DonMuncy

I have a headset that belonged to my brother (who passed away recently), that I am trying to refurbish, just for sentimental reasons. I have the audio working, but the mic is inoperable. The mic has two leads, each of which goes into the ear-cup to each lead off of what I perceive to be a capacitor, although I am not absolutely certain. The resistance across it jumps around with very high numbers. I have another headset I opened up to see if I could learn anything. Its two microphone leads go straight to the cable to the microphone jack; one to the ground the other to what I guess is the power. No capacitor, or anything else. I don't understand the high/low impedance stuff, nor dynamic mics, etc. I hate to buy another microphone just to check if it might be bad; plus I don't know which one I should buy anyway. Any ideas on a plan of attack to figure it out.

Is this based on nautical or statute miles? Does it take into consideration the difference between the direct mileage typically flown vs the highway mileage for the same trip? It would seem that the Mooney excel even more.

It is pretty obvious to me that there are two distinct camps on MS on this subject. Some think the only way to go is to adhere to "use only ABO", and others, who opine that it is foolish to spend extra $ for the same product from another source, primarily welding O2. It seems each side is fully aware of the contrary opinions, and neither side is likely to change their position.

Wow. It always scares me when someone wants to do it right.

You will do fine with any Mooney. You have to contort some getting in, but once inside, they are plenty big for you. Your kids are getting big enough that you are going to have to watch your max weight. That could involve flying shorter legs with less fuel. Look at the POH (weight) for any plane you are considering, and plan accordingly.

Talcum powder helps

Better luck on your next one David.

What! And only get one event, rather than two?

Yes, it was a great get-together. Not only for the knowlege, but getting to see everybody, and putting faces to names and avatars. As to the streaming of the sessions; as far as I know, this was a first for Mooney events. I bet it will get a lot better for next year. As to the secret handshake; I have always advocated using real names on MS, but a lot of people seem to disagree. Maybe we all need to make up our own name tags with MS names as well as our own, for wearing to events. If only the weather would cooperate, maybe we could have more of a turn-out. Hope to see everyone and even more at the Summit and next year at MooneyMax.

We missed seeing you guys. Hope you will be able to stream it.

There should be a lot opening up. Apparently a fairly large section of east Texas was without electricity. If it is back on, I would suspect many people are anxious to get back to their houses.

I am going over tomorrow (Wednesday). I volunteered to help with some of the set-up stuff. But I reserved a good while ago, knowing I would go early.

You are ahead of me, Larry. Yesterday I managed to finally get the list of attendees, but I have never been able to get the agenda. I am not a big fan of Whova. Maybe I just need to get one of my grandkids to show me how to use it.

I don't think I am down for a presentation. I am the nominal host for the dinner one night. And I will bring a couple of my wares to peddle, for anyone that might be interested. (Visors and cabin light timer). But you will have to chase me down. I will try not to be hard to find for any of you that haven't met me in person.

Hope to see all of you at MooneyMax.

It is not even necessary to file a flight plan. Around the DFW area I just contact the approach control sector I happen to be in, and request a practice approach to whatever airport I desire. They don't mind at all. Just tell them which approach you want to use, whether you want to land, do a missed or whatever.

Not necessarily true at all. I practiced law in Texas for 35 years, a large part of that doing civil defense litigation. An attorney's client is always his client, no matter who is paying him. I am sure there are unethical and bad people in every profession but in those years, I never saw a lawyer violate his obligation to protect his client first. Some states (like Louisiana, but not Texas) allow suits to be brought directly against the insurance company of the insured, and in those cases, the insurance company is represented as well.

Thanks Greg

I haven't looked extensively, but at first glance, they only list M20M's on the AD. Did I misread it?

Not a good thing and needs repair, but I don't think it will hit or hurt the tire. That door is mounted to the wheel/tire, so they move together. It won't get any closer to the tire than it already is, unless you did a very hard landing and bulged the tire out more. My opinion.

I hesitate to criticize a prebuy inspection. They may have done an excellent job. But I am more concerned about the condition of things not mentioned. As Red Baron says, the most serious thing to check is for structural corrosion. But a gear swing, fuel tank sealant, and other Mooney specific items should be of interest to you. I am not very concerned about the compression numbers. For a Continental, those look pretty good.

Definitely the way to go.

I finally found my (apparently factory) drawings of both the 1 1/2 and 3 inch ones. If these don't come through, let me know.Drawing 720115.pdf

It is my understanding that the pump is the same, but it squirts the fuel in a different place. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

It is my understanding that the factory tapes the stall strips in place, test flys to check the stall characteristics, moves them as necessary and ultimately fixes them in place. I wonder how critical the placement is. Does an 1/8 inch difference in placement make a big difference?