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My guess would be what your thoughts are with the mechanical fuel pump seeping oil and mixing with your fuel. Any oil around the pump. I would switch it out and see what happens.

It's a miracle he survived. Maybe the trees and the roof of the house absorbed the energy making the fall survivable.

I've had generators go bad. In the past I've taken them to a local electric motor repair shop. Very reasonable to OH. $45. verses Aircraft Spruce OH unit costing $360

I don't think you land at KPMD without prior permission from the Defense Department. Like Chino KMHV has some great airplanes to look at. KDAG could be a great choice. Long runways and winds are predominately from the West which gives you a head wind when landing.

Does anyone know how to check the verification of a mechanics IA license or if their license is current. I checked the FAA website and searched google and came up with nothing. Seems like there would be a FAA inquiry page where you could get some back ground info.

I've always thought the C177 is one of the prettiest airplanes ever made. How does it hold up to your F in performance?

M20A is a little lighter than a M20C. I would imagine if you placed the saw horse under the jack point there would be no issues.

If your doing just one main tire you can have someone place their back under the spar at the wing tip and easily lift the tire off the ground and then place a 32'' wood saw horse 16'' outboard of the main wheel under the spar. This is the procedure from the Mooney m20a service manual. I'm sure it would work just as well for a metal wing also.

This how I jack my plane up for gear retraction. I then use 32'' saw horses under the wings outboard of the mains vs. using jack points.

My 94 year old friend has been around aviation since he was born. His Father was a WWI fighter pilot and my friend grew up around leaded fueled airplanes probably more than the average aviation folk. My friend who is 94 is as healthy as can be expected for his age. I find it humorous every time I read or hear the bad effects leaded Avgas has on our children.

Sorry, It was called the catbird. I just remember seeing it and didn't remember the name of the plane.

It kind of reminds me of one of Burt Rutans planes called the Stargazer. The Stargazer is a 5 passenger with the pilot sitting solo up front and the 2 rear passengers facing rear. I personally saw the plane in Mojave California with the rest of Burt's planes on display. Burt has had some funking designs but the one I certainly drooled over was the Stargazer. http://stargazer2006.online.fr/aircraft/pages/catbird.htm

Your right. It happens to wood wing Mooneys that sit outside. They need to be in a hangar. My wing has the original glue joints from 1959 and they look as good as new. My glue joints under the wing walk area did come apart but it only took basic wood working skills to repair it. I had a previous M20A where the flap brackets delaminated from the rear spar but it also wasn't difficult to repair. He mentioned the wing was rebuilt in 2008. My guess would be it had localized repairs and recovered. That Mooney wing is a stout structure and today's glues and cover materials are much better. When I got interested in M20A's I reviewed all NTSB database I could only find 3 failures of the Mooney wood wing. Two happened from thunderstorms and one happened from a dry rot spar that was repaired incorrectly with metal straps. I would say that's not a bad record from aircraft flying since 1956. I will admit there have been many M20A inflight break ups do to the wood tail but the wood wing still holds strong.

I'm on my 3rd wood wing Mooney. I'm biased when it comes to aircraft materials. I also have a wood wing experimental. Wood and fabric is outstanding. Easy to work with and repair. My advice is if your interested in a wood wing Mooney then find the right people who can help with maintenance and can teach you about wood and fabric. Join EAA and find those that maintain and fly tube and fabric aircraft. If the wing and aircraft is as good as you say it is then I wouldn't hesitate at all in getting it.

I love that hoverboard. It's amazing to watch but I'll never want to volunteer. The hoverbike looks like a good way to loose a limb.

Here's mine from 1959

My dear friend Lt. Luther E. Tate is now 93 years old. Luther started In B-17's then did a 1 year tour in Italy flying P-51's. He was shot down in he's F86 during Korea and landed the Sabre Jet on the enemies beach. He was hospitalize because of back injuries but was back flying missions after 3 months after being shot down. Luther has been my aviation mentor for the past 15 years and feel so lucky to have met him. As someone mention above it won't be long until they're all gone. Another great story I like to tell about Luther is after WW2 he ferried P-38's from Georgia to California. At the time he bought a new P-38 with 4 spare superchargers for $800. He said a few year later he sold the p38 to a women for $2500. She raced it in California.

Sounds like a $400 rubber strap.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plane-crashes-san-diego-area-freeway-killing-1-injuring-5-n549676 Not good for the Nissan that's for sure. Same result as a 1000lb wrecking ball hitting the back of it. Unfortunate accident.

Surprisingly it looks to be in great shape. I don't even see any damage to the propeller. It looks like you could put it on its wheels and take off again.

excellent video. I really enjoy watching and learning from these type of occurrences. A couple of years ago I spoke with a Mooney pilot that lost power flying above Fresno and it was socked to the surface. He said he was completely blind and the airplane landed in a orchard of fruit trees. Luckily he was centered between the trees and was not injured.

Very cool. I wonder If I can pick one up at Harbor Freight. lol

That was RVT and it was heavily applied to the threads of a fuel line. I put 100% silicone to the cork with with my fingers with absolutely no excess. When I need to replace the gasket the cork never sticks.

Cork with 100% silicone slightly applied works real good.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/teen-pilot-girlfriend-explain-survived-plane-crash-115048824--abc-news-topstories.html?nhp=1 Here's a interview of the pilot and his girlfriend.