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I had the same problem with the same findings. I just sprayed contact cleaner into the back of the Master switch and tighten all wires attached to it, problem solved and now have a steady voltage. José

Like in any plane just push on the joke and opposite rotation rudder, hold the controls until rotation stops. Mooneys take a little bit longer to stop rotation (about 1,000 ft) so be patient. Raise the flaps to overcome asymmetrical flaps induced spin. José

Check for corrosion on the spar cap splice and wheel wells. José

The reality is that the electrical noise level is higher than the radio sensitivity. Too much sensitivity makes the receiver prone to intermodulation interference specially near broadcast FM/TV stations. José

For touching up small areas I use felt markers, no mess. José

You can clean the altimeter glass by: 1. Remove altimeter from the panel 2. Remove black front sealing tape. 3. Remove front bezel 4 small screws 4. Carefully separate bezel inserting a small screwdriver. 5. The glass is sandwiched between the bezel o ring and the alt body. 6. Clean the glass with a glasses cleaner pad. Same procedure for other instruments. José

Try these http://www.elevatorshoes.com/Index.asp. Easy install no STC required. José

Another cooling aid is to keep the cabin door partially open until ready for take off. The post 1980s M20J Mooneys have Wemac eyeballs vents plus the rear plenum that really helps on cooling down. José

A cheap an d reliable alternative is to drink plenty of ice cold water before flight. It will cool your body right away. Later in flight I dispose of the water in my body though a relief tube with no dripping mess. Works really well.

Cylinder separation is mostly due to metal fatigue. This is why I don't trust overhauled cylinders. I always replace with new ones. José

Best way to find about engine condition is to actually run it. Bearings conditions is best assessed by oil pressure on idle (warm) there is no borescope inspection that will check them. José

Wonder how well it work at low temperatures, icing and freezing rain. José

Wonder how well will work at cold temperatures and icing. José

For the pedals try glue on wood bocks on them. José

If there is no visible outside corrosion on the cylinders there is none inside. Just pour a little bit of oil through the spark plugs cylinder holes and rotate by hand the prop to lubricate the cylinder walls before starting. José

Get a cushion seat pad at http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php?s=seat+cushions&x=25&y=20 Easier and cheaper than tampering with the panel. José

For adding a second A/P you will need at least three transfer relays that can impair the total reliability of the system. Just keep it simple and add another engine to your Mooney. José

You may want to try Digi-Key https://www.digikey.com/catalog/en/search?searchText=Knobs Hundreds of different type of knobs José

I think the poll should have ask which planes were in hangar. Either cars or planes are subject to more corrosion and wearing when left outside. Take a couple of nails and leave some outside and others inside the hangar. In a month you will see how the ones left outside corrode vs the ones in the hangar. Engine cylinders fins will corrode quicker when on the ramp vs the ones inside the hangar. If the planes is left outside it should be flown at least once a week to keep engine oil on the cam, specially in hot weather when oil thins quicker and drip down to the oil sump. When shopping for a used plane look at the engine bolts and cylinders for signs of corrosion. If there is minimal corrosion on the outside there will be some or none inside the engine. Like on boats corrosion always happens first on the outside. José

I had a friend of mine having problems with his new IFD540 installation. We swapped my GNS 530W for his IFD540 on my M20J. Right way we found that it works perfectly interfacing with the autopilot and the ATD-300 TCAS. The IFD540 is 100% compatible with GNS 530W mounting tray. Operating it was intuitive without reading the instructions. José

When the flaps are lowered in-flight there is greater current draw due to the extra force imposed by the wind on the flaps and motor. This looks to me like a faulty CB. Try pulling and pushing on the CB ten times to clean the internal contacts. Mild corrosion on the CB contacts create resistance that heat the CB trip element. José

Does your plane has long range tanks? José

Next time have the line girls do the fill up.

I would recommend Spruce Creek in north Florida http://www.7fl6.com/ Besides all the features you want there is cemetery nearby for that last trip. José

Cataracts One way to asses if you are healthy for flying is your driving performance. Driving under high traffic conditions on I-95 really test your reflexes and visual acuity, specially at night. 4 years ago I was having problems reading street signs at night and sometimes during daytime, but never reading taxiways signs at night. New glasses prescription didn't fix the problem. My ophthalmologist diagnosed as cataracts condition on both eyes. He replaced my original cataract lenses with $4,000 high tech lenses in a half hour procedure with me awake. I was able to see the whole surgery. After three days with an eye patch on my right eye he removed it and I was shock. It was like going from the old TV picture quality to HDTV. As I was driving home the color of the trees and the sky was very vivid. I noticed that I needed sunglasses because of the super transparency of the new lenses. I could see very clear the street signs at night without any eyeglasses. My left lens is multifocal for nearby and far reading, my right lens is for far reading but good enough to read a computer monitor. Very happy with my new lenses.