Sixstring2k

I think for one we are missing more information about this incident because it might have not only being compressed but also had other communication relevant to the conversation cut out. And two this happens years ago, I was taxing a 777 out for a high power engine run one night and a vibe survey and when done we had being giving instructions to a remote area to park it for the night, as we are pulling up (I am taxing left seat) I see that the barriers(big concrete barriers like the ones that go in the middle of roads) that had being placed along the aircraft parking area perimeter look kind of close, and I made the other tech up front who is the guy marshaling us in to double check the clearance, I power the plane in after the clearance was check and area was clear and wing walkers in place, engine shut down and the stairs case set up, as I came down the other tech met me and was tick off at me because “we park 777s here all the time and i acted like I hadn’t taxi one before”, I replied to him that when I am on the left seat that plane is my responsibility not yours and I walked away, the following week I see one of the 777 in one of the hangars and they are setting up to remove the #2 engine, as I walk around the left side of #2 engine was a mess. It turns out that same parking spot guard rail from before that look funny to me had being pushed inward by the people who used the facility on the other side because they needed more room to move cargo, I didn’t smack that barrier because I made a decision and that day I learned that weather is regulations / rules or peer pressure, if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe stop and make sure. I have no problem with the pilot of the mooney stopping and to verify the situation because safety of flight is his responsibility and the flight doesn’t end until the engine shuts down and he exercised his right, we had guys 2 man crews going with the flow and look at all the near misses we being having lately, bend metal with plane going of the runway because taxing fast to get out of the runway, maybe if some of the crew, highly professionally train and experience crews would have stopped and think safety first maybe some of for near misses we being having would not have happened. This situation turn out to be just an inconvenience but maybe under different circumstances it could turn into a disaster and maybe when said disaster happens you know what the ntsb investigation would conclude “all the pilot had to do is stop so is pilot error”.

Yeah but by the look of the outside that’s three good owners, that paint job looks amazing.

Congratulations.

That’s good news, hope the faa gives them the approval

Thank you for the reply.

So no one else can fix the engine mounts?

@gsxpilot shows up from time to time on the Mooney facebook page if you want to send him a msg.

Does anyone know if rocket engineering is still around and supporting the rockets and missiles? Are there any new gotchas?

If only I could, this one is being on the market for a while but did get its tanks resealed so that’s one less thing to worry about and the engine overhaul was done in 2014. Prebuy prebuy. https://www.controller.com/listing/for-sale/232289405/2000-mooney-m20r-ovation2-piston-single-aircraft

I do not have a Mooney at this time, I was just looking up the part number in this old post because I am interested in maybe some day getting on K model and this V band issue is on my mind as a prospective owner. When I saw AirPower website I am pretty it didn’t say back order, I didn’t call them directly just saw was available and this is the only site I frequent whose owners have tsio 360 engines so I posted here.

Just making sure I am reading this correctly (if wrong please correct me) and that this hopefully helps someone, the clamp that should be put in place and complies with the AD is 670105? Or at least gets someone flying again for 500 hrs. If so air power has them available as of this morning. https://www.airpowerinc.com/670105

Well that’s my story, once I had the license out I went but was placed along with more experience guys to watch and learn and after a while I was on my own. The training on the independent fleets helps a ton. How do they do it in Canada once you have your version of the A/P?

You are not misunderstanding, now they have an annex in jfk where they work on a 727 that was donated to gain more “real world” experience. They used to have a apprenticeship with tower air when you had you A/P but the airline went out of business. https://www.aviationhs.net/ and https://www.aviationhs.net/aviation_high_schools_federal_aviation_administration_program_regulations_and_information but I think Aviation high school is one of maybe 2 in the USA that still teach the A/P license curriculum at a high school level, they have to keep a certain level of total people passing the test per grade at a certain passing grade per student average if I remember to able to keep there certification. I can’t remember if the other high school is still around. The majors spend all the time in area schools just recruiting, AV is no exception. My first job right out of high school was working for an avionics company working of onboard entertainment system for Singapore airlines and American Airlines.

No apprenticeship, I came out of high school with my A/P then straight into the fire, I tell anyone who wants in to treat your A/P as a license to learn. Find a shop with a good reputation and stick around or go to a major and move around the different shops within the company and try them all.

I think you are underestimating the amount of learning it took to be a good A/P not just turning wrenches but good at troubleshooting because you have being thru the schooling and learned the basis. You can learned at lot on the field including the bad habits of others and take them as your own or just a narrow view or knowledge that you need to have. I mean For powerplant I had to study how pistons work, magnetos, pumps then a little of how those engines work in helicopter and finally throw all out the window and learn how jet engines work. For airframe I learned to bent and temper metal, weld, and rivet and then oh let’s learn and make wooden wings with glue and fabric. General the one that like was said before meds everything and took me the longest learning series circuit , parallel circuit ,induction, and then phases plus faa regulations. Not nocking on you but here in this sentiment is where GA is dying, getting that A/P license when I did it was everything to me and not easy, is not just turning wrenches if anyone thinks is just that then by all means go get it, become an apprentice or go to night school take the oral, written and practical and go take on a bunch of 20-50 year old planes some with just horrible maintenance I mean you wouldn’t believe the crap you find sometimes plus all the liability that comes with it (because now you touched it last so it must have being you fault) for little money and some owners that think you are always charging them too much. Sorry I don’t mean to come out rude but trying to have you and others understand.