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  1. 1964-M20E
    Idaho Falls
  2. 1964-M20E
    When going to Idaho this past Monday sitting in the back of a CRJ200 we encountered icing conditions during the approach but as we proceeded down lower the ice began to melt off. I could see it building on the winglets and the flaps as they were deployed. Thought to myself I would not want to be flying that approach in my plane.
  3. 1964-M20E
    On my side I place them on the floor in front of me somewhat under the front seat after I have pushed the seat all the way back. This is out of the way so I do not step on them. Passenger side I unplug them a place them on the rear seat before the passenger begins to exit. So far this has worked well for me.
  4. 1964-M20E
    When I need to descend from 10000 feet I start my descent by lowering the nose and gaining speed. I know you are looking at saving fuel on the descent. However, sometimes flying IFR ATC will keep you higher for traffic as you well know. I generally look to start descending about 50 to 60 miles out when at 10000 and going to seal level. I let my airspeed increase in a 500fmp decent and check the MP at about 23" to 24" during the decent. I will close the boost air at the top of the descent just so I won't forget it later.This generally gives me about 160kts IAS +/- and a decent ground speed increase. JMHO
  5. 1964-M20E
    cool Did you catch the misses at the very beginning of the clip?
  6. 1964-M20E
    hey hey now I'm trying to eat lunch here.
  7. 1964-M20E
    Look at the regular Davetron clock and make a new cover plate for it out of aluminum I did that on my E years ago and ti worked fine.
  8. 1964-M20E
    Sweet just don't try to achieve the same GS as you would in the Mooney.
  9. 1964-M20E
    I'm leaving for New Orleans in about 3 hours. Currently DUATS has an 8 minute.s difference between 100 and 40 on a approximately 3:45 flight and 493 miles. I normally will fly this route at 100 but will go 80 today and see how it works out. I may try lower at some point for better GS. I have tried lower sometimes for better GS and it was bumpy so I went back up for a slower smother ride. Generally for a flight like this less than 15 minute difference I will fly the altitude I want for flight comfort rather that looking for the best GS. When is gets to be greater than 15 minute difference then I will seek an altitude twat will give me the best GS and shortest flight time while keeping comfort in mind. Currently departure airport is 7sm, OVC 006 and improving and the tops are reported to be 008.
  10. 1964-M20E
    he sold the Mooney and bought Wonder woman's jet.
  11. 1964-M20E
    I wouldn't mine having it for easier recognition. When ATC calls you out to another plane smoke on. Much easier to see a mile of smoke instead of a 30' long plane.
  12. 1964-M20E
    My former mechanic was very fond of this system and I used it on my E model and my current plane had it when I bought it. I like it.
  13. 1964-M20E
    When I begin my decent from cruise altitude I just nose it down for 500fpm and only start reducing MP to check it at 23". If I need a faster decent I will reduce MP further and or nose down a little more. This will keep CHTs in a normal range. IMHO there is no real need to reduce MP to 15" until you are ready to slowdown to enter the pattern.
  14. 1964-M20E
    Added value when you sell the plane it comes with it's own special tooling. and if you end up keeping the plane for a few years they will come in handy again. I have a complete set of special tools for My Mooney that I have accumulated of 7 years of ownership.
  15. 1964-M20E
    neat would you care to share code, schematics and hardware list with the group?
  16. 1964-M20E
    The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) is the vertical control datum of orthometric height established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America based upon the General Adjustment of the North American Datum of 1988. To the best of my knowledge this is the theoretical MSL at least for the USA. Yes this is an average construct of a mean seal level. Living in south Louisiana roads and front yards can disappear under water in a matter of hours when the wind and tides work together MSL doesn't mean much but seal level does. Maybe we should start referring to altitude as NAVD instead of MSL.
  17. 1964-M20E
    amazing One just needs to watch out for the exhaust stream form the geese.
  18. 1964-M20E
    Airforms
  19. 1964-M20E
    yes
  20. 1964-M20E
    My dog house on my former E was cracking and already had many repairs. I had a complete dog house made and I only sent the shop a letter asking them to make the baffles for me as owner produced parts. In fact he even sent me a letter to reference when writing my own. They knew what to do and the baffles that came back were very well made. I think he has a PMA on them now.
  21. 1964-M20E
    owner produced part IMHO you are good.
  22. 1964-M20E
    You Guys are just too eager for this event. If I had a large fortune I could make a small fortune in aviation with planes like this.
  23. 1964-M20E
    I think the small wheels on our aircraft stop spinning quick enough but I do ti because that was the way I was taught. Not to mention you do not have bakes on the nose wheel so if they are spinning and you tap the brakes the nose will continue to spool down. If I do not tap the brakes before retracting the gear I don't worry about it.
  24. 1964-M20E
    Well while we are picking I'd love to have one and will just as soon as Ican find where I put that extra 750AMUs. I hid it so it would be safe. However, I want mine with Aspen instruments and an Avidyne 550 instead of the G1000 stuff.
  25. 1964-M20E
    Yes you could have made some better decisions by your own admission. We have all done that in the past sometimes with more forgiving results. The end of the day you safely landed the plane without injuries to you or anyone else except maybe your pride. So for that well done and kudos for having the courage to share. I guess the silver lining was you were already at the field with your mechanic.
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