0TreeLemur

Hi- I'm looking for a used working airspeed indicator with a range of 40-200 mph for my model C. I suspect there are some sitting on shelves because of glass panel upgrades. My plan is to have it checked/calibrated and re-screened so I need one from one of the 'major' manufacturers that would not be considered obsolete. TAS adjustment ring would be a great added feature. Please PM me if you have one that you would part with. Thx.

Hi- I'm looking for a used working airspeed indicator with a range of 40-200 mph. I suspect there are many out there made available by glass panel upgrades. My plan is to have it checked/calibrated and re-screened so I need one from one of the 'major' manufacturers that would not be considered obsolete. TAS adjustment ring would be a great added feature. Please PM me if you have one that you would part with. Thx.

Two weeks ago my A&P took the Lycoming governor off my a/c and I took it to a prop shop. When I handed it to the technician, the first thing he said was "That's an antique". Not a good sign. As was suggested by MS, the governor was in serious need of rebuild and had several ADs on it. The estimated cost of overhaul was hundreds of $$ more than the cost of a new PCU5000, so we installed the PCU5000. I changed out the studs under the supervision of my mechanic, which took the better part of two weekends working in a hot hangar to get done. Removal took de-greasing and triple-nutting to get the old ones out. I was slow and cautious because I was so worried about breaking them off. Yesterday we installed the new gov. and it works just as it should. I had a really nice test flight late yesterday after Tstorms cooled things down a bit.

Thanks! We're really pleased. I'll finish my instrument rating with this setup. My motivation came from this group.

DONE. Finished installing labels/placards Sunday. Panels cut on water jet $120. Cerecote $50 and a twelve pack. The rest- way too much to mention. Now it is time for a victory lap around a good chunk of the north American continent.

Wow, that looks like a lot of work. Irregular tetris at best. Question- some of the insulation in my a/c is coming unstuck. What are you using for adhesive?

I've got a similar story to @Skates97 A few weeks ago the governor in my C oversped on takeoff by about 100 rpm. I told my mechanic who adjusted it after a static runup. On the next takeoff it oversped again. Removed governor and took it to a nearby prop shop. They called the Hartzell H-1 an "antique" when they saw it (bad sign). In the test stand it demonstrated a lack of control at high rpm. They took it apart, found it had old flyweights with all kinds of ADs. Cost of rebuild estimated >> PCU5000. OUCH. Wasn't counting on that one. I'd like to FLY not FIX the airplane. New gov. arrived today. It is so tiny. Gotta be one of the most expensive parts of a M20C by weight? Anyway, my "co-owner" approves after I relayed some of the gov. failure horror stories I've read on MS. Hope to get it installed this weekend if A&P is available. I'm hoping that this is the big surprise for the year.

That's why I'm loving the Johnson bar.

I don't think in terms of V/C. Just V (kts).

The airspeed indicator in my C is like all others, outer ring in mph, inner ring in kts. I think in kts and would really prefer it the other way around. Does anyone know of a place that either can produce/silkscreen such a thing? Of course I'd like the Mooney logo on the dial. I searched before writing this post, and I saw that @Marauder sold one for an F model back in May. Something like that is what I want. See photo here. The problem stems from the fact that every other a/c I've ever flown has shown kts in the outer ring. Because 80 mph < 80 kts, it causes a distraction at a busy times that I could just avoid if the first outer number I saw was kts, and I didn't have to focus under the pointer. Any ideas?

Thx. Tried them already. When I applied the selection filter for shaft diameter, there was only one and it was too large.

I tested a No. 4 and that seems to fit the hole in the knob. It is a short little bugga, the wall of the knob is only 0.1" thick. I'll try some parts stores around town tomorrow and see if anyone has a set screw collection. If not, I'll order from McM-C. @N201MKTurbo and @CaptRJM thanks for your input. It didn't occur to me that this would be a standard screw size being an "airplane" part.

I have the installation manual, it doesn't mention the set screw.

Good idea, but not where I live. The local Ace store is not well stocked... If you want a 3/4" steel galvanized tee, they have that. It will be in a wet bin near the floor because the roof leaks. Say "set screw" and you'll get howls and vowels. I'm going to have to order something.

Hi all, I have an issue with the Terra TMA 230 audio panel in my Mooney - the set screw is missing on the XMTR select knob. Any time I want to switch transmitters, I must pull off the knob, turn the shaft on the selector, then put the knob back on. I do this because I like the way the knob looks and don't want to lose it, but this creates uncertainty regarding "what transmitter is active?" and is annoying. If someone has one of these audio panels, could you kindly provide a set screw measurement? Alternatively, if anyone has an extra, I'd be willing to talk $$. Photo provided to show you what mine looks like. I guess I could find a complete replacement knob- that would be plan B. Advice welcome on source/dims for that too. Thanks! Fred

In my experience the bursts are surprisingly small and low. Disappointing and not that cool.

I have a VAL COM 760 that needs a new panel to live in. It worked great before I took it out to make way for a GNS430W. PM me if interested.

Update. My installer found the issue with the Accutrak II install - the unit had a bad connector. He replaced it and the system is working great. I flew 74 nm back from his shop today with the Accutrak II slaved to the Garmin 430W, and my track on flightaware is a straight line. I'm really pleased with it. Cool to see 1960's discrete electronics still working as designed, and getting along with our "space age" tech.

My family left the state for parts west in 1866. Only by accident have I returned, so I don't have an elephant or an eagle in the hunt. I just watch the show with awe.

I could sure have used some of it this weekend. The hangar gnomes went on strike and I was left to do the sweeping and vacuuming!

Snow can be great if available in supply without trees. The co-owner of my local FBO once landed a Seneca with a frozen-up (by ice) main landing gear on snow next to the runway. The only damage was to the belly antennas. He was able to feather the props and get them in a horizontal position before touchdown. It was his home field and had time to work it out. He bounced it down the runway multiple times on two gear trying to get the third to drop. No joy. I didn't see it but saw photos in the local paper.

<Knock on wood, but for the grace of ....> In the past this poor J seems to have been cursed by forgetful pilots, one of whom was not a very creative fibber. The a/c history on aviationdb.net is an interesting read.

Not there there I hope.

Does this mean that I"m flying a museum piece?

Good question. It seems that if the FAA thinks your a/c is a '67, then they will expect to see a '67 POH. However, given what @Igor_U says, it should have a '68 manual because it is a 1968 model. I'm interested to learn if anyone in MS has a definite answer.