Mcstealth

Were any turned into Rockets?

Well. I can think about it at least. Yes it is too far from Kerrville, and insurance for me would be prohibitive......etc, etc. Oh well. Good luck David

T82 (Fredericksburg, TX) - the "Hangar Hotel" - http://www.hangarhotel.com/ (walking distance) Good stuff in Fredericksburg. You can relax, or get in trouble. Your choice

congratultions. Sounds like it was a win-win David

I have forwarded the mechanic all these replies. Thanks for everyone's time.David

Well. Aren't you all a helpful lot!!!!

Not to be politically incorrect on purpose, but, comparing the average weight of the Chinese population as opposed to Americas, the Mooney will be positively spacious. Just saying.

I will pass all this on in the morning. Thanks for everything so far. Is/are there rigging tools for gear doors? DF

Make sure the main gear doors are not rigged too tight. They should just be flush with the gear up. Also make sure they are coming up evenly, The mains should be at the same position in the wheel wells while retracted. There is a rubber pad in the wheel wells. The gear leg should be just kissing the pad when it is up. If it is pushed hard against the pad you are bending the airplane to put the gear up. A little gap between the pad and the leg is OK if needed to get the preload correct while down, but they should be even side to side. Are there Mooney only rigging tools for the gear doors? Forgot to ask that question. I will ask mechanic how the gear are situated on the pad and the alignment. It the front gear is not adjusted correct, the wheel will scrub the front doors at about the point you described. I did not know the front gear was adjustable. How is manipulated I wonder? Just don't want to sound stupid when I call the AP. Is the carpet or something bunched up under the bar? I Remember that being an issue with others on the board. I will pass that along. Plane is way up in N. Texas, not here in Kerrville. Thanks for the thoughts. David

So the message I have is the mechanic is working on the final 6" or less of travel. On normal climb out, the pilot says the doors are very hard to close. The mechanic has the plane on jacks, and reports the motion and gear doors act normal. In the air, the mechanic reports the gear are hard to close. Mechanic and a Safety passenger, passenger also has a hard time retracting the gear for the final push to lock the bar down. Mechanic says he has adjusted the spring to a lower setting, but no improvement in the air. Mechanic says the are new and old style linkages, and this plane has the newer ones. Coincidentally, mechanic owns his own C model. Any thoughts I can forward? David

What? Can't you smell the oil and gas from 30,000ft? Pump Jacks, or live drilling sights, or dead wells. The flat West Texas bad lands are full of sites like that. Once you get out of the Permian Basin heading east into the Edwards Plateau, most of the oil goes away and the pretty part of Texas starts.

Need Company. Would like to go with you in the morning

There is a lady who lives in/near Comfort, Tx. She rescues tropical and Excotic birds. When i met her, she had 20-30 birds of all kinds at her house. It was the loudest place I had ever been. Wow they are loud.

Your lucky day. I won the lottery :)

Pennsylvania!!!!! Get a rope........

Now that, is post worthy.

Good luck.

I have almost pulled the trigger on a Nexus 7 several times. Please put up your experiences. Do you have IPad experience also? Would be great if you had a direct comparison. Thanks David

Sold. I called today and was informed it is gone.

Still interested in the learning curve and performance/efficiency. Thank you for the write ups.

Me too. Can't stand NASCAR.

Call Dugosh.

I would be all over this, if I could. David

Wow. I see you replaced your disks recently. Are you more firm on roll out? Do you track straighter?

I also am living vicariously through you and your exploits. Keep em coming please.