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On my 65 C paint maintenance was often done at annual. A spot here a spot there. Small spots of corrosion are expected. Taking care of it can be expensive. Ignoring it can be very expensive. Pre-purchase inspection is critical. Have it painted and kept indoors can solve a lot of the challenges... Best regards, -a-

Three blades or two? -a-

I have made thermoforming tooling from existing parts in the same fashion as described here. Unfortunately, I can't say anything about hydro forming sheet metals... Best regards, -a-

On the topic of Acts of God required... My Ovation is coming up time for an overhaul. Since everything FWF is going out to be improved, I did some homework. I can replace the NA IO550(g) with TN IO550(g) for a few dollars more (the cost of two turbos and a new exhaust system) This essentially would be an Acclaim without the Garmin G$MM Avionics. EVERYTHING is a documented, well proven system, accept for one thing, my serial number begins with a 29 and real Acclaims begin with a 31....? Real turbocharged engines benefit from low compression ratios, but TN engines continue to run even with major intake leaks. Notice the (g) tag in both their names... Nearly identical except for the turbos and exhaust... I was pretty excited about the opportunity to achieve Acclaim like performance at the minimal up charge of additional key hardware. The discrepancy in SN would cost a mint in FAA documentation...or an act of God. The next version of the Rocket would use something like the TN IO550(g), and it would be a mean traveling machine! Back to the drawing board... Best regards, -a-

EB, Balancing the flow of air has been around commercially since the mid 80's on Corvettes. Each intake runner is the same length and diameter. This allows for the delivery of a uniform shot of air to each cilinder. Overall delivery of identical shots of air to match the balanced shot of fuel. Act of god will be required... -a-

Don't forget the nicely balanced and curved intake runners on the IO 550. It works on Chevys as well. Could probably work on Bravos... -a-

Wings is the birth place of AOPA. A decade ago, they had a nice restaurant on the field. It's been a while... -a-

"How high is the risk of intake icing in clean air? Have there been cases of engine stoppage with ram air open?" Pod air, The cause of intake ice is... moisture and cold. The pressure drop generated by the nearly closed butterfly valve creates a localized drop in temperature in the air entering the engine. A drop in temperature and pressure can cause water to fall out of solution. Evaporating fuel in carburetors also cools the air entering the engine. Temperatures below freezing can cause freezing. Things to avoid: Avoid high RH, near freezing temps, carburetors, and low power settings. Clouds at your altitude are a hint at RH. WOT has no pressure drop related to the butterfly valve. My thoughts anyways. My only experience with ice was in an M20C with very high RH. It was a hazy day and carb heat was the solution to the challenge. Best regards, -a-

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I have been out in the pre hurricane time, tying down other peoples airplanes. Try to bring extra rope with you. When the wind gets above 35 kts, dangerous stuff is already blowing around. -a-

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Get new tie downs for the Cessna next to you. I have seen several Cessnas and piper Tri-pacers upside down. Most often they get lifted by the tail and get dumped on their noses. I should follow my own advice... Best regards, -a-

There is supposed to be a tube from the vent to drain out the bottom. The PVC usually gets old in about thirty years... Something to consider anyways... -a-

PNE aka NorthEast Philly is as close as you can get without using a helicopter. A rental car would be good to get you to all the sights. A single cab ride will definitely get you to the center of it all. There are plenty of trains in the area, especially from Trenton to Phiily the rails go right past the airport. I don't know if any actually stop there though. A google map will show the rail lines... Hope that helps. What's in Philly that interests you? Best regards, -a-

Fahrvergflügen.... This will be the new marketing slogan when the factory begins building planes again... My thoughts anyway. -a-

Brian, You did well. I had Seen the garbage one moment and then it disappeared, leaving your comment floating... Just figured that it was there and got flushed. Thanks for keeping our space clean. Best regards, -a-

(1) get an issue of trade-a-plane the engine over haulers and re-manufacturers are in there and can give you prices with good details... (2) search this site for discussions on overhauls and tops specifically for turbocharged models. Apparently if you are knowledgable, have good engine instrumentation and maintain self control, you can get to TBO. It appears that there are some people that prefer to fly faster at the cost of a few cylinders before TBO. TBO is often 2000hrs for most Mooney engines. A cylinder overhaul can be in the $1-2k, from my casual research. (3) if you use flying as part of your business the extra speed, functionallity and flexibillity afforded by turbocharging makes sense. Ice protection is something to consider as well. Start reading about oxygen systems as well (oxygen masks, flow meters, oxymeters etc.) (4) consider factory re-manufactured engines. These are essentially brand new engines with some money saving used parts. The important part is they get a zero time log book as if they were brand new. (5) all of this is icing on the cake, an instrument rating and a lot of experience will be important to you as well. This is an opinion piece from an east coast flyer who has studied this same topic a few times in the last 15 years. The result each time was selecting a large Normally Aspirated engine. Good luck with your search. Welcome to MooneySpace... Best regards, -a-

6 months, the plane is in Texas for the cooler months, 6 months the plane is Mass for the warmer months.... One of the AOPA guys did this a few years ago. Something to consider. Best regards, -a-

Enjoy it while it lasts, share it if you can, reserve your spot at the airport when flying is out of reach... Just my observations... Best regards, -a-

Nice catch!!! -a-

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Congratulations on finding a reputable American manufacturer. I feel better about placing my order with them already... Best regards, -a-

Respectfully ask what happened to the owner... He seems to have left behind a nicely upgraded and renewed F. Maybe he moved on to a M20K or Bravo David, Are you close enough to AAA? If you are, go see it and other F, J, Ks... (your TX has fallen off your address...) For the most part, Jimmy and David get to represent and sell the nicer half of what's available... The price is high for an F, but that is an above ordinary F.... Best regards, -a-

NewGuy, From memory, The Spring supplies most of the force to raise the step. Without the spring, the step would probably over power the vacuum system that is responsible to raise the step. I am not qualified to answer any further.... What are you thinking of having done? I cleaned my 65C's spring and the system returned to proper smooth operation... Best regards, -a-