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I've got the same question. The prop on our C has the hub with the ECI AD. It is due for an overhaul. We are trying to decide whether to do that or upgrade to the Top Prop. I've read some postings that the Top Prop is quieter, is optimized for higher efficiency at high-speed which I guess means that it increases cruise speed a bit (?), but adds 3% to the takeoff roll, so it is a bit less efficient at low speed. search for this using google: "hartzell top prop speed increase site:mooneyspace.com" you'll read various things on this site. I'm def gonna stick with 2 blades. Climb performance is seldom a major concern for me. Cruise speed is what I want. My co-pilot would appreciate a quieter prop. -Fred

Installing an EDM900 freed up enough space to install a RAM ball mount right in the middle. We love it there.

I think it is impressive that the gear didn't collapse. Here's an example of what can happen on a rough field: See about 20 min. 40 seconds into the video.

That was one rough landing. They walked away! Hurray! Notice that he remembered to put the gear down right before he lands... Good on ya!

Based on what I've read watching this site over the last few years, a light C has UL of 980-1020 lb. Most are in the 940-980 lb range. Below 940 is on the low side. I wonder why its so heavy? A paint job weighs over 30 pounds.

I did that. The controls need a damper the closer you get. That target really starts to get jiggy the closer you get and I found myself having to make continuous corrections on short final. Almost lost it, but successfully docked my first try. The M20 is a lot easier to fly.

The STC for the B11 Accutrak says that it shall not be used for approaches. Your GPS may be approved for non-precision approaches, but as I read the STC, the Accutrak isn't supposed to be used.

As a magenta line follower, the AccuTrak works well. Unfortunately it is not approved for use in approaches.

My experience agrees with this mostly, It is a great clock/timer. The automatic flight timer is awesome if you forget to note what time you took off. However, I run the AI all the time when I'm in actual IMC as a verification of the vacuum AI. So far they always agree. I guess if they ever don't I"ll know something is wrong with one of them. A person with only one watch knows exactly what time it is... A person with two watches knows that one or both of them is wrong. A person with three watches knows which one is not working. I guess the Stratus AHRS could be the tie breaker. The AoA indication is uncalibratable in my experience. The TAS indicator has a programming bug. uAvionix is supposedly aware and working on a fix. Shouldn't be that hard given that they have temperature and static pressure measurements to calculate the air density... rho=P/(RT)?

Being oil based, peanut butter and old grease is the wrong base. I'd use some 3M fabric adhesive as the base, with some tank sealant and very fine sand. Apply quickly.

Portable stereo and aviation scanner. The first to break up monotony with music and the second to supply "airport ambiance". When I hear things like "Mafia 4 cleared for landing runway 22" it gets my attention.

Awesome stuff! Thanks so much for sharing.

Taken 9 May, about 40 NM west of Memphis from 7500'. That ribbon of water in the distance is the Mississippi River.

You're thinking shock absorber. The shock link is the steel rod that goes up through the middle of the discs. Shown in Fig. 23 of the parts manual. They wear out, at least the one in the nose gear of our bird did.

One thing Jeremy, if they are that old- your aircraft is probably missing some SB items. They added a shock link collar, and the shock links themselves can and do wear out. The one in the nose gear of our plane was found in badly worn condition during our last annual. That means that it wore out since the last replacement of our disks, which happened relatively recently in 2006. We found a used one. Good luck.

We did the JPI 900 and took out all the old gauges- plus kept all the flammable fluids forward of the firewall by installing the fp and op xducers in the engine compartment. We kept the old 1946 GMC resistance fuel senders and calibrated them. In flight we always compare the JPI indicated fuel quantity against the sight gauges mounted in the top fuel tank access panel. The old resistance senders consistently read within 1 gallon of sight gauges.

Wow. That's impressive. I can't wait to give that a try.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N98131 Aha! That's what class "F" airspace looks like!

See the answer to the question of whether or not one should fly during the time of COVID-19 provided by the pilot of N98131on Tuesday... Caution- salty language. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N98131 This pilot gets extra credit for doing this at the edge of the Washington D.C. permanent TFR. Reckon somebody is going to be called to a meeting with someone from the FAA?

Sadly I trashed them before I realized that they were not all used up.

In Feb. the MSC doing the annual on our C recommended that we replace the shock discs to protect our investment in the tank reseal. They were last replaced in 2006. I was expecting it to be "bouncier" but honestly can't really tell any difference. Based on this, I'm inclined to say that they weren't that bad, and could have gone a few years longer. Based on what @Pasturepilot observed, they could have gone a lot longer...

Wow, the US Air Force has some incredible museums. I've not been to the one at Wright-Patterson AFB. Gotta go. I've been to the one at Warner Robbins AFB, which is completely awesome and laid back, with active B-17 restoration happening in an adjacent hangar that was just open to the public (as of a few years ago anyway) https://www.museumofaviation.org/ I've also been to the SAC Museum at Offutt AFB, which is not too shabby either.. https://sacmuseum.org/

Wow. Like being hungry and force fed M&M's. Couldn't stop if I wanted to. At about 4:30 the drone hits a cable. Fortunate that it didn't bring it down...

Howdy -a-. My life co-pilot went along. She helps me remember to do things like switch tanks, switch off the boost pump, watches the engine monitor that you so deftly encouraged us to install, and runs the iPad. She recently has started entering transponder codes and new frequencies into the radio! We did a lot of flying and it was good to use our Mooney help with the CV19 relief effort. Especially since we have no other mission right now. I'd encourage other Mooney pilots in need of a mission to register with Aerobridge and accept a mission that looks like they can handle. You can read about it here: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/april/08/aerobridge-calls-for-covid19-mission-volunteers?utm_source=epilot&utm_medium=email For the portion of this flight that we were carrying the supplies, we flew under the call sign 'Compassion 1426'. My co-pilot was really good about helping me listen for our unusual callsign. Controllers were very good to us. It was an experience we won't soon forget. Maybe we'll do another one next weekend.

Yesterday my co-pilot and I flew a load of medical supplies from Fort Smith, Arkansas, (FSM) to St. Louis Downtown (CPS) for Aerobridge, an organization that arranges for volunteer aircraft to fly patients, medical supplies, and organs around the country. Our supplies were destined for Scott AFB and points unknown. 7.7 h total flight time over about 1000 NM. The winds aloft were pretty stiff at times . The first photo is after our delivery of the St. Louis Arch taken from downtown airport, which is across the river from St. Louis Missouri. The second photo is of the junction of the Ohio (left) and Mississipi (right) Rivers at their confluence at Cairo, Illinois. Interesting because it is rare that both of these major rivers are in flood at the same time, which they have been for the past few weeks.