chriscalandro

X51 used to be a great spot but Mr Roberts has retired and left. I’d go for KTMB and skip the current regime at X51.

It’s a terrible video, for an airplane you can’t buy.

I’ll sell you this one for 1100. Worked fine when removed.

I have one for 200$

Judging from this picture, an impact might be the least of your worries. that also is NOT behind the cowling as described in the original post. Again, there is no steel cage behind the cowling, and that is NOT a picture of the area.

That doesn’t sound like a thing a ground would do. it sounds like a thing pressing on a gauge and effecting it’s inner springs and mechanisms would do.

In my experience with motorcycles and high performance cars, typically you see a performance boost just before it blows up.

There is no steel cage under the cowling. And the gear components would have taken the majority of the force as the wheel is the only ground contact point.

Argue that with the FSDO. Not me. A few of us have already tried going down this road and got shut down. im just straightening out the false claims.

Depends on how your FSDO interpreted it

I’ve talked to aviation wraps. You can’t do it. They will tell you themselves. I’ve also asked the FSDO. from the FAA major repair or alteration data approval page 67- (it’s copied and pasted from a pdf so some things didn’t copy/paste properly) The installation of vinyl covering shrink wraps on part 23 airplanes, gliders, and airships should be made only by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certificate (TC), Amended Type Ce11ificate(ATC),andSupplementalTypeCertificate(STC). Thismemorandumisnot applicable to vinyl decals or logos that are placed on limited areas of the fuselage or empennage. Although the end result of a vinyl shrink wrap installation appears on the exterior like a fresh coat of paint, vinyl shrink wrap material is different in that it is applied in large sheets that are bonded to the exterior of aircraft by use of heat shrinking and chemical interaction. The following are safety concerns with the installation of vinyl shrink wrap coverings that must be evaluated. by the applicant for any TC/ATC/STC application: Without proper engineering evaluation and/or tests, vinyl shrink wrap cannot be placed on any control surface or control surface tab: a. withoutconsiderationoftheeffectonthefluttercharacteristics(whetherthe surface is mass balanced or not) and b. where that installation would change the existing clearance between adjacent surfaces with and without loading. Scoring the skin of aircraft when cutting the vinyl sheets to fit, which can start cracks, particularly in pressurized aircraft. Blocking of fuel vents, static ports, hinges, drain holes etc., making them inoperative or changing the airflow over static po1ts. Use of an open flame from a blowtorch to apply the material. This is a concern around fuel tanks and vents, sensitive antennas, and especially on composite parts, which have cure temperatures we!l below the temperature of a blowtorch. Covering required exterior aircraft markings and emergency exits. Vinylsheetslosingadhesiononthesurfaceoronrotatingpartsandjammingcontrol surfaces or compromising engines. Static build-up causing electrical discharges in or around fuel tanks and causing radio/navigation interference. Tinting of windows and windshields with transparent vinyl, which compromises the view of pilots. The impact on removal of ice build-up on critical surfaces. Flammability of the material, including lightning strikes, and especially near engine exhausts and around engine nacelles. Flammability test specimens should be built-up from the cowling/nacelle with the vinyl shrink wrap applied. Peeling of the wrap from rain or hail. Masking of cracks and corrosion in structure and skin. Lifetime of a vinyl shrink wrnp installation. How long before mandatory removal. Effects of de-ice fluids on the film. 2 Rev 5.6 09/25/2017 Page 67 3 boots. Theseissuesincludehazardsthataremajortocatastrophic,sotheinstallationbyFAA Field Approval is not acceptable. Only Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certificate (TC), Amended Type Certificate (ATC),

If you already have a good shop that knows your airplane, there is absolutely no reason to go to a MSC. There is nothing that special about the Mooney, let alone the nose gear, that any competent mechanic wouldn’t be able to inspect and fix. 18 inches is a lot. Are you sure?

You can’t vinyl wrap a certified airplane.

A 337 does NOT allow you to install non TSO / certified equipment. if that was the case all of us Dynon people would have an autopilot. There is NOT a legal path to getting this installed short of getting a DER involved and or an stc. There is the question of “who cares”, and where I live, the answer is for sure the FSDO.

I thought hard about and am still considering a mosquito helicopter. But I think it would have to be the turbine version. For just me to explore around the area in, I think it would be perfect. I don’t own an airplane that is happy under 100 mph, so the local meandering is limited.

You might want to shut yours. Do the math. It still doesn’t add up.

If you only go to places with 12$ gas you aren’t very good at planning anyway. In this case max cruise is the least of your problems. you should easily be able to find gas for half that price, which tells me you’re an extreme exaggerator. Gas at signature at LAX is 10$

I have a set of lock blocks to sell.

Solid nope from me.

That….doesn’t sound right.

I skydive at perris. Walk across the runway every time. done it at probably hundreds of airports.

They are not. Some are 2 and some are 4.

Except nobody has any information about what happened and conflicting reports on who did the work. So that isn’t a problem here.

It’s not a requirement to respond to every comment or topic posted.

It’s a hypocritical statement to not openly discuss just because it may or may not be the Mooney factory. When we talk about post maintenance accidents we always talk about the shop. in this case no fewer than 3 people have directly told me the Mooney factory was the shop. It should be no different in this case. you don’t get to shield or censor a topic just because the direction the discussion is going doesn’t look kindly on a thing you like. 3 people who know the owner and know I was in the area called me. All 3 said it was at Mooney for some work and an annual. Johnny said it was not at Mooney. That’s where we’re at. That’s not disparaging to a business. It’s a flow of information. Information that if true, I’m 100% certain would not make it to this public forum by anyone that would have been involved or know for sure. This forum has a demonstrated history of hiding and withholding information when that information is negative to a group or individual.