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Hmm, I wonder if they have a financial stake in the shop and want to have to remove your engine. While that might work in cars, with the amount of blow by in an aircraft engine, that sounds like a recipe for an early overhaul.

Did you buy through Jimmy? If so, he can arrange a ferry pilot, who is a CFI for the checkout when he and the plane arrives. I am in a similar situation, my new to me plane is in Houston area, will be based in MD (0W3). I am going to fly down, and arranged an instructor (from the list on Mooney Flyer). Do the 5 hours dual required by the insurance, and they fly the it back home, covering the 5 hour solo requirement.

My take is, FIKI allows me to legally check things out. For ME, it is not a license to continue to fly in icing conditions. I would be looking for a way out. If ATC wants you to stop your climb or descent in icing, I would be asking for something different. Nicely at first.

I updated my Profile. I am in NE Maryland, 0W3 (Harford County). And yes, I do have a hangar arranged. For a while I will be subletting, but should have a permanent assignment by next spring.

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Why would you want to linger in icing???????????

E-type started early 60s Miura was late 60s.

Congrats. I plan on doing my MEI this fall. Both for the new rating and to reinstate my CFI which has lapsed.

COACHING. Airplane will be based in Maryland.

Controller. Barnstormers. Trade-a-Plane And it seems some people really are not interested selling. I agree, have your financing in place. Contact an escrow service for deposit and handing closing, so you are ready to go. Good luck. I went through 4 before I got one to closing.

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It seems a post got lost. NICE panel. I would love to have that setup. Maybe eventually. A couple of questions. Why the JPI versus Garmin EIS? Why G500TXI versus the G3X?

Stick forward/stick back, with tailwheel you fly the airplane any time you are in it and it is not tied down or in a hangar (with the door closed).

https://perlanproject.org/ The Perlan 2 will fly to 90,000 feet at the edge of space

I will update avatar, once I actually have the plane.

Exactly. It easy and convenient to use N2 Especially if you need higher pressures.

Update, went through several planes before finding one that was actually available and in reasonable shape and the stars, sun, moon, and planets aligned. The one I bought has an Aspen and a G5 with a 650 and GTX-345 in the panel. EDM-700 engine monitor. So I got a quote for a G3X with EIS and GFC-500 autopilot. It seems that while Garmin says the G3X supports the KAP-150, it is not a match made in heaven. In rolling the avionics into the load, they would only finance about 40% of the avionics upgrades. But selling the Aspen and KAP-150 will help offset some of the costs. Eventually, I think a 750 is likely.

In racing, the main reason that N2 is used is that it is more convenient that running a compressor in the pits. To truly get a complete fill of N2, you need two valve stems to release the air that was in the tire when it was mounted. Yes, I also road race. I see no reason to not quickly move large sums of money out of my hands. And I used to race sail boats.

Insurance is in place. I needed that to close the financing. I am talking to a couple of TX based Mooney instructors from the listing on Mooney Flyers site. Thanks, I did a lot of thinking before deciding. And THANKS to Byron of FLYRPM here on Mooney Space for a lot of couching and consulting. I really did consider a J to start, but I know myself, I WILL end up with the best of the line. So why not just start there?

I wanted to introduce myself. Hi, I am Terry. I have been somewhat active here, but not a Mooney owner. But just closed yesterday on a new to me Mooney 252. It has been upgraded to Encore specs and has long range tanks. Aspen, 650, GTX345, G5. Only problem is, I have a bunch of work travel, so can't pick it up from the pre-buy until late August.

This is a fascinating site for old airports. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ The AirNav link shows the 0W7 being attached to the Bellingham Seaplane base, but not what airport is may haven been before. I wonder if it is a green strip on the Eastern Shore of MD, were we would stop of a nice late breakfast when doing eagle counting flights.

I have a few of the same things. One listed as 0W7, which is now a seaplane base in Bellingham, WA. I should several round trips to 0W7 from NE MD with a total time of about 4.5 hours in a C-150. I wish some one had list of changed airport IDs

The breakthrough time with standard paint cartridges is about 30 seconds. Use supplied air.

The O2D2 can be powered by a USB power source: "The O2D2 External Power Jack (page 4) provides the option of operating your O2D2 from an external power source rather than from battery power, which can free you from constant concerns about the state of your batteries. The most convenient arrangement is if your aircraft has a DC power jack ("lighter" socket), in which case a suitable voltage adapter can be plugged in to the existing socket and the O2D2 powered from that. However, the O2D2 requires a 4.5 VDC source with fairly narrow tolerances. DO NOT wire the O2D2 directly to your aircraft power bus (which is typically either 12 or 24 Volts). Furthermore, most commonly available power adapters are not compatible with the O2D2 and could potentially damage your O2D2 unit. Mountain High recommends the MyGoFlight DualMicro Power Adapter. You should still keep a fresh set of batteries installed in your O2D2 in the event of failure of the power adapter and/or cable"

I know this is a necro thread, but I had to weigh in. This is exactly 180 degrees out of how these filters work. When they are freshly cleaned, they are the most porous and pass the most air. And the most dirt. As the filter loads, the passages become more blocked, so they restrict the airflow and also allow less dirt through. In the auto world, tests have shown that a new paper air filter flows almost as well as a K&N, and filters better.