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I purchased the adapter from aircraft spruce that has the standard aux plug with lugs to hook up your jumper cables from a car.

Fellow Mooney people I had my A&P install the AUX power port in my 68F. While I have never needed the AUX power port before, I did come very close once trying to start a hot engine at a much higher elevation than I was used to. Now that I have this installed, I have been looking for any specific procedures I should be using for an AUX power start. I looked at an M20K model POH and all it said was there are no special starting procedures required. Is this correct? Is there anything that I should be mindful of (12 vs 24 Volts of course) if using AUX power to start? Thanks

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Dave Unfortunately I am a no on all those documents. The stuff I have all seems to be about the ST-901 GPSS steering unit and how it interfaces with all the STEC AP units. Dan

Dave, I am currently out of the country but will be home middle of January. Once I am home I will see what I have. If I forget about it (always possible) just hit me up again.

I didn't see it mentioned anywhere, is this a J-bar airplane? If so, what is the condition of the downlock block? Also I may be interested is the interior piece for the baggage door. Mine is getting in rough shape. Thanks

The only thing I can think of about why the F wasn't included is that some F's (like mine) have the twisted wing.

Unfortunately no. I certainly wish we could. The hangar must be built at the same time as the house or after the house per the HOA restrictions. As a side note, we are trying to have the land paid off before we break ground out there so that also takes time as well. It's a great thought, but unfortunately not possible.

Hello fellow Mooniacs. I am currently living in Alabama but recently purchased an airpark property in the Fort Worth area (Weatherford TX). Summer of 2025 we will move out to the area but it will be at least another year before our house and hangar are built. My current Alabama hangar is $185 a month. So far I have seen prices in that area of $650 and up, plus there seems to be a long waitlist even to get into those. What I am hoping to find is an economical hanger I can put my plane into while we are building our house and hangar. I am good with lets say about a 100 mile radius but of course closer is always better. Even if that means the hangar is actually in lower Oklahoma I am good with that. Does the hive mind have any suggestions of places I should look into that might fit my needs? My hope is that if I get onto a waitlist now, I may be near the front of the list come next summer.

Hello all. I have an Stec ST-901 GPSS box for sale. It was working 100% when removed. I replaced my DG with an AV-30C digital gyro and this will not accept heading commands from it. I purchased a used ST-901 that they say will be compatible with the AV-30 once they release the autopilot adapter. It is currently configured to work with an STEC 6404 DG but can be sent in for modification. On Ebay I see them going for $300+ so for my Mooney brothers and sisters I will sell it for $250. Next week I will list it on Ebay as well.

Interested in the wingtips. What model's are they compatible with?

Reviving and oldie but a goodie, adding external power ports to vintage Mooney's. I have a 1968 M20F and have sourced all the required parts already. What I am wondering is about the Mooney drawing 950086 that I see people referencing. Given that I am sure it is proprietary property of Mooney Inc. I wouldn't expect that anyone would be willing to share that item with me if they had it. Back in the day, I would obviously reach out to Mooney directly about this drawing but I am not sure how well that would work considering their current status. If I am trying to get that drawing, would I reach out to Mooney directly or possibly check with the service centers to get it? Thanks

I just checked my receipt they emailed to me back when I made my purchase. It has an expiration date of 2102, so I should be good for quite a while you would think. Unless they have perfected time travel and we jumped forward nearly 80 years. Obviously I am upset. Lifetime means just that, LIFETIME. Here is my bigger question however and the one that I did not see an answer for. I purchased the bundle with the FlyQ EFB as well as lifetime chart downloads for Dynon avionics. Is this change only affecting the EFB side or will I also be loosing the chart downloads as well? Inquiring minds want to know.

I absolutely love my L-3 Lynx. I even interfaced it with a WX-500 so I get ADSB weather and Lightning detection. Someday I may splurge for active traffic and diversity.

That came out looking great. I can only hope that someday my interior pieces look that good.

I should have that drawing at home. The only problem is I am overseas at work until mid June. If you haven't had any luck by then, I can hook you up.

Hi there @Alan Fox, from my question before, do you happen to have the complete GPU power system to install into an F model? Thanks

Does it happen to have the hardware to plug in a GPU for starting? I have none of that right now so I would be interested in all the parts including the spring loaded access door. Thanks

Would love to grab these from you. How much for your time and effort to ship to Alabama 36352 zip code?

I have never been a fan of the cotter pin solution. Especially since I have had an incident before where the seat went back past it and I couldn't move it back forward without taking it apart. This happed on the ground of course while strapping in and not during flight. Was kind of embarrassing in front of my passengers. The McFarlane seat stop kits you guys use, are they an easy fit on our Mooney or do we need to tweak anything? I am thinking of buying a few. With as much as they cost, are you just doing one rail per seat with them or both rails? Thanks

I am not about to start up the great bladder vs sealant debate, but I wanted to pass along something I got from Griggs up in PA. After my install at an MSC, I started to develop some leaks when the bladders were filled to the top. Rather than just have anybody look at them, I took them back to the people that produce the bladders so I could get the best care possible. The people up at Griggs were great and the job went pretty quick finding the fittings that came loose and were causing my leaks. They also identified a couple issues from the original install and corrected them. One thing I was not expecting was they made a custom fuel stick for my plane including having my tail number stamped into the metal. I make no guarantees so use this information at your own risk. My plane is a 1968 F with the 64 gallon bladders installed. Here are the measurements of the fuel stick they made for me. If anyone else with bladders was wanting to make a fuel stick, this could be a good starting point. Enjoy

In the wee hours of the night I was able to find a couple other threads showing how people set this up.

Actually, that may be a somewhat easy answer. Last year I finally ditched my vacuum system, including standby vacuum. I guess I need to check all that old plumbing (once I find it) to see if that would be an easy place to tap into.

Old topic but time to revisit it. I had a shop install a Surefly to replace the left mag on my 1968 M20F. I realized that they installed it in the "fixed" timing mode. I contacted the shop again and the shop manager spoke to the mechanic that actually did the work. He set up as fixed timing because he didn't see an easy way to tap into the manifold pressure just took the easy route. The shop manager has apologized and I will be bringing the plane back to them later in the month to get it fixed. Is anyone able to share the way they tapped into the MP and even better would be actual part numbers if you have them. Thanks

One thing I would like to see changed because it just drives me nuts is the rules for software updates. As pilots we can load databases on a USB thumb drive and be trusted to update our GPS units. For some reason that escapes me, I can't load a software update without an A&P sign-off. Literally all you do is put the drive in the GPS, press the button to install new software, and then wait 30 minutes until it either says "update complete" or "update failed". Please if the FAA is listening, add software updates to the list of approved pilot maintenance.