Hank

Well, hurry up and mail out his CB Club membership card already!!

One of my life's goals is to become a UFO. It's doesn't appear to be a very active group, but I bet their lunches are great fun! Oh, I've done more TnG's than I care to think about, with and without CFI / CFII aboard. Even did one as a freshly-minted pilot with my mother, who as a Marine wife was so excited to finally do one, having seen so many done for 23 years.

Early in instrument training, my CFII covered the pitot static instruments with paper angled for visibility from the right seat. Having owned my mooney for three years, and used it for frequent traveling, my CFII was surprised that I could fly requested speeds . . . But I had a first tonight. Been tied down in off-and-on rain for several days, was thinking about the static drains while driving top the field, then forgot about them. On takeoff roll, ASI didn't move. I started to pull the throttle, then distinctly remembered putting the pitot cover on the hatrack and kept going as the ASI came alive but seemd low. The ASI, IVSI and altimeter were quite jumpy for the first 15-20 minutes; it's quite unnerving to see the ASI jump up or down 10 mph, causing great swings also in the IVSI (usually several hundred feet per minute). It wasn't until I was approaching to land an hour later that I remembered this: Shoulda stopped and drained the static lines. Did it after landing, first time in 17 years' ownership that anything happened when I pressed the button, a few drops of water ran down my finger. Presed a few more times until a dry finger came away dry. Ya'll be careful out there!

That was my learning point, on a curved instrument approach for a highly anticipated trip. I could hold speed and be high, or hold glideslope and be really fast. Finally dropping the gear fixed things.

Amen, brother! I've seen pictures of Mooneys that fell off jacks and perforated the wing . . . .

Open the storm window, tape a sheet of copy paper over the opening and compare the white paper through the opening against the paper through the glass. Solar gray windows are nice.

@30X, an MSer or two is based in that area. Wonder if @Seth would be available? He may be based in Frederick, I don't recall.

This worked well for me.

When my C started doing that, it began in cold weather and got worse as the winter deepened. The floor indicator showed barberpole, indicating that the gear wasn't all the way up, and speed was down by ~10 knots. Drove me crazy! Replacing the donuts in the landing gear resolved it--there are eleven, four in each main and three on the nose. The new set was 1/2" taller than the old ones.

Do like m, go to Alaska then fly around. Juneau was a great stop on the ship, and the city bus to the airport was an inexpensive and interesting ride. Flew a square tail 172 with Continental six and a manifold pressure gage. Beautiful scenery, avoided the crowds on the Mendenhall Glacier and flew 50' or so back and forth over another one; circled a grizzly; and took photos going over the ship. Now I need to update my stinking map to include Texas, the two biggest states. If only I could remember the website . . . .

The table on Page 1 says that per OSHA (which doesn't really apply here), 35 ppm is permitted, 100 ppm is acceptable for "several hours," and 200 ppm is "unacceptable." But it all depends on where under your cowl it's coming from . . . Check anytime your normal reading changes, so that you don't burn through a fuel or oil line--in which case you won't be worrying about CO!

I'll be watching the Blues tomorrow. Saw them flying around the last couple of days, practicing--that's how I found out they were coming.

@carusoam can rescue you!

Crossing the Big Muddy into Loosiana, headed for Houston over the weekend. Beautiful day to be flying! Anything happening out this way anytime soon?

Yes, they fit under the panel in my factory non-shotgun panel 1970 C. If your left plastic overlay is in good shape, I'm interested in it when you make the new panel!

That's what I use, shoved into an engraver to vibrate. But as long as I lean aggressively on the ground, hangar to runup and landing rollout to hangar, I don't have any buildup to clean.

Reminds me if the guy who saw the war coming in the late 30s, and moved to avoid it. He studied and chose the least likely place for war between Britain and Germany to reach, and in 1938 or '39 happily moved to the remote island of Guadalcanal.

The last time Theresa's an aircraft accident near where I live, my phone lit up with "are you alright???" texts.

In 17 years of ownership, I've never used my parking brake. The only time I've had brake trouble was after a new IA (who I haven't even seen since, nor want to) decided to "fix" my unused parking brake; the first I heard of it was when he presented the bill for his services. Couple months later, left brake started to fade . . .

Several years ago, I redid both seats in my roadster, both door handle / armrests and the center console cover in new leather for a little over 2 AMU. Then came Covid and Bidenflation . . . .

Gleason Gear in Rochester, NY, is a giant in the gear world. I toured their facility looking for someone to make gear molds (I needed injection molds for 40 new gears). Their forte is making metal gears, and my project was too large for an initial foray into molding. But look into them, they may well make gears for you, worm and all.

Oil and tools live in the plane, along with spare headsets. Swiss Army knife goes everywhere with me except the shower and airlines; a multitool is in the tool kit, another knife in the pocket on front of the seat. Handheld radio with headset plug is in arm's reach, flashlights too. This all lives in the plane, so it goes on every flight. Long flights are more about my comfort, and will vary with length and load. My upcoming flight is basically along the gulf coast, so I'm not into much survival gear, just the rest of my morning coffee, some water and snacks to stay alert when I hit Bravo airspace at the end. Just not enough liquids to worry about needing a travel john . . . I'd much rather just stop somewhere pleasant and new.

I've heard of a good place somewhere in Valley, AL, just a few minutes from Kia (from a Korean coworker at a now-closed plant). Just drove past there this evening. Do you remember the name(s) off any good spots? My wife spent some time in Seoul as a child and likes the food, but being a Marine brat, I've only been exposed to Japanese food (and they don't really get along well, the peoples or the foods). I do like the many little bowls of goodness that come with the main meal, even when I'm not sure what I'm ordering . . . .

I've tested my C at 4:45 twice, both times landing with 1:15-1:20 fuel remaining. But my biggest need was to stand up, stretch and walk around.

I always have a bottle of water. Saturday's 4-hour flight will also have coffee and a snack to prep my mind for busy airspace. I'll land around lunch, then eat.