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You need to find a Mooney owner in that category… !! -a-

Significant changes in life occur every few decades… if we are fortunate… we are caring for a nice forever-plane… and those changes don’t affect the ownership experience very much… what issues could possibly occur…? health wealth children, too many can be an issue… staying current Regaining currency Airworthiness challenges regaining AW Sense of time passing…. there is always a possibility that whatever challenge an owner is experiencing… will get solved over time…. If you don’t have a sense of time passing…. You won’t notice cars and planes rotting outside… if the machines are indoors… wait another month, see if anything changes… i’d like to thank the MSers and others that helped me keep things organized over the years… Life is short… Fly fast! Best regards, -a-

coming in over a class B airport… is about the only time my speed brakes get used.. but, if you ever need an E-descent… be sure to know the procedure… you will be on the ground within minutes when needed. gear, prop, brakes, power, speed, all add to the descent power… they are monster effective at Vne, hardly effective at landing speed… -a-

My +1 has been notified…. Best regards, -a-

Hey! I found out that I have been seen! I even got out to a Mooney fly in recently… Best regards, -a-

Also keep in mind… how ancient and limited the computing power of the KFC is… Think IBM XT desk top as a superior computer… fresh from the 1980s… it will do basic things well… But it doesn’t have much capacity for error checking beyond the start up phase… the order of turning things on, and timing of the steps, can be important… and there is no feed back of what it found wrong… no color screen to give any advice… Think 1980s while doing the trouble shooting. And when you find out what steps work… be sure to write them down… Best regards, -a-

If his link is broken, you might find what you are looking for in his YT videos… -a-

Rob was around, earlier this morning… Standby… -a-

One challenge is… discussing standing height, when the air force will measure your sitting height for this… Maybe god blessed you with long legs… and a short torso…. the cool thing about the Long Body Mooneys…. The seats are adjustable, and go all the way down… Lets invite Erik to the party… @aviatoreb and I don’t see eye to eye… until we are sitting down. Go Mooney! Best regards, -a-

Nice point 47U! Talk to the person that tried to fill the reservoir… without access from above, this might just be a big spill…. they make really nice snake cameras to look around… Best regards, -a-

really good technical question!!! Bringing electric motors inside the cabin is my favorite way to magnetize my steel tube frame…. Nothing like being the king of degaussers… without a magnetic compass that won’t work… now the question is…. How small of a motor can I get away with… or which vac is fully shrouded from mag waves…? leave the vAc outside, bring in the long hose…. PP thoughts only, degaussing properly is a big pain… best regards, -a-

Welcome aboard Barney! Brake system on the M20F is quite simple… and auto trans fluid would not be a proper liquid… Brake lines and flap lines all get to and from the same place… the return hoses get aged, crack , and leak…. sooo… start the research on what it still has for hoses… expect pulling a belly panel off to get a good look… they probably can’t be left from 1967… but if they got changed once, they might be ready for a second set… if the second stem has been OH’d.. you will be looking for a leak that needs to be tightened… follow the red trail… lots of clean up behind the belly panels There is a newish modern brake fluid that is all the rage… fully miscible with the older standard… not trans fluid. PP thoughts only, -a-

Nice problem statement Brian! sounds like something needs to be cleaned… there are so many independent parts to the system that are all interrelated… @Jake@BevanAviation Jake is a good guy for this… always use the test function of the AP…. It tests all the things better than we can from the left seat … One thing the older BK APs have in common… aging capacitors… and servo motors… and, if you forget to turn the electric trim system on… good luck with your next steps… PP thoughts only, not an avionics guru… Best regards, -a-

There is also a FF discussion for max fuel flow setting allowed by the STC vs. preferred FF by owners of the cylinders… some people prefer a higher FF than stated in the paperwork…. Something like 27.5gph vs. 30 gph… See if you can find the discussion for that and any reference you can find… it may be in a Screamin’ Eagle discussion when the FF was first discussed… POHs for the various models… the more recent POHs have additional details regarding G1000 and autopilot differences… The Rocket engineering data from the STC is very complete… T/O and Climb has significant changes… cruise at 2550rpm as noted above… Go Standing O! PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… Best regards, -a-

