Shorty

I’m going to contact him and find out. I don’t think he likes doing much in the way of maintenance but he might.

@kortopates thanks for that encouragement. I wondered if the manual gear would change the story. @fly boomer That’s good to know. I’ll look into the rudder pedal extensions.

Maybe that really is what it is. In person it looks like the top back edge of some of the holes has been smoothed off but when I looked at the original quality picture of the one you’re talking about it’s not a deformation but looks like there may be debris.

Hi all, EDIT: Short mean 5’ 1” tall with about 28” inseam. I was able to get the pins to go in the holes and would push down on the latching bar and shake it vigorously. It would seem to hold but when I would settle back in the seat and try to apply pressure to the breaks it would immediately slide back as m weight shifted. First time posting and I’m not a Mooney owner yet but I’ve been shopping like crazy. I’ve been looking at a 62 C model and one of my problems was not being able to get the seat to lock in the full forward position. I’ve been reading that just cleaning the holes up might fix it but I’m a 600 mile round trip to see it again. I’m short enough that even in the full forward position I need a cushion behind me to this is a deal breaker if I can’t find a reasonable fix. Do these holes look worn enough to cause an issue? If it’s weak springs are they available? It looked like replacing tracks was a major deal.