MBDiagMan

Come on down!

Yep! On my C the flap control was unlike the thumb control on the F. It was a push button pull knob like a small mixture control and guess what?...... it was directly below the mixture control! The first short trip I took in it, I dumped flaps when rolling out and the engine quit. I was rolling out, so it didn’t hurt anything except it was one of my rare appearances at a towered airport so it was quite embarrassing.

Correct! It is primarily a water displaced, not a lubricant.

Anyone know what “WD” in WD-40 stands for?

I opened this thread with complete confidence that it would generate great information and advice. Thanks very much to everyone. Paul are you attending the MooneyMAX in October? If so, maybe we will get a chance to fly then.

Yep, the F takes more nose up trim than the C for any situation.

Thanks :Marauder! Makes sense. Pull it back enough to keep it off the ground without getting airborne again I suppose.

I landed my C as if it were my Cessna 140. No flaps, tail low, the mains would hit and then the nose wheel would flop down and stay down. Now with the F I am trying to fly it more like one should fly a complex aircraft. I use full flaps, still tail a little low, and have it trimmed for about 80 when the power is chopped. It sets onto the mains nicely, but the nose wants to bounce. If the bounce is not bad, I simply push it forward and hold the nose down. Kind of the opposite of pulling it back in the Cessna 140 to hold the tail down. I can’t seem to find that sweet trim spot that brings it in mains first,but le s the nose wheel glue to the runway. I just don’t remember the C ever wanting to bounce the nose wheel.

Also check with Jerry who goes by “acpartswarehouse” on this forum.

Thanks for posting! This will be a great topic to bring up at the MAXMaintenance seminar next month. Glad you’re okay jma!

Maybe you can make it another time. My hangar backs up to the museum, so if you come let me know and I will see that you get the grand tour!

But....., you fly a Mooney! Just gas it up and,..... Do you have an autopilot?.... Your Mooney has been in Texas before you know.:) Seriously though, wish you could be here.

The 345 would fine in the current transponder location. The Lynx would be better in the center stack. Moving the KX would make room although you might want rearrange the stack. My $0.02,

Yeah, Al and Art had pretty well perfected wood wing design and construction by Al’s 20th design.

I too am smitten with my rag wing 140. you may very well be right for such a project Robert.

When I bought the 345, the Lynx cost $1,000 more. They are on sale now for virtually the same price. I wish I hadn’t been such a CB and would have gotten the Lynx.

Hey! I am quite skilled at spending other people’s money.:)

IMHO, this panel deserves a GTX345 or a Lynx9000. My $0.02,

That sawed off wing is tough to look at. I realize that they probably did that in order to transport it. If so I hope it was an absolute last resort. Very sad.

I think the question is “how much will you pay me to haul it off?” If it has a wood tail, you need to plan on converting the tail.

Are you simply looking for compliance or do you want ADS-B IN also? I put in a GTX 345. It was expen$ive, but now that I am past the sticker shock, I am glad I spent the money. If I had the decision to do over I would look harder at the LYNX 9000 or whatever it is. It was a couple thousand dollars more at the time, but now it can be had for essentially the same price as the 345.

I started flying with Foreflight and IPad in 2011. I tried several different mounts with no satisfaction. I flew with a friend in his musketeer and he had his in a leather case on his lap. The leather kept it from sliding around. That’s what I went to and it has worked great. About a year ago I bought a new IPad and bought a rubber case like the put them in for kids to play with. The rubber is sort of sticky and will not slide around on my lap at all. It was cheap too. $12 I think. Works great for me.

About 2000 AGL in a 150. Won’t do stalls that low again.

BTDT! My instructor required spin recovery in 1992 although the FAA didn’t. I went through that then after being out of flying for awhile we had a checkout before turning me loose again. We were doing stalls from a climbing turn and it broke into a “spin” although it technically was a spiral. I went 270 degrees before leveling the wings and pulling it out. It was totally unexpected, and afterward I asked if he did anything. He said he didn’t touch it. On the one hand it scared the daylights out of me. On the otherhand it was a confidence builder knowing I got out of the mess on my own.

Maybe you saw my C N7889P with a 201 windshield there. Sale pending though. I really hate giving her up. let me know your schedule and I might get by Wills Point to give you a ride. PM me.