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Factory lead time is 18-20 months. Those are all fair points. Both shops are definitely not the cheapest nor the quickest, they both seem to have good reviews and decent warranties. There’s an aircraft on field that is getting an overhaul at Watson right now, as of right now I think the owner is happy with his choice. An engine is not necessarily a thing that we want to cheap out on. If both shops aren’t worth the money, we can wait and figure out another plan. They’re right in the ballpark to price as Gann, around $40k

We got a quote, but the lead time is more than 6 months out. The plane is used to commute to work for my dad and building time for my rATP so we are trying to minimize down time. We started with a list of 14 shops. We had one shop say they couldn’t do it because of a supply chain issue and many others had long lead times also due to supply chain issues. Both triad and Watson seem to have decent warranties, reviews, and we haven’t heard anything bad about either of them.

Unfortunately we found that our camshaft on our 1986 M20J with the A3B6D was spalled and since it’s 1500SMOH, we elected to overhaul the engine. We have narrowed it down to Triad Aviation in NC or Watson Aero in Georgia. Any PIREPs of people who have used either would be much appreciated!

New update: I went flying yesterday and noticed that the gear down light flickered intermittently. But, the breaker did not trip. It mainly occurred when I extended/retracted my speed brakes. Is this a symptom or a coincidence? Unfortunately I have not been able to troubleshoot because my job has been keeping me busy.

That makes sense, I’ll try that next time I’m flying and will update. Thank you

The gear warning system works, the horn sounds when the manifold pressure is below 12”-13” and the breaker does not trip. It seems to only trip after the gear is down and locked. I have a vague memory of reading how the system works and thought that once the gear is down and locked, the circuit with the warning horn is open, if I remember that correctly, I could probably rule that part of the system out. But, like I said, that’s a vague memory so I may be wrong.

1986 Mooney M20J I am new to MS, so hello all! I am lucky enough to have a Dad that bought a Mooney a few months and he lets me fly it, but the gear warning circuit breaker has started to intermittently trip after the gear is down and locked. Sometimes, everything works as intended, but if it trips, it resets fine. Of course, each time my A&P/IA and I think we solved it, it trips again. We think it may be a loose wire or a bad breaker. Annual is in September so I would like to see if there are any high failure points I can talk to my IA about that may be Mooney specific. Here is some context: We have an LHS-200C, which is wired into the "Gear Down" annunciator light. The breaker still pops when this system is powered off/ its breaker is pulled. Breaker does not pop when testing the annunciator panel It seems to not pop at lower RPM. Maybe less vibration? This only happens after the gear is down and locked, sometimes multiple seconds after it is down and locked. Any and all help is appreciated, Thanks! Josh