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  1. @AndreiC most of the money you spent towards the labor of the actual paint correction. The coating most likely took about a 1/5th of the time and the cost of the coating itself couldn't of been any greater than $200. You're still in a good spot really. Since the paint correction has been completed, and you have protection applied, your paint will continue to look good. You could apply another ceramic coating on top of the poly earlier than a year to ensure continued protection without having to get a full paint correction as well. Coming from a guy who has done a paint correction or two ...
  2. @Markku what prop did you have?
  3. Would the same issue possibly happen in the reverse direction, ie. putting the gear down? Apologies for my lack of knowledge on the part. -KC
  4. Pretty much as the title says, does anyone have the measurements for the belly skins of a 81' J? And better yet, if anyone's has any laying around that you don't want anymore, let me know!
  5. @Yooper Rocketman private messaged you
  6. Since the 180hp variant was certified, it looks like the company is aiming to gain certification for a couple other higher horsepower models. Certainly would be exciting to have one, but I can only imagine what the STC process for carrying jet fuel would be... https://www.flyingmag.com/deltahawk-adds-2-more-engines/ -KC
  7. I could see both sides of the road on this topic. I would argue that when someone is executing a go-around, that person was most likely not planning to do it when they started the approach. Meaning, a dog came across the runway, the landing became unstable, you ran out of runway while floating, etc. so in nearly any case when a go-around is started, the PIC's situational awareness is already degraded. In this 'abnormal' situation, having one less configuration change would probably be ideal. Not having to think about retracting the air brakes or having to accept that moment of degraded performance is a better place to be. I'm not saying it's impossible by any means to retract air brakes during a go-around, but more so that if someone is looking for safety vs performance, ie. shortening a landing roll, I'd probably go for landing without the airbrakes extended. Sure, added parasitic drag will help to shorten ground roll, but it has never helped anyone during a go-around. -KC
  8. @Brooklynkid You could be in luck...kinda. I'm a Mooney CFI down at Albuquerque that owns a 81 J. Only thing is, another pilot geared up my Mooney in Taos so it's sitting up there and obviously not airworthy. I do have access to a turbo F...thats also down for mx. It's getting a complete avionics overhaul so maybe a few more months till it's done. Totally up for chatting and helping out where I can in the meantime. Hope you've been enjoying the snow up there! -KC
  9. @KSMooniac glad you went that route? Any noticeable differences? I know this was 7years ago now but I suppose it's worth asking.
  10. @KSMooniac where/ how did you get the rotating parts balanced?
  11. @Jerry Pressley do you have a part number on the bulkhead?
  12. @M20F my thoughts exactly about how most of the threads in the forum go...
  13. @Echo #1 is $14k #2 is $30k
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