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A few things The notch on the center hub is from balancing. It's a journal bearing turbo, without oil pressure don't expect it to spin like a top. It should have little to no axial play, but radially it should wiggle quite a bit but not contact the housing. If the turbo seems ok, it may be wg stuck open, failed spring, etc.

Hi guys I just bought a 94 bravo, which missed the switchover to the fiberglass interior by a a few dozen SN. My pilot side and door panels are in rough shape. I can acquire an entire interior right now from a newer plane, all panels and the carpet. I'm expecting a few things will not line up and need to be relocated, maybe some different brackets, etc, but not sure. For example I think they moved the oxygen gauge. Curious if anyone has done this, and if so, the level of hassle. Did Mooney make an official kit?

I've just flown or attempted to fly weekly all winter this year in the Salt Lake Valley. An awful lot of plodding around in 34-36f with thin clouds above and occasional drizzle and such. Also being stuck in or out of a valley with a thin layer is a thing out here too. It seems like in those kinds of conditions it would be nice to have onboard even avoiding ice. I have no intentions of going and battling it out through known icing. For example, the other day, I was VFR on top in an archer at 9500- there was a little layer from 8k to 7k, and I had to divert (I'm VFR for now, but the -10C would have been a show stopper regardless). The canyon below was too sketchy to try to sneak through at 6500 feet when I took a peek. On insurance, yeah, I'm collecting some Arrow hours right now, but the one I have access to is miserable. I don't think I'll get too many, that thing makes me nervous. I was going to get some more by flying out my old instructor with me to pick it up and flying it home, then, if necessary- pick up liability only (required in Utah) for the time being. I'll DM you on the 252. On the UL, yeah, I really want something up near 1000, if not over a bit. That rules out some, depending on options. My kids are 30/40# right now, obviously they won't stay that way. Turbo would be a big deal taking off near gross @ 9k DA, that's kinda what's pushing me into looking at turbo stuff. Also I would say I would always try to fly 9500-12k+ feet- around here below 9500 is a swarm of flight school planes 24/7. It's just not worth the hassle. U42 in SLC is 5600 feet, but often 8-9k DA in the summer. I did all my flight school in 172 / Archer because climb performance on the 152's is so miserable here unless you're both light.

Hi guys, I have a little family, based in Utah. 2 adults & 2 toddlers. We want to tool around the west- up to oregon, down to california- and in between, essentially. I am a new pilot, working on my instrument rating, so I want something somewhat reasonable to run. Right now at least, the kids need to get out and run around after 3-4 hours MAX, so nobody is going for the iron bladder challenge. Hangers near me are not a thing (5-10 year waits). so it'll likely sit on the ramp, then shade hangers, then someday a t hanger. With that in mind, I'm tempted to buy something where the value is more on the engine hours, avionics, and so forth- and less so on aesthetics. I'm shopping everything from M20J's to 252's / Encores to Ovations. I'm curious what your take on the best fit is for this mission. There's a pretty steep price jump from a J to a nice 252 or Encore, yet- a lot of 252 have TKS and such which may be a big deal here. Your thoughts?