Greg Ellis

Actually I think this represents a 530W and a 430W combination. I think I am below that somewhere.

Oh geez.... I am flying behind a 530W, 300XL and G5's....where does that put me on this list? A crawl, lying flat on the couch, using a walker....

Well it is sort of. Just about every lake of any size in Texas is man made by damming a river. The only one that was naturally formed was Caddo Lake which was formed by a log jam called the Great Raft that dammed the Red River naturally but then later was cleared and a man made dam was put in place.

About 2 weeks ago I was up for an early morning flight. It was quite cold, at least for North Central Texas. It was in the mid 30's. I took these two photos. The first photo is of a discharge lake for a power plant. Notice the low cloud and fog formation that takes the exact shape of the lake. The water must have been much warmer due to the discharge than the air just above it. The second photo is of Lake Granbury which is only about 5 miles north of the first lake, photo taken on the same day just a minute or 2 apart. It is not a discharge lake so the water was a lot colder and thus no clouds or fog. I thought it was interesting weather phenomenon but I am a geek for weather.

So........where ya goin'? Or is it a surprise?

Aircraft Spruce has those as well. You may want to compare prices and shipping costs although Spruce is usually proud of their shipping.

Before, during, after and a photo of most of the old wiring that was removed. Some of this wiring were live wires that were not attached to anything!!! Just added to as the years went on and never removed.

Yep, that is what I tried to do. That drop down menu is greyed out and cannot be selected so no drop down occurs allowing me to change it.

Interesting. I go to mine and edit it and it lists A/B/C/D/E/G under aircraft model and does not allow it to be changed. It is not limited to the carb'd short bodies as you say. I also changed the mags from Bendix to Slick and saved it yet it did not save. I went back in and they were back to Bendix.

They lump the A/B/C/D/E/G together and does not allow me to separate mine out to just the C model? Is this correct? Are you keeping all those models lumped together?

Interesting. I am 6'2" and 240# and I fit very comfortably in my 63 C model. I am a good ways away from the instrument panel.

I knew Earl Kirkpatrick. He had his hangar 2 doors down from mine. We would speak quite often and he always made time for everyone. We were usually early birds out at the airport on Fridays and Saturdays. We would stop and have a short conversation about flying, etc... and then go about our business. He took it upon himself to get to know each and every pilot that was on our Southwest side of the airport. He was a good man and will be missed.

On controller.com there are 11 MU2’s for sale. 4 of them are the 3 blade variety.

I can only speak of Weep No More. Paul Beck is fantastic at what he does and I could not recommend him more highly. He was also very helpful in teaching me how to properly replace the side windows in my airplane. He will go out of his way to help.

It would be interesting to know if any of the Mooneys in the advertisements are currently still flying and if so...a long shot... are any of them owned by members of Mooneyspace?

I had a patient a few years ago who worked for Mooney for a short while back in the late 70's or so. He found out I owned a Mooney and gave me this photo. It is now framed in my office. It is an original photo from the Mooney factory of an M22 Mustang over West Texas.

I do not get telemarketing calls but I do get something about once every week or two in the mail asking for donations for the foundation.

Aircraft Spruce sells the stuff for about $29 a gallon. PHILLIPS 66® AVIATION ANTI-RUST OIL 20W-50 | Aircraft Spruce The description on Aircraft Spruce basically says the same thing that @quik flite says in the original post including adding 10% to your regular oil. Question for the ages is...what do they consider "not flying enough"? Overview Phillips 66 Aviation Antirust Oil is a rust preventive oil specially formulated to help protect aircraft piston engines against rust and corrosion during extended periods of inactivity. Airframe manufacturers have used it for many years as “Fly Away Oil” for new or rebuilt aircraft engines that are expected to sit idle for extended periods of time. Aviation Antirust Oil may be used as “break-in oil” where an all-mineral oil is desired, and is particularly suited for situations where the engine to be broken in may not be immediately put into regular service. When preparing an aircraft for storage, drain the used engine oil and refill with Aviation Antirust Oil. Start the engine and warm it up to normal operating temperature to ensure that the new oil is fully circulated throughout the engine and allowed to coat all engine parts. For best results, fly the aircraft prior to storage. Covering exhaust and intake ports is recommended to minimize exposure to moisture during storage. Aviation Antirust Oil is not designed to be an everyday operational engine oil in aircraft that are flown frequently. It does not contain ashless dispersant additives. Operation time on this oil should not exceed 10 hours. When returning the plane back to normal operation after storage, this oil should be replaced with regular operational engine oil such as Phillips 66 X/C® 20W-50 Aviation Oil. Aviation Antirust Oil is compatible with our other aviation engine oils, and may be used as a “supplement” to those products to enhance rust and corrosion protection when used in infrequently flown aircraft, particularly where high humidity is a concern. When used as a supplement, we recommend replacing up to 10% of the crankcase volume with Aviation Antirust Oil in place of the normal operational engine oil.

Probably why the old stuff leaked I’m sure. In the reseal, the grey stuff was applied first to bare metal and then the red was put on top of the grey.

Don attempted to patch my tanks multiple times. It did not last. But after seeing the inside of my tanks prior to have a complete reseal at WeepNoMore I understand why and I don’t blame Don at all. I just mention this because sometimes things are bad enough inside the tank that it is just time for a reseal and no amount of patching will help. You can decide which is the before and which is the after.

I have a 35kw generac at my house. It is programmed to run every Saturday for 15 minutes. Never have an issue with the oil or anything else.

My samples that I send in usually take quite a while to receive the results. Blackstone even has 3-4 FAQ's on their website answering why it may take some time to get your results and mainly they say it is because USPS takes their time with them.

Since Covid hit, I have done a flight review, an IPC, flown around the area a lot just to get out and exercise the airplane. I have made one long trip from Fort Worth to Florida. The only thing that was different was wearing a mask when you go into an FBO. Otherwise, things were pretty much the same.

I just read your note about being with QBE. I was with QBE and they were the ones that required a mandatory $2500 premium no matter what you were insuring. I am 51 years old with an aircraft with a hull value of $40,000. So nothing too big. No claims or anything like that either. I went from a little over $600/year to a mandatory minimum of $2500 so my guy is looking elsewhere.

I have been using the same guy for my insurance needs on my plane for 15 years since owning the airplane. He has always been good and has gotten me good rates. I sent him the renewal information and he wrote me back saying the company insuring me now have a $2500 minimum premium. This is after many years of me paying around $600 a year premium. So he is shopping out to other companies. Quite the jump from $600 a year to requiring $2500 a year premium. If I don't get good results I may be talking to Parker though. I am all about loyalty so I am giving this guy a chance to find me a good rate since I have been with him so long and he has always done right by me.