Alexdangelo

Hi All...Had an interesting one this weekend. Was 4 hours into a 4.5 hour CC from S. Fla to near Charlotte NC. Flight and Wx were perfect the whole flight. I was in cruise at 9500, when all of a sudden I had a power loss, slight vibration and some very angry noises coming out of the motor. I was in the startle effect, as this came out of nowhere, for probably 10 seconds. I hit the boost bump, switched the tanks, checked throttle ,mixture and mags and all were as they should be. The issue continued and after about 30 seconds I decided I didn't know what was happening and I wasn't about to find out if the engine was in the mood to eat itself!!! I pulled the power to idle and made an emergency landing to an airport about 10 miles away. The landing was uneventful and the engine never quit, so I was able to taxi out. After about 20 minutes, I went back to inspect for anything obvious, leaking oil, metal on dipstick, odd smells or sounds and all was normal. I started it back up, ran it up and it was totally normal. As the AP on the local filed was gone for the day, I left the plane there. Spoke to him the next morning, he ran a compression check and all was in the high 70s, plugs looked brand new and ran up fine for him as well. Spoke to my local AP and this gentlemen in SC and the consensus was a stuck valve. I was able to get back to the plane to download the engine data from the flight. The first image shows that everything was normal, and then it gets messy. The other image is the exact moment of the "event". You can see that the EGT on Cly 1 drops off a cliff. I know the scale is not on this image, but the EGT1 dropped about 450 degrees in 5 seconds. Does a "stuck valve" in flight represent like this, has anyone else experienced this and what is the fix. I am getting a few different opinions from the 2 APs, but curious what the Mooney brain trust here thinks... Thanks All

Hi All.. so I have a new to me J.. I know the trim force is heavy generally. I usually use electric trim in cruise but today I was hand trimming. I noticed when @ 6500' and hand trimming the force was very light, easily half the normal force. Trim was working fine, and pitch control was spot on with it. Just very light force needed, which seemed odd to me! Once I was lower, the trim force felt heavy and normal again.. Has anyone ever had this experience? Thanks All

Thats what i was thinking but the shop needs to configure it before install and don't think its an easy fix after the fact... sent mooney an email...hoping i can just swap out all the MPH to KIAS via a POH supplement

Thanks..will try that!

me too...but to be legal the Aspen needs to match the POH which is in MPH...annoying...lol

Hi, My 1980 J POH is in MPH for speed limitations. Looking to add an ASPEN PFD and i will need a POH supplement in Knots in order to have the Aspen display in KTS.. Does anyone know where I can get this supplement?? Thanks

Any tips on how to clean up this yoke Shaft and bring back some shine? See attached Pic.. Thanks for the help!

Hi...thanks for the info...going to be @ KPMP

Hi All, Fresh private pilot and purchasing a 80' M20J. Looking for a CFI to assist with the transition training and to bring the plane back from SC. Please reach out of provide any recommendations . Much appreciated.. Thanks alex

Hi All Purchasing a 80' M20J. Fresh private pilot and in need of a CFI familiar with the make and model. Need transition training and would like CFI to fly back with me from Charleston SC in the next few weeks. Please let me know if you have any good recommendations.. Thanks

Plane will be at FXE

Hi..looking for a pre-buy on a 1980 M20J

Ty!

Hi Any recommendations for a good APIA in the south Florida area? Thanks