redcatcher27

I tried the amazon borescope with supporting aluminum wire. I was able to fish around to the see the sender that was stuck on the bottom of the tank after the reseal, but was unable to dislodge it. I was pretty much resolved that I was going to have to defuel the tank inorder to be able to see and move around properly with the borescope and wire. Almost in disgust, I tried banging on the bottom of the tank. That worked almost immediately! Banging works!!!

I had this made by Aircraft Engravers. http://engravers.net/ Attached it to the yoke with some RTV. They already had the vector art, but TheTurtle helped to narrow down exactly what I wanted (Thanks TheTurtle!). The cost, including shipping was $60.75. YOLO!

I have the sensorcon av8 inspector velcro'd to my instrument panel and have added it to my scan. It's great, with a great battery life, and I'm so happy to have graduated from the silly cards.

"a $32 amazon borescope wired tied to a 3mm aluminum wire from amazon allowed me to go in from fuel tank fill hole, find the sending units and touch the sending unit arm. " After having my M20F resealed with Edison at Wet Wingologist, I found my fuel senders on the left side stuck to the bottom. I expected it to correct itself after several landings, but it hasn't. I was able to easily pull the outboard sender off the bottom, but due to the baffling, unable to get to the inboard one. I purchased a 16 foot semi rigid snake borescope with led lights, along with 32 feet of 4 gauge aluminum wire. Could you please fully describe the process you went through to get to your inboard sender? What did you use to tie the borescope to the wire? Thanks in advance.

Avoid all models and years, with the outstanding exception of the 1968 M20F, in my humble opinion.

OMGoodness! Your interior is incredibly nice. Where did you have it done?

I'm pretty sure that you can download it onto mooneyspace and then reference it in your post. I also use an excel spreadsheet where I track virtually everything with my plane, maintenance, ordered parts, expendables, and (sadly), costs. I will attempt to sanitize it and post it in the mooneyspace/downloads/STC section since there doesn't seem to be any other categories that fit.

You should never feel hurried. Do what you feel most comfortable with. There are a lot of folks out there (including the FAA: Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3B, Chapter 8, Page 8-3) that preach stabilized approaches (fully configured with no changes) whenever you are on final and inside the FAF. However, once you become comfortable in your aircraft, you might venture into slightly higher approach speeds, using "approach" flaps, and then choose to lower your flaps to the full flap setting only when you are landing assured on short final. Whatever methodology you take, you should never feel hurried. - that's step #1 of most mistakes.

I asked. He doesn't do that.

My KX-155 nav/com, which acts as a backup to my Garmin 530, failed a few months ago (it wouldn't power-up). I delayed trying to get it fixed until my annual this past month. Unfortunately, my shop didn't have any great plans for being able to get it fixed in a reasonable time and cost. They were actually encouraging me to have a GNC255 installed to "match the rest of my panel". Technically, I'm not a CB, but I thought that was ridiculous. So, with the help on mooneyspace.com, I pursued other options. I happened upon kx-155.com, read the good reviews, and decided to try them. Now, I'm adding my own review: I just can't imagine a better option. It only took 11 days from the time I sent it off until the day I received it back, and that included a 48 hours long bench test. Along the way, Ed from kx-155.com, aka Soldan Electronics, keep me informed every step of the way. I received 3 detailed videos from Ed. The first showing that he had gotten my radio up and running by replacing the power supply. The second showed the unit on his bench test stand, and how mic gain, output power, frequency deviation, and an assortment of other adjustments needed to be made. The last video was also on the test stand with all the new components installed and all adjustments made. Total cost was $1499.00 The invoice read: "Fix Switching power supply, REPLACED FREQ TRANSFER SWITCHES, REPLACED PHOTOCELL IN DIMMING CIRCUITS, Lube all switches controls for smooth noise free operation, adjust Mic Gain, TX power, AGC Squelch, TX freq, VOR composite level.....install Overhauled Faceplate and new lenses...Detail and clean. Run 48 hours and Retest all again." The unit looks brand new and works like a charm. It came with a nice Allen tool along with instructions about how to properly reinstall it into the panel without damaging the unit. All along the way, Ed was adamant about me checking to make sure I have proper cooling to the avionics stack. That right there tells me he is more focused on customer service than on his own productivity. I couldn't be happier!

Well, at the previous oil change I'm sure it was visible. Before that, at its annual, about 11 months prior. And I know where you're going with this - it should not have happened it everyone was being attentive to details.

So, there are many great restaurants and local dives to choose from in Apalachicola. I keep a car parked there at KAAF, so I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the FBO there has a courtesy car. and Apalachicola is only about 4 miles away. The Owl Cafe is perhaps my favorite for a full dinner, but below that is "The Tap Room" and it has more of a bar room ambience. Both place's serve "Duck Fries", which are pulled duck confit fries with crispy prosciutto and duck cracklins. So good! The one place I think you probably must see is "Hole In the Wall". Go at an off time, when its not so crowded, or you'll never get a seat - the place is TINY. Sit at the bar and have some raw oysters. You won't be disappointed by the show put on by the three main characters/owners/operators there - Dwayne, Barbara, and Danny. Its their crazy, country, and continuous banter back and forth between them and their patrons that will leave you in stitches. Something between Seinfeld's soup nazi and a slap stick sideshow. Many other places in between, but they all serve great seafood. If you need a place to stay, and you're not a CB (I know, wrong website, right?) there's the historic Gibson Hotel. For a quick breakfast the next morning before you get back in the air, Cafe Con Leche. Enjoy!

Thanks so much for your response, Clarence. Funny, but that is precisely what was reported to me this morning from the repair facility doing my annual - they said they had replaced the castellated nut with one that incorporated a nylon insert, along with a stainless steel cotter pin (at no charge!) - they didn't give me part numbers, but I'm confident its the one you indicated. As you said, with the nyloc nut, along with a stainless steel cotter pin, you essentially end up with a double safety there. Given what happened to me - I would highly recommend that EVERYONE have this done at their next annual.

If you have the money lying around to buy a cirrus, you have enough to buy a really nice mooney.