thinwing

I wonder if Scott Crossfield was flying an Ovation that day in a thunder storm,if the wings would have survived the turbulence

looks good Christian...maybe 30% expo on the ele/ail would help the sensitive flight controls...also in the video ail appears to be equal throws ap and down....have you thought of differential programing ??nice build thanks for sharing

Lawsuits....vacumn pump fails while IMC,pilot not current partial panel,grave yard spiral with all onboard deceased,multi million dollar verdict against vacumn pump mfd and anybody else associated with it.Mfd liabilty insurance explodes to cover potential liabilty as multiple torts have proven vacumn pumps driving the sole attitude instrument unsafe.

because av gas is leaded.I believe it isnt transported in bulk like auto gas.I think i read it is only trucked from refinery so should not be affected by pipe line shut down

xnaut....the built in cooling fan works very well to control overheat shutdown these minis are famous for

so rather than annual inspections,there called condition inspections?

ugh..what a comparison

well op asked "is it a sin to by a cirris"on a Mooney fansite....now ask "is it a sin to buy a mooney"on a Cirris fansite

Oh I think he does stinky

having owned both a Maule and a husky...its a toss up which eas worse...oregon aero memory foam to the rescue

congrats...say hello to Randy and Clair for me...

id vote woodland watts due to golf course resturant just at the n end of strip ,looks like good parking also...

Nico ,thanks for the detailed writeup....i love board level repair writeups here on MS.

well that sounds like either a senior moment or she somehow got in the habit of passing the rope thru the tail wheel spring attach point rather than the strut itself...maybe cause it was easier to reach...either way the generic faa careless and reckless charge was applied because she did it wrong.....

Exactly..FAA recomends "best practices"for hand propping but didnot make it regulatory...the reason being too many pilots operating in solo situations where another pilot at the controls is not possible...think Alaska if that helps you see the situation...hunter guide flys onto a sandbar (minus electrical system in his cub/aeronca etc due to weight)hes gonna chock wheels best he can and prop away...and of course if there is an incident ...it will be his fault

of course..the pilot in camand is always held responsible

Or simply the result of using a weak weather damaged tiedown rope on the tail of the Cub.....an accident

congrats on your purchase....ive been lucky in most of my buying experiences from people i knew or were truley salt of the earth....glad to hear the tradition continues

Although it sounds like handpropping a non electrical aircraft should only be done with another pilot at the controls....this in the real world of off airport or quiet semi abandoned airport operations just is not possible.Sure in the 50s and 60s you could always ask at busy airports for the line boy to give me a prop...im betting that there are very few folks here on MS who have had to handprop.My limited experience has been in cubs and champs and once on a remote lake...9 times out of ten I was alone...not a big deal ,I was taught at the time to routinely chock and tie down the tail with a slip knot ...I suppose that is considered careless and wreaklesss by todays safety inspectors who have never hand propped either.Im hoping a mooney mite owner will chime in here....

spoil sport

only 450k....I could cash in my 401k...have a little left over for gas....fly arround with a bevy of beauties cause i would be single when my wife found out...

we should have a Sacramento area flyin...i go

lets see Iridium is 6400 per oz!..... too radioactive for me...straight u238 better

lets see Iridium is 6400 per oz!.....

agreed