cliffy

You did all you could. Nice job. Stuff happens, too bad it also happens to the young.

Pictures please!

Perfect weather prevailed (not a cloud in the sky) for 22 Mooneys to show up for the Page AZ fly-in. Quite a gathering. All types from a wood wing on. Several virgin attendees showed up never having been to a Mooney fly-in before. Friday nite had 24 folks gather at a local watering hole for food and drink. Saturday more planes arrived and lunch was served in the hangar at American Aviation (who took great care of us AND gave us a fuel discount too boot!) at 12 Noon sharp (well 12:08) Hot rotisserie chicken, potato and mac salad. cold drinks and cookies for 40 some folks. After the bellies were filled the maintenance seminar started and ran for almost 4 hrs. Rules of the road for Preventative Maintenance, torque wrenches, safety wire practice (graded!), TCDS introduction, spark plug servicing, oil filters and oil changes, hands on look at gear preload checking, a/c jacking procedures, leveling the a/c, a/c lubrication, tail hinge and jackscrew wear and checking, control surface throws and spring bungee servicing, tire changes and more were covered, all while climbing over and under a subject a/c. Saturday night almost 30 showed up for a Mexican dinner at the local restaurant. Some folks partook of the Antelope Slot Canyon tour, walked to view Horseshoe Bend (opening scene of the John Wayne movie, Red River), went to see the dinosaur museum and more. Sunday was departure day with Mooneys leaving all day long. Farthest to travel to the party was over 700 miles! If you missed it you missed a grand time with good friends and great airplanes.

Nothing to do with the AME this was straight from the Feds.

What's the problem It's only about 9 1/2 hrs! 3 easy legs / 1 day for a good lunch. Kinda meets the $100 hamburger rule doesn't it?

Come on- no one here going?

Just to spark a little interest and take a poke at the 3rd class requirements- Can anyone tell me where to find any limits on "field of view" for vision on the 3rd class medical? It is contained in the 2nd and 1st requirements BUT can't be found anywhere for 3rd class. I was told by the AOPA medical dept and I quote, 'You won't find it written anywhere". Now tell me how one can be told that they don't meet "field of vision requirements" in one eye (not blind) for an unrestricted 3rd class physical if the parameters don't exist? TIME TO GET RID OF THE 3RD CLASS MEDICAL

All flash flood stuff Had a BIG Tstorm park over our area for an hour or so and dump 1/2" in 30 mins on the rain gauge. It all flowed through my garage and several neighbors. Had about 1 foot wall of water hit my garage door (house is up 20 inches). Lots of fences down, deep channels through yards, wet sand in big piles everywhere and they got the streets opened around noon by plowing the rocks and sand to the side. Now they have to pick it up. We were all digging out today. Will be several weeks before everything is cleaned up. We are located in Page AZ and about 1 mile from the Utah border. Thanks for the concerns. This really is a great forum. It is much appreciated.

Just lost my copy yesterday to a flood. :-(

The weather looks to be perfect this weekend also. Lunch on Saturday will be at 12 NOON sharp in the hangar and a good one it will be! Come for the day or come for the weekend.

My problem with all the backup batteries is their capacity after a couple of years. I don't know of any capacity test requirements for them for CAW. Does anyone have any info on that? Most batteries lose capacity after time. Ever had a laptop battery last 5 years?

Just thinking. Why not go to a vacuum AI connected to a standard old school venturi then, if you're flyin' you've got attitude! No mechanical pumps to worry about or electrical issues! Of course it won't erect until you're airborne but I flew many IFR flights in my younger days with that setup in my C140.

I have found that "some" SS screws have threads that are just slightly out of spec on thread pitch and become very hard to remove once installed. They also go in somewhat harder. Can't believe that spinner rotation has anything to do with it. it is a fit or corrosion problem in the threads. Change to cad plated screws and see if there is a difference.

But you still need the hands on hours to qualify for the practical test.

You do need to report any doc visits (except maybe colds and flu stuff) and give reason why on your next Class 3. You also re required to "self evaluate" your medical condition before every flight and ground yourself if you determine that you don't meet Class 3 standards. Both can have heavy repercussions. They do have ways of checking these days. I would think the risk of not reporting and your license is far greater than the risk of reporting it. I just had my first instance of an "issue" with reporting after 50 yrs and it comes down to a "medical flight test" and not a SODA. And yes they can be a PITA. Come on with the cancell of the 3rd Class medical. In my opinion, they will never let that happen. Why? Because too many in the medical section of the FAA will lose their jobs if the 3rd class goes away. And they would lose too much "control". It's not a safety issue, it's a control and jobs issue.

But the cloth they used to wipe it was dirty.

This has been one of the most outstanding threads I have ever seen on this forum. From the attitude displayed by everyone responding to the knowledge presented by some very educated professionals everything has been as good as it gets. Even with 50 years in this business and 7 jet type ratings I've learned some things here that I didn't know. Thanks to all who contributed.

N1395W +1 :-)

I'm with donK, this has all the earmarks of an O2 problem. Also, (and I'm not second guessing the pilot) I wouldn't have gone. That weather would have me concerned if I was still in a Boeing. I don't know what the cloud tops were but I'll bet higher than 25,000'. One thing I learned in over 50 yrs of flying- you can't out climb a T storm no matter what your in (civilian mode). I've seen cells I couldn't out climb in a light 757. They grow way too fast. I also believe that if you're going into Class A airspace you MUST have a trip in an altitude chamber. I did many years ago and it taught me a lot about how my body reacts to hypoxia. An O2 meter and backup O2 bottle are mandatory for anything over 17,000' in my mind. Up high in a non-pressurized airframe everything is secondary to O2 flow, period! Hypoxia kills from jet drivers down to us lowly SE tin can drivers. My condolences to the family. I've seen it up close too many times in this business and it always hurts.

Yup it makes a mess. Saw it happen on a Navajo once. Messy to say the least. Had it happen in a 727 once also. Maint. added oil to #2 Dumped it all but 3/4 of a gallon in 10 mins. Returned and they found the cap in the bottom of the cowl.

Nice hangar I wish I had one that good for my 3 blade D/C. I replaced a COMM 11 with a Michel and have never had any problems with it in 10 years. It has good range and sounds good. No issue. Your MP gauge may only be loose or worn hose connections to the engine. If you have a 1/8 inch aluminum line inside the cowl check each flared fitting by taking it apart and looking at the flared portion of the aluminum. I've found those worn away and leaking in other airplanes.

What's going to happen when we change over to ADSB? No more military testing? :-)

3 things to bear in mind on oil filters- Use DC4 compound on the rubber seal not oil or grease. Use 18 ft lbs of torque with a torque wrench Make sure the safety wire is tight and correctly wound UNLIKE Robinson helicopters that just dropped safety wiring oil filters on their helicopters. In fact the new oil filters for Robinson come with their name on them AND NO SAFETY WIRE CAPABILITY

Congrats and I hope you get 20 more a qualify for the Wright Bros Award as I did this last year. Started at KVNY renting C150s for $10/hr WET! Lot of money when you were 16 and making $1/hr pumping avgas for $0.55/gallon!. How times have changed in half a century as in flying an airplane that was new back when I graduated HS. 1964 M20D/C 51yrs later and now retired with 7 type ratings its been quit a ride but wouldn't change it for the world.

Fantastic job of doing things right! I take my hat off to you! Standing by for the post flight report.