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I'm not a prop guy but, for me, I wouldn't do it the same day it came out of the shop. I would want to give it a few hours to "settle". If it's glass smooth, it may not need balancing.

At 8500 rpm, if that baby shells out, you'll never find all the pieces.

Hold the phone right side up, and you may not need to,

I may have made a bad assumption (is there any other kind?). OP profile says M20E.

According to the Statoflex catalog, 124-3 is about a quarter-inch OD. Yours is smaller?

This is the cool way: https://valvewizard.com/buynow.html but I'm sure several have built their own. Drawings and other design specifications may be more difficult. As infrequently as you will likely use it, why not borrow?

I can hardly believe they would do that!

You might want to read what McFarlane says about "reamers": While using standard reamers to clean valve guides, you probably have noticed that you have some valve guide metal in the reamer flutes afterwards. This metal is cut from the sides of the guide when hard carbon deposits displace the unguided reamer from the original guide hole, or the reamer was not started in alignment with the guide hole. Wavy or gouged guide holes cause premature carbon buildup, poor heat transfer, and early guide hole wear. Prevent damage to your valve guides by using McFarlane Cleaning Reamers! The patented McFarlane cleaning reamers have a pilot the same size as the valve stem. This properly sized pilot forces the reamer cutter to start straight and follow the correct valve stem path through the guide hole. Finally, a tool that is designed for the job! https://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com/products/categories/all-products/tools/valve-guide-cleaning-reamers/?page=551&sort=order_a&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21898364531&gbraid=0AAAAAD9ZxAk8_KfxOWsVrnpwbJ4dLj_El&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu7Tq9cSgjQMV507_AR0DJBL_EAAYASAAEgKcG_D_BwE

Seems odd that the only reference on the Internet is at The Mooney Flyer web. And if you click the link, it takes you to info about 2024.

You may be thinking of @KLRDMD.

Too true. That made me smile.

Says he has a converter, so I assume it’s a 14 volt airplane with a few 28 volt radios.

Did the turbo come off at the annual?

I have some 8-inch floppy disks, but at this point in life, I have no idea what was on them.

While I envy their enthusiasm, I wonder if they have discussed this with the FAA?

Upgrade to PDP-11.

As someone above mentioned, the 3-inch rudder pedal extensions can be installed so you can sit back a little further.

In a modern Mooney, three people is no problem. As with most four place airplanes, you can fill the seats, or fill the tanks, or fill the baggage, but not all three at the same time. There are many Mooneys on the coast, so someone will likely be along shortly.

I think there are 2x 6 lb and one 7 lb max.

Agree. I upgraded my subscription just for that one feature,

Foreflight takes a guess at the altitude where I would find the best speed, but I would rather have a few extra thousand feet between me and the rocks and lose 5 knots.

I understand -- especially after a previous incident. Some people are cursed by the "invulnerability gene".

If you were sitting in the right seat, it's your job. Captain has more pressing things to worry about.

When I bought mine, there were all kinds of warnings about not subjecting the O2D2 to line pressure. Apparently it’s an expensive mistake.