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Hose attaches to Pitot Static Tube to fool the plane into thinking it is flying and test the AS switch.

Yes, Jack's correct. I have a cotter pin at one end of the plastic tubing. (Lowes tubing), just roll it like tube of tooth paste that is almost gone, (You will see airspeed increase.) Keep folding and squeezing air in pitot and have someone else in plane take note of the speed where gear retracts. My POH says 65k +/- 4k

Wx was great. Rarely not gusting with regular chop on LI, so this was a real treat. 2d video was same just different format. Unable to delete it.

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Leave mine on startup to shut down-- From a "be seen" perspective its a great improvement to always have it on.

Here is a link for an open source code for a tug controlled by iphone. His lazy Susan looks great. Looks like this unit can be manual and 86 the electronics if just looking for a lazy susan tow bar. I think @DonMuncy elves could fab this and give us all the plans and build list. No plans but does have lot of pics and videos of different iterations. http://anthonydipilato.com/2018/06/08/aircraft-tug/

I put in a Whelen LED landing/Taxi few years ago, and it's already outdated, by brighter and better. Spend as little as possible on new LED's, the technology is changing so quickly, that what is the best now, is only mediocre in 2 years.

Add a space heater in the cabin for 10-15 minutes when cold outside during preflight. New electronics are sensitive and prefer a preheat also.

Yes, but in positive way. I see the price of used Mooney continuing to rise as long as there is demand for a non SR plane.

No retooling, its Robotics now. The recent Group invested heavily in robotics to streamline the processes.

Agreed with all. Those small areas near ASG / RZC-VOR where the Charlie and Delta overlap blocks 2500-3900 and 2900-3900--When approached cleared you into the Charlie you ARE cleared into those altitude blocks where the overlap occurs if from your present position your flight path takes you there while you are under approach control. He sees your track and knows. Those altitude blocks (where Charlie and Delta overlap) are controlled by Approach and not the Delta's tower. Loose example. After all the codes, and ID's, Approach says "fly direct present position Razorback VOR maintain 4500" Am I cleared into the C? She never said I'm cleared into the Charlie airspace, BUT I cannot get to the RZC VOR without entering the C, so Therefore I am cleared into the Charlie.

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/mooney-ceasing-production/#.XcxeXW5Fx9A Not producing anymore Mooney's for now anyway.

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/mooney-ceasing-production/#.XcxeXW5Fx9A There is still value in the Name and assets i.e. Robotics they bought, not so much in the patents and plans now that the Chinese have them. Someone will eventually purchase the company as soon as the price makes sense.

If unable to duplicate issue, I am going with under inflated tire that had a flat spot. Get up on jacks asap to verify as @carusoam said.

Cirrus had 443 year to date not that it makes a difference. They crushed Mooney.

Wow, 14 sold in 2018. Very surprising, thought they were doing much netter. Not sure how much longer they can stay in production with those sales, since already have a trimmed down skeleton crew.

Went to 1B1 for the cheap fuel. Thanks for the info. Great smooth/long runway, not an easy field to spot though. Actually hidden very well this time of year anyway.

Same here. Gill for me was garbage for me. Probably bad batch. Have 3 years on current Concorde--no issues, and its sealed so no worries about spillage. I did have to buy the Concorde specific charger though.

Just a thought, if you run AHRS from Stratus on Foreflight and measure the difference in deflection of ball if any. If ball is centered in Foreflight, then couldn't we eliminate the rigging as cause? Seems may be an easy test to eliminate or confirm rigging issue. If you don't have the synthetic vision subscription I am sure someone at your field would loan you an Ipad for a day. I would.

10 bucks on ebay 15 shipping https://www.ebay.com/itm/202812856530

I have 3 Whelen Power supplies removed in good condition. 60 bucks on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202813488035

Point the nozzle outboard on each side away from senders. Always stand there and tell the fuel guy the same thing in a very nice way. I don't agree with this statement. There is sufficient pressure in some fuel trucks to do damage. At a self serve pump--not so likely. @PT20J could probably give you a good place to start. Try him.

Some know it's their last flight and some don't.

And each has a backup battery that will last 4 hours. So you have up to 8 hours of back up.

The one above didn't work for me had to return it. Guess depends on day of week was made at factory. Get 1 that doesn't charge battery only provides power supply. I used this and it works fine. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/bycanps1450ae.php