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Halo headset by Quiet Technologies for sale.  Includes case and spare foam ear pieces.  Nice condition.  $160.00 shipping included. Edwin.l.todd@gmail.com or 919.819.3451.

Radio sold thanks to Mooney Space

Headsets sold

thanks Mooney Space

Quiet Technology headsets (2) with case and extra ear plugs $160.00 each or $300 for both, US shipping included. Great shape

Sporty’s SP 200 hand held nav/com with standard headset adapter $100.00 US shipping included.

edwin.l.todd@gmail.com or 919.819.3451

Yes, I did use price guide.  Vref .was 59k and Mooney Flyer guide was 69k.  Quite a difference so I am looking at real world price.  The suggestion to ask high and negotiate down is good if I were a sales oriented person.

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Hi 

I am considering selling my 1966 E. 3300TT, 190 smoh fwf by Aero engines of Winchester, 250 on factory new prop, no damage history, G430W, speed mods, adsb in/out, good 6 paint/interior, bladders, older engine analyzer and King silver crown audio panel and com, G496 May annual and some goodies.

Vref 59k,  Mooney appraisal 69k.

Any constructive input will be appreciated.  I am considering listing with a broker due to bad experience selling my last airplane.

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Actually, the $1040 was the highest I have paid to Global since 2010.  My Aztec was usually about $1600.

Age 67.  I will try Parker and others.  Low hours due to 3 month annual and lock down.

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Just got a quote from AOPA (used them for 12 years).  Went from $1040.00 last year to $1581 this year.  Same 1966E, hull still at $75,000, same hanger, same paved airport, no accidents or violations,  IFR multi PP with 3400 hours, 3016 retract hours and 600 in type, ICC done in November.  Only negative is low usage this year of 35 hours.

I will be shopping.  A 50% increase is outrageous.  

Is anyone getting these type of increases?

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Eddie

Hi

During annual found a crack requiring the doubler at the flap attachment and the hole for the flap retract spring on the right side of the flap jack shaft was elongated.  We are reinstalling flap jack shaft but the springs seem impossible to stretch for reattachment.

Has anyone reinstalled these springs and how did you do it if you are not Superman.  

thanks for any help as my AI has the goal of flying the plane today,

Eddie

Hi

My inspector requested me to find him a contact for information on doing an access panel to install the sb20-217 kit.   I see that Dave has done this.  How can I contact Dave by phone or email?  I can be contacted by 919.819.3451 or edwin.l.todd@gmail.com.

Don Maxwell suggested taking rivets out off a belly panel to access.  Has anyone done this?

thanks for any help

Eddie

Hi Alan,

Do you have a good hub cap that fits a 1966E.  Part number is 158-01000.  It has 3 screws that attach to the hub and a screw for attaching the round dust cover.

Let me know and price

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Eddie

The minimum safe maneuvering speed for a 1966 E is given in round about way in the owner's manual.  The best rate of climb and best glide speeds are the same at 105 mph at gross weight.  I find that 100 mph is a good target as this is also max flap speed.  Hold 100 mph till until you need to slow for final approach speed.  100 mph handles well, has best rate if needed. best glide and max flap speed.

Problem could be sticking starter solenoid.   Hitting the solenoid with mallet can unstick it or heat causes it stick.  Usually if a starter dies it stays dead.  Could also be push to start contacts in ignition switch.  I have had both fail at different times on my E.

Good luck

Eddie

Hi,

Similar happened to me.  I have a 1966 E with a push pull mixture.  The problem was NOT the cable or injector body.  It was a swivel connection attached to the end of the cable.  The socket that the swivel ball seats in was worn.  Tried to lubricate and it worked sometimes.  I would not fly it.  Also I happened to have the replacement swivel in my trove of spare parts.  Most shops will stock the part or can get tomorrow.  Check this it is easy to do.

