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  1. Glenn
    Hector, Thanks for the reply. I am glad that the airplane will be in good hands. I would appreciate it if you would ,forward a picture when you update the panel. I guess that I still have an emotional attachment to that airplane. Glenn
  2. Glenn
    Hector, We met when you accompanied Evan to NJ, when he bought my Mooney N9559M. Is this the F that you are buying? If so, please consider me to be a resource if you ever have questions about the history of the plane, as I owned it for 35 years, or if you wonder why certain maintenance or upgrade decisions were made. Glenn
  3. Glenn
    I don't own this airplane ('67 F) any more, but absolutely loved flying behind this panel. It was done by Muncie Aviation (KMIE)
  4. Glenn
    The airplane was not in flight. Just powered up for the photo. Gyro had not yet erected.
  5. Glenn
    I cannot specifically answer the question because the yoke change was bundled with a much larger panel upgrade. Just bolting on the new yoke is pretty simple. If additional wires need to be run to support various buttons that will take a little time. I also had a hole drilled in the pilot's yoke to accommodate the traditional wind-up clock. I believe that Cygnet also sells a digital clock that fits .
  6. Glenn
    I have a 55X in my '67F. It works great with the GNS430W. I believe it was about 20AMU installed.
  7. Glenn
    I got these from Cygnet Aerospace. Plenty of room for buttons. They also have an adapter if you still have the original control shafts.
  8. Glenn
    @Browncbr1You have me mixed up with someone else. I installed one 430W a year after I did the windshield mod, and one a year after that. I never had water damage. I have skinned my knuckles working behind the panel since the mod.
  9. Glenn
    Yes. The yokes were installed IAW the Cygnet instructions and Mooney maintenance manual.
  10. Glenn
    I waited about a month for a new oil cooler last winter.
  11. Glenn
    I used Cygnet yokes when I redid the panel on my '67F. https://www.cygnet-aero.com/control-wheel-ca60-524080-17 They have an adapter for either the large or the small shaft.
  12. Glenn
    I am planning on being there on Thursday.
  13. Glenn
    Mike, Thanks for the heads-up. Seeing that I will be 71 next month, it might be time to let it go. I will be happy to PM with an interested party. Glenn
  14. Glenn
    I am planning on flying my M20F from KBLM to KECP for the Summit on Thursday September 27, returning on Sunday, if all goes as planned. if anyone wants a ride (right seat), please PM me.
  15. Glenn
    Cygnet Aerospace has an adapter that allows use of their yokes with the older, smaller shafts.
  16. Glenn
    Maybe. I am in the process of buying a boat, so the plane may go soon, but not until after the Mooney Summit.
  17. Glenn
    Mike Elliott knows Mooneys very well and is a great teacher. Lives in Tarpon Springs. He is very active in the Mooney community and is one of the founders of the Mooney Summit.
  18. Glenn
    Mike Elliott knows Mooneys very well and is a great teacher. Lives in Tarpon Springs. He is very active in the Mooney community and is one of the founders of the Mooney Summit.
  19. Glenn
    I will be flying down from KBLM.
  20. Glenn

    As the owner of an M20F of approximately the same vintage, I salute you.  What a beautiful and comprehensive update on an already capable airframe.

    1. M20F-1968

      M20F-1968

      Thanks.  It was a good deal of work but now is a nice aircraft.  It sat in a hangar for 26 years in Dallas.  The engine had been overhauled in 1982 and sat until 2003 when I sent it to Penn Yan and changed everything that needed changing.  Everything else in the plane is either new or rebuilt.  It is a nice flying plane. I like the manual gear.  The avionics are great and it has speed brakes, long range tanks, built in O2 and a capable autopilot.   More comfortable than most airline trips for 7-8 hour legs.

      John

    2. Glenn

      Glenn

      I have had my 1967 F since 1984 and still could not be happier flying it.  I updated mine a number of years ago, but you have done me one better.  Great job!

      Glenn

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    3. M20F-1968

      M20F-1968

      Given that almost everything from the baggage compartment forward except for the steel cage, wing and engine is non-structural, these are very modifiable airplanes.  You did a nice job cleaning up your F.  Mine would have been similar but I got my hands on a crashed 1998 Ovation, bought parts from it  and found a DER.  That is when I started designing a new model.

      John Breda

  21. Glenn
    If you are not using 1/2 flaps on take off, try it. It makes a difference.
  22. Glenn
    KSMooniac Thank you for posting the audio.
  23. Glenn
    KTPA (Sheltair) & Sheraton on Cypress. Also there is a Hertz desk at Sheltaire.
  24. Glenn
    Muncie Aviation in Muncie, IN used to maintain my Brittain system. Bill Roundtree runs the avionics shop. Ken Talhelm was the tech who worked on it. Both are very helpful.
  25. Glenn
    The block that the J bar locks into for gear-down (under the throttle) should be replaced every 20 years or so.
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