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My 1986 M20K 252 did not have one. I added one. Both for safety as a warning and as a quick check that the master is off. I leave the beacon on all the time

So the on Thursday, do the presentations end early enough to do the riverboat show/diner? The itinerary shows leaving at 2PM. Are lunches included? Dinner? Do none flying partners have to pay for Mooney Max? Or just the banquet? Will there be a Right Seat Ready program? A typo on the registration page. Title says 2025, but the item to chose to add to cart says 2024.

There was a test on car air filters a number of years ago. The testing found that a brand new factory paper filter flowed as much air as a cleaned and freshly oiled K&N. And the paper one filtered better. As the filters got dirty, the paper air filter showed greater and greater restriction with the same level of filtering. The K&N showed little change in flow rate, but it actually filtered better as it got dirty.

Not clear which part sheared off. I have heard of a few where the plastic gear-shaped knob broke.

Hmm, I did not know that both mags on my 252 were impulse mags. But it did help the shop to pull the right mag, as they needed to do that to get to the direct drive alternator, as it needed to be overhauled.

OK< I can live with that.

My last annual took a month. I dropped it off a few days before it was scheduled (for personal reasons_). Shop started a week late due to some issues with another annual and a couple of AOG issues. One alternator needed to be serviced and due to shipping issues, that took an extra week. It takes how long it takes. BUT, I see many people getting flat rate $1500 annuals. That may work for a fixed gear Cessna or Cherokee, but IMO, not for a complex aircraft like a Mooney.

I just had a SureFly installed (by @jetdriven ). It was installed as the right mag, so I still have the impulse coupling on my left mag. I replaced the standard switch with toggles, so just flip both on for start. Engine starts very quickly.

I haven't watched it yet, but I would not use the word control, but would use responsiveness.

OK, for a C maybe so, but as Parker says, that assumes nothing is wrong.

Finally. Some interesting extra activities and some day time one for the non-fliers. https://www.mooneymax.com/

Especially coming home on Monday. Nothing like descent into 101 temps

I had mine changed when I did the avionics. Easy with the panel off and most things removed.

Thanks. My arm gets tired.

How do you use one of these home fill kits to fill a built in system?

One or both. Some FBOs charge a huge amount to service O2. Also having to schedule it and get it done.

Realize that doing the Mooney 100 hr/annual checklist is over 30 hours alone.

I am only 1 year into my panel upgrade, but have the same feelings. I don't care about what it cost or the resale, I LOVE my panel.

Last Friday 0W3 - KBHB. Love looking down at the clouds from 17,000.

You don't know what I spent on my pulse oximeter. And I base mine off of my resting sat at near sea level. NOT on absolute numbers. And I KNOW my hypoxia symptoms. Again Imogen recommendations are for average people with a safety factor. They want to make sure that most people are fine with their numbers. Many people may be able to use different numbers based on their personal physiology. You seem to think that one size fits all. I did two 3+ hour flights this past weekend. Out at 17,000 and back at 16,000. I was on ships O2 with an O2D2 with my pax on the Imogen. On the outbound trip, setting the O2D2 at D5, which automatically starts O2 at 5000 feet and adjusts for altitude, my sats were a bit low. So I ended up at F2 setting to keep my sats up. On the way home, I was fine at the D5 setting on the O2D2. Good pulse ox numbers and no evidence of hypoxia. So even using a built in oxygen system, just setting the numbers is NOT enough. You keep saying I am doing something stupid. Nope, I am using available information to use the equipment in a reasonable manner. And since you seem to think that anyone who does not agree with you is "stupid" I am done with you. I love the ignore setting.

Light versus dark on the cockpit can make a huge difference in interior temp. I have spent many hours sitting in a vehicle at road construction sites. And the difference between a black vehicle and a white one is significant. I also recall an article in a motorcycle magazine about the difference in temperature between a white helmet and a black one. IIRC it was over 10 degrees.

I am about the same. But remember, you are only 10......... In Dog Years

I wonder if that member would print more, for a price, or release the 3D print file?

Mooney Flyer has a list of available instructors https://themooneyflyer.com/cfi.html

You probably believe that the FAA altitudes where O2 is required are based on actual physiological needs for O2.