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Take a look at how much the tail sweep actually is. Anyone with the ADF wire still on the tail will recognize the length of the spring required to adsorb all of the tail motion. In some cases with the trim all the way up the ADF wire is laying on the roof of the fuselage. Don't let anyone tighten your ADF wire while the trim is in the up position. It leads to a huge surprise after take-off. Best regards, -a-

Does it need to go exactly in the same place? I know the wording is exact, and the location is sometimes general in description. The content of one of the placards is probably the before landing check list or something that literally could go anywhere. There is a placard on the window, for the window, that says do not open above X mph. Could you put the other placard somewhere on the window in a similar fashion? Best regards, -a-

Jose, You are now approved for Looooong flights. -a-

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I have hard proof that the two bladed prop is more efficient that the three bladed prop.... The three bladed prop can only hold two towels "naturally", the two bladed prop can hold up to four without assistance! (Add smiley winky face here....) Best regards, -a-

Nick, Oil can be burned, leaked, or vented... [1] Leaks... I believe the tubes that OR75 is referring to are the oil return lines from the valves back to the oil pan. It is a good observation, many a drip can originate from these small hose clamps. Another drip source is the quick change oil valve at the bottom of the oil pan. These can get old and drip too. Old valve covers leak through their old style cork seals. Evenly tightening these old screws can stop the leaks. Have your mechanic update cork seals for the new silicone style. Take a good look at the back of the engine where the magnetos and oil screens are. Serious oil leaks can be found here... Some cases leak between halves. These are all accesible through the side panels or removing the top of the cowling. Oil leaks usually will leave a tell tale mess inside the cowling. I am pretty sure the floor of the cowl should be clean unless oil is dripping in there. Q: Is it clean inside the cowl? [2] Burned I concur with Piloto on how to determine if the oil is burned by inspecting the exhaust residue in the pipes. If oil is exiting through the cylinders, it will show up in the exhaust pipes and on spark plugs. Q: Is oily black material showing in the exhaust pipe? [3] Vented Is there a way to measure how much gets vented without investing in expensive recovery equipment? I saw an experimental with a plastic bottle at the end of the case vent. (I don't believe this would work for a Mooney). Vented oil leaves by the vent tube that has it's end overboard. Vented oil does not appear anywhere inside the cowling. When checking for proper venting. The vent tube should have a small hole near the engine. This allows venting in the event the vent tube gets blocked (by ice). [4] Observations I found that long climbs at high power pushed alot of oil overboard in my O360. 1 qt every 5 hours, and it seemed like alot for an engine with 1,200 hrs SMOH. Best regards, -a-

Really good questions. Things you need to know. Can I recommend the following: Reading the log books yourself will answer most of these questions. Many people selling airplanes today don't mind emailing a zipped file of logs. 45 years of log entries are hard to memorize so asking an owner many of these questions, might not get the type of response you are looking for. Asking these questions to a person that sells planes for a living might get you mis-information. They have several other planes that have logs they have just reviewed. My thoughts.... -a-

Jeff, In a parlance you may recognize..... Wicked old radios....

Must see at Osh.... Jolie's presentation of the Mooney Ambassadors. It's not the factory, its not Mapa, It's aviation's version of an ethusiast's car club. Share the passion! The presentation also made a nice place to meet and see some of the people from this board, Trey and Lela (Mapa), and Susan (MAC). Best of all.....Got the T-Shirt. Thanks Jolie! Best regards, -a-