Greg Ellis

A while back I replaced all the side windows in my 63 C model. I used this product. It is the same product you have however it comes in a caulking type applicator that you just mix by pumping the plunger, albeit about 75 times. Flamemaster CS3330 B2 Sealant - 6 oz. - SkyGeek.com I was advised to use this by three different mechanics including the guys up at Wilmar, MN and Paul Beck at WeepNoMoreLLC (fuel tank reseal specialist). The hardest part was mixing it which took about 75 pumps of the plunger. It then fit in a traditional caulking gun. I was advised to use one full tube for each window. This produced quite a bit of excess which was easily removed after it cured but every single gap was completely filled and sealed. It was a cleaner application because all the mixing was self contained in the caulking tube.

Good lord they were fortunate. Where is the rest of the airplane?

Interesting. I have no issues with the battery life. I get quite a long time out of a set. According to Lightspeed website, the PFX's weigh 14oz and the Zulu 3's weigh 14.6 oz so not sure about the weight either. All I know is that they work great. If they ever give up I will probably go with the Zulu 3's...sticking with a great company. But something more amazing may be out by then.

I have been flying with Lightspeed Headsets for 14 years or so. I currently have the Zulu PFX's which some may not even know about since they were discontinued soon after they were released by Lightspeed. They are an amazing headset and I spoke to 2 reps and neither one knew why they were discontinued (and both were upset that they were) and then the Zulu 3's came out. I think you will be happy with your Lightspeeds. I have both. I use my Lightspeeds all the time. The Bose A20's are for passengers. I think the Bose are awesome, I just like my Lightspeeds better. And for over 12 years now they have always been a great company for me and treated me well. I have twice sent my headset back to them for some work and they came back like new. In fact I thought they were new at one time they did such a good job. And I had to send them back for work because I was hard on them not because the headsets were faulty.

I feel your pain. My plane is in for some maintenance and it is supposed to be beautiful here in Fort Worth, Texas all week.

I posted earlier that the left engine appeared to be feathered. If you look very closely at the video it shows that the left prop is not turning and the right prop is. The right engine seems to be turning slowly as if windmilling but that is due to the shutter speed of the camera giving that illusion. If you stop and start the video you will notice on the left engine that the paint line on the propeller does not change position indicating it is not rotating and thus feathered. There is a second video on another website from a different camera that shows the left engine (critical engine) was feathered and not rotating. Look at this video about 43 seconds or so into it. It only lasts a second or two but the left prop is definitely not rotating. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/friend-shares-about-pilot-killed-in-south-valley-plane-crash/ Then further into the video you can see that the airplane banked sharply to the left before it crashed. If this is the case then he lost the critical engine which would make a big difference on controlling the airplane especially if your speed has decayed down to VMC or below. It also explains that when control was lost the airplane turned to the left. If the left engine was running and right engine windmilling then the thrust would be from the left engine and drag from the right side causing the airplane to turn to the right. However, he turned to the left indicating that it was a possible VMC accident due to the thrust vector of the right engine being further away from the centerline and causing the airplane to turn to the left. Of course this is all just speculation and armchair NTSB'ing....

I usually call 10-15 miles out at my home airport. They are Class D under Class B. My airport is usually quite busy on nice weekends so I think the little extra time lets them know that I am coming in and they can fit me into the flow of traffic instead of me waiting until I am almost in their Class D. They do a lot of practice approaches, etc... and like to know ahead of time that someone is coming in. They also have a lot of traffic departing their airspace and like to know what they are sending them out to.

Try talking to @KLRDMD. He owned a V-Tail for a while and may have some advice for you.

I agree with this as well. And in my 63 C model, the baggage compartment is rated and placarded to only 120lbs so the other 30 lbs or so would have to be placed somewhere else.

I am one that has ran a tank dry on long cross countries many times. When I had the old fuel gauges in the cluster in my 63 C model, I would experience the same thing you did. It would keep running long past when the gauge read empty. So those old gauges weren't even close to being accurate. But don't rely on the fact that you may have reserve past when these old gauges read empty (if that is what you are referencing). The next time you fly they may read zero when you are actually empty (what they are supposed to do according to the FAA) or they may read that you have some fuel when you are actually empty. This happened to me on more than one occasion with these old gauges. From flight to flight they read differently. So the only thing I relied on was actual loss of fuel pressure and then a good watch to keep track of time and fuel burn. Now, with my EDM 900 and CEIS fuel senders, they are amazingly accurate.

It actually does not even take turbulence to stir things up. I read somewhere and I cannot recall or find the source now (so this is going to sound like anecdote) that even taxiing on the ground will stir up anything that may be in your fuel tanks. The fuel sloshes around quite a bit even while taxiing.

