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  1. N201MKTurbo
    I would need to go to the hanger and check my collection of Mooney wiring diagrams, but I would think it is wired wrong.
  2. N201MKTurbo
    Just replace your 250 watt landing light with a100 watt bulb. It will last forever. I discovered long ago that my landing light always burned out when I landed. So I started landing with the light off. I haven't lost a landing light sense, and now it freaks me out to land at night with the light on. I turn it off on final and turn it back on on roll out. Sometimes the controllers ask if I'm ok.
  3. N201MKTurbo
    I only take them off when I need to jack the plane.
  4. N201MKTurbo
    A Mooney friend of mine once made a long night cross country with the CG beyond aft limits. He says the plane was longitudinally unstable, it would not hold a trimmed airspeed. The pitch required constant attention but was not unmanageable. He said there were no problems with pitch authority, take off or landing. I told him not to do that again. He agreed.
  5. N201MKTurbo
    I've flown under the outer ring a few times when everything had to be IFR. More of a pain for the controllers then me. I've never been searched for a TFR.
  6. N201MKTurbo
    The quick and dirty way to improve the appearance is to scrub them in the plane with a soft toothbrush and Armor All. Spray the toothbrush with Armor All not the radio. Put a towel on your lap to keep from getting Armor All on your seats and carpet. Before the Armor All completely dries polish the face with a soft cloth.
  7. N201MKTurbo
    Remove the face plates and wash them in the sink with a soft toothbrush and soap and water. If they don't look good enough then mask the parts with text, spray paint and then lightly sand the raised parts to get the silver lines back. On the transponder you will need to take the knobs off first. legally speaking, if you take the transponder out it will need to be re-certified, but I won't tell if you don't.
  8. N201MKTurbo
    I just replaced the thru studs in my "Zero Time" factory reman. It came from the factory with oversized thru studs. I was a little POed about that. The case was definitely not new, or in my opinion not to new limits.
  9. N201MKTurbo
    I have one just like yours sitting on top of the fridge in my garage.
  10. N201MKTurbo
    I stopped using TO flaps about 25 years ago. I'm just lazy, one less thing to do after take off. Besides it takes off smoother without flaps. You don't have to rotate, just drive it down the runway and the next thing you know you're flying!
  11. N201MKTurbo
    What do you mean, you own it? You can always put it back together and send it off....
  12. N201MKTurbo
    it could have a leak.
  13. N201MKTurbo
    I don't care what any of you say. I still think the Gulfstream girl is a good pilot!
  14. N201MKTurbo
    I have always bought them from Laser. I recall they were reasonably priced.
  15. N201MKTurbo
    Yes, I believe the guy on the top of the hanger waiting list has been there sense 1995.
  16. N201MKTurbo
    If an IA identifies discrepancies, his job is done, but an A&P needs to address the discrepancies and return the plane to service. In most cases the IA and A&P are the same person, therefore he can hold your plane hostage. You can always take your plane somewhere else to get the work done, although you may need a ferry permit to fly it somewhere else. As for 337s, what is the big deal, fill it out and send it in.
  17. N201MKTurbo
    I made a new one for my J with a piece of Lexan from Home Depot. I shaped a block of wood with my belt sander to match the curvature of the cowl. I heated it in the oven and laid it on the block to set the shape. This was overkill ( I get carried away some times ) just cutting it out flat and screwing it down would work fine.
  18. N201MKTurbo
    TYPO, I'm in J1
  19. N201MKTurbo
    Wow you got my hanger in the pictures! A1 KCHD
  20. N201MKTurbo
    My airplane tore loose from its tie down at Tucson international Airport 15 years ago during a storm. The airport staff said it traveled about 200 yards and was stopped by the propeller of a King Air. The Mooney unbent three chain hooks. ( it was back in its parking spot when I got there) I could not find the least bit of damage to the Mooney except for a small nick in the elevator where it hit the King air. I wouldn't worry about the tail hook.
  21. N201MKTurbo
    I sometimes wait weeks to put them back up. I think someone sneaks into my hanger and puts them down when I'm not looking.
  22. N201MKTurbo
    I would have to look at the schematics to tell for sure, but it may be your gear up limit switch. The normally closed contacts may not be making. I would lubricate both switches with tri flo.
  23. N201MKTurbo
    Got my plane back together, washed and waxed, meeting my CFII buddy tonight for an IPC, got my IPAD on the charger. Monday morning I'm setting the compass to 055 and flying to OSH!
  24. N201MKTurbo
    The first time I R&R the D3000 it took forever and caused me to use a lot of foul language. It is quite a puzzle. After 10 years of owning and servicing the dual mag I can put it on and time it in less then 30 min. If they didn't have any experience with the mag it may have taken that long. You shouldn't have to pay for their education.
  25. N201MKTurbo
    Switch is a circuit breaker. Either the circuit breaker is old and weak or you have a short in the light circuit.
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