Hank

Here in Alabama, all aircraft are considered (and taxed) as business property, even though I told the clerk at the courthouse that I am not, have not been in the past and have no plans to be in the future, an officer, owner or director of any company. The value went up significantly last year, then down a bit already this year. Seems it was $344 last year. When I lived in Ohio, registration for light aircraft was $20/seat each year. Every state is different. Just remember that out there in Texas, ya'll ain't got no income tax . . . .

Just finished annual and flew her home. It's was just under two weeks, and I didn't quite forget how to fly. The weather was gorgeous, mid 70s, clear skies until I took off; that haze was surprising after the clear winter days, and surprisingly low as i flew 20-odd miles home at 3000 msl, right in the brown yuck. And who doesn't like a video? My wife did this on my first takeoff, around the pattern and down, to make sure everything works right. Check out those fast gear moving up!

Check your local trophy shop. For a small fee, I can carve it in cherry, walnut or mahogany if you give me the final size (preferably not too small).

Do you think people take risks in an 800K plane that they wouldn't in a 300K plane?

I've heard of airboats doing that, but wasn't sure if it was due to operational reasons or theft prevention.

Just don't drop one of them on the tarmac!

Yep. I suffer with Samsung tablets and Avare, spend the savings on burger flights. I get 2-3 extra each year that way.

Wow, it's come down. My first iPad mini (and my only iPad ever( was $300-$350 more than the wifi version. But for that $150 difference, you can get a Samsung wifi tablet with GPS . . . . And still have whatever the apple costs still in your pocket.

I rarely use my brakes other than engine start, runup and stopping to park. I do brake gently when exiting the runway, but rarely feel pressure to make any particular turnoff; at home (5000') there are now only three runway exits--at each end, and one spot off-center since the FAA made everyone remove ramp entrances to the runway. When landing uphill on 36, it's an easy turnoff, but going downhill on 18 I often just roll to the end, as the exit is closer coming that way. In 1000+ hours, I've replaced my brake pads once that I remember. At 2575 gross, though, I'd expect much less wear than a long body with one third higher gross weight.

That's interesting. I'd only heard of oil analysis, not filter analysis.

Looks to me like it's $3K for O2, and $12K for the new, larger brakes. But what do I know, my C doesn't have either, that's just how I read it [item(price) + next item(next price)].

I think Lycoming's guidance is a teaspoon or two; that looks like a common magnetic retriever about 1/4" diameter, so you're still a tiny bit of the permitted amount. Watch it and see what happens in the future. Cutting the filter open at your next oil change may help, just realize that if it's at 25 hours and this one was at 50 hours, if nothing changes, you will have 1/2 of what you see here.

@dkkim73, it depends on where you are. Around here, people call them "T-Maybe" due to variable service (i.e., I could call from here yesterday, but not today.) I can add a tablet (if I had one that wasn't wifi only) for $10/month to my unlimited data plan. Check with your provider, plans and options change all the time.

Looks to me like an internal flaws in lone with the McCauley logo, you can see the darker color and smooth curved area. The darker part at the right edge is a typical break at 45°, from overstress.

That's just crazy!! But I didn't visit their website, and I don't keep up with your itinerary.

Convert from Pesos ($) to Dollars ($). Google says right now 1 Peso = $0.049, so $2000 (pesos) = $98 US. Having the same symbol makes it confusing; many places outside the U.S. use "USD" to minimize this confusion. But no one converts at the actual rate, they add profit to stay open. How much? They will each tell you their conversion rate if you ask.

So i became a prime pilot a couple or three months after reaching 100 hours total time, halfway through my semi-ruinous year of New Mooney Owner insurance . . . I rather think I hit prime several years later, with enough experience under my belt to know what to expect and how my Mooney would respond.

Read about this off-field landing in other sources, this one said the foor was open . . . Don't stop flying the plane because something isn't right. At least everyone seems to have survived, although impact damage and fire seem to have destroyed numerous vehicles in the parking lot. https://news.sky.com/story/plane-with-open-door-crashes-into-retirement-home-car-park-13325474

Dab paint to cover and fill the lettering, then wipe the surface clean. This should leave the letters nicely filled. Touch up as needed before it dries

A lot of it comes down to two things: retract time, and time in type. There used to be a significant break at 100 hours--how many hours do you have?

Your infinite endurance is amazing! But your Range is zero, so are you really flying?

That's what I used to think. Then I did some work along the runway where I used to be based . . . It's not often you get a chance to wind up the car, so I did. The runway was only 3000' long, and I know where my little C usually takes off at 70 mph. So I went back to the stripe and gave the top model Accord everything it had, smoking tires and speed-shifting. I was at about 60 mph at the point where my C was at 70 mph and rotating for takeoff. On the other hand, I've never ridden in a Rocket or any Mooney with the 310 hp upgrade, but the turbonormalized A36 with 285 hp didn't bother me as being "too fast." Guess it's all a personal thing . . . .

My C has a 3-blade Hartzell, and I seem to cruise between book and book+5 mph. The extra blade helps with climb, and makes a good airbrake when I come into the pattern too fast, just push it full forward--i can hear and feel it working.

I fly with my Samsung tablet, less pricey than apple wifi but GPS is included; it was also included in my previous $105 Samsung tablet. Just refresh the data in the EFB at home or hotel; I usually enter flight info in the hangar / FBO, sometimes in my cockpit after engine start while waiting for the Garmin to work through its startup. The only thing the EFB needs the internet for is to update data every four weeks. You only need a cellular tablet if you are an apple fan, but then you also need a subscription to the EFB, too (be sure to set airplane mode before takeoff, or the battery will die looking for towers!). Avare is free, includes all charts and plates, uses rubber banding and switches automatically to airport diagram on rollout before I am able to look down at it. Foreflight is iOS only, so you need the expensive tablet; Avare is android only, and will run on any android tablet of any price.

Congrats on the step up! East Texas is a big place to cross. Enjoy learning your new ride, and fly safe. P.S.--pictures, @Yetti, or it didn't happen.