Also… CHT = ENERGY IN - ENERGY OUT There are two parts to this equation. We have been discussing cooling issues pretty extensively… Did we look at any oddities related to the EGTs? is the odd ball cylinder’s EGT peaking any sooner than the others? Can you perform a Gami spread test, to see if anything stands out regarding fuel flow to the odd cylinder? Back to the warranty issue… the Bravo’s cylinders are oil cooled heads. How do mechanics check that the oil cooling is working properly on all of the cylinders? PP thoughts on,y, not a mechanic or Lycoming owner… Best regards, -a-

MS is full up with incredible people… We have GB around here… his main business is molding rubber parts for under hood applications… lots of high end car parts, and some fancy Mooney baffle seals… When it comes to polymer parts… OPP gets a little more challenging than metal parts… chemistry, X-linking, color, and stability additives…. There are a couple of successful OPP projects around here… engine controls and up and down gear lock blocks… we have one OPP project that has been in limbo forever… rubber donuts. More for the Mite, than other Mooneys… Also remember a couple of odd things…. Very often, simple humor gets mis-understood… If you step on somebody’s toes…. It’s easier to say sorry, than build your own Mooney website… if you have less that 1k post count… you’re still a newbie…. if you are under 70… somebody will call you a young buck… if you suggest a full modern Mooney solution for a 1965 Mooney challenge… the price is going to be enormous… to the 65C owner…. A new cowling with plumbing for my O cost more than my previous M20C. Does everyone remember where the alt air for the engine is, and how to activate it, and why it delivers less air? PP thoughts only… Best regards, -a-

There are a few good things baked into this approach… 1) Maxwell is a top of the line shop… hard to find anything better. 2) BeeGee has a great record for making fantastic cowling seals. 3) To get one cylinder to be 50°F off from the others… something should stand out… - additional gap somewhere - lack of clearance elsewhere - something that robs the airflow from one cylinder, and allows it to flow past another instead…. 4) Keep in mind… airflow at the top is affected by the air flow at the bottom… make sure all of the air passages go all the way in, and are free to go all the way back out…. 5) Don’t trust the instruments, until proven to be correct…. PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… Best regards, -a-

WJ, Looks like your status has already been updated to ‘supporter’ Post away! Start a new topic away! it may be near self explanatory… try it and see what happens… as starter of a thread, you can always delete it until you get it right… the three … at the top of every post is a menu, the First post allows editing the thread’s title… Best regards, -a-

AC, Those things seem to have gone missing early on in Mooney history… If they still exist in the wild… we have a few resources for pre-flown Mooney parts… @Alan Fox @SheryLoewen @Jerry Pressley if your favorite steed is a worthy forever-plane that deserves only the best…. It is quite possible that your favorite MSC can dig one up, or have it manufactured in a few months time…. Gold plating of course will cost extra. Best regards, -a-

@201er is going to work on the timing aspect… More than a day of warning this time. May is going to be a great month for a Mooney Fly-in… Everybody should get out to a Mooney fly-in, no matter what part of the Mooney world you are in! Bring a spouse, a kid, or a friend… or all three! The clouds dried up right after lunch time… Go MooneySpace! Best regards, -a-

See if @Alan Fox is cruising by… @Cody Stallings is our resident prop guy… -a-

Today’s plan… is more of a drive-in… local ceiling is 600’ AGL…

This IS plan A: Best regards, -a-

Thank you everybody! just remember…. There are plenty of better days ahead. Mikey likes to organize. sooooo…. If we can’t make it today, we can all do this again soon! Best regards, -a-

Having the RPM and MP data close to knobs that controls them is a nice to have… This is especially helpful when you have vernier controls on the engine control knobs…. Dial the knob, watch for the result, undial the knob to the exact spot if gone too far. having two VORs close together is important for the day you need to identify an intersection without your GPS working… HSIs have mostly eliminated the second (pair) of VORs… Multiple GPSi in the cockpit have removed the danger of having a single gps failure… PP thoughts only, not an instrument guru… Best regards, -a-