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Hmm, are we both on the NY VFR sectional chart? This is tougher than I thought. Maybe just "North East". Either way I am glad you are here. Perhaps we can meet up with Rob and buy him lunch, or a Rocket 305.

@mooniac58 has graciously created a new New England forum for us! My hangar is at 44N! Breakfast/lunch is Friday-Sunday. Good fuel prices. Some great classic flying around there!

That's right folks. First post of the new New England forum.

I'm not sure it helps, but this might be yours: https://texasairsalvage.com/main_view.php?editid1=288895 I'm thinking more about this and it really could be beaten into a slot. There's gotta be a female/male cylinder interface that would prevent the wear from going off center. So a straight worn slot would make sense. Edit- I didn't see takair's *better response before mine. That explains it! You can see that yours has the sad remnants of a rubber bumper. These are the exact sort of things that dry up and crumble away on our older planes. Now I'm going to reach out to the new owner of my F so he can see this post too

This is just conjecture, but perhaps the electric motor just runs to a hard stop and the slot is there to prevent the flaps from getting bent on over travel.

I'm curious about this too as my 68/69F had the same issue, but I never investigated it. One difference between my F and J- while the F had electric flaps, I don't think it had limit switches. Or maybe it was just out of rig. I would be very surprised to have a nicely shaped slot if it was from wear/abrasion alone, and not machined. I would expect the slot to veer towards one edge of the rod, as there is less cross-sectional material there- less and less as you get towards the edge. So I would expect an arc, and it would be very bell mouthed and ugly.

I would check for chaffed wires, specifically at the connectors. I have a Century 41 AP and found a corroded pin at the DG connector, but while I was in there I realized there is ample opportunity for the insulation to rub away between wires, especially near the clamp connection (right side of the image below). It would be a good idea to carefully disconnect these and inspect the pins as best you can while you're at it.

I'm a new Mooney pilot, and what I have found is that the Mooney has a lot more pitch change in response to... most things... than the Pipers I learned on. Perhaps this was part of the problem. The reality is just that the trim wheel needs to spin more turns, and there is more pressure required on the yoke as compared to the Warrior II. The Pilot's reaction to those things (something is wrong, plane is arguing with me, etc.) may cause things to go south. I am not basing this on any information in the report, just think it could be a contributing factor.

Is this book bootleg or something??

Wow, that makes the old girl a real modern missile. Very well done! I love the yokes, too.

I will absolutely have to check out the ME destinations. I am always surprised how far you get in the Mooney, it really does make the world a little smaller. Perhaps we can create an iPad app that shows how many red lights you've blasted through at 170mph while enroute..

It's funny, I bother that man so much, occasionally I feel bad pestering him and will post on Mooneyspace. Half the time he answers here or someone pings him anyways

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am hoping for some recommendations - fly to destinations in the New England area. My wife and I like to hike, enjoy nature, and aren't too keen on crowded places. We are envisioning creating a small list of airports with nearby bed and breakfast or cabin rentals for weekend getaways. Ideally as I become a more experienced pilot we will expand our adventuring radius. At any rate, I was curious if we had a Mooneyspace group for us New England chowder head types?

I've only just purchased this Bruce cover so I have not yet had the chance to forget to remove it before flight. The warning placard is so small, hopefully I do not forget.

Mine looks like that on my 79 J. To me, it looks like a wing that is helping to lift the airplane.