Stephen

Not everyday...but somedays:

I thought they are all "J" looking "F's"

Same here. I have all 4 but have no idea how well they work. I suppose there should be a resistance test that can be performed to verify functionality, but if going through the hassle to put it back in, would presume you would want to have them rebuilt. Chris @Marauder shipped me his old panels, I don't mind sharing a sending unit or two but no guarantees on functionality. That said, if you were to have them rebuild, I suppose you could send yours in just as easy.

Beats those pesky 109's

I just ordered one 5 minutes ago.

Pictures or it never happened

Ok,, thanks!

@mike_elliott Hi Mike, I just ordered one of the Sensorcon units (discount code no longer works, not surprising, but price is fair). Do I need a separate calibration kit? Thanks, Stephen

Yeah, this may or may not translate to Mooney at all. It is not a falling leaf though; no stall involved which is why it may be a PA28 thing that kinda translates to Cessna trainer and may or may not work for Mooney or may for certain ones based on rigging, W&B or who knows what. I would look at this maneuver as transactional because it was a function of all of a set of discretely identifieable (settings): Power OFF, Flaps FULL, Trim FULL UP, Hands and feet OFF CONTROLS. If you have to tune things (e.g. less than full trim, using feet on rudders etc.., you are flying the plane at MCA-ish. This game was about the plane flys itself at MCA-ish. May be a dynamic stability thing with Pipers and similar airframes. I think they had around 7 degrees dihedral. I'm pretty sure our M20's have less.

Glad you made it safe! BTW I goty with Patty; she said maybe finished this week.

Correct ; this was proposed spacifically as an alternate to that outcome

I cant remember if the thing turned or not when we did it. Would be interesting for one our MS mooney specialist CFIs to weigh in...

I have heard of this manuver and done it once. One of my advanced instructors demonstrated it in a PA28 Warrior; dont know if it translates to any mooney/ your mooney/ my mooney. That time it put the plane in a stabalized descent a few knots above stall. Worked in smooth air on that airframe ... YMMV. Was explained to me as a last ditch way for non-IR rated person to get down theough IMC (vs panicking & killing yourself) or as a way to crash (sorry land “off airport”) if you lost instrumentation and/or night or whatever, at the slowest possible vertical and forward speed. Would depend on airframe, rigging, idle speed and who knows wat else.

Some fan speed? Dimmer? Warp factor?

Perhaps add shoulder harnesses? Door/Headset/Tire done while waiting on shipping/install of engine monitor.

$109.85 ea from Spruce. Looks like $114.85 now: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/lord-m20-mooney.php?clickkey=229503

Just to add to the online body of knowledge. Disclaimer: This just describes my technique, not saying this would work for any other situations; you should take all appropriate safety precautions and follow the maintenance manual directions. ....but for entertainment value...: Here is what I used to change out the disks on the mains w/o special tools. Note, the aircraft was jacked up per maintenance manual and had tail stand as well so 4 points stable. Full fuel load. : I used the soft dead blow hammer (which conformed around the contact point for better grip) to get the right position and jacked to just enough compression to get the top bolt through on the disk spindle. My old disks were so compressed that there was no static compression in the shock tower, but the new shock disks needed a squeeze and this technique allowed me to put exactly enough pressure while leaving the excess weight firmly on the wing jack, which I verified as secure/firm throughout the process. Having this jack here allowed me to have my head in the wheel well and work with the bolt while having my "adjusting" jack at hand. All the time the wing jack (out of the picture to the left) was securely in place. This same technique came in handy for the next step as well (see next photo)... ... to get the bolts to almost perfectly align with the bushings. I did move the jack & dead blow hammer laterally on the contact point to get the right force angle... so that I could and cut off the head of one of these: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-swivel-handle-hitch-pin-6-1-4-in-usable-pin-length-s071022cts-268682?cm_mmc=feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-268682&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxrrxr8aP2wIVSeDICh2VuQ2VEAQYCCABEgK4QfD_BwE to make the alignment pin in the following photo: To tap through and get exact alignment which I then used the bolt to tap through & push out the alignment pin. For the nose gear, I had to take the upper truss out due to being bent by an FBO tug and replace it anyway, so I used a cheap harbor freight press https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/81518/10002/-1?CAWELAID=230006180039279655&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=39714413703&CATCI=pla-291420598510&CATARGETID=230006180039220963&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4aLioceP2wIVFSOBCh2yaQDQEAQYASABEgJxRvD_BwEto compress the disks onto the new replacement truss while it was out of the aircraft.

With new disks, mine looked roughly like that, sting was prob 1/4 farther aft (about @ the fwd, inside radius of the axle tube).

Does running a tank dry intentionally count?

don't forget to turn off your mags and make sure P-lead is working....just saying.

My string was on the front edge of the axle so the center of the plumb line well ahead of the center of the axle.

I think this is their support number; best to "horse's mouth" it . 541-318-6060877-318-6060 Toll Free

I think that may be a Service Bullitin M20-202 spacer used to adjust the squeeze on the shock disks to make sure the center axis of the front axel is aft of the plumb line used to index its position per the bullitin. I.e. This part: https://lasar.com/product/service-bulletin-kit-tracking-spacer-m20-202-001/. Also referenced here: http://www.donmaxwell.com/publications/MAPA_TEXT/M20-202 - Eight-Second Ride/EIGHT_SECOND_RIDE.HTM

I think they did, turn up the volume; you can hear the branches breaking

Or.... buy the rocket. Give it to me for 18 months.... I can let him fly my F to learn on and we swap back.