Hank

You'll need an early J with the 2740 Gross Weight limit. But double check the POH for Stall Speed at Gross. Unlike Normal vs. Utility operations, which can go by loading for an individual flight, the Sport Pilkt rukes under MOSAIC are based on stall speed per certification standards, i.e. max gross weight in the landing configuration, which is shown in every POH and many Owners Manuals such as for my 1970 C.

That looks nice! The last time I tried that, crossing the Carolinas at either 8 or 9K (I don't remember if I was going or coming), the first cloud I grazed came with a bump that nearly made me drop the camera! Of course that didn't happen when I wasn't filming . . .

We're supposed to pay them to get priority when we need parts. We're supposed to pay them to get an undisclosed discount on the parts (when we're allowed to buy them), the "discount" being proportional to how much we pay to be enabled to place an order. As a retired Vintage Mooney owner who has bought just a few parts (two? three?) from LASAR in 18 years of ownership, I see my Mooney headed for dismantling sooner rather than later. I'm not paying $6000/year for the ability to order and pay for parts. When I reach the point that I need a part that I can't source or fabricate as OPP, well--you don't need to have an A&P license to take an airplane apart.

I feel your pain. I helped my mother in law moved from FAY (Ft. Bragg) down to Sweet Home recently, the website says nothing. My last visit at Christmas, parking was $50/night, so imagine my surprise to find it's now $100/night "due to the size of your plane." Fortunately I won't have to ever go back!

Just be sure to stow in inside, within arm's reach and on top of everything else, whenever you fly. And have your passenger load it up after boarding.

This program is not aimed at Vintage owners. But if you had put several hundred AMUs into buying your Mooney, this proposal might make you feel better about flying it into the future.

This can be a vocabulary expanding job . .

"Life is cheaper in the country!!" -- a local car dealer's ad. Look up Eclectic, AL, on the map sometime . . . .

Back on topic: I've timed myself from engine start to 7500 msl, power set, mixture leaned. Fifteen minutes or less, even in WV winters. Obviously, I'm based at a non-towered field.

Yep, in 18 years my C has not failed to run strong and hard when applying full throttle for takeoff, without bothering to sit and warm up.

This is what the Owners Manual for my 1970 C says, page 38, POH 1203: Where do you get 100° minimum temperature? I don’t see it anywhere.

Check your local upholstery shops. If nothing else, buy new foam and use the old foam as a template to trace the shape, then cut it out. P.S.--there are some good upholstery videos on YouTube

Check your local upholstery shops. If nothing else, buy new foam and use the old foam as a template to trace the shape, then cut it out

Yes, that's the right way to do it.

I'm interested in a Garmin IFR database card. Are they orange label?