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I wouldn't recommend that. Your transponder still transmits a discrete hexadecimal code that you cannot change, and that will reveal your attempt at spoofing. They would figure it out.

"wobbly exhaust valve"? That sounds expensive.

As a two year participant in MS, I have mixed feelings. Here's why: The anonymous nature of the site can lend itself to a lack of civility when things go sideways due to either misunderstanding, misinterpretation, misspelling, or sometimes just a strong difference of opinions. I've learned to try and avoid writing anything that anyone might take the wrong way. Some long time members are very friendly, like @carusoam who I'm sure everyone will agree is immediately welcoming, and I agree should be considered the "Dean of MooneySpace". In my opinion, this site should abandon the anonymous model. It will promote civility. Anonymity brings out the worst in some people. Secondly, this site should include a FAQ where longstanding threads addressing common and widespread issues with our aircraft should be posted. Using google to search site:mooneyspace.com frequently turns up a discussion of almost any issue I have. A thread with hundreds of posts, on a common problem, that is discussed to the point of the equivalent of a peer-review journal paper, should be easy to find. Sites usually do that by establishing a FAQ section. That will require one or more active moderators. Finally, I have learned a tremendous amount. A good search using google will often show that someone else has been down whatever road I find myself on. If the answer is not there, or if technological change is the issue, then a well-worded question will often elicit great advice. The professional folks who participate on MS are often very helpful with regards to mechanical and/or maintenance and/or insurance advice. @Clarence , @Cody Stallings @M20Doc and @Parker_Woodruff immediately come to mind. They really help our community and I suspect that many of us have gained from interactions with them and other professionals that choose to answer our questions. My 2-cents worth.

Here in Alabama I frequently hear the call sign "MafiaXX". I'd like to hear the story behind that one.

@EricJ nice thread and I enjoyed your pdf article. Do you think a SDR setup could be used to do the spectrum analysis as you did, or would it be too noisy? It seems that if the antenna is as far way from the computer as possible and near the USB adapter it might work? Thx.

When we recently redid our interior, the upholstery place made us some, but they were not suitable. So, in a pinch, we took one of my wife's leather belts and a hole punch and made our own.

Seth, can you upload a photo? I bought the expensive seal from knots-2-u and I did backstop it with some of the foam stuff where the door is vertical along the hinge. But, it still makes a lot of noise in the upper left hand side (inside looking out). How did you apply the foam to help? Thx.

Last spring I had my prop balanced, and the vibrations became worse at certain speeds. The problem in my case was the engine mounts, the bottom two were flattened like pancakes. Somebody before I bought it put in some washers to lift the engine back up. After replacing the engine mounts at a MSC this summer, she purrs like a Singer sewing machine now.

So- create a well thought out anonymous survey. I'll participate.

We had the same problem.

Just had mine done last week. $180 on a/c in Marianna, Florida. My prop is about 1570 h since overhaul (in 1990), and I was told by the repair station that the FAA and Hartzell are starting to urge IRANs of these props if they haven't been opened up in years. Since my prop has not had anyone look inside the hub for "decades" I guess sometime between now and next October I'll have it IRAN'd. Received an estimate of 0.35 to 2.3 AMU for the uncertainty that comes with an IRAN.

The original CBs in our bird broke when we put a screwdriver on them. Replaced all.

Installed it yesterday. The plane plastics door was not only thicker as @milotron said, the depth dimension of the plastic parts (out of the plane of the door) was elongated for the one that I got. I wound up trimming 1/4" to 3/8" off the entire perimeter of the door. That trim resulted in reducing the distance from the door edge to the the old holes, close enough (1/4" or so) that I could lift the edge of the new panel enough to see them and drill accordingly. The only wrinkle was this. After I trimmed the perimeter, the interior edges of the door panel where also extended so that at the bottom of the window the panel at the edge was about 1/2" off the door, while at the top of the window the displacement was about 1/4". So I marked the interior edges to cut of 1/2" from the bottom of the window and 1/4" from the top, with linear interpolation between on the sides. That end result was too much material removed . I'm not gonna buy a new door panel. Now I've created a challenging trim problem to solve. I've got a 1/4" to 3/8" gap along the bottom of the window and 1/8" gap along the top. So, it seems like a good rule of thumb is this: if the central portion is holding the panel off by N/8", then cut N/16" off and try that. Grrrrr.

Borescope up the tailpipe... Mooney colonoscopy?

Thanks @Immelman, I'll be sure to take the heat gun with me.

Thanks -a-. I have used 2) for woodworking/locating dowel holes. I hadn't thought of 1)- strip mastic being useful for this. But there are an awful lot of holes... I'll dig. But, drilling new holes would be easy, and lighten the aircraft some more

As part of our interior rehab we got a new cabin door plastic panel from planeplastics. The old one was shot. Does anyone have a clever way to mark the spots to drill holes in the new panel to match the screw holes in the door? There's got to be some way to do that it seems. Or, should we just drill new ones and eliminate the chance of a screw up?

I went with the expensive door seal from knots2u.com It is a good seal. We got good seal action everywhere but about the 10-11 o'clock position on the door. I think adjustment of the top latch might be the ticket, but not sure. Everything else about the door seems great. I'll wait for your pirep before taking any action.

I'd like them in my C. How are (were) they mounted in your J? Do you think it would be possible to create a mount in my C? I have the old style windshield with the large rectangular center post. If possible, then I am interested.

I will be really interested to hear if it stops the noise from your upper door. We've got the same issue and a seal replacement didn't fix it. One difference is that our door seems to be well adjusted in terms of over-center and appropriate required pull to actuate the handle. Thanks for sharing!

What a cool document. Thanks!

I set it exactly to the numbers so that the glide ring shows the "theoretical maximum" glide distance. Then I know that airports near the ring are "iffy", and those well within are virtually assured targets.

I suggest you talk to a briefer. If there is any mention of "mountain wave" then I suggest that you don't attempt flying through passes. I'll only fly through them if regional high pressure is dominating. Large pressure gradients across the Rockies will set up some mighty powerful currents that resemble hydraulic jumps in rivers where some people like to kayak. Turbulence and lenticular clouds are common during those times, which is a visual symptom of "mountain wave" action. This time of year it is not uncommon to get high pressure over Arizona/Utah and low pressure over the eastern plains of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico that can really cause the air to zoom over the Rockies. I suggest avoiding flying a normally aspirated aircraft through mountain passes then. PP only, not an instructor, be careful and good luck.

La Veta pass SSW of Pueblo is a decent route (pass elev. ~9500') into the Rio Grande valley towards the Alamosa VOR if it is clear and not too windy aloft. It is a scenic trip on a nice day. Alternatively, fly straight south down the front range to Glorieta pass ESE of Santa Fe, which is lower (~8000'), to the Las Vegas NM VOR as recommended by @jlunseth. That route will pretty closely follow I-25.