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dominikos last won the day on October 22 2020

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    Houston, TX
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    N4234H
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    M20J
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    6R3

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  1. here is the one from Manual 3203. Thanks for the suggestion @Pinecone!
  2. POH for M20J ‘78 does not have emergency descent procedures… will look for newer model POHs.
  3. hey there, starting to prepare for commercial in my M20J. I went through mooneyspace archives and MAPA training manual. They were helpful with the speeds but I could not find recommendation on the plane setting for the steep spiral. Hence the question, to keep speeds under control, should I extend gear/flaps for this maneuver? what do you guys recommend? thanks, Dominik
  4. I usually just end up leaving the mixture setting as in the cruise and just reducing MP by 2”. It never caused the problem but today, my #2 temps dropped below 300. The cowl flaps were closed, it was a pretty cold day in TX. I tried to slow down the descent but at some point I had to get to pattern attitude. Any suggestions on whether I should lean more or enrich mixture on the descent? Thanks for pointers
  5. that’s their standard answer nowadays, they got in trouble missing the communicated dates… best is to check with one of their installers as they might have some insider knowledge… I have Dynon M20J, still old autopilot, so not as good with manual flying as others. Expecting to be able install Mooney AP sometime next year.
  6. For those of you not receiving email from Dynon, they just got approval for Beechcraft Baron 58. This moves their Mooney project to the top of the list. https://www.dynoncertified.com/baron-58-autopilot.php
  7. I will be contrarian on this one. My plane insurance actually went down this year, even with a hull value increase. Kept flying, taking training. I was told that some companies started to get back into the market… On the flip side, house and car insurance is going through the roof, rates went up almost 20%. No major event, no fault on my end. More uninsured drivers on the road and cost to rebuilt house went up significantly. I start to think that insurance is a drag on the economy, for those who pay it… I’m seriously considering to postpone car upgrade because the car insurance cost for year will be 10% of car value.
  8. … if mooney were qualified as LSA, would having LSRM allow me to maintain it? I know a scary idea but nevertheless… I assume having LSRM sign off on annual would really bring value over time…
  9. no, it’s not a bait topic but actual question I asked myself for sometime… I really like idea of building a plane and not being restricted by FAA on what I do with it… I keep log of my under A&P supervision activities and have another 1,600 hours to meet &P part of the A&P certification. I went to Oshkosh and there are three planes that keep getting me interested in experimental world… Velocity, RV 10/14 and Sling HW. All doable… but then the reality sinks in… Velocity and RV are the same engine tech as Mooney. Sling is slower but is HW which as I get older is not a bad thing and allows for easier access to the back seat. But coming from Oshkosh, the reality sinks in. I can get to M20J forever plane for under $200K - new paint, new avionics, refreshed interior and engine overhaul. Anything in experimental world is $250K, and will still have the same/worse performance. And design is still less robust than Mooney… So, came back home from Oshkosh, envious of Rotax 916 and planning my M20J interior upgrade and looking forward to Dynon AP. It’s hard to beat Mooney and that’s what I will stick with… and yes, I did fly non-stop from KOSH to 6R3 (Houston) on one tank in six hours and still had 9 gallons of fuel left. And my UL is almost 1050 lbs.
  10. I will add my name to the list of those interested. My plastic ones broke and would rather replace it with eye ball vents.
  11. Was that a Mooney pattern? Mine is 4234H
  12. With engine monitors it looks like LOP vs ROP and %BPH is a bit a fluid concept and red box. if I keep CHT under 400 and happy with fuel flow and KTAS I should disregard the rest? I fly with Dyson reporting LOP and making sure that CHTs are stable but O don’t get the speeds I want. Hence attempt to figure out better settings to get the higher speeds
  13. I have to admit that I equated LOP and economy cruise. Now you guys sent me to a drawing board. I need to do redo some of my tests. I guess the observation that matching POH %BPH give me good performance on LOP still stands but now I have to redo my tests to match POH economy and best performance cruise numbers. Will do at 6,000 sometime this week and report back
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