Parker_Woodruff

Quote: KSMooniac It is so nice to look down on jammed interstates while blissfully scooting along overhead at 3x the speed!

Quote: KSMooniac Parker, do you have a ride back to Waco? I'm hopefully heading to the area on Saturday.

FSDO ride on Friday and hopefully leaving the plane in Dallas for some avionics work!

Quote: rotorman However the engine is coming up on 2000 hrs and I'm thinking of replacing it with the IO 390 recently STCed.

I am up here in Waco and would be happy to show you around. There's also a chance I'll be down in Houston in late December once my panel upgrades are done. I'd be flying into West Houston (KIWS). It's going in the shop here for panel upgrades most likely within 2 wks. You could also rent my plane through 2/12/2010, but then it's going to be used exclusively by myself and one or two pilots from the NBAA.

Of course I'd want to know where a reman'd IO-390 would be coming from...unless it uses a lot of the same parts as the IO-360. And can you do a trade IO-360 for a factory overhauled IO-390? We'll see how they get priced out from Air Power. I know it takes a Hartzell Prop...any idea which model?

very nice!

It's hard for me to really define it, but I appreciate the strength. I've hit severe turbulence in a Cessna in clear air passing through 4500' (after climbout in almost smooth air). Hearing the stall horn at 95 KIAS is not fun. That's an experience I'd rather have in a Mooney.

Quote: flight2000 I'm finally getting my '67 E next week and would like to get a few mods done before it goes into the paint shop. Does anyone know of any mechanic in the KC area that is comfortable doing mods on Mooney's? Thanks in advance, Brian

Are the two free classified ads that MAPA gives based on a membership year or a calendar year? I got my membership this summer, but if we are given two per calendar year, I wouldn't mind donating one of them for December for Mooneyspace.com. I could call them tomorrow but I figure it's best to get something written up quick before they start printing December's MAPA LOG.

Quote: The-sky-captain Okay, I would like your expert opinions on my oil consumption. My plane burns about a quart every 2.5 hours. It has remained constant in the year and 200 hrs that I have owned the plane. The engine has a little under 900 hrs on it and about 10 years since OH. The oil tends to turn black very quickly. My compressions are good, mid 70's. I have never found metal in the filter and the oil analysis looks good every time. All in all the plane runs great, and the engine is smooth, but it bugs me that the oil consumption is so high. Fellow pilots say don't worry about it if it stays constant, which it does. I have no leaks and the belly stays clean for the most part in referance to oil. I have read that honing and re ringing the cylinders would help. Any ideas on a price for this? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Don Maxwell did a 100 hr for me (almost same thing as an annual). Started at 9am and was done by mid-afternoon. I kept it in the shop for an extra couple days for an upgrade though. Hopefully I'll drop my M20J on 2/28/2009 and have it back within 3 days. He did a prebuy for me in a morning and half an afternoon on an M20K I didn't buy. They had two guys on it at all times and ran up a squawk list coming up to $20,000. I didn't buy the plane.

Quote: Dan So far I have learned two methods of landing a trainer Cessna in crosswinds. The first is a crab method, seems to work well. The second is a slip type of method. This one I learned last night in about 15k cross winds and it felt kind of unsettling. (landing on one wheel feels weird..)

Quote: wmrunyon She wants a cabin class plane with pressurization, so we will be moving on from the Mooney product, with heavy hearts.

Quote: Cruiser WOT x 2600 @ 12500' and 5°F LOP 7.9 gph KTAS 151 WOT x 2600 @ 10,500' and 30°F LOP 8.5 gph KTAS 154 WOT x 2600 @ 8,500' and 35°F LOP 8.8 gph KTAS 155

Gear Down, 17" MP, 2400 RPM is what I use for following the glideslope on an ILS approach at 95-100 KIAS depending on the day.

*update* A&P and I started looking at modifying the existing Whelen reflector assembly yesterday...

Quote: Buster1 Can you post some rough numbers for what to expect on something like this?

Quote: docket I used avionics unlimited at KCXO and they were awesome. I'd give Johnny a call.

That interior is struggling. You might catch on fire if you sit in it too long. I haven't paid attention to the 231 market too much in the past month, but I'm guessing you could find one with better equipment at a similar price.

Anyone have experience with Arrow Avionics in Addison, TX or Pippen-York in Fredericksburg, TX? Looking at a G500, Garmin 430W, SL30 and GDL69 upgrade. I've gotten quotes from Arrow Avionics and Hartsell. Arrow matched Hartsell. Should hear something from Pippen-York here shortly. Trying to get a link to work for the fine print on the quotes...

Should be 190+ this year across all makes and models...Best year yet. Hoping for 500+ next year including instruction given. We'll see though. I might be looking at a new job at L-3 Communications here in Waco which could limit that as the couple I'm looking at from what I hear goes past the usual 9-5pm a lot. I'm pretty much self-employed doing odd-jobs and other stuff, which is great for time flexibility, but not exactly constant work.

Quote: FlyingAggie Parker, Have you completed your CFI? Alan

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