Ned Gravel

Quote: 1964-M20E Ned Could you post the text so we can see wht you have?

Quote: ScubaMan Does anyone out there have or know where to get a copy of a M20R "Passenger Breifing Card"? I know it's a little over the top but what the heck Thanks Mike

Quote: healthfx ...But I wanted to see how the plane handled on downwind and base leg with no flaps...Once there, the plane settled in much better...on final, I felt the remarkable aerodynamics of Mooney fist hand. I was sticking my crab into the wind like velcro at the higher speed and sharper configuration, which showed I didnt need the larger space. Straightened out and nailed it. Wife wanted to marry me all over again...Still though, I was out of my comfort zone/safe minimums...My instructor taught me that such conditions are a game of statistics and that exceptions never make rules. So still today, for me, its all about my glide slope and handling on final, not about whether I've done it before...I think if he had not taught me that, I may have had a skewed sense of reality. I'm sure glad I wasnt in a Cessna.

Quote: jackn Good picture of those mountain waves. You can see how far they can go.

Quote: Lood I'm sure my F won't get 19" MP at 11,500ft. I haven't been that high, but my MP is just over 19" at 9500ft, IIRC. Could it have something to do with my old engine? Compressions were not bad though.

Amelia: I bought the AvPad. I have about 20 hours behind it and it works great. See http://www.theavpad.com/

Quote: kellym IMHO, an old wives tale. You use the tire pressures specified in the maintenance manual. For B-E models that will be 30psi for all three tires. For F&G models the nose tire is upped to a 6 ply and uses 49 lbs. If you are landing hard enough to have an effect on the tanks, you need some instruction. For you to do anything to the tank, you have to make the wing spar flex. Good luck with that.

Quote: Fastbyk Looks like you were bucking some head winds going home Ned, but kept your altitude pretty well considering. Do you have altitude hold?

Question to the group: Have you ever encountered this (in the flatland area)? Not talking about mountain waves here. Yesterday, I flew from Gaithersburg, MD to Rockcliffe, ON. See http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFSWR/history/20120326/1615Z/KGAI/CYRO. Cleared to 9000' shortly after departure and doing close to 1500 fpm, as I got above 8000', I started noticing a significant decrease in climb performance. Took three tries to get from 8000' to 9000' as I neared the Winchester VOR (EMI). 2600 rpm, 25" MAP, good fuel flow, good temperatures and pressures. WTF? Turning north, I ran into the circumstance of the aircraft struggling to hold altitude whenever we were over a bunch of cloud cover (mostly scattered). In the clear areas, no problem. Normally corrrected by increasing from 2500 rpm to 2600 or 2650 rpm. Running at or slightly rich of peak because I did not want the slight decrease in performance caused by LOP ops. Situation changed back to normal operations shortly after crossing over New York and was not encountered again. Arctic Air mass descending over Pennsylvania and Maryland? Into Ontario, there were other issues regarding moderate turbulence below 6000'. C-FSWR was the only aircraft to land at Rockcliffe yesterday. Mooneys (at least my short body one) appear to be good crosswind machines.....

I dunno about fuel burn, but I can tell you that my E model will not fly faster than 138 mph with the gear down. Don't ask me how I know this. If I was doing this on purpose, I would try and keep it at or below 120 mph.

Another one, a 1980 J model, was found in Alberta within the last few days. Don't have the details, but apparently, Mooney is aware of this one now too.

Mine was done two weeks ago. I'm good.

Quote: Ncbosshoss I need them down to slow down!

Mine is now done too. When I read pjsny's comment, I called Clarence and he told me it had been done the previous day.

Quote: Seth Congratulations! You made a great choice and you'll love your Mooney. I still enjoy looking out almost every flight at the edge of the wing and just think about the fact that we are indeed flying. Again, congratulations. -Seth

Uh oh! Here we go again............

Well done Stacey and Bill. Doing the right thing is not about being popular. If this effort saves only one life, it is worth every hour's cost to inspect every Mooney still flying.

Quote: Jeff_S Just had mine done over Christmas. It was also on the co-pilot's side, tucked right under the panel and pretty easy to get to. BTW, that photo from the second poster doesn't look ANYTHING like my VR, nor does it look like the Zeftronics unit that replaces it. But maybe I have a different model for some reason.

Russ: Other than the fact that the picture below is for a Zeftronics Generator Control Unit on my aircraft, I believe we have the same setup. Clarence is changing my generator over for the Plane Power Conversion as I write this. Note the brass-coloured box with the fins on the top left of the picture? That is it. I believe that is the exact same location as the Voltage Regulator for an alternator setup on the J model. Edit: Looks like owners of J's have answered your question and I (it appears) was wrong. Apologies.

Clarence put the same one on my 65 E model that Mark has on his. Works well. No problem even for me to change the oil and filter. Gotta be a little careful on catching the drips in unscrewing the filter, but that has already been discussed elsewhere. The only other considerations are the safety wire ones and how much torque to apply to the new filter when installing it.

Quote: dpmatsalla Hi everybody, Well, I just sold my baby (a M20J), and now I need to buy a FIKI Mooney that will let me fly to see my family on weekends, even during Canadian winters. I'm not too picky about avionics, so long as it will let me fly IFR (i.e. WAAS) approaches. I'm not too picky about the paint or the interior either (within reason). A turbo would be nice, but not essential. Of course, I'd prefer low engine times, but I could be convinced to do an overhaul, so long as I can fit it all in within my budget... $180k. Any other OH work (i.e. prop, turbo, etc) would also have to fit into this budget. So, I've been looking around, and there's not a huge number out there, so I thought I'd try out Mooneyspace. So, does anybody know of any M20Ks, M20Ms or M20Rs that are for sale that would fit my price-range? Please help out a fellow Mooney-lover!! Thanks! Devon (formerly C-FZVQ)

Quote: HopePilot I like the salad in the picture. Like that is going to help....

Quote: OR75 a bit confused and asking for input: On descent from cruise level to pattern altitude at relatively high speed at say -300 to -500fpm and ~ 160 - 170knots, I have to apply quite a bit of forward pressure on the yoke to maintain the rate of descent and with trim all the way down. How will the plane loading help ? I rarely have to trim the plane all the way up. Is my plane off - rigged ???

Quote: borealone Will certainly do so. Mark Braithwaithe, one of the CFIIs there, was one of my primary flight instructors. Say hi to him for me!

Your approach mirrors my own. Good common sense for flying the Canadian shield, especially in Winter. The only thing I do not have is the sat phone. I don't normally fly north of the line Winnipeg - Rouen, but if I did, I would certainly get one. If you ever put into Rockcliffe (CYRO), look me up. Simon or Brenda will know if I am around.