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Oops! Typo, should have been 24.6 gal to refill, fuel was barely under the hole. Will fix my original post. So ~1.5 gallons is at the edge of the hole.

Wavefront is good technology for e replacement lens implant. Combined with aspherics and toricity, the lenses are pretty good. I've been out of making them for a decade, so they're even better than before. But be careful of multifocal lenses, implants or contacts. They are not recommended for two groups: pilots and engineers. We seem to have high expectations, and get unhappy with the tradeoff of high clarity at some distances for semi-clarity at many distances. Good luck with whatever path forward you choose.

Check with SWTA, and your local MSC. Someone else makes one-piece bellies, I just don't remember who. My C already had one when I bought it, two years after a gear up. Someone even makes (made?) one from carbon fiber.

But there are several IO-360 versions flying in Mooneys, and some have aftermarket turbo normalization. So no Bravos (aren't they IO-520?), and no IO-540 either. Sadly, all the stuff after the cubic inches is important when the engine is hung on an airplane. I have to have an O-360-A1D, but there are many O-360 variants flying on airplanes, and probably two or three on Mooneys (don't Ds converted to retract and variable speed prop use a different one tham mine?).

It would be better to have a contract with Lycoming and Continental for priority of engine deliveries. Then you don't tie up scarce capital in large chunks by having engines sitting in the warehouse--and you don't have to worry about stocking the wrong variant(s).

Dan should get a commission from them! He not only pushed CO detectors at Mooney Summits, airshows, Mooneyspace and get togethers, he arranged and distributed aviator discounts and even plugged Sensorcon in the AOPA Safety Foundation video about his accident. Personally, I think Dan is a great guy, and probably The Luckiest Man Alive!!

@mpilot, there should be a full date of manufacture molded into the pucks, MM/YY. Mine were upside down, I thought they were "09/96" but when I replaced them at annual in 2012, rightside up they correctly read "06/69" which is period correct for original pucks when my C model was built in 1970. There were no issues with steering or control, but boy do the new ones feel better taxiing around, and my landings aren't as abrupt anymore.

I filled up after a long trip and a short flight yesterday (our fuel pump at home was down for a fritzing card reader). One tank, the fuel was barely visible direct below the cap opening so I didn't bother with my dipstick. It took 24.6 gallons to refill. So a gallon and a half (C model, 26 gallon tanks; at reseal, filling both to the caps was 52.2 gal). Per the Type Certificate, unusable fuel is 3.4 lbs total, or 1.7 lb = 0.3 gallons per tank. My stick is calibrated in 2-gallon increments from 2 - 26 gal.

This was mine in cruise this afternoon at 6500 msl, making ~147 KTAS, 22"/2400, ROP. OAT was in the low 50s, so only had partial cabin heat and partial fresh air, both < 50% as in the second picture. For sensor information, as shown it's a Sensorcon Inspector; Google it, go to their website and you'll learn everything about it that i can't remember. And as you can see, it reads "0', mounted beside the fresh air louver below the throttle quadrant with 2" velcro. Oh, the louver is partially visible in the first photo, top left of the Sensorcon.

Reminds me of video from several years ago, of a fully-aflame Cirrus drifting along under the chute . . . And there's always the Cirrus who lost control, pulled the chute and it rocketed out but never opened. The pilot was able to recover and land at an airport, taxiing in dragging the umopened chute behind . . . Just hope, if you have to pull the chute, that you don't drift into power lines, a lake or the ocean. That's what bothers me, you have zero control after pulling the red handle, you go where the wind takes you--water, trees, buildings or cow pasture.

Clemson's not my team, either, but were the first one with a paw logo to come to mind. My school a bit unusual. We are officially the Tigers (says so on all team uniforms), and we have a person dressed as a cartoon-like tiger at games. But we also have a live mascot, a golden eagle. Fits me well, I've always liked eagles (see above), but I've also always liked tigers.

Google is your friend. This was my first hit, and is available in several sizes: https://sportsstickersusa.com/product/clemson-tigers-full-color-vinyl-decal-custom-size/?attribute_size=7+Inches&stkn=713182d361cb&variant=667291&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18361614888&gclid=CjwKCAjwmNLHBhA4EiwA3ts3mU8-aoaGGYDx8cspcfFYoiLnBaJ9YXoYqEgnZrGxiEeNYHoP5s72NRoCggsQAvD_BwE

Looks good! Then again, I'm a die hard fan of eagles.

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