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I just finished up a very painless and inexpensive annual with Jason Doscher at JED-Aire Aviation. His professionalism and courtesy alone make it easy to continue flying 26 miles northwest of Willmar, MN. My experiences with that well known MSC have been posted here previously so I won't beat a dead horse. Jason is a one man operation. When you call his number, he answers. I've had a few questions prior to the annual and he always answered or called back quickly. His estimate was very accurate and reasonable. He let me assist and get my hands dirty. And he let me drink his beer when the day was done. He also gave me the keys to his truck to stay at a nearby hotel. I showed up at 9 am Monday and was back home at 1 pm Tuesday. And on top of the annual, he installed new Lord engine mounts and a new engine baffle. He's a very hard and efficient worker. And he's a Mooney expert! One of my squawks prior to the annual was my uneven CHT's. I was seeing #1 at 380 and #2 at 320 with 3 and 4 somewhere in the middle. When I went LOP, #2 peaked way ahead of the others. Jason installed a new baffle and used silicone in every hole, nook and cranny he could find to even out the airflow. It worked! On the flight home I tried LOP and all four peaked within seconds of each other with close to even CHT's. So I'm just writing to express my gratitude for good service and hospitality. Sometimes that's hard to find in this business. I highly recommend JED-Aire Aviation! http://jed-aireaviation.com

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This looks like a very cool product! Any pireps out there yet? It can be controlled through many garmin products like the D2 pilots watch and iPad or iPhone through Garmin MyPilot app. It's also supposed to be tough as nails. I'm happy with my GoPro but they break easy and the case is not very aerodynamic. http://sites.garmin.com/virb/

LoPresti is the narrator of the very cool promotional video of the Mooney 301!

I also agree that it's not just about CHT's, it's also about internal pressure. I use both LOP and ROP depending on the length of flight, altitude, OAT, bank account and ego. But I always stay out of the Red Box!

Icing can be more than just performance degradation and unsafe changes to aerodynamics. While on approach last winter through an 800' layer in unforecasted icing conditions, I picked up enough rime ice to cover my windshield. I had the defroster on but it didn't seem to help. So breaking out at 1500' AFE, I cancelled IFR and circled for ten minutes while the defroster opened up a 10" clearing. On the ground the leading edges showed just a trace of ice. And I noticed no performance changes. It got my attention and raised my ceiling minimums during winter ops.

Welcome Mike! And congratulations! She's pretty! And so is your Mooney ;-)

Scott if you're going to tease us with hot Chief's Cheerleaders, can you do so with a photo size greater than 10kb? Thank you. Go Pack Go!

Some pretty interesting stuff here. This could be a cheaper way to bring the benefits of a HUD into general aviation. The possibilities are endless. http://www.avweb.com/videos/Aerocross-Wearable-HUD-Aviations-Google-Glass220395-1.html

Nothing beats simulated air combat like Sky Combat Ace in Las Vegas. Using brand spanking new Extra 330 LC's with state of the art cameras and laser tag type kills, these guys put on quite the adrenaline rush. I've flown simulated combat in T-34's in Atlanta and was thrilled. But the guys at SCA actually pushed me to my limits. Both phyiscally and mentally. I was scared! The ground schools and briefings were very thurough and informational. The pilots are all formal fighter pilots and they love what they do. They have cameras on every angle of the airplane and you end up with lots of HD pics and a professional DVD of your kills. Seriously one of the greatest thrills of my flying career. Then I went to the casino and lost my ass.

After a little google search of our new best friend Jerry Chen, I found that he also owns an RC aircraft company and is an RC aviation enthusiast. Boom! Finally a Mooney RC will be available. About the only thing I can afford right now anyway!

Yea I wouldn't get too worked up over this Scott. Foreign investors will be knocking on the doors of this country for a long time. Get used to it. Anheuser-Busch was bought by foreigners and I revolted. I said I'd never drink their crap! It's un-American!!! But I have to admit. My Bud tastes pretty damn good right now. Cheers!

It feels a little stiffer and sticky. But the directions say it'll soften up and feel normal over time. 3M scotch guard seemed to go on a bit too dry and flake off quickly. I used it on my ski clothing and it wouldn't last a season.

Works just like the video. I sprayed a garden hose all over the treated cover and let it sit for twenty minutes. I shook the cover for ten seconds and it was dry. Next up, my ski clothes and tent.

I just applied it to my old Bruce's aircraft cover. I used 3m scotch guard on it once before that did ok. My last trip down to Destin there was some heavy rain. The cover was soaked through. I'll do a few performance tests and report back. I won't be the first to put this stuff on an airplane. Just wondering if maybe it'll find some applications in aviation someday. The can says it works best on metal and plastic. But good on fabric and vinyl. The Clinton comment was awesome! Thanks.

Anyone ever seen or heard of this stuff? Looks pretty cool! I'm thinking of applying to my aircraft cover. Maybe someday it will be put to good use in general aviation. Anti-corrosion or anti-ice maybe? http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/industrial-brands/neverwet/

I'm getting sick of this website. My Biden comment was a joke. What I've realized is that you should only joke about politics with your friends. I'll come back when I need some useful information. But I won't be checking in anymore. Because there's too much tension here and picking through the useful information isn't worth the harassment and intolerance of the majority here. On both sides. Stay safe everyone. That's the real reason we should be here.

Thanks guys! I'll give Kurt a call at Modern Avionics. I'm based at FCM now. Hopefully a simple fix and not an overhaul. My plan is to upgrade to aspen when the time comes to overhaul.

Can't figure this one out. When flying direct to a point and my KFC200 in NAV mode, my flight director commands a slight turn to the right until it is parallel to the course by about 1 mile. Then it holds the course steady. Any suggestions or quick fix?

I think Biden is lost again.

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I am not going to vote. This is exactly what the "Internet Troll" wants. To disrupt conversation. Go find an online forum, about anything...say...kitchen utensils, and there will be trolls telling you that rolling pins are useless and you're a jackass for ever using one. Ignore and move on. Troll (Internet) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about internet slang. For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation). The advice to ignore rather than engage with a troll is sometimes phrased as "Please do not feed the trolls." In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), eitheraccidentally[3][4] or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[5] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[6] While this sense of the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling also used to describe intentionally provocative actions and harassment outside of an online context. For example, mass media has used troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."[7][8]