varlajo
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Wouldn't hurt to find a place that lets you help with the annual. You get to learn a lot about your plane and save a bit of money on trivial tasks, e.g. removing and reinstalling the cowling, wheels, inspection panels, and seats, oil and filter change, gascolator and finger screen service, brake fluid top off, etc. Easily 3-4 hours of work.
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If an AD is signed off as PCW, the new shop will not spend time researching further. That sign off is not their liability thing after all.
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100% agree, but there is a great community of independent A&P IAs, at least in my corner of the woods, with a plethora of Mooney knowledge and experience. After all, what's really that unique about our planes? Landing gear and flight controls, that's pretty much it, isn't it?
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This may be an unpopular opinion, but I would strongly advise against doing your first annual at an MSC - unless they did your prebuy or the last annual for the previous owner. This can turn very, very expensive very, very quickly. You'll need your logs, your last AD compliance document, and your squawk list.
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Lovely plane
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goodyear flight custom III's vs flight special II's
varlajo replied to eman1200's topic in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)
One thing about FCIIIs compared to Aero Hawks. FCIII is quite substantially narrower. I am planning to keep the good ol' Hawk on the nose as I have a sneaky suspicion that a wider tire is likely to have better linear stability. -
goodyear flight custom III's vs flight special II's
varlajo replied to eman1200's topic in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)
I have FCIII retreads from Wilkerson on the 71E. Great tires!! -
Thank you for defining "prime" as 45 rather than, say, 32!
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I like this. Sometimes happens in an unfamiliar environment or circumstance, and definitely a good trigger to at least step back and evaluate.
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Call Terry McKenna at United Flight Services out of KWVI
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Not bad, especially after a claim. Mine is in the general vicinity of $3200 with 150K hull value and 250/2500 deductible. I have same hours as you, and the plane is hangared. No IR tho.
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My personal minima have definitely morphed with time, notably to allow for SVFR departures. I have a separate checklist and PM for mountain flying, which is much more restrictive than normal day VFR.
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Almost perfect M20J 205 SE with upgraded IO 390 Engine
varlajo replied to Htmlkid's topic in Aircraft Classifieds
If only 390 was compatible with UL94... -
Based on the G100UL fuel leak thread what's your position?
varlajo replied to gabez's topic in General Mooney Talk
United is a very well known and respected shop with deep Mooney experience. Look them up on Google Maps and you'll see almost exclusively Mooneys parked around their hangar. Terry is recommended by no other than the MSC that start with LA and ends with AR. There are indeed reseal-only shops, but their wait lists are years long (ask me how I know), and the OP's plane is not going to last that long with seals dissolving in real time. -
Well said Sir, well said!!
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Been noticing intermittent charge recently. The alternator appears to function properly during most of the flight, but sometimes would not kick in until main battery charge drops to 11.7V - but never lower than that. Last image for comparison shows an actual failure of a charging system due to a separation of the field wire in flight, where the main battery keeps discharging towards 10V. This seems not to be happening in the scenario above. Thoughts?
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Nutty and bolty, too ))
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I have counted 93 different kinds of screws, 70 kinds of bolts (5 proprietary), and 51 kinds of nuts (4 proprietary) in my AF parts catalog. Al Mooney was a freak.
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Never heard of those things, thank you! I just use a Dremel tool to tear 'em a new one...
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I manage to squeeze this lil' guy in: https://www.amazon.com/Capri-Tools-Stubby-Impact-Socket/dp/B097Z9CB3L?th=1
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Does anyone happen to have the compendium of all SAE socket sizes required for M20 servicing, e.g. annual inspection or a comprehensive pre-buy?
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I am curious about the rather massive fluctuations in detected calcium. Are you switching oils and additives?
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Very nice!! I use a similar system, but with my favorite six recurrent ADs added to the Inspection/Overhaul Tracker tab.
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I toss any paperwork related to equipment no longer installed on the plane, but that's about it.
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Oh yeah, definitely. Those things are my backup solution to get below 10,000 in case the concentrator fails. Won't do me much good over the Rockies, but I hear all battery-operated devices get +2 resilience and +2 mana over mountainous terrain by default..
