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Thanks for sharing. Impressive work. Did you use 3D scanner to get the exact profile of the yoke? I too am a 3D printer nerd and designer. I have been trying to introduce the idea of 3D printing capability to my local flying community. It is a surprising difficult concept for people to adopt. Builders that have built multiple RVs would still prefer to shape things out of metal, wood, etc... Anything but 3D print. I suppose it is the hammer they know and knew well. I'll definitely be making one for my Mooney.

I appreciate the responses! How about uAvionix AV-30-C? It seems to do just about the same as G5 at a lower price point.

My AI Indicator has been acting up lately. First at altitude and now even at below 10k feet. Thoughts on overhual the gauge or upgrade to Garmin G5? By the way, I have no intention of removing the vacuums pump. I like my wing leveler as poor man's auto pilot. . I think overhual should cost around $400. I think a new Garmin G5 is around 2.5k plus install.

Outside corners.

Yes, I can swing the visor to the side like all new cars.

The clip is slightly smaller than the visor rod. Tightening it down will increase friction. Let me know if you need more friction, I can modify the STL and make it tighter.

Yeah, I know they no longer manufacturing hangars. I'm hoping for any leads to find a used one.

I'm considering port-a-port as a possible option for hangar. Any one got any lead on where to find them?

Yes, being a pilot does help on getting 107 cert. If I recall correctly, it was a 30-minutes online test. Now for actually flying the drone part, it is complete different than flying a fixed-wing full scale. If you flying a FPV drone with a spotter, it's not hard to do. But if you flying with direct line of sight, being able to see the tiny drone can be a challenges when the drone gets further away.

Many local university has maker space that has laser CNC cutter. Here is the template and link to Amazon on the acrylic. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R64KXFB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I suppose we can always settle and accept defeat.... J/K. I happen to believe GA should be accessible to more people. Finding ways to reduce cost would go a long way to achieve that goal.

If the price continue to go up, at some point someone is going to figure out an alternative for OOP. I seem to remember a post on MS discussing the possibility of cutting the puck out of commercially available rubber sheets.

Agree on the risk using traditional jack on the lifting points. Us California pilots will always worry about the earth quake. The risk of airplane falling off the jack can easily eliminated if we design a spacer to keep the landing gear in a extended position. I'll see I can come up with something later today.

It's amazing that Mooney used these puck because they were off the shelf parts. If I remember correctly, they were engine mount on International Harvester. After several decade, Harvester stop using the same parts, and we are now stuck with ridiculous over priced rubber donuts....

I got the 12 years number on Lasar web site. It's not a requirement, but simply a recommendation. My main donuts has date stamp of 1999. 25 year is beyond overdue. https://lasar.com/mooney-shock-disc-replacement-and-nose-gear-wear-and-tear