MARZ

For some reason (wink wink) one of the runways was shut down when I came in - I hope to be part of that next year Anyhow the Fisk arrival was a bit congested but I persisted - flew the approach as it was published, which is more than I can say about others and made it in.

hmmm note to self - "spare key in flight bag"

Did anyone else notice the oil stained carpet and the fact the nose wheel was sitting in an oil drip pan??? I'd do a PPI (pre partner inspection) before I bought in.

A quick google showed this... https://www.aircraftdonation.org/single-engine-prop-plane.html

I stopped at the lightspeed booth and asked about the rubberized “soft touch “ coating on the control box that was turning sticky They said that it was a bad decision on that model They had me bring them to their techs and replaced them free of charge!! Another reason to come to Oshkosh!

Another reason to take a look- my ap told me of a case where paper wasps had made their way through a small gap and built a sizable nest. When the owner did a run up it broke loose and partially blocked the intake. Took a while to diagnose - another one of them head scratchers

What row ??

cow ??? lin??

bah.... fat fingered... sorry

I just found a website that gives some good weather information with timelines based on aviation weather - weathersporks.com

Curious as to why you’re replacing the collar?

+1

Anything for the "twisted wing" F??

Not sure - I've got a 14V system

Be cautious disengaging and more importantly re engaging the alternator. I suggest turning off your avionics prior to popping the breaker back in, then turning the avionics back on. I had both of my comms - a 430 and a KX-155 go dark on me and it cost north of 4K to make em light up again. According to the avionics repair shop - they were subjected to a power spike when I did something similar.

I’ve got the sidewinder works awesome. Recently updated the manual standby as well!!

I think that is called out in the POH - it's called "Auto-Rough" My Plane has the does the same, additionally my noise cancellers start picking up weird noises as well!

As with all recommendations - look for the objective not subjective, there are tolerances for such items. 1 - If you feel uncomfortable with the tire - source one - this site has lots of varied tire recommendations but the common denominator is a high quality tube. 2 - I would ask to see where the links were rubbing that indicated the need for this item 3 - I would ask for the specificaiton and have it demonstrated that it is out of tolerance 4 - I think that this is one of the achillies heels of the Mooney landing gear - My F had 2200 ish hours on it when I had mine redone. Again have the play demonstrated for you to see. 5 - Have the play demonstrated - the ends may be worn - or more than likely the little spacing washers may be missiing. Just my thoughts and how I would approach it.

I agree. They were very keen on where they led you through.

Some think of it as frustration, some as a challenging therapy.

Looks like I have a new tool project - I like it!!!!

Man.... I feel for you - but I sure would put some numbers to it before I made a hasty decision.

I just made the tool myself - 1 old wrench 1 vice and 1 propane torch. More important is how to get the nut back on.... My A&P and I did the following 1. Properly clean the studs, without the pump in place make sure the nuts run freely. 2. Put the pump in place, place all washers and star washers in place. 3. You should find that the length of the stud is just enough to "capture" the nuts between the pump and the end of the stud. 4. Pull the pump back enough to put the nut in place with a hemostat, push the pump forward to "capture" the nut 5, Carefully spin the nut with either you fingers (or screwdriver for the nut originally in question) 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 till done...

Young children or grandchildren work well - somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10 are best.

I'd pull the rest of the screws and inspect the spinner, it looks like the screws have worn into the spinner a bit, are there Teflon washers between the regular washers and the spinner??