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Yep, the prepayment doesn’t have anything to do with the kits. It’s just money on account. You can request kits separately (they are free), or you can request they send a kit on the form you send with your sample. I too found a lot of variability in the time it takes to get results, so I started writing down the tracking number and that’s how I know it took a couple of weeks for the post office to deliver it to Blackstone. Blackstone turned it around in a couple of days.

I think you are missing something important. The point of the commercial maneuvers is to demonstrate planning, judgement and mastery of flight. The maneuvers are designed to require varying airspeeds, control forces, and attitudes so that they are difficult to perform by rote method. On the power off 180, once the engine is idled, you have to plan your flight path, configuration and airspeed to arrive at your landing spot. Wind will be a big factor. Every one is a little different. The only way to develop the skill to do this consistently is with a lot a practice. You might want to put the gear down immediately so you don’t risk forgetting it. But you should experiment with the other variables until it becomes second nature. Try some without using flaps at all. Try being too high on purpose and see what effect the flaps have as well as slipping. Eventually you will become very comfortable with what the airplane can and cannot do. Skip

The last kit I set to Blackstone took 2 weeks to arrive via USPS. I’ve found them instantly responsive via telephone.

The connection to the tank float is magnetic.

See Mooney Service Bulletin SBM20-210.

The inner wing lights are taxi lights and the outer are landing lights. The recognition lights are in the wingtips.

Very nice!

It is listed in the IPC and in the back of the Service and Maintenance Manual which lists all the electrical components on the schematic. Sometimes the Service Manual is a better source than the IPC for electrical components.

Flaps were up. I've tried it both ways. I wish the Mooney had Cherokee flaps and the Cherokee had the Mooney step. Maybe the Bonanza has the best arrangement. The Mooney flaps are pretty weak. I've always thought it humorous that rigging is supposed to be within 1 degree. They probably flex a lot more than that under air load.

I didn't get a price, but when I talked to my avionics shop about it, they said the last Pulselite they installed was over $1K and they now only recommend MaxPulse because the installation is also less expensive since it can be panel mounted.

Fortunately the relays are available and $300 for an airplane part doesn't seem all that terrible. https://peerlesselectronics.com/6041h220-relay

Maybe. The problem is that I really don't know what's wrong with it. I did not hear it activate until after I thumped it with the screwdriver, so it might be a mechanical problem. And, the trouble with cleaning contacts is that if the plating has worn through, they will just oxidize again anyway.

The MaxPulse is really small. If you don’t want to change the mode (really, it has too many anyway) you could mount it behind the panel.

Might depend on which relay you have. https://peerlesselectronics.com/6041h220-relay Skip NOTE: I realized after I posted this that the original thread is in the wrong section, so I moved my post to Modern Mooney Discussion.

Put the gear switch up and gear did not retract. No breakers popped and emergency extension lever was latched down. No warning horn and override button did not illuminate, but I pressed it anyway to no effect. I put the gear switch back down and landed. Jacked the airplane and confirmed no retraction and no sounds or current draw when the gear switch was placed in the up position. Removed belly, checked wiring (all secure) and tapped gear up relay with screwdriver handle. Gear now retracted. Let gear retract to halfway position and pulled gear actuator breaker. Exercised gear switch in both directions several times noting sound of both relays actuating. Put gear back down, took airplane off the jacks and ordered two relays. Skip

That is a point often missed. I often hear people lament that they have paid thousands in premiums and never had a claim. Funny, though, they never say that about their health insurance.

My rule is not to insure for anything that I can afford to take the financial hit for, even if painful. That said, I have quite a bit of insurance and travel these days has gotten crazy expensive. Travel insurance for an expensive trip certainly seems prudent. Glad to hear Shirley will be all right. Sue caught her left foot on the flap and fell forward and banged up her knee on the wing walk a while back. Fortunately nothing too serious, but I know the feeling. Skip

It’s a closed loop system, so it could be any of the above.

I flew float Beavers for Kenmore Air for a few seasons. Occasionally one of the pilots would remark that a particular plane was really fast. Invariably when I checked the MAP gauge it read an inch or two lower than the others in the fleet. I’d squawk it and the service department would replace the gauge and pilots would complain that it wasn’t faster anymore.

So, I learned something. Next time I get a radar vector off course, I'll just have to reply, "Unable, I'm IFR."

Elevators, ailerons, rudder are balanced and must be checked for balance after painting. Details in Service Manual.

Usually the governor gets overhauled when the engine is overhauled and it should have been set up right. Maybe your old one was set low. First thing to do verify the accuracy of the gauges.

Easiest is just to replace the bulbs with LED bulbs from aero-lites.com. I believe @donkaye had some sort of LED strip lights installed by Top Gun. You might give Top Gun a call and see what they are using. Skip

Or a tail wheel conversion

Naw, the prop will hit first!