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^^^^^ THIS ^^^^ On your picture you moved the GPS navigators left from the OEM location. are you sure you can support that structurally and if there's a enough clearance? I know J has different panel then my early F but I would check twice. Good luck

I am not looking to buy but would be interesting to see the photo. What year of Mooney would have this on the panel?

Jeff, I'll ask the obvious question: was the cotter-pin split? If it's is properly installed, I can't see how it could fell out of the location. I would say it's more likely dropped by mechanic sometime in the past and hopefully the other one installed.

Don, I might not be clear in my description (I don't have screen grab on a work computer) but if you search for the airport in the top field, you'll get the pop-up window with 4-5 tabs to click like direct to, +FP, Info, app. Plates... Do NOT select that. Please select the airport info above those tabs. it will default into General tab but one of the tabs you can select is A/FD.

OK, I figured it out and uploaded 1969 M22 Owners manual in the Downloads sections. Regards,

John, I sent you and PM. Regards,

Actually they are not. They are subcontracted by different airports around the country to collect their landing fees, nothing else. To me it's irrelevant if letter with bill comes from them or airport i landed at. I only got a bill recently for being at Santa Monica (KSMO) which i know it has nominal fee and I was expecting it. I believe the fee was for Take-off (?) which I found strange but I would need to check. Problem for some people, I suspect for is using ADS-B data for collecting but to me it's irrelevant. It similar as collecting toll on some roads here using cameras. Believe me, it's much better and efficient then stopping and dropping quarters in the baskets. And you can't get ambushed like Sonny in Godfather...

The way I get to AFD is to type the Airport identifier in search field and select it to get a "general" info on the airport. There's 7 tabs on top to select and one is AF/D.

It seems these guys are doing it and selling DIY kit: https://www.kx155display.com/ It looks like they have original plasma-gas display (I thought it was unobtanium) and new OLED displays. I have no experience with this shop but would love to hear the pirep as I have a KX165 in my plane...

Scott, Very true but all modern designs are these days machined with specified tolerances of +.005" (or so) but in realty accuracy if the machined surface is even better. Sheet metal parts, even today, are typically +/.030" and would have a "pull-up" when riveted during the assembly. I would never use a design gap for that wing and as you know, I do that for living. There's no doubt that fabrication of the wing with not faying surface seal or wet riveting was cheaper but ultimately cost owners more in maintenance effort and sealing the tanks eventually needs to be done from the scratch. Unfortunate! On the other hand, I bet no one at Mooney expected that my plane would be flying almost 60 since the first flight so there's that.

Not really true. There shouldn't be a precise gap on sheet metal parts, mechanic would normally apply the sealant on the surfaces (rib flanges, skins, etc) and wet rivet it during the installation. The squeezed out sealant is (while is still "wet") allowed to be formed to the fillet seal or/and additional sealant can be applied for that. It is normally a manual process with no specially equipment. All major OEMs (BIG and small) are doing it this way and I saw it numerous times, so why Mooney wouldn't be able to do so is beyond me...

Is it just me or the original thread just got deleted again?

I had to post this one!

Really, no ashtray on the J? Where do you guys put loose screws that you find?