Good Luck

Eddie 

Hi All,

I would like hear the inventive ideas that owners use to make best use of space in our fitted airplanes.  The collective genius of this forum must have solved some the space issues better than I have.  Examples of space issues:  How do you store your seat belts and harnesses so they are not tangled ?  How do you store headsets and their cords?  Fire extinguishers have been covered well in other forums.  How do you store your TSO pvc fuel selector tool ?  What do you use for a tool box?  Do you have better ways to secure iPads and iPhones?  Any ideas and pictures will be greatly appreciated.

I secure my seat belts and harnesses with a clip on the upper window plastic but this will eventually crack the plastic.  The control box, excess cable for my Zulu 3 and back up iPone power bank are in a pouch attached to the pilot side panel.  My pvc fuel selector tool is attached below the pouch.  My wife's in-ear headset dangles from the sun visor.  I found at Lidl a zippered cloth fishing box that holds tools, first aid kit,spare fuel cap, spark plugs, spare batteries, chargers, fuel tester, operator manuals, led light, tie down and flight control securing devices, power bank for back up power and emergency starts, hatchet and iPad #2.  This about 1 cubic foot cloth box sits on the back seat.  I mounted an iPad on the copilot side and an iPhone 8 above the old DG and below the glare shield on the pilot side.  I feed FF and WAAS to the iPad and iPhone from a Stratus which is wired to ship power eliminating cables.  I will post pictures later.  My airplane is 66 E with original panel lay out.  I rather like the old panel lay out for it is simple like me.

Thanks for any brilliant ideas.

Eddie 

I win 45 years next November.  March 2021 will be 100 years combined pilot time.

My dad owned a 180 which I learned to fly in.  Buy the Mooney.  A 250 Comanche is a good airplane.  250 is the same speed as a E Mooney, same rate of climb and much more room and fuel consumption.

The 180 is under powered and should be respected as so. 

Hi

I would like a copy of your guide .  Eddie Todd, edwin.l.todd@gmail.com, 919.819.3451, M20E, N3369X.

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Eddie

Thanks for the information.  Cams are probably the problem.  I will check on them  them this weekend.  The interior work will be done during my November 2019 annual.  So I have some time to repair my cams or have new cams made.  November 2019 annual will hopefully be a biggie with the install of a TT autopilot.

Thanks,

Eddie

Hi All,

I am planning recovering the seats in 1966 E.  The incline of the seats even after adjusting the knob on the cam  is too much.  I find leaning back to be uncomfortable after several hours.  The use of foam and additional padding might correct the problem but I think a seat frame that is less inclined would be a better starting place.  I currently wedge plastic on top of the cam but it slips sometimes.

Has anyone had the problem of too much incline and devised a good work around?

Thanks for any good suggestions.

Eddie

NO

I had an engine failure which resulted in an off airport landing.  No structural damage but the company hired to retrieve  the airplane by the insurance company finished it off.  I was with Avemco then and ask the effects on my insurance due to the total loss.  Avemco told me that I would only lose my no claims discount of 5% for 1 year.  That was all.  Except for collecting for my loss.  Collecting was a pain, insurance investigation, faa investigation and 4 months to collect.

My only experience with any insurance claim except medical.

Eddie

Interesting topic!

I just did an owner assisted annual with our new very very thorough inspector.  He not only checked ADs but also SBs.  His suggestion was to get the SB kit#20-217 and do a preemptive.  The kit apparently had a 16 week wait from Mooney, so I dropped that plan this year. 

Question:  Is doing this SB preemptively a good idea?  Next November at annual I plan to do interior and hopefully Trutrack install.  The airplane will be apart and down for easily a month.  Also, I must admit that the 100 mph flap speed can get exceeded in my modified E easily.  The kit was about $400 but is now up to $800. We have very good sheet metal people at MCAS Cherry Point.

If anyone has an old kit in stock at the non-inflated price contact me

Thanks for your input and suggestions.

Eddie

Tailwind avionics did did my ESG install in November 2017.

ESI kit with stratus ADSB in $2,695.31

Labor 18 hours $1530.00 to remove Narco AT150,  Install Transponder and Stratus receiver,  Waas from my 430W.

Hardware $12.13

Shipping $20.00

North Carolina rip off tax on labor and parts $182.75

$4,440.19