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Thanks everyone! Especially appreciate your thoughtful responses … yall rock!

My pilot seat back is listing back and to the right. Feels like a vertical support may have broken. Any ideas for repair or replacement seats available? Base in Montana…. Thanks in advance!

As a bonus... I have the JPI 730. I figured out to add aux tanks into the JPI (even though I don't have aux tanks) and set my mains to 50gal. Now when I fill to tabs (and thanks to yall) I can click mains full, aux 0. When I fill to the brim, I click mains full/ aux (14gal) full. SOOOO much better than manually adjusting down 14 gals every time. Cheers all!

Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful replies! I tried the stick lighter but now can't see anything at all

Anyone have a good idea how much fuel is in the tank when it's touching the tabs on a 69F? Draining the tank not practical where I am.... thanks!

Great info! Thanks everyone for your thoughtful comments…. Will update when I find out more.

I notice in the pilot side seat, my back rest seems to lean to the right and feels floppy on the right half. Anyone know the mechanics of the inside seat and if they are split in half? Any quick fixes or is this a pull apart and redo? Thanks in advance to all my Mooney friends!

Thanks everyone! Maiden voyage went great! #3 got up to 411 degrees and I was getting nervous but then trended back down. It has been a long 6-monty hiatus from flying but so happy to have a sound airplane / engine to fly again.

Hello... I am planning to break-in my field overhauled Lycoming io360a1a this morning on my M20-F. I am hoping to reconcile Lycoming instructions to run 75% power with Mike Busch AOPA article to run with as much power as possible keeping the CHT below 440 degrees. I have read lots of previous threads about this and most suggest as much power as possible, but scratching my head as to why Lycoming says "75% power". Thx... hopefully back in the sky after 6 months down for major overhaul!

Such a cool place to fly! I would love to meet there as well.

I'm based at 6S3 near Billings. Plan to commute a lot this summer to Stevensville in my F. Really need to get that Montana Mooney fly-in together!

What an excellent and unexpected discussion! I love this little community ❤️

Awesome! Nice to know there's another F nearby. Definitely will plan a little get-together this summer.

Hi John, Columbus, MT 6S3 based here with M20-F. Welcome to Montana Mooney! That makes a whole handful now! Perhaps we can all get together when Covid and Winter are both in the rearview mirror!

Right! The main thing that keeps me from selling is the thought of buying again!