1964-M20E

Brain We need pics of you panel to help you spend money recklessly. I mean wisely. If you want GPS box and stay away from Garmin Avidyne is your friend. I like my IFD540 with the APX322 remote mounted transponder. It takes care of ADSB out and is controlled from the 540. I do like having a separate transponder with it's own interface but panel space made this decision for me. As for engine monitors there are several available just depends on what panel space and wallet capacity you have for them.

Just make sure the zeros are on the right side of the decimal point. Otherwise she will catch on to what you are dong.

Ok So you are flying to an airport and you have accepted the published prices for fuel and tie down. Tie down $20 / night SS fuel $5.20 - $166.40 tie down $80 total $246.4 FS fuel $7.16 - $229.12 tie down $60 total $289.12 The difference is $42 At what point do you get FS over SS fuel. $20 - $30 $30 - $40 $40 - $50 Over $50 You need 32 gallons and you are staying 3 to 4 nights one night waived with FS fuel but not necessarily with SS fuel.

OK Should be just before the PC system in section 6 of the manual. Look for the schematic breakdown of the hydraulic pump.

Good looking E model congrats and like others have siad get you PPL. Get you E airworthy with basic avionics necessary and finish your PPL in the E model very doable and you will get to know the plane very well. Then you can start looking at modifications and improvements to your E. My first plane was a 64 E great planes and it was just 2 planes after yours, N6943U, SN 313, so just guessing your SN should be 311? Unfortunately my E was flooded in a hurricane and the insurance company totaled it. I don't have to tell you order of importance but here it is anyway. JMHO 1. airframe 2. power plant 3. upgrade avionics 4. cosmetics

Yeah if they are that quick adjust them slower. They will go up quicker in flight with the wind loads. When going around it feels like you just pulled a rug out from under you when the flaps come up quickly.

@pilot_jb First when on the ground with the flaps fully extended and you release them how long does it take for the flaps to retract? It should be about 8-12 seconds per Manual 104. If the flaps retract too fast there is an adjustment on the hydraulic pump for the flaps and the procedure is outlined in the maintenance manual. See Manual 104 pages 6-14 & 6-15. If adjusted for about 10 seconds a quick up and down motion of the release handle when flying will retract about 5 to 10 degrees of flaps.

Yes get it cleaned out. While some may think it a waste of time at every annual all wing inspection covers are removed (4 to 6 hours to R&R) and I clean inside each bay to the best of my ability before applying corrosion X. The first few years are really dirty but it gets less and less over time. Sometimes I feel like a proctologists on an elephant reaching deep inside the wings as far as I can.

Bathroom in your hangar definitely a plus. However, if your house and or garage is right there then maybe not so much. Just so long at there is one handy. I have to walk up to the club house for bathroom but the rent is real cheap. Trade-offs

Put insulation in when you build it otherwise you will have an easy bake oven most of the year in Dallas. Make sure you put a good vapor barrier under the slab this is a normal construction practice but just worth mentioning. If you are not using HVAC in the hangar put a big vent fan high on one wall to suck out heat during the summer. I would go with 22' eve height that way you can easily make a loft in the back and still get the Mooney under it. Not necessary a king air. Speaking of which make sure a King air or similar will fit that way when you eventually go to sell it you do not limit your prospective buyers. As for amenities , full bathroom with shower, pilot lounge. Extra garage door is great opposite the main door especially if you can drive to the back. Open the garage door with a remote drive in the hangar load plane and preflight all before you are on the ramp.

The only drawback is you will now need to use foggles when you ant to practice IMC flying.

Good point. My actual IMC time when getting my IR was probably the best. You cannot take the hood off and go home when you are in the soup and tired of shooting approaches. I do feel that you are still PIC even though the CFII may have filed the plan this get you into the system legally. Then you get into the whole safety pilot realm and required crew etc. However, the original question revolves around insurance. Again my personal thoughts and opinions are you are the owner, the insured and PIC then you are covered.

Just my thoughts and opinions. A CFII if acting independently may want to be listed on your insurance depending on his stage of life and assets and what insurance he carries on himself. Listing the CFII on your insurance should not change the rates much if any. He will probably have more flight time than you and he has more ratings. (when I did my IR the independent instructor didn't mention anything about it and I didn't either. I didn't even consider any of this.) You are the PIC so your insurance will cover you when flying. The CFII is passenger along for the ride and providing guidance and suggestions. Going though an established school this may not be an issue. However, I prefer independent CFIIs over schools. Start now and go hand fly procedures in VMC and without any view limiting devices. This will give you the confidence to trust the instruments and the ability to play with setting up the radios, GPS and power settings all while being able to easily control the plane by visual references. Then when you do get under the hood operating the radios and power settings are known. I suggest using a non towered airport at first again to minimize distractions while learning your plane. Don't forget to do you position reports. Many times unless you find someone like @mike_elliott you will be teaching the CFII how to fly your plane while he teaches you how to fly in IMC. Unless you are doing something really unsafe or strange the CFII should only be making minor suggestions on how you fly the plane during you IR. He is there to train you for your IR. Do not use the AP in the plane during your IR training. Know how to use it but do not. This will benefit you greatly in the future.

The wing spar between the fuselages has to be massive.

Hey but I put it in the correct spot miscellaneous aviation. and I didn't see the other one

Time for a helicopter or a sea plane.

Stick with the earlier email stating the fee was waived or non existent ignore them further and boast to everyone you know on any site Airnav, Flight aware etc. stay away from KERI if at all possible.

Like in the Sammy Kershaw song " Let's talk about anything, anything in this world But politics, religion and her " Everyone is entitled to their opinion the trick is knowing when and where to speak you mind loudly and clearly and when to whisper.

No I didn't expect to see a replacement for my Lycoming from Continental. All I see on the Continental Prime site is a 180HP fixed pitch version. What is the cost on these engines? Would be nice if they offered more information without having to give them your first born. Now second born yeah that would work. https://www.continentalmotors.aero/Prime/Prime_Certified_Engines/ https://www.continentalmotors.aero/uploadedFiles/Content/Prime_Engine/Continental-specsheet-Prime-370-Engine-Series-Sale-Sheet-WEB.pdf https://www.continentalmotors.aero/Prime/Continental_Prime_Certified_370_Engines.aspx

There is a place in the North East that still repairs Narco radios I sent him mine a few years back. Probably the cheapest route but then you have the SL30 or it's newer replacement as well. There seems to be several manufacturers out on the market right now.

I can understand Signature's point and it is evident in the prices they charge for 100LL. Also I'm sure it does take more time for them to pump 1000 gallons than it does to pump 40 or 50 gallons in our planes. Furthermore, once they have X linemen on site their cost is fixed no matter if he is pumping 40 gallons of 100LL or 1000 gallons of jet A especially if the linemen are sitting down waiting for the next plane. However, when they are the only FBO on the airport it would be nice if they at least offered a convenient reasonably priced self serve alternative so we are not imposing on their Jet A market and a tie down spot away from the main door. While it is nice to be right up front and the red carpet rolled out for you and a lineman standing there with a cold bottle of water but I do not need that.

Nice looking G5 panel. As for the center post nothing touch up the paint as necessary and move on.

I measured mine and PHT made it up for me.

cool I'm in the first 5 minutes.

Had a good time bugged out yesterday WX in new Orleans didn't look good for today. KLAL still IFR this morning getting out would be a pain. Found this cute girl hanging out by sunset grill with her human.