Parker_Woodruff

Quote: KSMooniac oops! Parker...I've confused myself on this thread and just figured out you're talking about the forward-facing white lights and not nav/position lights! You are correct in that I have nav and strobe lights only, and I was confusing nav/position lights with recognition lights! Carry on with any STC attempts for LED upgrades...I'll post when I know more about their LED position/strobe combos.

Quote: bmcmahan Anyone out there have troubleshooting approach for starter that turns slow at start. Barely will go over center at first. Engine generally starts on first turn, but it may take a couple of bumps to get it over center. Bill

Quote: bmcmahan Hey, i'm new to mooneyspace. I am having a starting issue with my m20f and would like to find someone who might have ideas of what to do. Starter cranks slow at first, then speeds up once it's going. Bill

Quote: KSMooniac Yes, I do. I have a strobe/recog light combo on my blunt wingtip, and the strobes are obsolete now, thus my desire to switch to something modern and the LED recog light + strobe combo unit is at the top of my wish list. It should fit in the same footprint that I have now.

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Quote: KSMooniac Yes, I'm interested. In fact, I talked to a Whelen tech guy just yesterday b/c I'm trying to source a strobe flash tube for my OEM (and extinct) Hoskins strobes and the subject came up.... Whelen is working on a broad STC right now that would cover many models including Mooneys, so you might want to talk with them first before spending any effort!

A local A&P IA and myself are working on a potential STC for an LED and reflector assembly for the recognition lights on my 1990 M20J-AT. It would replace the bulb and reflector assembly that currently costs $135+ from Whelen. I had the idea after: 1) finding out how much these bulbs cost 2) getting a melted recog lens from the heat and wanting to operate these all the time. 3) wanting something brighter Considering that a bulb/reflector assembly costs ~$135+/side, would this modification interest you, and at what marginal cost?

Quote: JimR How much weight did the starter downgrade cost you, Parker? What did you have and what did you go to? Jim

Quote: mooney205kd Parker: 5KD's useful was 833lbs when we got it! GTOW increase and avionics upgrade has taken it to 1013lbs. Not bad!

And FWIW, that's by far the lowest useful load (814lbs) I've ever heard of on an M20J. Prior to that it was a 1984 model with 845 useful.

Quote: Cruiser I vote for A. But I hate red interiors.

I'm saying plane A.

Yeah I just forked over $135 for the left hand recog light/reflector assembly. Talking to an A&P about creating an STC for an LED assembly.

Quote: fantom Maxwell can patch that for you, Parker.

Quote: fantom Design and paint job look great, Scott. Encouraging to know you can get a very good job at a reasonable price. I think just having a smooth new paint job should give you an extra knot or two

Maybe I'll see you at Maxwell's shop...Either this Friday or next I am taking my plane to him to get some squawks fixed on 9NS before I take it to the FSDO for my CFI ride.

Great photos...nice plane...where did you end up getting the engine overhauled at?

So if I bring it to the FSDO for my CFI checkride, will it require a field approval?

Quote: LFOD Thanks guys, but I found a replacement. Bought some foldable cup holders that screw into the center console. I will most likely just use velcro.

You can get FIKI on the M20S as well...

I'm going to Tejas next week to pick up a guy dropping off his Symphony there for paint. I'll have to take a look and see how the Mooney is coming along!

Quote: JimR 1) 1978 M20J - 10,090 hours TTAF 2) 2855 hours on FNEW (Engine #1) 2894 hours on FRMN (Engine #2) 2816 hours on FRMN (Engine #3) 1525 hours currently on FRMN (Engine #4) 3) My plane was used by a radio station in the San Francisco Bay area for the first decade or so of it's life, which is where it racked up almost all of it's time. Since all of the engines were factory remans, I don't have logs for them, but Tom Rouch of Top Gun Avation maintained it during those years, and he has told me that all of the engines made it beyond TBO without serious problems. The current engine has also had no engine problems during my tenure and according to the logs.

He did the reverse a couple days ago in 7 hours and 1 minute...plus whatever time he wasn't being tracked!

Quote: Cruiser I wonder why the focus of this new engine introduction is on the replacement market? I would think Lycoming would be much more interested in selling this engine on new planes? I have not heard anything about it except as a replacement. Or is it too early for the OEMs to market it?

I wonder if the IO-390 runs as well LOP as our current IO-360s do. If they don't, that's a deal killer. But if they are priced the same as a reman'd IO-360, it's tempting. Especially as I sometimes do use all of that 2900 lb takeoff weight and a little more UMPH in the summer months would be nice. However, I hopefully have 600+ more hours in my engine.