Parttime_Pilot_Blake

I started with a prop speed cable, then just did my mixture and throttle from McFarlane. Gloriously wonderful feel and functionality.

I contacted a reputable avionics shop near me to put in a trio of GI-275's and a GPS got a quote I could stand. The shop asked me for 3/4's of the quote down before he'd begin. I'm more familiar with home and other upgrades when you pay 1/2 up front and 1/2 when done. Whats normal?

Semi on topic... Could someone share their hit-list of parts suppliers? Lasar won't take my money if I beg them. Phones busy, email busy, carrier pigeons are shot. I assume there are others? Story: I had my mechanic take off my front landing gear in annual so I could paint it and made a horrible discovery. (see pic) someone put a bronze bushing where the wear in the truss was rather than replace/repair. So now I have a plane with 2/3 wheels. It's hard to move while I wait. Anyone know a shop that can either legally repair this or replace it? ~Blake

@Baker Avionics I'd like to see what you did with the non-Garmin (Dynon) J model when you have a second. I'm at about the same point as @sleeper-319. I don't want to spend a fortune, and while Garmin equipment has a lot of great features I feel they run a cartel that drives out competition so I'm drawn to smaller shops. So its a pair of GI275's and a waas GNC375? (Small navcom) or??? Thanks sir! ~Blake

Any info where I can get the SB update kit? Lasar appears to sell them $100/pp? They are out of stock have been for a while. Does anyone know of another supplier? ~Blake

That’s amazing!!! Exactly my issue! There isn’t a spacer between the flange and the bearing just between the two bearings. I’ll get the kit and send it to him! Tailwinds! ~Blake

I've got a grounded Mooney (6 years of not flying) that I need to get moved. I have a trusted A&P but has not previously worked on a Mooney. He/I have a question about the aileron controls. Specifically my aileron tubes are touching a landing gear component. There isn't any interference but metal on metal is concerning. See short video attached. Is this normal? Should there be some kind of teflon or other surface to prevent wear? Also when the gear is up this interference goes away. 1989 M20J Thanks in advanced! IMG_8896.MOV

Fellow Aviators! I'm in the process of new ownership, reading through the bylaws of the local airport. Why am I required to name my airport as the certificate holder and additional insured on my policy? Shouldn't they carry their own insurance? Shouldn't my tie downs or hangar fees go toward their insurance policy??? @Parker_Woodruff Maybe you could help? I have an inherent distrust of government and their ability to file a claim without me determining my own fault in the matter makes me cringe. Also what is the certificate holder? What rights am I giving away there? Why don't I have to give my local municipality the same rights for my auto insurance? The city has their own insurance, so does the airport especially when I pay them for their services... odd. ~Blake

For pax question, "my previous hand me downs" should be an option. I give my headset with the intermittent mic issue to the loudest talker.

So knowing what the group knows, what should an '89 nearly log-less Mooney be worth? Airframe is in the 7600's Engine is 83 or so SMOH (with proof) cylinder 2 is only at 58/80 so $1500-$2500 for a new jug. No logs after 2001. Except the engine overhaul. Avionics Garmin 430 non waas. HSI appears to work. I've seen airworthy aircraft with similar kit and more hours 80-120k Date on the oil filter that I changed this weekend was 10/2015

Right now, A prayer!? You're super kind.

Having worked in as an analyst in an actuarial department I can tell you there is probably a statistical correlation between high time engines and claims. With how few aircraft there are in GA it would probably only take a handful of incidents to create a statistical blip to correlate high time engines to insurance claims. On a possibly related note I have a friend that I won't name have an engine almost 1k hours over TBO, off-hand he joked the cheapest way to get an overhaul is to pray for qualifying event that the insurance helps you pay for it. He sold 3 shares in his plane and not 6 months later a partner had... a prop-strike.

Hehe missing gear door is an indicator the plane was parked on it. When I found it 2/3 tires were flat all the way to the rim. I have the door, its damage is consistent with improper tire inflation. I've been told there are two types of retractable gear aircraft, those that have had a gear up landing, and the ones that will. If this one has had a gear up, and the only thing that I can find that might be evidence of a gear up is some abrasion on a steel member on the belly wouldn't that imply that an extensive professional repair was done? Are there other long term consequences of a gear up landing for the plane? (For the pilot that will follow you around FOREVER) also wouldn't a gear up have record at the NTSB? (assuming gear up on landing not gear up while parked)

Mooney fans, you have spoken and I will answer what I can. What are my motives? Why not buy a Mooney with logs and a current annual? I obviously have a soft spot for Mooney's and I mentioned I found it by calling people with derelict Mooney's not primarily because of the price point. I mean who doesn't love a good deal, but because they are increasingly rare and what they do they do exceptionally well and where one has the means and the time why the heck not? I'm not an A&P, nor will I likely ever be, IA is even further off. This one looked like one that could be saved. I can rent a Piper manufactured model PA-28R golf cart and stay current while I spend time with a friend spinning a wrench on a plane and creating something beautiful. Why do people buy old cars? I may create some groaning with this comment but I think the late J models are the apex of style and function in a "part time pilots" price range. I mean given millions of dollars the Pilatus PC-12 is sexy! But if I had the millions I needed to buy the Pilatus I wouldn't have the time to fly it. @OSUAV8TER Ima going to need some seals for the fuel cap, and be the second thing to add to a brand new log book. After the oil change I did this weekend. Good evening all, I'll leave you with a thought; as a son of an auto mechanic, grandson of a general contractor and a mom that could do just about anything with $10 I take to heart the quote from Frederick Douglas "If there is no struggle, there is no progress." We learn quickest from experiencing and overcoming the "hard things." Maybe this will ensure some Gen Z pilot has one more Mooney still around they can love as much as we love them.

The one thing I do have is proof of time on the engine. And where I've stuck a scope in the cylinders, and one for sure needs work and another is a maybe. So for the insurance I do have when it was last overhauled. Again 80 confirmed hours on this engine. I'll have more info when I pull jug #2 and can see the cams. What I know: The right wing is wet, not because the gas is inside but because it is also outside. The pilot has no brakes but the co-pilot does Ailerons make a clunking noise Everything that should move is stiff, yoke, throttle, prop, mixture, old pilot, doors. There are no oil leaks anywhere Tires are round except where they're square Inside all the access panels are free of oxidation, water, dirt, living animals Fuel caps are for decoration, they don't keep the water out or the fuel in The engine is new, as are most of the aux components Alternator is attached but functions only as a tension pulley Runs great, fired up cold with only 1/2 a turn on blade of the prop Prop speed governor works and doesn't leak Plexiglass is surprisingly free of cracks UV oxidation and yellowing I wouldn't use the company that painted it last time to paint it again. I can do better with a rattle can in some places. That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger; or gives other people something to laugh at. ~Blake