Boilermonkey

Partnerships can be great, and yes you must share responsibility and decisions. It might be a god send for some owners and hell for others. You can construct the contract to have an out clause for the original owner. Write down what you are willing to deal with, use an AOPA Legal template and see what partners will accept. If they don't, then don't do it. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I'm part of a great 3 person partnership. Make sure you have bylaws. Have a death clause so you're estate doesn't have to negotiate...in the unfortunate event. Make sure you have a way to not only build a maintenance reserve by hour, but also credit partners for doing maintenance. I have a template for monthly costs that does that if you want. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Quite a comment to throw out there....please provide some reference.

I'd try to figure out how many hours they expect to put on it and weigh that against the cost of install to determine what you're really getting out of it. Then weigh that against the downtime of not having her to fly.

So, if you use the $4K replacement then you can reuse the antennas...meaning they did the paperwork (and testing). You don't have to mess with opening up the dorsal fin. Otherwise you have to go with an system with new antennas and the labor that comes with it.

If you didn't know...the Airtex 110-4 batteries are going to be discontinued. All they are is a shell with Rayovac batteries in them...I guess that's just too hard to Airtex to make...so they are going to force us all to upgrade. https://www.acrartex.com/survival-products/121MHZ Has anyone done an upgrade or replacement? The upgrade looks like a joke Airtex C406-1 for $4K+ install. Replacement Airtex 345 for $530 is reasonable. Or It says all new parts, how difficult is the install? Heard the antenna is ugly though. Anyone upgrade to something else? Any reuse of switches, tray, cables, antenna?

Whatever length one chooses, it should include a margin for a rejected landing. Bounces, gusts, etc. Also ensure you have a distance chosen for a go around to ensure you have a visual point of when to power up if you are not firmly on the ground. Of course the same goes for taking off from where you landed. How much runway would you have for ground roll, t/o, and abort? Terrain at the end of the runway? All considerations based on the aircraft, pilot, and conditions. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

300hrs in a C. Flew a Bravo yesterday. It was beautiful and a dream...until the flare. Bounced pretty good...flared too high....different sight picture. Greased the second try. It's a lot more like flying a twin in terms of speed management. Landing is fine....just get on the speeds and get a custom to the picture. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Just bought the CO detector after hearing Dan's story...he had an angel looking after him that night.

Having the same debate...following. Wish you were in Indy to partner.

Interesting technique, I'll give it a try. I've been doing several Young Eagle events lately with 6-8 hot starts in a day. Usually a single pump works, but anything that reduces wear and tear....and fire risk, is a good idea. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I usually need one shot to get our M20C started. How many times did he prime it? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

That's part of the carb heat system. It should open and close with the carb heat control. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

My Mooney transition instructor is based in Columbus, IN KBAK. He still owns and flies a Bravo on a regular basis. Let me know if you want his details.

I’m based at KHFY just a bit south of where you’ll pick her up. Depending on the day, I could take you up in ours or fly in yours and show you a few things. I’m not a CFI, but I am nearly done with my commercial and MEI (moving into a B55). Maybe 4pm on Tuesday? The biggest difference I have experienced with Mooneys is the sight picture. It is much lower than most other aircraft. This isn’t too big of a deal until you try to land and flare. That what took me the longest to get use to.

Plenty of Mooneys down in the S40. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Thank you, it was fun. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Did you make it. At 2pm still closed for aircraft parking and camping. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I've increased my useful load over 30lbs since December [emoji16] Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I'll be there +2 Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Far easier and cheaper to pull equity out of your house... Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

If your within 250NM from HFY I'd be happy to take you for a flight. I transitioned from a C182 to a M20C. The sight picture is significantly different, in particular the eye-to-wheel height is less in a Mooney. It took 10-15 landings to get a good fell for it. Of course it's retract...so you'll need to get that into your workflow in the pattern, again not a big deal...unless you forget! In terms of your mission. The Mooney is a bit tighter, but not uncomfortably so...before we added a fifth member to the family our load was the same (now looking at a Baron). You only have one door in a Mooney, so you'll need to get use to that and ensure that your front passenger is well briefed for an emergency. That's about it ... its just another airplane...a fun one.

Not worth it. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

The risk-reward might not be balanced. I'd imagine the valve caps would actually need to depress the stem to get a reading...so if the cap becomes loose you might lose your pressure. If it's a slow leak in a car, you just pull over. In an airplane, you've got a bigger problem. I'd imagine the only viable method would be a system that goes around the wheel like on cars....but that's with a tubeless tire.

"Positive Rate" then "Gear Up" is the typical call out to ensure you verify that the VSI shows you are not only off the ground, but gaining altitude.