Greg Ellis

Thank you.

I know some will have this on immediate mental recall....so what is the proper torque for Lycoming Rocker Box screws?

Not sure about the Alt Preselect but I think I would want my AOA indicator (assuming this means Angle of Attack) closer to my line of site out the windshield. Less eye/head movement especially when landing. Just a thought.

There is the possibility that she did receive that phone call from the FAA. And instead of tucking tail and apologizing, she may have let her spunk get the best of it and spouted off the wrong things to the wrong person. How many times has it been told that if given a number to call that you are polite, apologetic and learn your lesson. Maybe she did get that phone call but was not quite polite and apologetic but the exact opposite. From what I have heard about her and read about her, this is quite plausible.

If you are still flying at 100 and get your license revoked, think of all the records you could have that would probably last indefinitely. What a legacy....oldest pilot to lose his license, then following the Martha Lunken route...oldest pilot to take the PPL again, oldest pilot to get an instrument rating again...the list goes on and on.

I guess he was scared off. 10 days later and no response from the original poster. I guess he does not owe us one but I would like to know, just out of curiosity and also learning, what happened with the airplane and the final outcome. I am more of the opinion that if I reach out to a forum like this and many attempt to answer my questions, concerns, issues, etc... then at least I should follow up with a response of thanks, or it worked, or I need more help, etc.... But life gets in the way also and we get busy. I hope he found the answers and got a mechanic to help him out.

This will be an interesting read as you take us along for the ride. Thanks for posting. That base price of $23,600 is right in line with the quote I received from Penn Yan Aero, depending on what you have them due (chrome vs steel cylinders, etc...) I am not ready for overhaul I was getting a quote to see what I was roughly looking at. I look forward to your future posts and hope all goes smoothly for you.

I got a new doghouse from Airforms quite a few years ago. It fit perfectly and better specs than the original. Only had to adjust one spot in the front. They made a quality product in my view and too bad they stopped making them for the Mooney.

If you do a search on controller.com and put the filters in for C and J models you get 21 listings. You could also contact gmaxamericanaircraft.com although by looking at their website they only have one J available but could help you find what you need.

Apparently it is closing as well. For those interested in the fate of K-mart and Sears... https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2021/03/27/kmart-and-sears-spend-another-friday-evening-closing-more-stores/?sh=593f8c4830c6

These photos are work from AWM. The first two are my muffler inside and out with the loss of the flame tubes inside. The last two are the very nice work I got back from AWM. They also redid all the exhaust parts including the down tubes etc... DOn't have photos of those.

Since we are showing off the C model....My 1963 C model.

AWM did my exhaust last year and did a really nice job. Not sure about the prices because I had nothing to compare it to but they did really nice work.

If what you are talking about is what I have circled in red then I think that is his compass deviation card taped to the side of his compass. I don't think it is electronic. It is taped over giving it a reflective quality but not electronic.

Very cool. Get to see the "new" plane. Awesome.

Well, I am taking the course in San Marcos this year. I am looking forward to it and flying into Oshkosh with the Caravan. I was supposed to do the clinic last year then Covid hit. I was also part of the Caravan XIII (The Phantom Caravan) during the 2010 Shloshkosh that was so wet and rainy the Caravan could not get in.

If you are considering the Caravan and have not done the formation clinic then you need to do that first before flying in the caravan. There is one in San Marcos, Tx the weekend of May14-16th. Go to www.mooneycaravan.com. It looks like the clinic in San Marcos has some spots left.

Just for curiosity sake. In the photo that I attached, it looks like the area circled in red has been bent somehow allowing it not to seat flush and there seems to be a crack in the skin (area circled in blue) that possibly has been stop drilled at some point. Is that accurate or am I looking at the photo wrong?

I don't think anyone here will fault you for good, sound aeronautical decision making. With your three reasons given, any one of those would be satisfactory for me to cancel the flight. I think you are making a good decision.

I think the kicker for me in this poll is the you have to pay all the expenses part of the poll. I really like the Piper M600. But I don't want anything to do with the expenses of inspections and maintenance on a turbo prop. So that wipes out all turbo props for me and really anything with a jet engine. I have heard of the number of zeros needed on the check to maintain these things and just can't do it. I have also seen first hand the fuel bill for a Premier Jet and that would wipe out any chance of flying again for months. So I think I would stick with my beloved Mooney product and maybe move up to an Acclaim Ultra which to me are just awesome.

I recall Bill Wheat talking about the Mooney twin. He flew it and said it flew like a dream. I would expect nothing less from a Mooney product though.

There are two nice looking E-models for sale on controller.com and 4 available on trade-a-plane.com. Two places to get you started. You may also want to enquire with gmaxamericanaircraft.com and see what they may have. Let them know what you are looking for and see what they can do for you.

This could be possibly something to use. It is through the FAA. I think it is free unlike blocking at the user level on Flightaware which costs a minimum of $600/yr. LADD (faa.gov) They go through the requests monthly on the 1st Thursday of each month. So depending on when you submit your request, it could take a month to see it go into effect. A quote from the website: FAA Source With the FAA source option, your aircraft data is limited to FAA use only. No FAA flight data will be available to external vendors. If you are considering limiting data at FAA Source, FAA flight data on your aircraft will not be available to internet web sites.

Here is a copy of the data table form the AFM on my 1963 C model.

I have the takeoff data for my 1963 C model that is in the Airplane Flight Manual. It has data for 5000' and 7500' for takeoff and climb. I have also flown out of a couple of airports that were above 5000' as well. What is it that you are looking for?