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By insuring all accounts at these two failed banks and setting a precedent isn't the government potentially making the FDIC potentially insolvent to fulfill all $250k accounts? What happens if a few more banks fail? Are they going to be fully covered as well? At what point do they stop covering all accounts and just attempt to fulfill the original $250k? Shouldn't everyone with any amount of money be worried now?

Just got my last 5 year 3rd class in February. Not sure if I will go to basic-med in 2027 or not. My previous flight physicals were a breeze.

I think the thread title alone would draw in more of an anti-ev/anti-ea crowd. I agree with @Shadrachthat the aircraft referenced seems to accomplish the circuit mission well.

Reminds me of this video...Watch "26 Turn Flat Spin in a Tipsy Nipper" on YouTube Bet he never did it again either...

I have also read that Walter Beech decided on the V-tail because he thought it would recover from a spin easier and more naturally.

I thought that the Mike Smith mod was a stub spar installed at the front of the ruddervators which required a mechanic to squeeze all of the way down the fuselage while the cuff, which is just riveted to the exterior, became the required fix for the AD. Some Bonanza's have the stub spar (which was designed prior to the cuff) and the cuff installed. I believe the AD applies to the C model 35 and newer.

That is quite a generality and everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm not here here saying a V-Tail is better than a conventional tail, T-Tail or cruciform tail... There are pluses and minuses to all types and I'm inclined to say the V-Tail definitely does not suck. Are we only talking about flying qualities here? At least with any other tail except the conventional tail you have a place where you can stand or sit in the shade on a hot sunny day. It's a much shorter walk around a V-Tail to get to the other side in the hangar (just pay attention or you might get scalped). It is even one less appendage to spend time looking at during a pre-flight (even though you may want to spend twice as much time looking at each ruddervator).

It didn't help with the yawing...even the 33 has the same issue They only added a longer tailcone which added to the overall length. They only extended the baggage area/seating to the rear. The original straight 35's even had fabric covered ruddervators. The issues of breakups and rear cg issues began after converting to magnesium ruddervators (added weight to the tail) , extending the chord of the ruddervators by 9 inches (adding even more weight) and only in front of the spar which allowed bending motion and flutter where finally the cuffs (more weight) were mandated. The longer tailcone added even more weight far aft. Extending the baggage area further rear and pretending it was a 6 seat airplane caused even more problems with CG with pilots thinking they could use it. Switching to the two main leading edge fuel tanks in 1961 created even more CG issues where the full fuel CG was well forward and as it was burned off CG left the envelope to the rear. Many pilots have taken off within CG and went out of CG during flight. Going out of CG during flight is obviously disastrous and couple that with unattached extended chord ruddervators and your looking at pieces spread across miles... I am by no means saying the 35 is perfect...I am on Mooneyspace and owned a Mooney for many reasons over a Bonanza. The original 35 design was a fairly safe airplane after beefing up the main spar... I would even consider purchasing a 1949 A35 or 1950 B35 (short chord ruddervators, factory beefed up main spar and less CG issues) as I believe it to be safer than the later versions.

Textron recently announced they are producing a run of magnesium ruddervators for the 35 fleet.

I beg to differ. The straight 35 up to the B35 had a 30° angle from level for each side of the v-tail and a short chord. In 1951 the dihedral was increased from 30° to 33° and the chord was increased by 14.4% (9 inches) in an attempt to decrease yawing and it was only increased in front of the spar. That is the reason for the cuffs on the 51 and newer v tails and reason for the break ups. There are no cuffs on the 1950 and older Bonanza's. There is much less wetted area on the 1950 and older Bonanza's but both v-tails accomplish the same task.

I may be in the minority here but think the v-tail is beautiful and the Bonanza is the epitome of what a single engine aircraft should look like. As for the questions: V-tail has less drag since there are only 2 leading edge surfaces Less rudder authority...even compared to the straight 33 You may still be able to land an airplane if your rudder gets damaged but you'd be in much more trouble with a damaged ruddervator

I read that Al Mooney designed the vertical stabilizer that way so that it would have the most authority in low speed situations and in flare on landing.

Lol...not interested in the FSF (full self flying) or FST (full self taxiing) software

The same could be said for gas. How full are the gas tanks in the cars when shipped? Was the battery pack fully charged? Why wouldn't they ship with the battery depleted? I would be willing to fly an electric aircraft just as I am willing to sit next to 25 gallons of flammable liquid on my left and right while coursing beneath and in front of me.

LOL...Chris...As stated in the very first post on this topic I've created a business plan. It is quite in depth and more than a "few pages" and quite a bit more than a "suggestion". The problem is the audience. I am attempting to get the business plan in front of Elon Musk. Any real suggestions? As for the second part about the skittles... You may be right, then we'd actually have something in common.

It still has yours and others attention. Others may be reading it for the first time and have interest in such an idea. I, however, do not see the value in Mr. Musk purchasing a large stake in Twitter. He is slightly more successful than I though. Musk loses and gains more money every day than Mooney is worth. This thread just hasn't gotten big enough yet for him to take notice. Maybe someone with a few Twitter followers can hashtag him this Mooneyspace topic... or however that works...

I fell for it too. Good one. I wonder how many have already contacted Alan.

Good explanation. I like the analogy. Change just to make change isn't improvement.

But they should.

'21 Model 3 LR $877 '20 Model Y LR $805

Last I saw was Sebastian.

Definitely will be following this. They didn't say anything about the Panthera. I wonder if they plan to sell the certified version in the US.

I would entertain an electric gear only if it could be converted back to manual. After the correction I would keep all parts just in case of injury.

And I'm sure everyone has seen this old airframe converted to electric... https://skiesmag.com/news/harbour-air-makes-history-with-electric-powered-beaver-flight/

There are many vintage Bonanza's from the late 1940's still flying today. If they are still flying in 5 years that is about how old your potential Mooney will be when you are planning on selling. I would expect you can still make a forever plane from any metal Mooney...