Hank

Tomorrow evening is Saturday, whuch is college football. War Eagle! I've been tuning out the NFL since the spoiled brats went on strike in the 90s. I have neither patience nor sympathy with today's crop of kneelers. But college football is (so far) untainted. I will enjoy the games tomorrow.

It was 97° this afternoon, with enough humidity that you felt it as soon as you opened the door . . . To say nothing of opening a baking hangar and pulling your Mooney out into the sunshine. Right now, it's 82° and 68% humidity, pretty tolerable. That's why our football game is happening tomorrow evening.

The TCDS has many important moment arms, inckuding each seat position on the rail and the hatrack. Don't forget the hatrack . . .

My 1970 C Owners Manual includes a discussion of CG with some numbers, but there's no graph. Just write down the nunbers, use a calculator and see what pops out. Practice a few times tonight, and compare against your favorite app and the official W&B from your A&P. But what is a "descent chart"??? FWIW, I generally use 500 fpm. There's always that handy Feet-per-Nautical-Mile chart from the back of an approach plate book. No idea where it is when using elecgronic plates . . . . . Do you need a picture?

I did 180 turns to the right on a 75' runway for 7 years (she turns tighter right than left; no differential braking, just full rudder). Since leaving there, I haven't noticed a difference in tire life; nose wheel is always short (4 years?), but in 12 years I've only replaced mains one time and they are still doing well.

To prevent this and other things, I don't brake until the plane slows to 50 mph in its own. Short fields are no problem, I earned PPL and based my Mooney for seven years at an obstructed 3000' field, and only reached the end on purpose to let someone land behind me, or to take off the other direction on calm evenings doing Night Currency landings.

Glad you're on the mend! Unknown hand issues are not fun. Neither are "known" problems--I've experienced both, fortunately not requiring surgery, but they made me a believer in physical therapy (even when it made no sense to me). Anything you can do to get your hand function back is worth it! I believe at one point I told the doc I'd walk naked through downtown at lunch if it made my hand work again. Sadly, PT was much more unpleasant but was certainly effective.

That was almost a big owie! Clear through one layer of belts . . . .

@CoinDealer, there's plenty of back seat legroom in a C, after I slide the seat forward to the middle position to fly.

I don't go above 10K very often, climb is too slow (especially in Southern summer super-high DA).

Wow! I thought you meant like the guy who did my annual this year: 9 weeks to do the inspection Another week to let me know he was done 2 more weeks to get me an invoice Lots of things done incorrectly Several jobs done without notifying me or obtaining permission Several jobs done that I specifically instructed not to do Labor charge for annual, plus additional 2 hours for washing the airplane

I thought he will always look back at the Arrow, from inside most any Mooney . . . .

@ArtVandelay something isn't right. I had a 10-week annual this year, a four week wait then three weeks at MSC on a ferry permit [Jan through June this year]. No charging, no tender; my Concorde AXC has always crunk right up! Just turned 3 years old and going strong.

Your story, John, will be an interesting read! The only thing I know about is my journey to a Mooney . . . .

I was having trouble bleeding the [angled] master cylinder for the clutch in my truck [which also has a low spot in the tubing, by design!] after replacing it. AutoZone sold me a prefilled assembly, no bleeding required. Does no one do this for airplanes???

Us poor folk can't see the ASRS reports, we have to wait for summaries to come out. And I've not noticed a huge change in piloting skills [other than my own], but I've only been at it for 12 years. Oh, that ADS-B isn't really "required" equipment. I know, because I'm not getting it. My panel is full, my wallet isn't, and ATL just cleared me into the Bravo for the first time ever a few days ago, about 8 nm before I was planning to turn Direct to Destination anyway. So no, I won't miss not having it. I just hope not too many other pilots out there flying by their ipad instead of the windshield don't miss me not having it . . . . .

Woo-hooo!! Encore is a hell of a machine! Enjoy flying, and absorb as much as you can from Paul. I highly recommend joining MAPA [www.mooneypilots.com] and attending a PPP soon [Pilot Proficiency Program]. I figured my transition trainer taught me how to fly my Mooney, the PPP a couple of months later taught me how to fly it right.

I did my WAAS upgrade in 2007 . . . .

I wanted a set when I first got my Mooney, but was talked out of it by my IA, who said they make it hard to inspect wheel bearings, retain heat and dirt, shorten bearing life, etc.

So how long would it last in your plane, running your full panel, if the alternator went out? I'm a genuinely curious CB.

RG-35AXC has 440 CCA, and weighs 4 lb more. That's what I have.

Had a nice weekend trip to W. NC. The onky nice thing about a hurricane is that the huge low pressure sucks up everything nearby and it is followed by several days if widespread good weather. From LA to W NC, we didn't even see a cloud! Got this shot of great Southern summer visibility on the way home. The airpprt in the middle distance is KCEU at Clemson, and it's pointing at Death Valley Stadium across the river. In this photo, it's 18 nm away (generally lost in the haze for a few more miles). Because I forgot the door to his crate, mynwife let the dog in her lap at the top of descent. He sat happily like this right up to engine shutdown, Not even a complaint about my landing . . . .

The added "cost" is minimal; my G430 was upgraded at 50% discount for $1500 . . . Last I heard it was almost $4000 to upgrade . . . . Never confuse cost with price.

My first Concorde went seven years, split almost half and half between WV and much warmer AL. New Concorde just turned three, doing great. Do not own, have never used and would not recognize a battery minder . . . . The previous owner replaced Gill batteries every other year. When it died a year after I bought the plane, I got a Concorde AGX for extra CCA, living where winters were pretty cold (for a Southern boy!).

Check the gaskets on the sender unit before doing strip/reseal.