redbaron1982

Thanks all for all the info and especially to @0TreeLemur and @StevenL757 for kindly offering to ship some tapes for free! I will get some UHMW generic tape and see how it goes. Owning a Mooney is not just owning the best GA airplane (at least the best value you can get!), but also being part of the best GA community!

Do you happen to have the Scotch product code? I tried to find it and I couldn't.

Hi, I couple of months ago I did some cosmetic maintenance on my front landing gear doors and replaced the anti-chafing tape (one that was white and looked made of a material similar to fiber glass) with a black 3M tape that is supposed to be the correct one, but after the last flight I notice that it was kind of "burnt", as when you expose a tape to high temp and it shrinks/wrinkles. I'm quite sure that this was to not handling the friction between the parts well. Which is the best anti-chafing tape I could use? I'd like to find out what is the brand of the white one I used to have.

I live in South Texas, shipped Jake the unit for him to repair, and then installed it back. You just need to have an AP that can sign off this in the logbooks.

I had some intermittent issues with my KFC 150 and @Jake@BevanAviation helped me troubleshooting it, and after isolating the issue to the flight computer itself, repairing it. As an additional data point, the previous owner went through 3 shops trying to fix the issue without success, and Jake was able to fix it and haven't failed again. BTW: In my case I also discovered that the avionics fan was not working, so I think the failure mode was: avionics fan broke, the KFC 150 ran for some months without any cooling until something started acting funny. This is to say, check that your avionics fan is working properly.

My only experience is with a 3-blade M20J; it is not difficult at all. I do it by myself most of the time. I don't know how to describe the process, but is not hard. The prop has one blade pointing up. The cowl flexes a bit as I do this process, but that's about it. It doesn't hit any blades or anything.

It's wood treated with resin, as far I known.

This is what I found in the operations and install manual for the prop is: 6.8.3. Small crosswise paintcracks in blade surface Crosswise paintcracks are just cosmetic and no reason for repair. In any case, monitor those cracks for possible change. In case of coubt (sic) contact manufacturer. My understanding is that is something not worry about, but I would like to have another's opinion.

Yep, is composite

Today doing my preflight inspection I found this? The prop is a 3 blade MT. Is for years old. I know at some point I will have to refinish it, it has some paint chipping on the tips. But my question is: how likely is for the crack line in the picture to be anything more than just the paint/finishing? Is it safe to fly it like this? I'd assume that such a crack would have made the blade to fail if it was anything more than just paint. But I need some experts opinion. Thanks!

Did you find out what was going on? Do you mind sharing what the issue was?

AFAIK, Mooney has not STC´d Mogas for any model. Lycoming specifically says that to legally fly with Mogas the Airframe has to be STC´d. Oh, and one often overlooked data point: the mogas that you can use in some aircrafts has to be Ethanol free.

I'm amazed that even after a not very polite first message you got very good answers. That's great proof that this forum is full of people trying to help, no matter what. BTW, am I the only one that think this account sounds like a bot and not a real person?

Regarding owner-assisted annuals, can anyone recommend a shop/IA in the Houston area that is okay with it? For my last (kind of first) annual, I tried to go this route, but all the shops that Savvy contacted were not open to get the owner to help with the annual.

I think your numbers are not bad at all. Getting the same numbers as in the POH means a perfectly rigged airplane, an engine that is producing full rated power, new/smooth paint, etc. Also, my understanding is that 3 blades are quieter and have better climb performance, but slower cruise. Finally, being light doesn't mean faster. Most likely your CG was closer to the fwd limit which means the elevator needs to generate more lift to keep the nose up, which means more drag.

That's what I did: PPL + IR on a warrior (with a few hours on a 182T for the hp endorsement). From there, straight to the M20J, I completed my complex endorsement as part of the transition training.

I remember how exhausted I was after every lesson during my ppl training, and much worse with the checkride! Congrats! And as others have mentioned, this is more a license to learn solo than a certificate of proficiency.

Based on my own personal experience, corrosion, corrosion, corrosion. A corrosion free airplane with an engine that doesn't have hidden problems (oil analysis, borescope, compression test), can't give you in my opinion a lot of bad surprises. I'm a new owner, so don't have a ton of experience, but the experience I have has been quite painful.

What about turning the fuel valve to the shut-off position and the master switch off? I guess landing in "almost" one piece is key, but it is also as important not to burn to death after landing.

They said at 210kt is 1.5lb... doesn´t sound much.

Hey guys, I'm surprised I couldn't find any posts here in MS on Levil BOM ADAHRS + ADS-B In. What are your thoughts? It looks like a great backup in case of avionics/vac pump failure. It is 100% independent of anything else onboard. It has it's wind generator, so no need to have an electric connection to the plane. Also, installing it is something an owner can do? It would be permanently attached to the airframe, but the same as a camera. It wouldn't have a connection to the ship electric system or anything more than use an inspection panel screws to attach it.

That's not was not my thought, I'm just wondering why a 1960's Ford 302, with a compression ratio of 8.7:1 can run mogas and a Lycoming IO360, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 cannot.

Something I can't understand is why airplane engines are considered "high compression ratio" when they are (give it or take it) 8.5:1, and all modern cars are at least 9:1. Even old engines, like the Ford 302, were, I think, 8.7:1 without the help of any ECU. So is the problem a combination of compression ratio + CHT? Hypothetically, if we had better cooling and an airplane engine would run at the temperature a regular car engine runs, could we use regular mogas?

Yeah, sure, I was talking about the US.

I think this is an extremely complex matter. Airspace (as in the space above the Earth) is of public domain. It does not have an ‘owner,’ other than the sovereignty that the US exercises over it. Having a private ATC would mean either privatizing it or delegating the policing of a public domain area to a private party. It is no different than having a private police or private courts.