Greg Ellis

I have a very good shop on my airport that has lost most of their good mechanics to the airlines. The shop has stopped doing regular maintenance and are just doing avionics (they are certified installers for all the big names, Garmin, Avidyne, etc...). Fortunately, they have more avionics work than they can handle and are booked out for months. But unfortunately, I lost a very convenient place to get regular maintenance, etc...

We could always go back to the gear warning indicator that was on the Mooney Mite. Red flag that rotates in front of your view to catch your attention. About 3 minutes into this video

Thanks for the PIREP. When they explained in the Sporty's ad that it filtered contaminants, I assumed they also meant water since water in the fuel, in my humble opinion, is a contaminant. Oh well... I'll stick to my Gats jar.

Interesting. They kind of modified the Gats Jar( GATS FUEL TESTER JAR 12OZ | Aircraft Spruce ) and made it a little smaller and splash resistant. Same idea of the mesh filter to filter contaminants and water just in a different design. Nice.

I have this oil quick drain. A bit different than the OP's. But I have never thought if it left old oil in the bottom of the sump. Never thought to remove it. Saf-Air Oil Drain Valve P5000 | Aircraft Spruce

It is currently at Air Dallas (airdallas.com) They have been taking a very long time to do the work. My avionics shop also uses rudyaircraftinstruments.com, and fieldtech (ftav.com) Field Tech is at Meacham (KFTW). They don't use them as often because they said that even if they can't fix it they charge you quite a bit. Rudy Instruments is in Arkansas and they are a small Mom and Pop shop. Air Dallas is big, in Lewisville, Texas and currently where my Airspeed Indicator is. They told me they sent one in there in November and just got it back. But they are apparently very good and that is why they use them.

Take a look at the website of all the products they have to offer. Are these guys anti GA or what.... what did GA ever do to them.... Planepass (which does use ADSB to ID your airplane to send you a bill) Planepass Overflight (to track you flying through certain airspace to allow you to be billed for flying in such airspace; I guess this is in Europe maybe) VNOMS (allows public to register noise complaints for airports) Vantage (Automated aircraft ID and tracking, supposedly better than radar...) What the hell??!!!!! They say it is at 80+ airports around the world. I think that if they have access to this kind of information then it is only right for them to post the airports where these products are located so we can avoid them.

Good looking dogs!!!

I don't know if this applies to your situation or not but this is on the FAA website... NOTICE: Aircraft Records ordered through this system may be incomplete due to relevant documents that may be in processing. Documents are typically processed within 10-15 days of receipt and this system is updated about 24 hours later. If you suspect the record is incomplete or want to find out if additional documents are in process, you may contact the Aircraft Registration Branch at 1-866-762-9434.

I wish I could find the source but I remember reading when I first got my Mooney that taxiing out even on smooth pavement will stir up anything in the tanks. It doesn’t take a flight to do that. I know I hear sloshing in my tanks when I pull the airplane out of the hangar so stuff would get stirred up then as well.

Is it 8 hours bread pudding to throttle….

Speaking of @carusoam, I haven't seen him post in a while. I hope all is well.

That was actually a previous AD, AD 2004–23–17, Amendment 39–13872 (69 FR 67809, November 22, 2004) and not the current AD. They were just giving a little background and history on how apparently they have been trying to fix this issue since the 70's. In the actual AD at the bottom, they list Models M20J-V.

I had a leak in my airspeed indicator which they believe may be the issue. I purchased another airspeed indicator (used) which also had a leak (even though I was told it was in perfect working order). One of them is currently being overhauled to fix the leak and will be put in. I can report back if that fixes the issue. The current issue is the shop that is doing the overhaul is woefully behind and it is taking a very long time to get it back. Fortunately I still have the one installed in the airplane to keep flying while I wait. And, just to add, the shop took out the G5 and tested it and it was dead on accurate with their testing equipment and the analog airspeed indicator was off.

While not a requirement, the company I rent my hangar from require it so in one way it is a requirement for me if I wish to have the hangar I have.

So, a look at DFW fees for GA.... $95 landing fee not waived with fuel purchase. 100LL is $9.19 per gal. Even though it would be cool to fly in with the big guys....I think I would go somewhere else.

This happened with my 530 and I did what @N201MKTurbo said above and it fixed the issue.

Blazing Saddles

I have run the tank dry before on my C model per the POH (if that is what you want to call the pamphlet that came with my airplane). It was and is a non event in my airplane. Not even a hiccup. Just did it this past weekend to completely drain a tank that needed the fuel drain replaced. On my C model there was plenty of time between a drop in fuel pressure and engine stoppage and never really got to that point. I do have a friend who had an A model that when he did this it shocked him how quickly the engine quit with no real time to get prepared. So I think that you will find something different between airplanes even with the same engine and fuel delivery setup.

The audio is here. The controller told the Southwest to line up and wait. This one may be on the controller…but also if it is accurate that the Southwest guy was taxiing as slow as the animation suggests then that could have contributed as well.

My avionics shop uses three different places. airdallas.com, rudyaircraftinstruments.com, fieldtech (ftav.com) Field Tech is at Meacham (KFTW). They don't use them as often because they said that even if they can't fix it they charge you quite a bit. Rudy Instruments is in Arkansas and they are a small Mom and Pop shop. Air Dallas is big, in Lewisville, Texas and currently where my Airspeed Indicator is. They told me they sent one in there in November and just got it back. But they are apparently very good and that is why they use them.

Although I do not have an answer to your question, VOR's are not being completely discontinued. The FAA is developing the MON with select VOR's remaining as back up if GPS outages occur. They would allow for station to station navigation to continue as a back up. So it may be wise to have the ability to use this back up if ever needed.

I made one out of some PVC laying around as well. It works great even if you are big or tiny, just makes it easy.

The avionics shop that I use in Fort Worth sent one off for me. I will contact them when they open this morning and find out who they use. However, just FYI, the backlog has been something else. Going on 3 months and still waiting to get my airspeed indicator back. Fortunately, it is a back up and not the one installed in my airplane so I am still flying....

This guy does a lot of aircraft detailing and he uses ceramic coating. He does not really get into the chemistry of it but he does show some great results. Search Youtube for Aviana Aircraft Detailing.