If you look closely at the video in the feed above it is the left engine that is stopped and feathered. Look really close multiple times and you will see the prop is not moving. If you pause it and play and pause and play you will see that the right propeller changes position but the propeller tip paint (white paint) on the left propeller never changes position. The right engine is the one still producing power but looks like it is wind-milling because of the camera shutter speeds, kind of like when you see video of airplanes starting up on the ground and it looks like the prop is not spinning. So, if this is the case then he lost the critical engine!!! Very important information. Loss of the critical engine can make it far more difficult to control due to the P factor, etc... from the right engine and the propeller producing a line of thrust further away from the centerline of the airplane.

Placed mine on the co-pilots side close to the 530W as you can see in the photo. I have no issues with readability, etc....

Canadians are just friendly trustworthy folks.... To qualify this statement, I was born in Hamilton, Ontario.

After reading the original post, and taking a Motrin for my headache, I realize I do not know jack squat about the electrics in an airplane.

I am grateful for this sentiment that you have expressed. It is truly in line with the way I feel about Mooneyspace. I lurk quite alot and contribute quite little. I am so thankful for the knowledge of Mooneys and other aviation related topics that is available to me through Mooneyspace. There are some amazing individuals on this forum. I wish I could personally get to know each and every one of you. Mooneyspace has shaped and changed to way I fly my airplane and the way I take care of my airplane. I would also like to thank the many members of this forum for helping learn to be the best pilot and airplane owner that I can be. I too knew very little about my airplane when I bought it 14 years ago or so. I think I make sound decisions when it comes to my airplane thanks majority in part of the members of this forum.

An update that some may not be aware of, I just opened my Garmin Pilot. I did do the i-pad update over the weekend. An error message in Garmin pilot came up today saying "10.2.5 Safe Taxi Issue. For some airports, SafeTaxi displays the incorrect diagram in the full screen, split screen and thumbnail views. SafeTaxi displays correctly on the dynamic maps. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and will keep you posted on a resolution." Of course, I updated the ios over the weekend when GP said it was okay to do so.

So, I decided, just out of curiosity sake and since I have been waiting for this Garmin autopilot for my 63 C model, to shoot an e-mail to Garmin to see if they would provide me any answers to why anything earlier than the 63 C model has been excluded so far. The following is the answer I received and highlights what some others on this forum have already said... Good Morning Greg, The main reason is the Mooney M20C models before 1964 are structurally different and requires a different installation kit/setup to complete. We are currently have this on schedule for early 2021 to start the certification process. Regards, Chad Aviation Support

I looked at that as well and thought surely it has to be something other than a hole to the outside. If my mechanic only worried about a stuck valve and talked about trying to fix the stuck valve, with a hole this large to the outside then I would be looking for a new mechanic.

The first photo in this thread is of a Mooney Mite down at the Lonestar flight a Museum in a Texas. It is the wood wings and fuselage without fabric to give you an idea of how beautiful the woodworking was on these early Mooneys.

I have never met Don in person. I have been to Oshkosh when he was there (I even think we shared the same stage together at the first Mooney forum at Oshkosh), but a crowd seems to follow him wherever he goes. But for someone I have never met in person he has had such a tremendous influence on my flying that I cannot thank him enough. When I first bought my Mooney over 12 years ago (lost track of when) I was having a very tough time with landings. My flight instructor who is a Mooney guy (owned a J model for years) was trying his best with me but my landings were not something you would want to talk about. After about 10 minutes of watching Don's videos on landings, all was corrected. He is such a good instructor that even long distance through a video he can completely change my habits and make me a better Mooney pilot. I will always thank him for this. So, congratulations Don for 20 years and keep up the great work. And please never stop contributing to this forum. Your knowledge is priceless.

I don't have a dog in this fight. But I am curious, as someone who has been thinking about a GFC 500 for a long time now (now probably delayed even further according to Garmin's website), what do you mean by the Garmin installation is pure garbage? I assume you were talking about the GFC 500? I am just wondering what you mean by this with examples of what you have seen as to the installation. I am sure there are folks on this forum that would disagree with this statement (those that have the GFC 500 in their airplane) so I am curious as to what you have seen. I am inquiring only for my own benefit as a possible purchase in the future and not to try to pick a fight.

If you Google "What computer do I need to run FS2020" you will get a multitude of websites telling you what is best to run the program. This website (very ad heavy) will tell you what is minimum and what is recommended. It will also tell you if your hardware on your computer will cut it. https://systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/microsoft-flight-simulator/19451 And if you want to build your own you can look at this site: https://9to5toys.com/2020/07/17/best-computers-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020/#minimum-requirements As with all websites these days, use them at your own risk...

So, The Silver Eagle video was from 2018. This is a video from 2016 of a PIlatus being pulled out of the same hangar and taking off from the same airfield albeit with a better mowed runway.

Thanks Don.