DonMuncy

I had a "Bitchin Betty" installed a few months ago. It is the one which operates off the same sensors as the stall warning and gear alert horns. I have not had it come on due to my inadvertance, but have "tested" it. The voice is such you could not miss it. (After the installation, I had the avionics guy turn the volume down, as it was originally god-awful loud). My belief is that it would take a complete idiot to do a gear up landing with it operating. It has the same level of warning for stalls, and I hear it quite often landing. I think this would also be very hard to ignore unless a pilot was frozen into elevator-up mode trying to avoid an impending crash. I considered the other types that have their own stall sensors, but this one is quite a bit cheaper, and I think it is well worth the cost. My belief is that the original horns are not loud enough to penetrate good headsets, at least to the extent of arousing ones consciousness ot the problem. Don

My 231 runs noticeably smoother, at least at idle; I can't tell any difference under power, but I assume it must be soother there also. This has to be a good thing.

The late Norm Smith (the Mooney Miser) sold some gas cap covers. (I won a pair as a door prize at the MAPAconvention several years ago). I have only used them a few times since I hangar my plane. They shouldn't be too hard to duplicate. If anyone has any interest, I wll send (or post) what I think it would take to build yourself a set. Don Muncy d.muncy@sbcglobal.net

I don't trust what the reported winds are. I come in on final in a crab. Somewhere on final, I apply rudder to see if I can allign with the runway. If I can hold it in alignment, I land. If I can't, I dont.

I think it mostly depends on your background, knowledge and needs. I found it interesting, but a little simplistic. His "handout" book is nice to have, but most of the information is findable in the manuals and other sources. Overall, I'm glad I did the course, but if money was tight, I would question whether it was worth the cost.

I'm Don Muncy and fly 231AT, a 231K Model. I hangar at Dallas Executive (previously Redbird). I am a fairly recently retired attorney, having practiced civil defense litigation in Dallas. In past lives, I raced sports cars (MG and Lotus) (amateur), and practiced veterinary medicine for a number of years.

There is space at RBD where I, and several other Mooney pilots call home. There are someolder hangars (like mine) for about $250 per month, and Cutter has some really nice new hangars for somewhat more. RBD is a very short distance from downtown on the south side. There is self serve fuel (generally about $1 higher then auto gas). Multiple instrument appraches, reasonable services on the field. Contact me directly and I will fill in any desired information, get you contact information or anything else I can do to help. Don Muncy 214 360-9293 or cell 214 207-6744, d.muncy@sbcglobal.net