Gerbil

I will give the washer trick a try. Thank you. Gerbil

Hello, Does anyone have a main landing gear spring tool I could rent? Gerbil

A friend of mine might have gotten a couple shots of me. I like your idea of getting a print signed. I had already planned on framing one or two for the house but hadn't considered getting them signed. It would be tough but possible. Gerbil

I'll see what I cam do but you don't have to be subscribed to Facebook to visit the museum site..... it is open to the public like the museum itself. I know because I am not a Facebook user either. https://facebook.com/AFmuseum/ Gerbil

Thanks.... I'm based out of New Carlisle 3OH0 Gerbil

I've heard from a couple of folks that some people thought I was another Mustang. Gerbil

Hello Mooney friends, Last week the National Museum of the US Air Force had the public unveiling of the restored Memphis Belle B-17. As a part of the public spectacle three functional B-17s came in to town to land at the historic Wright Field next to the museum. The big fly-in was to be the 3 Fortresses escorted by 5 Mustangs. Of course there would be a lot of cameras on the ground but in order to get a unique vantage point I volunteered to fly a museum photographer in a formation with the warbirds. It was a good plan and I made it work. This was my second photo shoot with my new Mooney and I can say it did really good. It was everything my IO-360 had to form up with these guys but she did me proud. In order to set up my F model for photo work I installed a Great Lakes passenger window with the large vent opening. That combined with some strategic flying makes it so we can do some real good air-to-air photography. The airplane is very maneuverable and makes flying formation pretty easy. There are definitely limitations but I think it works out good. I am looking forward to doing more photo work like this. On Wednesday Bill (the photographer) and I escorted the formation of bombers and fighters into the show in less than ideal weather conditions. We were only able to make one pass by the crowd (I tried to stay away from the show line) and the planes did not land on the field. On Thursday we gave it another shot and I flew in with the Yankee Lady and a a group of three mustangs on my tail. After checking off from Yankee Lady I went south to try to join up with Aluminum Overcast but never saw her. I hung by the show to get some pictures of the ground activities. Just being able to fly with these guys was amazing but to get the great pictures we got was icing on the cake. The museum is very grateful and cited me along with Bill for the photos. I have included two shots here for you but there are more on the museum's Facebook page. The photographer is Bill McCuddy. Gerbil

Acorn Welding did some solid work for me last week and had a real quick turn time. They could probably get you a replacement or repair yours. Gerbil

I'm looking for a left rear upper exhaust riser and an inside door handle for a74 F model. Any chance you might have them? Gerbil

Thank you... I've put about 30 hours on it since I bought it and it is doing pretty good. I am really liking it a lot! Gerbil

Its not that bad. We have a pretty nice airport and a good membership base. We do require new members to be sponsored, go through a probationary period and then vote on their membership. Its actually a good thing and not as inconvenient as it sounds. The hard part is getting a hangar. We are scant on hangar space right now. I hope you like your E. (I responded to your other thread) So far I am really impressed with how my F travels. Maybe I'll see you around. Gerbil

Hey, nice plane and welcome.... I just bought an F and am not far from you. I keep mine at New Carlisle and maybe will see you around sometime. Gerbil

Thanks Seth. Our trip home followed by some landing practice at a county airport set me up pretty good. A 2000 foot strip better not be trouble for me.... That's exactly how long the runway is at my home field where I keep her. So far no sweat. No problem with encouragement to go fly. We are taking her to breakfast tomorrow morning and I have two work trips scheduled here soon. I've already got some of the bugs worked out. Overall the plane is in good shape. We'll see what turns up on the first annual though. Gerbil

OK, standard stuff..... 1974 M20F - injected 200hp, electric gear and flaps standard. This plane has a white and blue interior including a white panel which I am actually in love with. To me it just looks sharp. She is fully IFR ready with a VOR/COM and garmin 300xl. Mods include flap gap seals, 1piece belly, oil cooler relocation, cowl filler, and the brake caliper flip. Of course she has a Hartzell 3 blade prop too. I bought her in Colorado Springs two weeks ago. After the business was completed my wife and I started the ferry flight by going south to Clovis New Mexico to visit a friend. The next day we made a leg from Clovis to Memphis TN. That was the first real demonstration of the plane's performance and I was flying with the power dialed back a bit. We stayed overnight at Memphis and took in some food, music and tourist traps. We wanted to make a mini vacation out of this so the overnight in Memphis was in order along with a trip through Graceland. After Graceland we make a quick hop to Sikeston MO for thrown rolls at dinner. After that we made the final leg home and put her in at Greene county. It only took about 2.5 hours... Amazing! Eventually, a few days later I moved her to her new hangar at New Carlisle. I'll load some more pictures soon. Gerbil

Thank you all for the nice replays and compliments. I did a lot of research to arrive at the decision to get a Mooney and so far I am really pleased with how well it is working out. So far it feels like I made a good choice. Gerbil