N201MKTurbo

The gaskets are $7.00. Why are you replacing the clamps are they broken?

It is a pretty rare day that you couldn't make that trip VFR, but that is not what you are asking. First thing to know is Phoenix approach is here for the airlines, GA flying IFR is just a nuisance to them. They are the worst on the planet. One time it was actually IFR and I needed to fly home from 57AZ (near Tucson) and for over an hour Tucson approach told me that "Phoenix is not accepting any arrivals"!!!! I finally flew home VFR in 4 miles of visibility I could barely see the ground straight down. I knew it was 4 miles because the distance between when I could see a mountain peak and when I was abeam the same mountain was 4 miles on the GPS. I flew the same route every day so I knew I wasn't going to hit the mountains. Anyway... I would just tell them that you couldn't accept that routing because of icing forecasts and that you do not have deicing equipment. They don't know any better because as I said before they are only there for the airlines and they all have de-icing.

It is probably the disconnect relay. It is mounted on the firewall just to the right of the vacuum manifold. With the engine off, push the trim button and listen for the relay to click. If the relay clicks then it is not your switch. The fact that you have two switches pretty much eliminates the switches. If a switch went bad the other one would work. Try engaging the trim switch and wiggling the connector to the disconnect relay to see if it starts running. My electric trim has been intermittent ever sense I've had the plane. Iy has always been the relay or the connectors at the relay.

Dale's airplane is a 252. It doesn't have a Hartzell prop. There are no zerk fittings on his prop.

This is what you need: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/rochoiltemp.php

I read once that a slightly modified Tupperware tumbler makes a great oxygen mask for your dog.

Well after listening to all this very conclusive data, I'm still going to take off with the flaps up. I'm just a careless suicidal thrill seeker...

I see the Royal is down town - you will have a great time. Make sure to get off the strip and get some real Mexican food.

I love Playa Del Carmen ( I prefer to stay in town ) I've always thought about flying the Mooney down there. I can't wait to hear about your trip.

Do you have an oil quick drain?

Although this us from the 50s nothing much has changed. You can see how scalloped the radiation pattern of an aircraft VHF antenna is: http://www.rfcafe.com/references/radio-news/antenna-research-laboratory-march-1950-radio-television-news.htm

There are quite a few things that can affect the radiation pattern of an antenna. Having nulls and peaks in the azimuth pattern is not that unusual, especially considering the non ideal environment of an aircraft fuselage. Have you tried the other comm? They are on different antennas and the other antenna likely has a different radiation pattern.

You got to love the dip in the middle of TEX. I've actually become airborne on the down slope then did a touch and go on the upslope before finally getting completely airborne. When you are down in the hole it looks like you are seriously short of runway. Then when you get to the top of the hill the rest of the runway magically appears. BTW I always use flaps at TEX...

Nope, there is nothing else.

I've never been to either airport with my turbo. All the trips were in my 67 M20F. The STC for the turbo says to use the existing performance charts. It is pretty lame. I discussed it with Sandman a time or two, but he didn't want to say anything about it.

The Vernatherm is in the oil screen on a stock engine or the oil filter adapter if so equipped.

It seems to be getting a bit slow around here, so I figured I would squirt a bit of lighter fluid on the Barbie. I was reading through the POH to see what it says about flaps and takeoff. While it does not prohibit no-flaps takeoffs it does indicate it in the pre-takeoff checklist. and of course all the performance charts are based on flaps 15. But that is not what concerned me.... For all you guys and gals who are sticklers for the book. I noticed that the takeoff performance charts stop at 8000 feet (78-201 manual) I have operated out of Leadville and Telluride Colorado quite a few times. Both fields are above 8000 feet. Was I legal?

It sounds like something is pressurizing your crankcase. Crankcase pressure will change the performance of the mechanical pump a little bit. The NA pump has the top of the diaphragm vented to the crankcase, the turbo pump has the top vented to reference pressure. I had a broken piston once that produced similar symptoms except it was continuous not intermittent. In my case the piston land between the oil ring and the second ring about half way around the piston had broken loose. The piece was riding along and didn't cause any additional damage. This burned/blew all the oil out of the engine until the prop lost control. Had to do an off airport landing. In my case, all the cylinders still showed good compression. I would start troubleshooting this by removing the dip stick and have the mechanic hold his hand over the dipstick tube with the engine running and see if there is a change in crankcase pressure when the problem occurs.

I know that it is supposed to be death to airplanes, but Simple Green takes it off. The only reason Simple green is off limits is because the Air Force did a long term study and found that if AL was exposed for a long time it would slowly corrode. I wonder how GoJo would do in such a study?

Would it be OK for a no flaps on takeoff pilot to dress up as a flaps on takeoff pilot for Halloween ? Or would that be politically incorrect?

I have all that stuff, stuffed into seat back and seat front pockets. Don't see any reason to bring it home I only use it in the plane.

What happens if you mix MMO and CamGaurd, fly LOP barefoot from a short field with a tailwind over gross with no flaps?????

This would certinly qualify as a short field where I would use flaps...... This is kind of outside the scope of this discussion. We are talking about normal takeoffs, not edge of the envelope stuff.

What is a flight bag? I have an Ipad. There is a pad of paper in the back seat and 3 or 4 pens and led flashlights in the side pocket. Where do you put a flight bag in a Mooney? I used to have a pile of charts next to the pad of paper in the back seat. I do have a tool kit on the hat rack, but the leatherman is ty-wrapped to the frame of my dirt bike to pull the cactus thorns out of my knees.

Here in Arizona, I prefer to TO barefoot instead of wearing flip flops. What do you all do about that...