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Mooney down in Washington state
bmcconnaha replied to bmcconnaha's topic in Mooney Safety & Accident Discussion
Yes, the flight aware track is odd. Shows a sudden climb and then nothing -
Thread going already in the safety section with some more info on it.
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https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/small-plane-lost-outside-north-bend/4UE376O2FBFHVNTSJLQYRWH7OE/ friend flying in the area in a jet said they were picking up tons of ice. Heard the guy in the mooney climbing to FL19. anyone else heard anything else?
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J door sticks closed in warm temps....
bmcconnaha replied to bmcconnaha's topic in Modern Mooney Discussion
What does one of your seals cost? -
I’ve had a 182, and now a Mooney. Happy to discuss pros and cons if you’d like.
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J door sticks closed in warm temps....
bmcconnaha replied to bmcconnaha's topic in Modern Mooney Discussion
I’ll try this when I pick the plane up from aerocomfort in a few weeks. Thank you -
J door sticks closed in warm temps....
bmcconnaha replied to bmcconnaha's topic in Modern Mooney Discussion
ill check that thread out, it isnt seal releated i dont htink. sounds metal on metal. -
I have a bit of an odd deal going on. my door closes very well, and opens very well 99% of the time. when i park and leave it somewhere in the sun, i cant get back into the plane. has anyone else had this issue before? door fits tight and i am sure something is expanding slightly. any ideas?
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pretty sure these are the 2000s. the are only about three months old, and have a single button for both brakes, that also acts as an annunciator.
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speed brakes, 390 with a top prop, lots of avionics..... it most likly will be close that when i pull what i said i was going to pull off. truth is, i really dont care all that much. last two hundred hours, i havent been within 100lbs of gross.
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1010 for now. It’s going to go up a decent amount, I have a couple things that are boat anchors coming out over the winter. Big standby vac pump by the battery, all the tubing, engine vac system, stormscope, and all the stuff for the century 2000.
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In hindsight site, that may have been a better location. Installer didn’t think he could fit it there. Avionics guy will be there anyways installing the GFC500 and associated parts, so now might be the time to relook at a yoke button
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mine is the 2900 gross.
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we installed precise flight electric speedbrakes. the installer used the push button switch on the panel with built in annunciator. I dont like the switch all that much, and we are cutting a new panel for an avionics upgrade... has anyone used another switch, and where did you locate it? If the g3x can do an annunciator, i can put the annunciator there.
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N1073U here....lol
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ultimatly i want a twin and a mooney, so i am keeping this and finishing it. already pulled the trigger on finishing the panel and painting it. its at aerocomfort now doing the full interior! its going to be awesome. ill try and partner with someone in an aerostar, 340 or p baron down the road. be nice to sit and see what happens with avgas and fuel prices for a bit.
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I have a J, and was just in the Spokane/Coeur d Alene area. Plane is down in texas getting an interior at the moment. But, when it returns I’ll be doing some flying. If you can ever get to the Spokane area, happy to take you along. I’ve owned a 182, and been in two clubs with a 172. Also have owned a cherokee 180 and and sr22. Happy to help answer any questions.
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why? im faster than a 231 down low, and they are margianlly faster on the altitudes id be flying at. id rather a long body if i am going to make the swap.
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8-10weeks is thier current lead times for the equipment i am getting..
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thanks for the reply. I think you are right. I am going to call and place the order for the stuff to finish the panel.
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I had him keep me on the list.
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If it was that simple, I’d have the O2 or O3 in my hangar. Heck, I’d have a Citation mustang if I could… but, as far as I can tell, a nice long body is going to cost me 100-125k more, min. Especially if I hold to finding something low time, and no damage history like I have now. Also, I’ve never flown an ovation for more than ten mins. I wasn’t a mooney owner at that time, so I really have little to compare it to. I should try and round up someone willing to give me a ride an o2 or o3.
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175kias or true?
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As far as the elevation? Yes, but the 390 is a substantial improvement over the 360 when climbing in to the teens. I’ve had it at 17500 before, but that’s nothing I’d do on the regular unless I had a turbo. 11500-15500 is where I’m usually at. I’m over 160kts true at those elevations. If an O driver could chime in on rich of peak fuel flows at those altitudes, that would help. FF performance profile for an ovation lists just over 180kts and 14.4 gph is that accurate? I’m 162 kts or so and 9.7 GPH. I really should just find an ovation to fly and see what I think. Might be a very expensive flight tho.
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I have a mountain high cylinder and O2D2 system strapped to the backseat, and it works amazing. Flown a ton over the last month (40 hours) and half has been above 12500 on O2. Still 500 psi in the bottle. Built in o2 is more of an aesthetics thing. I hate to say it, but I’ve tricked out two planes including engines in the last four years, so maybe THAT is my hobby, lol.
