Scott

Quote: edgargravel Randy: No argument from me about it applying to turbos. Don't know them. Maybe someday with an M20 TN kit.... My experience comes from spending time in the practice area with our Chief Flying Instructor (~6000 hours or so) on my E model. With no inputs to trim and with the ALT HLD setting OFF on the A/P, reducing MP causes my bird to drop its nose. Increasing MP has the opposite effect. We were doing this so that I could exercise other input and control options under partial panel conditions and also be able to recognise and predict its behaviours under different conditions. I fly a 231 and have been for the past 6 years. I have never experienced any shock cooling and typically reduce throttle to 25 mp for initial descent. Since I am usually IFR, descent depends upon the controller's whim. I then try to maintain 25 MP throughout the descent.On the "Stuka approaches" I pop the speed brakes which gives me 2000 fpm without any increase in airspeed....pretty nifty. Most of my cruising is between 17 and 18k...been as high as 21k ft but my body doesn't do so well even sucking O2 like mad...always fly LOP. 1400 hours on a TSIO-360 GB without a top! Love the Mooney 231! After commencing the manoeuvre, when the VSI reaches the desired descent rate, I use the trim wheel to maintain that rate. Very little input to the trim wheel is needed if the MP is set as described. Perhaps my Mooney does not behave as others do. Do you think that may be caused by slight differences in rigging?

Hi all just newly joined this forum...been flying my 231 for 5 years and before that, a little C model. I have done alot of flying in Mexico, Alaska and the US but not so much in Canada. I am heading to Manitoba to visit Polar bears up in Churchill in early August. After that, I am trying to develop a nice itierary for flying the Canadian Rockies and wanted to know if someone had some suggestions. I am thinking Banff, and possibly Lake Louise. Looking for other thoughts and points of interest. I am based out of California so the trip to and from will include possible overfly of Custer Battlefield, Yellowstone, Tetons, Cody.... Any suggestions? Thanks Scott