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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

For our collective knowledge. I just got off the call with Herber. The cost at 2025 is $192 per donuts. It look like AircraftSpruce has the lowest price today at $177. Herber says price goes down to around $150 if we order 100 donuts or more. Are there 10 Mooney out there that need their donuts replaced? Check your date, they should be replace every 12 years for short body. Heavier long body will require replacement sooner.

For those that are sharing full coverage, can you also share the insured hull valve?

$600 annually for liability only. Almost 300 pilot time and 250 of that is Mooney .

I designed a visor template for my M20E. Figure I would share them here if it is useful to you. You can buy 3mm acrylic glass in any color you want from Amazon. If you have access to a CNC laser cutter and a 3D printer, you can have your self a pair replacement visor in about 20 mintues. DM if you need help locating a place with a laser cutter. The visor clip is designed for visor rod that is 4.7mm. Visor Clip Flat Tight.stl visor.dxf

@Matthew P Impressive work on Excel. I used for Excel for years and never knew it can look this good.

Interesting..... Searching or Rate table come up with nothing. Are you referring to buying parts for DIY rate table? Care the share a picture if you made one?