Sean S

Around 14-15 gallons per hour.

Hi all, its been a hot minute since I posted, although I am a serial stalker! I have had the 195 for 11 months. In that time I have overhauled: the tail strut, the fuel selector, the carb heat box, and the right wheel. I have cleaned up the wiring in the engine bay, replaced every rubber hose, replaced the brake master cylinders with later model versions, installed a Garmin GTX345 ADS-B in/out, replaced the #1 cylinder, piston and rings due to the head cracking. Did an oil and filter change, and I have flown about 70 hours. That 70 hours flying also equals 70 quarts of oil! Insurance renewed this week, and I was surprised with a $2k reduction! I am down to $4890 a year... $80k hull, 80TW time and 70 in type. I am hoping next year will be better as I cross the 100 hour threshold. My daughter, 17, wants to be a pilot, si we will be in OSH from Sunday the 25th until she cries uncle!

sold my F June of 2020, still come here to hang out, learn, and share aviation!

Ha, Answered on Facebook! Dewitt Spain is the airport to go to for Downton Memphis.

Mooney 60.5 Cessna 195 28.8 Piper Super Cub 2.9 Taylorcraft L2 Grasshopper 2.2

Alan Mullin, (Shoes) lives in Memphis, owns CTI @ Millington and The Highlander Scottish Pub. Super guy!

I had this happen to me as well, my mechanic, me, bumped the manual engage lever for emergency extension. I added the lever to my check list in multiple places. First is after startup before taxi, second is lining up for take off, third, on descent prior to landing. I found that I had bumped the lever with my left knee in flight as well. As for who is the idiot, the pilot. As pilots we have final authority on the airworthiness. We miss something, check list or not, we own it, if we survive, we learn from it.

Doesn't ring a bell...

I ran into @John morehouse while attending a Cessna 195 maintenance clinic this past weekend, 9A5, LaFayette, Ga. Nice K model.

The 195 pilots are close knit. It is a small slice of antique aviation.

1200# UL, 135kts true. All the 195ers say just load it, she will take off.

18 total hours flown, some good cross wind practice. Wife and kids have flown with me, so I would say it is a resounding success!

Just marking their territory!

Many older log books have cursive in them. The A/P school I attended 30 plus years ago impressed upon all us hopeful AMTs that block printing was the ONLY way to make a legible log entry.

With a Mooney, it is never "farewell" it is, see you around the patch friends!