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Probably methylene chloride based. That stuff would remove just about anything.

Xerox used to run a regularly scheduled "airline" for employees. It was Part 91. Part 135 is for when you offer to take people where they want to go for a price. If the airplane is company owned, pilots company employees, and the passengers company employees, there is no holding out, so Part 91

Bondo is filled polyester resin. Basically a very think fiberglas resin. Once cured, it is pretty solvent resistant. It seems the two common recommendations are isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) or sulfuric acid. If you can find some, the old methylene chloride paint remover may also work.

Gulfstream is probably still Part 91. Not charter, owned and operated by the company.

Auto fueling rigs are grounded through the nozzle and hose. Aircraft nozzles can be used without the nozzle touching the tank/filler metal.

I have Monroy tanks on a 252. Speed brakes were standard on the 252. 104 total fuel.

Also, if you dry them, it hardens the fibers, or so I have heard. Usable for general cleaning, but not windows

Not saying it will not work. Just trying to provide some insight to someone who is seeking knowledge.

That is nice. OK panel, but perfectly flyable IFR. It is a 430W, so you have WAAS. That is a big thing. The text says 2x Narco radios, but the pictures show only one. Not sure why you would have two, along with the 430. It would be nice if it already had the Encore upgrade. That is about 15 AMU in parts from previous posts. Hmm, it is not mentioned, but it looks like it has the Monroy tanks. The text says 110 gallons, which is a bit high (mine is 104 with the Monroy tanks). Downside is, with full fuel you have around 300 pound useful load.

Basically agree. But a Mooney, to me, does not come across as the plane to own if your normal mission is an hour fooling around. Or a 50 - 75 miles XC for a hamburger. If you combine with some longer XC flying, sure.

Has any had more than one of the commercial systems to compare? CrewChief, AD Log, PlaneLogix?

What plug did you use?

I will have to ask my friend, once he models the switch, how hard would it be to make a file for each switch, with the lettering in clear, so you can put an LED behind for night.

I have always loved that airbags were originally due to people not wearing shoulder harnesses. So they mandate a system, that if you don't wear your shoulder harness, can cause serious injury. And if you do wear your shoulder harness is redundent. Yes, side airbags do cover impacts that seat/shoulder harnesses do not.

I was thinking plane ahead T&G cold side, you full stop on hot side. Plane behind on cold side. Most of them were longer than the T-37 needed also.

As others have stated, first define your mission. How will you use the plane. Also, where. If Eastern US, turbo is nice. If Western, turbo is VERY nice. Mooneys are traveling machines. If your mission is mostly local and an occasional $200 (inflation) hamburger, a Mooney might not be the best fit. Realize, with low time, a high performance, retract, is going to be EXPENSIVE for insurance. Maybe get some ideas of insurance prices. And, as I am going through this, realize that even buying an airplane in very good shape, there are going to be some bills the first year. Things that must be fixed. Things you would like to be fixed. Things that you want to change. So keep that in mind with your budget and what you can afford to spend to purchase. For me, minimum IFR would be a 6 pack of steam gauges, with an HSI, and a WAAS IFR GPS. Garmin 430/530 will work, but they are getting older. Realize that installed avionics cost less than installing them later. It seems the seller only gets about 50% of the cost of the avionics and install back. So better to find an airplane that has a better panel to buy, versus buying and upgrading. In your stated range, I would look for a nice J. Or, if west, a 231.

It was more of not having someone cross over to the other side early.

And they are uncomfortable to wear all the time as they are very bulky.

There is a J a couple hangers down from me. He put a hole in the side of the socket for the ground power and has the Battery Minder plug come out there. If he ever has to use the ground power plug, he can push the Batter Minder plug through the hole. Then at some later time, pull the panel and reinsert the plug in the hole.

Why would you use mat or chopper? Very low strength compared to any of the cloth options. And thick, therefore heavy. Also, hard to get the glass resin ratio near optimum. For most uses, I use WEST System epoxy and some form of cloth. For most parts, you don't need anything special in the cloth, just the appropriate weight. Best is to vacuum bag, but blotting well can get a good glass/resin ratio.

I just replaced the non-inertial reel ones in my 252 with the Alpha Aviation inertial reel ones. I am a big fan of inertial reel shoulder harnesses except in two areas. Track/race cars and aerobatic aircraft. One unexpected benefit is that the shoulder harness pulls the seat belt off the middle of the seat and up the side a bit. Much easier getting in and situated. A couple of things: 1) If you don't have shoulder harnesses, INSTALL them. It does you no good to have the wonderful Mooney steel cage keep the cockpit integrity, but you have douncing your head off the panel and are unconscious or already dead. 2) If you haven't replaced your seatbelt/harness in a while, REPLACE it. In race cars, we replace the harness every 5 years. My 252 had the original 1986 harnesses still in it. How much of the original strength was left?

Then I won't say how many I ended up with. But I am turbo, so planning on 35 hour (tach) changes.

Not your problem. They are responsible for adjusting separation. Either the pilot behind you or the controller. I am in the camp of take off flaps, gear, and 90 knots after the FAF until visual on the runway or go around. But that is Technique (one of many ways to do something) versus Procedure (THE way to do something). Hmm, in UPT we always went to the end on full stops.

THANKS

I suspect extensions. But here are some pictures.