TonyK

1961 M20B?

I finally caught a break in the weather that matched my work schedule and went out to do my ADS-B cert flight yesterday. I headed up to Burlington since it was the closest airspace to me. I was asked to stay in the outer ring east of the airport and not enter the active restricted area that puts a dent in the circle. A few observations. 1. A class C outer ring is not very large in a Mooney. 2. The cabin heat is not very good when you are set up for slow flight and a -4F wind comes in through the other vents. 3. Make sure you check in with approach or they might forget about you being there and you could go in circles for a long time. 4. I kept hearing that the redemption website process was super easy. I did not find it so easy. I did manage to muddle through it and am now awaiting my big bucks from Uncle Sam.

Neat video. I liked the camera in the gear well shot.

At one of our local restaurants they do the old stuff on the wall decor. I happened to sit at a new table last night and noticed a old pilots logbook screwed to the wall. Only one page filled out but I thought it was interesting.

I would be quite happy with something like the Mackey SQ2. It just looks like too much fun.

When I lived in Florida there was a 70+ year old gentleman who used to fly a Cessna 140 around. He lived on an island in the St. Johns river and flew in and out almost every day. He never had a license. He had bought the airplane and taught himself to fly it. We were discussing what would happen if he ever got caught and came to the conclusion that if he had busted the Orlando B or done something equally silly that he would get off with a much lesser fine than any of the certificated pilots in the conversation.. To my knowledge he passed before ever getting caught. The point being that there is a huge difference between illegal and caught. It's a game of chance.

A 172 you have to leave the power in to descend. If you don't you could be up there all day.

I like my old set a lot more than the new ones. I talked to a tech at Flightcom and he told me they changed the shape of the ear cups with the newest version. The new ones do not seal as well as the old ones on my head. So I still use my vintage pair.

I've given this kid my life, my love, my money. He is NOT getting my Mooney. Says the Dad before the kid needs his complex endorsement....

I have been swapping between my 172 and my Mooney a lot lately due to some maintenance on the Mooney. I have found that I have to be very diligent in all of the aspects of the flight. Checklists for everything and no shortcuts. Although I did forget to put the gear up on the 172 last time I flew it. I'm very happy to read that it all worked out for you.

Congratulations Mooneygirl!

Just a observation. You are only one bad phone call from your AP away from writing really big checks. The worst is paying out every month for a aircraft that is grounded because you can't afford to fix it. Budget for the worst and hope for the best.

Congrats on the check ride!

My 17 year old son did this today in our 172. I could not be more proud.

Pretty tough to beat the two previous posts but I took my son out to burn some fuel. I just got it back from a six week annual last night and I couldn't wait to fly it. My son is also working on his ppl and I enjoyed having a reduced workload with him in the right seat. He enjoyed some Mooney time which is something of an upgrade from our 172 he is learning in.

Burning fuel for entertainment and burning fuel for getting somewhere. 19.5 / 19.5 when I am just wallowing along for fun. I get about 120mph which is still way faster than my C172G on close the same fuel burn as the O-300 wfo. Getting somewhere changes depending but I have been aiming high WOT and as close to 75%hp as I can get

That last video drives me crazy. When I was a kid I used to sit and watch crop-dusters work for hours. I was always amazed that they could fly that close to the edge and still maintain control hour after hour. When I got older and started talking to these guys a few things were universal. 1. They didn't start off flying that close or fast on in such tight boxes. And 2. Every one of them had lawn darted an airplane in their career. The ones I talked to were the ones that lived through the experience. There is a reason that groups like IAC have altitude restrictions. They stress safety in both practice and competition. Altitude gives options. Perhaps the next owner of Icon will try and change that culture of complacency.

That was hard to watch but I think there is some value to reenforce that these machines we fly are not toys and should be treated with respect. When you stop believing that they will bite back with dire consequences.

Because he didn't have extended tanks and wasn't going to be up for longer than 4 hours.

Speaking of cell switches there seems to be a few out there to choose from. Which is the better one to own?

Do either of you partially block the oil cooler or speed tape the cowl in any way? I know on my other airplane this is a common winter item along with swapping to a much lighter oil weight.

WINTER IS COMING! What steps do you take to get ready for and fly during the winter? This will be the first full winter of ownership for me and I plan on flying throughout the season weather permitting. I had a oil pan heater installed and the airplane is kept in a hanger with the cowl plugs in and a sleeping bag over the cowl and prop.

That was a heck of a roll of the dice. I hope it works out well for you and it gives you years of trouble free enjoyment. Welcome to the team.

Have you looked in the Downloads section of the forum for it?

The 172 that I just bought gave me this lesson. You can fill it to the cap but it will just pour out onto the ramp as it sits.