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GSXR (750 is my favorite) beat me to it. I was just about to wax poetic about a modded out C. df

Question I forgot to ask. Does the Mod Squad conversion give the useful load of an Encore? DF

Steve, welcome to the forum and good luck on your sale. You have quite a machine that should appeal to many. I noticed you don't have a price posted. I would recommend you add one for this site. You have probably the largest collection of Mooney knowledge, anywhere, located on this forum and most would help you with your sale. Without a price, it is open to interpretation. My Opinion only David

This is an accomplishment. I bet you know your plane backwards, forwards, up and down. Congratulations. DF

Sorry to be a little slow, Merry Christmas to all of you. May I go forward in his sight. DF

Wet Wing, Bladders, Re-seal, doughnuts, pushrods, ground affect,

Now that,,,,,,,was funny.

This thread wins the longest Topic Title competition.

This to me sounds like a master cylinder issue. Yes you can have glazed over pads, but even then if you stand on the brakes, you should be able to lock them up. If you have good firm pressure, with no squishy air in the lines feeling, the master cylinder would be one of my prime suspects. Yes again about the glazed over brakes pads. They can feel the same as a partially working master cylinder. On organic pads, a glazed pad is recognizable enough. I cannot say for metallic pads but would assume they are easily spotted. Anyone know the specs for the brake system?

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I have owned or used maybe 10 different safety wire pliers. All during my racing career. Not one do I think were reversible. Thanks for the knowledge. df

For my current Mission, an RV-10 If a higher budget, TBM

Did I miss how old the young ones are? I guess that would be a large determining factor. Divorce drecrees can have a no GA clause. I assume that is not an issue? All girls. I bet it would be few and far between the number of times you get all three in the plane at the same time. If you have speed brakes, long range tanks, and FIKI, you do not have 1000 lbs UL in a Bravo (nor a 252 or Encore, Ovation 1-3, and Acclaim) The girls most likely will like brand B if all three are present all the time, as the perception and reality of cubic space makes the decision for you. Never show them brand B and you don't fight that problem You will like both brands as you seem the type that appreciates what is good about the design. Random thoughts by David

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And how did the mechanic finally ended up diagnosing it?

How was this issue discovered?

I've been told by some that the wood wing flew "smoother" than later models.

So a right turn was not an option. When I first read your post, my initial reaction was I would not have climbed and exposed my belly. A right turn was my thoughts and keep the other bird in sight. If your situational awareness says don't turn right then so be it. You went with your gut and it worked. good job.

The restaurant world in kerrville is probably pretty small too. If a group of business men from local companies can't have a conversation without being pestered for information from a fanboy, who then blabs said information on a widely read industry board, then I suspect that fanboy's family's business will see much fewer business customers. Family owned restaurants like to talk about treating customers as "family." Well, the OP made a douche move in how he handled information he learned from a paying customer. Was Mooney's letter petty and unnecessary? Maybe, we haven't seen it, but I can see their frustration, Mooney and the OPs restaurant have an ongoing relationship, even a perceived trust, they order catering to the factory, etc. then he pulls this nonsense? I call BS on it. It's Texas, Mooney employees can find other steak joints to eat at... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You don't have your facts in line. Read the very first post of this thread. I have "known" of something in the works for months. I didn't know what at that time. Over the course of several months I put it together, with lots a luck on the way. I didn't ask the Mooney shirts anything about the plane at the restaurant, period. I just asked them when the release was finally going to happen. I am speculating that the California guys probably were a little miffed that some shmuck in Kerrville knew of a project they are developing. I think maybe the guys here in Kerrville got an earful, hence the letter/phone call action. Purely conjecture on my part. I am not disagreeing with you by the way. I'm not looking for comforting words nor fame. Just asking for some thoughts from a public board.

I do believe the email came first. My family didn't respond in time, and I guess that is why the phone call was made. These are assumptions on my part. The letter was written in full disclosure of who the author was, and the Title in his signature begins with a "C" followed by two other letters. And the kicker here is that the email was titled to the General Manager my sister, about unacceptable behavior, by me. It wasn't written directly to me. This is truly where I have the problem. The author is warning my family about a secret grabbing sibling and how he behaved at the restaurant, in front of a table of Mooney shirts. Not even a request for David to call said author. The body of the letter was directed right at me though. I think I will give the author a call. Try and get a little discourse going and see where it goes. Rant over. DF

Just by chance I walk in late to the restaurant, and there are seven or eight Mooney shirts sitting there. I didn't ask them any specifics at all. All I said was "when is the press release?" to these gentleman. And I did ask the name of the very Asian looking fellow that was there. I did tell the story of the rivets spitting out like bullets when the Mustang was first pressurized. I guess I upset someone.

Okay guys. I thought this thread was over. I now need some advice. There is more to this story. Remember how I said that someone from Mooney called my families restaurant, and that my family had taken the call, telling me to shut up. I just found out today that an email was also sent to the restaurant. A high up executive sent said email, and in not kind words, described the encounter at the restaurant as he saw it. He described how he was incensed by my behavior, warned my family that patrons their restaurant should be wary of me and my posting ways, and on and on. Over two full paragraphs of attack David. No I will not post the mail. I just want some Mooney style advice on how to respond. I am at a loss of words as of this second. How do I respond to this this letter? It was personal and not necessarily professional in its content. I know some of you will say I deserve what I got, and some will have an opposite opinion. My wife says call the man and have a conversation. Everyone knows I am Mooney thru and thru. If I could buy the first new plane off the line, I would. This letter won't change my thinking but I do want to respond to it. I sort of wish now that I didn't learn of it. Flame suit on. DF

I thought the consensus was that Slick Mags were a good upgrade?