Hank

Cornbread are square! <sorry, I'm out in the country, and we use our skillets on the stove, not in the oven>

I think @GEE-BEE was talking about contributing to government programs, not receiving services. Even the VA is funded by our Federal Income Taxes, good luck reducing yiur contributions to ineffective, mismanaged government programs . . . .

There are several in the Download section here, there us even a 1965 version I think. Look around and grab a copy of the latest one you can find, too--it has much better (and more!) information than is in the 1965 version. Just don't try to use the higher V-speeds.

@brndiar's C, like my own, has electric gear with a fold-away crank by our left knee. Don't know if it came from elsewhere or not, much less from a particular Allied aircraft built "over there" or not. Is that where the J "lawn mower" emergency gear extension came from???

What?!? I didn't hear about that! Must not have been entertaining enough for the evening talking heads to mention . . . . Can you provide details / links? On topic, government is already involved in all Public Utilities. Their approval is required for service areas, rate changes, customer complaints. Applies to all utilities--electricity, water, phone, internet, natural gas . . . .

I was stuck at work . . . But hey, I escaped before dark two days this week!

I'm supposing that the "7 or 9 times in two rotations" would depend if you are talking about a 7-cylinder or 9-cylinder radial engine, while our little flat fours are one power stroke per revolution

Just remind yourself of the many safety improvements!

I descend at whatever my cruise MP is, generally 23" when low, but was recently a little under 20" when cruising at 10,500 (DA > 13,000). I was happy to get that much!

The CG range is on the Type Certificate. I don't remember off the top of my head. Look in the Downloads section here.

Maybe on the 530, but the 430 doesn't have screen space. I keep Waypoint, Bearing, Distance and ETE on mine. It's just one twist to get Distance, Desired Track, Bearing, Groundspeed, Actual Track and ETE on the 1st Nav page. along with OBS, Leg and next waypoint.

You will need the Weight & Balance that is specific to your plane. Unless you can find another C with exactly the same installed equipment and STCs . . . .

In that case, since the owner won't permit maintenance, the line should be shut off until the corridor is cleared again. Then the utility will keep it clear.

Hardheaded snowy critter! I learnt all about that the FIRST time!!

Descending in your Mooney is easy. I calculate the descent by counting on my fingers how many thousands of feet from pattern to where I'm cruising; double that number; then add two or three, and when my fancy WAAS GPS shows I'm that final number of minutes from destination, I push on the yoke to establish 500fpm descent and trim for hands free. This generally has my C indicating right around 160-165 mph. Va = 132 at gross, less when lighter, so start earlier and go slower if it's rough. This high speed descent turns altitude into free airspeed and makes up for the low speed climb at the beginning of the flight. Because MP increases as you descend into thicker air, periodically ease the throttle back and the mixture forward to roughly maintain your cruise MP and EGT values. You should arrive at TPA somewhat slower than your descent speed, with a few miles left to slow down. I generally walk the throttle back and keep trimming up to stay level, with the goal of entering the pattern and lowering Takeoff Flaps at 120-125 mph at about the same time. Ain't much easier, and I can do the "mental math" even when I'm tired and / or distracted (but if distracted enough, may miss the proper beginning point . . . ). Happy flying! P.S.--if the given speeds for my mighty C are too high for your Mooney, please adjust them downwards by the correct amount. Some people with those hard-to-hot-start fuel injected engines have been known to not touch throttle or mixture until pushing everything forward on short final, but coming down from last trip's 10,500 msl to 1700 pattern (almost 20" up high would be ~28" in the pattern, way too high power at 2500 cruise RPM down low; 28 + 25 >> 46 Key Number for my engine!!

You, sir, appear to be lost. "Tires" are certainly FAA Approved, whilst "Tyres" could only have been approved by EASA and certain Islanders . . . .

There's always hope . . . .

This small fix would be my case. Every night, everywhere . . . . .

I've always either mailed a check or paid on the phone with Trey. Wonder if I'm still current?

Hey! I just bought an Altima this summer. My 45 mile commute runs about 37-38 mpg, double what my truck did.

In my opinion, much more runway is wasted by a fast-approach-caused float than by poor braking. Ten knots too fast for your landing weight will cause 1000' of float . . . How long is your rollout from touchdown to turnoff?

That's my normal speed at that point solo with full tanks or 2 people and half tanks . . . I used to visit a 2000' grass strip and rarely needed brakes, the grass is quite effective; but then again, I was usually a few mph slower there, too.

Why would anyone want to transition out of a C model? Unlike Anthony's, many Cs do perfectly well flying both IFR and IMC. Adding almost 100 hp, a turbo, onboard oxygen and much more complicated avionics will reset you to Student Pilot mode. All of the speeds will be faster, from Stall to Cruise, and the downside of any mistake will be higher (just compare overhaul prices for Stupid Pilot Tricks . . . . ). The sight picture is very different in the long bodies, something like 5° nose up while parked. Compare fuel burn required to save that hour, then drive your wife on those routes once and she will appreciate all Mooneys! If you do make the jump, be careful and hire a good CFII with lots of Bravo time, and fly together until you are comfortable. And of course, we expect lots of pictures and writeups of the training, and your impression of the difference. We will need to see the smiling, happy wife inside the luxurious, spacious Bravo, too.

By Mooney is the best way to get to Kerrville, isn't it???

@carusoam, @gsxrpilot, part of the OP's issue is work done without authorization, which burns me up. I've had IAs decide to do work that I specifically told him not to do . . . Unpleasant. BUT another part of his complaint is that the IA ordered and installed windows without asking if the owner wanted clear, smoked, green tint, etc. This is a whole nother issue, and could lead to me replacing the new windows with the ones I want, and back-charging the wayward shop for parts and labor elsewhere. Also, replacing side windows is legal owner maintenance, which I generally don't enjoy paying others to do what I can do myself. But if it's outside my comfort zone, I will do so anyway, but again the OP had no choice. A general question: why is getting ripped off supposed to be a learning experience fornthe victim? It surely doesn't help him to not get ripped off again when he takes his business elsewhere. ?????