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Ross, in our NA world…. We get dense air while at 90%bhp… Our TC’d brethren can get lots of power up where the air is too thin to provide adequate cooling… done well, a tc’d engine can use a set of cylinders around the halfway point to MOH… not done well… the first TOH is before the half way point… the intake systems of the six cylinder Continental engines are nicely designed to easily run LOP… Best regards, -a-

All Mooney’s have two methods of operation… 1) keep the cylinders cool to get as close to 2k hrs as possible… 2) keep the TIT cool to keep the vanes from elongating into the turbo’s case… 3) Some use LOP for this… then there is full on flaming dragon mode… find the threads about operating the 231’s engine… find @jlunseth’s writing…. Best regards, -a-

sometimes it occurs at 7pm… Zumba! it even sounds fun… mothers and 20yr old daughters working together… with a few daring old guys mixed in. lots of family activity going on around here… remember to stay in your lane… the kids can run 6 minute miles… the dads have heart attacks chasing 7 minute miles… nothing gets in the way of your flying like a good myocardial infarction..! PP thoughts only, no medical background… best regards, -a-

+1 for following the guidance you are given… +1 for asking prior to doing something different… it can be un-fun at times… keep it up… you can get to where you want to be… for anyone that has crunchiness in their joints… this can be helpful as well… Still not therapist… Best regards, -a-

If for some reason… it feels like it will take 10 years for the full recovery to happen… just know in 10 years you will still be alive flying a Mooney… knowing it IS worth it… Best regards, -a-

Done properly… you can get all the joints working silky smoothly… build some muscle nice and evenly… over time… you can win medals in your age group at any 5K you want to enter… like getting the right Mooney cfi… get the right trainer… if you have extra… some time with their dietician is always fun… eat less starch. Drink less beer… and listen to all the conversations going on around you… mostly wacky ideas being discussed by the young guns… a few will discuss politics… and stock markets… Work on muscle memory… getting full motion… and some strength… Come away feeling better, physically and about yourself… PP thoughts only, not a physical therapist…

Way cool… I’m not the only one who got trained in how to walk again…. a casual day at the gym… you will find before work hours… lots of working people, in a rush to get through their routine… late morning… is all the blue hairs working all their joints… light weights, lots of reps… afternoons… all the teenagers trying to show how little they know about how muscles work… or how machines work… or how to be nice… afterwork… the crazy busy hours begin… After eight… you have the whole gym to yourself… best regards, -a-

Start the post timer… now! Start: 14.5k i hope your @N201MKTurbo recovery goes quickly… less work… more time for MS! best regards, -a-

I have seen pics of the stall vane and switch assembly around here before… probably has part numbers of the switch itself included in the discussion… and what was used to clean the switches. having a spark plug hole camera will probably be helpful to determining the best route of action… iirc… it’s a long way from the access panel to the leading edge area… Best regards, -a-

We have an interesting thread regarding the heated stall vanes… around here somewhere… this device becomes more important as ice changes the shape of the wing…. And the weight of the plane climbs into an unknown regime… where expected stall speeds may be higher than ever experienced before… Go FIKI! Best regards, -a-

When comparing stall vane locations… keep in mind we all fly the same wing… but, the higher MGTW of the mid and long bodies… may show a different location of the vane… the construction of the vane location definitely got a different mounting hole as aerodynamics became more importanter… if you make a few flights while adjusting the vane location… see if you can chart mm vs. Speed(alarm) may need to bracket a couple of speeds… Check the maintenance manual to see if there is a procedure for this??? Best regards, -a-

Before attempting to bend the vane… know that Mooney hardened it… expect it to break before it bends… also know that the vane pretty much marks where the split line occurs… at high AOA… the split line descends the face of the leading edge…. when the air going above the wing, includes the vane in its path... the vane trips the switch and sounds the alarm… The assembly has ordinary Honeywell micro switches in it… getting to the assembly is quite a hassle… ancient PP memories only… not a mechanic. testing the stall indicator prior to flight became part of my usual check list after I went months without hearing a peep from it. best regards, -a-

a decade ago… the local flight school used a garden sprayer and RV anti-freeze on the wings of their ifr training C172s… worked pretty well… at getting frost off the wings prior to flight… 20°F is a memorable temperature… above 20, the plane can be started with ample pre-start priming… (technically) below 20, preheating the intake system is the minimum requirement to get fuel to evaporate… if looking at physical properties of 100LL temperature vs evaporation / vapor pressure gets really low at and below 20°F… But… don’t use this minimal required heating method on an engine that you like… it’s enough to get the engine started, it does nothing for getting the oil warmed properly or melting any moisture that has collected in places like the oil cooler, fuel sep, or case vent… for engines that you like… 40°F is the common pre heat temp to reach prior to a regular start… A good engine heater heats the oil, block and cylinders… putting de-icer in the fuel tanks is covered in some POHs winter operations section… PP thoughts only, not a cfi or mechanic… Best regards, -a-

good news… find the threads regarding the microswitches that get actuated by the physical switch… swapping out the microswitches is a much lower cost. PP thoughts only, from an ancient memory… hoping this memory is still intact. best regards, -a-

Now is the time to start planning your first annual… the first annual is where you find out how well your plane was really maintained… expect the cowl removal experience gets multiplied by a very large number… to cover the same details in different locations. taking 15 minutes for each screw… will take more than a year to complete. get prepared with the parts manual…. Start acquiring sets of the proper fasteners made out of your favorite material… be sure to make friends with your maintainer…. They can save you a ton of dough. and… you can learn a ton of details about normal practices regarding re-use, replacement, and changing types of fasteners… first annuals are often surprising… even for low hour planes, built 30 years later… Second annuals are so much easier… no fear… We have all been there before… Best regards, -a-