiences flying with her.

We're coming up on 9 months since the Harris Ranch Fly-In last May. Most of you have been around much longer than I and to many more airports than I have so put out some suggestions on a fun location for a Fly-In. I am thinking late March or Early April? If we can nail down a location first that people would want to fly to then we can come up with a date. @Flash, @Steve W, @MooneyMitch, @jonhop, @wishboneash, @N803RM, @Bennett, @mooneyflyer, @Dan at FUL, @MrRodgers, @JohnB @bonal, @M20FanJesse, @Matthew, @Joe Zuffoletto, @StinkBug, @mooneygirl, @MrRodgers, @N9201A If there are others that you can think of then tag them in a post.

Congratulations!!!!!!

I like the reflection of the clouds on the wing in this pic.

Personally I think I would leave them the same T M P because that is what I am used to in my plane. I can reach for them without looking and I don't see the need to re-learn where they are. Perhaps it affects someone purchasing it if I sold in the future, but I don't think so.

This is what I have. I got them out of the downloads section about a year ago. https://mooneyspace.com/files/category/1-engine-reference-manuals/ MAN205-Service and Maintenance.pdf MAN104_service_and_maintenance.pdf MAN106-Illustrated_Parts_Manual.pdf

That would be my issue. I don't pay for electricity, it is part of the monthly rent. However, I might as well be trying to dehumidify all of southern California with as drafty as my hangar is. If the guy next to me closes his doors too much the wrong way I have a gap about 2" wide between his door and mine... Except monsoon season...

The SoCal controllers will often give instructions to advise prior to any altitude change once you reach your requested cruising altitude. I have also had more than one occasion where I have asked for the descent and been denied, told to maintain my current altitude for traffic and that they would advise when I could begin descending. (Fairly busy skies here) As a result I have always requested the descent and never had any grief from them or the Phoenix approach controllers. It seems to be a regional thing as I have heard others talk about controllers getting annoyed by a request for a VFR descent.

I'm not sure, but I have always asked the next controller. Coming back from Phoenix Sunday I asked for a VFR descent after passing Palm Springs. The controller asked what altitude I wanted to descend to. I told her I would like to begin my descent all the way to Corona. She restricted me at or above 6,500' for traffic. Shortly after that I was handed off and after contacting ATC I relayed the altitude restriction and asked if I could have lower yet. They gave me down to 4,500' and then a bit after that let me resume my descent. If I hadn't been able to make contact I would have just changed my transponder back to 1200 and flown where I wanted while staying out of everyone's airspace.

I love taking pictures of clouds. Near Cedar City/St George UT Between Las Vegas and SoCal Salton Sea Banning Pass Great Salt Lake at Sunset

Quite a few generations removed, not sure I could eat Haggis....

You can count on it. Hoping to make a trip to Scotland where my ancestors are from and while we're on that side of the pond London is a definite stop.

I love this forum and find myself on it more than any other site. Channeling my best inner Anthony, there has been: Helpful information Those who think they know everything Those who actually do know almost everything (Note that there is much more of #1 provided by those in #3 than those in #2. You can tell the difference because those in #2 often tell you they belong in #3 while those in #3 just provide #1) New friends in people I haven't met (Mrs. Skates calls them my "Internet Friends") New friends that I first met here and then had the pleasure of meeting in person (I hope to move more from #4 to #5) Entertainment in the form of constant debates about the same old subjects... Even one person who felt the need to research where I worked, and what I did for a living for the sole purpose of belittling me in a post (He joined the one other person on my block list) Above all, it is an overall helpful, welcoming community that has been a part of my journey from PPL through purchasing my Mooney and the many adventures along the way. I'm not an internet forum analyst, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express 5 years ago...

I bought one of these from Don and love it. The light changes color giving it a constantly changing look. Here are a few other pictures of it.

I have seen him posting some stuff on FB in teh Mooney group there so he's still around, somewhat...

Thanks, I'll have to stick my head under there and take a look. I suspect it's always been like this but the old radio had so much other noise I couldn't hear it.

Now that I have a decent radio and am not dealing with all the noise from the old Narco I have another issue. When the mic is plugged in at the right seat there is some background noise. To describe the sound, you are hearing a low hum of the engine that changes with the rpm. It is not actual engine sound as if you unplug the mic it is gone from the headset and is quiet again so I am picking up interference from somewhere. Ideas? Check ground wire?