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Do not know how Mooney's 4 cylingder Lycoming mag switch operates. Some switches will ground the uncoupled mag in the start position to prevent back kicks. If they don't, I prefer toggle switches for the mags on a Lycoming so I can start the engine with only the coupled mag hot. That minimizes kickbacks which can damage the starter and ring gear.

Going to create some really fine St. Elmo's.

Got it all installed and it works great, just have to put in that dropping resistor for the indicator light. Thank you larryb for calculation and the link! They worked great and there is no more problem. For those of you wondering the new switch from Mooney is made by E-switch part # RP8100B2M1CEBLKRED. That is the E-Switch part # and the Mooney part #. The Cutler-Hammer and NKK Switches listed in the parts manual are no longer available from any source as near as I can tell.

The problem with airplane marketing is we tend to talk to ourselves. I once took the wings off a bunch of Beechcraft products, transported them to malls, re-attached the wings and sold them like hot cakes. Even Beech marketing was impressed. 3 of the 5 I sold on one Saturday, were to non-pilots! Putting ads on the back cover of Flying, and trying to get press to do a "pilot report" is nice, but to really move units, you need to drag that lure right under their nose. Marketing is three things. Product, price, promotion. IMHO the product lacks promotion. My hangar neighbor has a nice new Cirrus Carbon, when he saw my 2005 Ovation GX with FIKI and talked about the performance he stated he had "no idea". He bought the Cirrus because the Cirrus people have promoted their product deeper into the the potential market than Mooney. It is likely Mooney would have closed a sale to him, were it actively identifying the buyers. Waiting for them to come to a tent, see your ad in Flying etc is not how you do that. You get big data to identify the potential buyer then you go after them, aggressively.

The question is why impact the terrain at high speed? Unless they were already incapacitated.

Yes, the Waddinton effect writ large

If you have any questions I can recommend Walter Heine, director of sales for Concorde. 626 813 1234 ext 243. He is a great guy.

Just saw a SureFly fail on a Cherokee Six. Only had about 20 hours on it. Initial inspection looks like the power lug failed. I'll try to get more news tomorrow.

Nothing following your hearse! You are like me. Get a tool system (I went Milwaukee M18) then just buy the bare tools. The DeWalt 20v by the way IS the most powerful electric grease gun around. Good choice. I also read a review of an Army guy who has dropped his DeWalt of the top of an M1A1 tank numerous times, never quits working.

When you are up under your gear on a creeper, and you attach your LockNLube coupler then pull a trigger.....you're going to say why did I not buy this sooner! My car has heated/cooled and massaging seats with bolsters that move with the turns. Do I need them? No. Do I like it? OH HECK YES! I never saw an armored car behind a hearse brother so you are not taking it with you.

I have the Lock N Lube coupler attached to the Milwaukee M-18 grease gun. Once you have an electric gun you will never go back. Attach the LockNLube, then squeeze the trigger with one hand. The more pressure the LnL coupler gets, the tighter it grips, after about 10,000 psi it will squirt grease out its side. https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-2646-20-2-Spd-Grease-Bare/dp/B00CMV6DT2/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2SNKRBVQJK6RA&dchild=1&keywords=milwaukee+m18+grease+gun&qid=1592352434&sprefix=Milwaukee+m18+grease%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-4

That unit is a very good one. Don't know how far off shore you are going but I highly recommend an PLB to attach to your vest. Hypothermia sets in fast even in "warm waters" and a beacon gets help pronto. You can drift far and fast in the Sound. My buddies in the Coast Guard swear by them.

I found out the other day that the 2 zerks on the front of the main (at the knee) will not accept grease unless weight is off the wheels. Maybe mine are really tight, but I thought they were bound up with dried grease. Checked the zerks, they were clear. So I put a zerk zapper on them and could not even push Marvel Mystery oil through them. Then I jacked up the aircraft, took the weight off the mains and grease went in and came out like butter.

Thank you! I thought a dropping resistor might be the answer. When I ordered the switch the factory came back with the new switch part number and said to install it without guidance that a dropping resistor would be needed. Since there are 28volt LEDs one would have to surmise this switch had one. Once the first one blew out, I entered the part number in google and it came up as made by E Switch and discovered the nature of the LED from the E Switch website. Your numbers are spot on by they way. Good job!

So I got them today. It is the new style switch. Seemed better because the bulb is LED..........except the LED is 2.5 volts, not 28 volts! Got a call into Mooney Support.

I've seen birds build a nest with just a few hour on the ramp. Nor is a hangar a guarantee. My hangar neighbor was fatally killed when mud daubers built up a nest in the fuel vents of his Commander 112. Just yesterday, I was under the helm of my boat searching for a wiring issue and found an 8 inch long mud dauber nest.

Two highly trained and experienced pilots. "Impact at high velocity" in a Cherokee Six https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/06/12/naval-aviation-schools-command-co-and-fellow-navy-pilot-killed-in-private-plane-crash/

If I were you, I would beat the snot out if that guy, then make him pay for the new ones

One of the great things "New Piper" did when they exited the PA-18 business was put all the prints in the public domain. It did not hurt anyone. In fact all sorts of business flourished producing parts. You can buy an entire new PA-18 fuselage, modified if you want to be wider, have a left door, a baggage door etc. Heck, the hottest selling US built single engine is a PA-18 derivative by CubCrafters. We are not at that point with Mooney, there is still value, but if they do decide to exit the business for good, they unload everything to the public domain. With 10,000 airframes out there, a several good and viable businesses will spring up. The CubCrafters model should be instructive to the folks in Kerrville however.

Will advise when I get them.

A fire rescue is going to dismount his vehicle with pike in hand and pop that door like it was a can of Budweiser from the jam.

400 smoh. Wonder when that occurred? Maybe not as hard to O/H as one would think? Don't know the answer to that.

Hey, no kidding. I actually called Lasar back to verify I did not misunderstand!

Put the airplane on jacks today. Was able to duplicate the problem. Bad over ride switch. Called Lasar, they had to call Mooney because the switch showed "out of production". Thanks to some nice work by Corrine at Lasar with the factory, she had the factory alternative switch on its way to me. Since this is the second time in 3 years the switch has failed, I purchased two extra. They are cheap. 16 bucks each.

Interesting, because when it pops, that is what I do. Leave it out, put the switch "Down" then activate the breaker. Thanks for the tip.