David Lloyd

Ross, congrats on your new plane. Looked real good in the pictures.

You will get TIS traffic displayed on the main screen with the Dynon transponder. For ADSB traffic and weather to display on the Dynon main screen you will need the Dynon ADSB receiver.

It has been and is now advertised for $62,500 on other sites. Suspect $42,500 is an error, call and see.

I had a 1965 C that was unstable on the landing rollout just like what you and Don Maxwell's 8 second ride describe. This was in 1980 before Al invented the internet and people could easily share information. Thought is was something I was doing. A Mooney shop replaced rod ends and the steering horn. Uh-uh. More grief followed. Things can get worse. Parts broke leaving me with no steering. I found the SB, showed it to the shop, ordered the spacer, installed and problem solved. Would roll out straight and where I wanted to go from that point on.

I was looking at the W&B for a Bonanza I owned and noticed an error. Started checking and found about 10 errors. Some were addition, subtraction and multiplication errors, a couple cases of adding a moment rather than subtracting. Guess it is easy to make those errors taking things out, putting others in. Some of that stuff was done back in the day before cheap calculators. In the end, you are the party responsible for your paperwork.

Previous listed planes, some simple, some old, I'm guessing a J-bar C model. Is it vintage or modern?

I need to read that 2 or 3 more times. Great answer!

I remember a particularly hard landing in a C many years ago that actually caused my wife to scream. Don't ever recall her doing that before or since.

Looks like all Mooney models but the J and K are on the AML shown on the Surefly website. Error?

I've had several so-called landings where I was shocked my ELT did not activate.

Good folks everywhere! Sometimes a battery may be a little weak, maybe crank a little too long and the volts sag almost enough for the starter solenoid to drop out. Contacts arc and weld.

Soon after buying a Bonanza, we had a door pop open one 5 F night at altitude. Wind chill was incredible. Quick descent to shut the door, wife was shaking. Scared? No, freezing! You can bet I personally checked the door from that point on. Had it adjusted too.

I know a lot about nothing. Ask my wife.

Got pictures of your finished install?

Only if you caught it on the pre-flight.

If it is an Interav alternator conversion, I and someone I know had occasional OV trips that a reason never could be found. I replaced the OV relay with a B&C, never another trip.

Uh, I think that is $750 per servo. And then you will also want to throw in the buttons and knobs panels, another $700. But I agree.

Used to travel somewhere pretty much every Monday morning, early to arrive and be driving a rental car by 8AM. If it was raining, I went. Every now and the in the rain won't peel paint unless it is defective. It will over time as others have said wear paint from the leading edges. 1500 Hours of flying in Monday mornings' weather would have the paint on the leading edges of the wing looking a little thin. 2000 Hours would need the leading edges painted. It's almost like tires, if used it will wear. If it leaks water anywhere, fix it. Vents usually don't leak much by design. Water either passes by the vent or there is a drain. Rain, just not a big deal to fly in.

Speaking of Skyview, for the money spent for some of the other autopilots you could also have a glass display. But it may be a year before that happens.

D. B. is that you?

George, yes we have a couple hangar spaces open. If interested I will send you the manager's phone.

A lot of the old weight and balance was done before cheap calculators. Go through every change, every computation and find all the errors. In my 1971 Bo there were ten or so. 2+2=5, 3x6=19, add rather than subtract, etc.

Bonanzas from day one had only one gearbox, one motor to actuate the landing gear and doors. Yep four bar mechanism sounds like a good description. Had a motor go out one time and had to crank the gear down. Usually almost as dependable as Mooney's Johnson bar.

I've heard the semi-synthetic Aeroshell 15W50 was bad for the Continental starter adapters causing them to slip. But, I ran a couple IO-520's past TBO with no starter problem, or any problem. One IO-550, a factory reman was crap and I replaced 8 cylinders (worn exhaust valve guides) trying to get it to 1500 hours, never a starter problem. An IO-550 Superior overhaul to 1200 hours when I sold it, never a starter problem. All on Aeroshell 15W50. The Bo I am flying now, about 300 hours SMOH, Aeroshell 100W, starter slipped during a hot start a couple weeks ago. I suspect something more than slippery oil is going on with CM's starter adapter.

Jesse, Thanks for your help, got it listed. Painless. Now need some phone calls.