Hank

What is the new design? Or are you going to make us wait for the official unveiling?

It was a different kind of ugly here this morning: : KMGM 071443Z 26008G18KT 1 1/2SM VCTS RA BR BKN027 BKN070 OVC090 17/16 A3013 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1400 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAE04B15 P0054 T01670161 $ Visibility at work was much, much less--maybe 1/2 sm in Heavy Rain. Experienced freezing for a few times living in the Ohio River Valley . . . . It's not fun, but pretty to look at from above.

During my Static Test, the altimeter and IVSI are leaking. What should cost to Overhaul IVSI be, compared to VSI overhaul? I really like not having 5-6 second delay on the VSI when in the clouds. The shop didn't quote this, just said "very expensive." Thanks! (I think . . . . )

Seems like many of us are ready to improve safety, especially at this price point (compared to air bags . . . . ).

That's nicer than my new hangar! But I moved 600 miles south from WV, to where everything shuts down on the threat of snow . . . And I gladly gave away both my home and hangar snow shovels!

The reason my hangar is in the South . . . . .

What's wrong with that? We all know it's possible to sleep in an airplane, but nobody can fly a house . . . .

Planecovers.com strap to your plane with Velcro straps that stretch, the cover fits snugly, and nothing must be screwed to your plane for it to fit. The Bruce's covers that I've seen have fit loosely over the cockpit, but are tight between the snaps.

Those Red Barons are cute! Are they approved for certified airplanes?

I believe mine is red on the front and white on the back . . . .

Calling Mike . . . . @201er He can clear up your confusion with how he uses his'n.

All depends if the door is a bifold or split push-open. The latter would be difficult to wire up . . . . My second WV hangar, split push open facing north, froze a couple of times. Getting it open was a royal b!tch . . . . My Alabama hangar door may have frozen open during our (record?) second snowfall this winter, but I can't say for sure, the roads out by the house were too icy . . . So it didn't matter.

Welcome, Capt! You'll enjoy flying a Vintage Mooney. Check The Mooney Flyer (www.themooneyflyer.com) for CFIs near you; MAPA (www.mooneypilots.com) and the Mooney Safety Foundation (www.mapasafety.com) are other great groups.

Yep, 50 fps is 3000 feet per minute on the VSI; 66 fps is durn near 4000 fpm, whuch my VSI won't register. I do recall reading once about a Mooney that hit bad turbulence and landed somewhere in IL? with a bunch of popped rivets and a bent wing. The plane (Bravo?) was totalled, but landed normally with no injuries. That being said, I've only slowed to Va for turbulence once, a clear day in Wyoming about the time ATC said I would hit it, and during the period when I was off radar coverage at 8500 msl heading from western SD to Billings, MT. Slow down, cinch the belts and motor on . . . . slower. P.S.--that's one time in over 10 years and 700+ hours, trqveling from Yellowstone to Niagara to Ft Lauderdale, lots of time over and through the Appalachians. Fly safe!

As I've postwd here before, when my old Whelen flasher started flashing with variabke intermittance, I went for the new Whelen LED. Mostly because when I went to the Whelen booth at Sun n Fun and gave the guy my part number, he said "Wow, that's old. Let me shiw yiu what you need." That was the last credit card transaction from Hangar D befire the tornadoes came down the runway . . . . Here's what they look like. I reused the trim ring from the old one, it fit perfectly on the new LED unit as shown: As others have said, it's-a plenty bright! It's also red & white, same orientation as before. I double-checked several other planes on the field before committing to the screwdriver, just to be sure. Even though the holes only lined up one way.

It's no help right now, but you'll like the LED flasher.

Now that I'm home . . . .

There should be a diagram near the front of your POH with basic dimensions like this. My C has one . . . . Looks like 11'9" for me.

Route it out to depth, then chamfer the edges with a chisel. Even a little trim router should be able to do it.

Sounds like my annuals . . . Except two weeks ago was Annual #12 for my C. Every year I seem to do more of the work, while the IA does the "inspection" part . . . .

Because you could never cut an oval dimple into a piece of oak, and hammer a piece of .050" aluminum into it . . . If you only need one, it'll work, but you won't want to make full sets for several Mooneys.

Amazing story! Thank you, Dan, for spreading the word. I'm finding mkre uses for my Sensorcon unit, having checked in my truck and the fireplace. If anyone is near where Dan will be speaking, please attend!

I'm impressed! I now go 10nm for fuel; at my previous home field in WV, I would visit fields at 4nm and 8nm.

It's ok, Bob. You're just over the hill (by Mooney anyway) from my IFR Alternate when visiting Mom & Dad, Rutherfordton, NC.

Intermittent electrical troubles are difficult to track down. Best of luck! Releasing the key will often make the engine run because it energizes both magnetos at 20°/25° BTDC, where it runs all the time anyway. This will get around SOS and Left Magneto issues.