Becca

Quote: rbridges you're wrong. last I heard, 52% of people paid zero or received a tax credit. Sickening.

Quote: GeorgePerry Enclosed is what the MAPA pilot proficiency program has to say about fuel missmanagment. I submit those who think letting a tank run dry are the future 7 percenters...

Is there a limitation to just naming your new instructor on your insurance, that way he won't have to meet open pilot requirements? That will actually give him more protection, and probably shouldn't effect your rate.

Quote: jetdriven let's define "right of way" per the regs, not per someone's feelings. Lets hear it

Quote: carusoam Becca, How are you adjusting your W&B this time? I remember last time you had carried some extra ballast distributed from the hat shelf forwards. Good luck. Best regards, -a-

Quote: 140pilot Deja vu! Hmmmm.......

I am going to attempt another SARL Air Race - this time in Cleveland, TX: http://clevelandairracerevival.blogspot.com/ Any other Mooney drivers coming out? It would be nice to have a little competition in the FAC3RG class. My lessons learned from last time: WOT, don't even bother trying to lean the mixture - fuel rich is required for cooling, have the course programmed in both GPS units, plan on full nose down trim, don't do the race alone (I've already recruited our partner to navigate for me this time).

Quote: peott If anyone is interested, the insurance guy was just here and they will take care of reskinning the wing. Some people believe it would be better to annual the plane and sell it rather than parting it out. The insurance adjuster just told me that in his experience, older planes bring more money by parting them out than selling them whole. He has been in the business a long time and knows the value of planes and plane parts. He indicated that getting parts for Mooney's is starting to be an ordeal with very long lead times. If anyone knows of a right elevator for sale for a '68 M20F, let me know. I get that fixed no matter what I do with the plane. For those of you that think it would sell for a lot more than parting it out, give me $55000 for it, just as it sits (with the elevator fixed) and turn around and re-sell it and make the profit you think you can make. It is all easier said than done. Once the engine is sold, I can take off all the parts I think will sell and store them in a shed. Cut up the fuselage, empanage and wings and sell that scrap aluminum and be ready to sell Mooney parts. If the factory goes completely under, those old parts that I have will be worth their weight in gold.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this (post-feminist?) video. But watching her do 60 spins was pretty cool:

Oh, how I love debunking myths. http://www.avweb.com/news/airman/184274-1.html Just test out your theory - make sure to control all the variables (use the same altitude, heading for each on the same day, makes sure you close your cowl flaps at the same time for each, or just leave them open for the purposes of this trial). Have a passenger record altitude, groundspeed and TAS at 10 second intervals during the entire process (pre-prepare a table) and then at 1 minute intervals for the following 10 minutes after you level out: 1. Attempt flying in the step, including reducing your power/mixture as soon as you reach your cruise altitude to cruise settings. Descend at least 2000' and then try the second option. 2. Climb and level off the correct way. Climb to 3500' exactly. While at full power, mixture, level off and allow yourself to accelerate. Once the acceleration is complete, then reduce your power/mixture to the same cruise settings you used in your first trial. Average your TAS and Groundspeed for each trial, and I suspect you will find they are exactly the same.

Flying a wider pattern is one of the things I am still getting used to, and I have over 300 hours in my aircraft. The mantra about staying close to the field was drilled into me by my PPL and Instr. instructors, but I think it is a mistake in a Mooney. In fact, I will go so far as to say it is a major mistake, because it puts you in the position of making steep turns at low speeds and altitudes. The Mooney's glide ratio is way better than the Skyhawks or Warriors, you don't need to be right on top of the runway on downwind to be able to glide in, in the event of an engine failure. And engine failures on landing are far less common than stall/spin accidents.

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Quote: rbridges Jetdriven, I don't mind selling for half. I do see your point. I've put a few bucks into the prebuy (not a lot since I'm friends with mechanic), repairing the audio panel and did a few minor touch ups cosmetically. The previous owner flew it down since I was only 100 miles away, so I didn't have to invest in a ferry pilot or a ton of fuel. It would be nice to split the fixed costs such as the hangar, insurance and taxes since the plane sits in the hangar 99% of its life. I do have a lien on it, and his half would nearly take care of that. It has crossed my mind about what to do when it falls apart. How do you handle his half? Buy it back? If so, at what value? In this regards, George's idea about a lease/share option may be a good answer.

Quote: Greg_D Greg, where are you getting your information from? You are saying it with such certainty.

I understand I am in the minority as a female Mooney pilot, but I have begun to get a little fed up with all the "for the ladies" info on the Mooney homecoming. I would love to get a pedicure during a long weekend in Kerrville, or do other activities my darling jetdriven wouldn't normally want to participate in due to his Y chromosome, don't get me wrong, but I don't want to do it while he is off learning better flying techniques for our Mooney. I know there are a few other lady Mooney pilots on this board and was wondering if maybe we could put our heads together to make this a better event for the "ladies" who sit in the left seat of their airplane rather than the right... A couple of thoughts I had was: 1. A lady Mooney pilot happy hour (after the seminars are over)? I am always up for some appletinis, red wine, no men, AND talking about my airplane all in one event! 2. They've been advertising a "pinch hitter" course for female copilots in the crowd (though I wish they'd go gender neutral on this and call it flying companions - having dated a number of non-flying men before, I think they would appreciate it or teenage or adult children who don't fly, etc.). I am wondering if maybe we could organize a women's lunch flyout where we take some of the spouses/wives/partners for a girls flying day, leaving all the men behind. I am willing to offer the three seats up in my Mooney for this. I've found this can be a lot more helpful for women to realize what aviation can offer than the usual experiences they might get. Any other thoughts, any other takers? Any opinions from your spouse / significant other / partner?

Quote: N6784N there is not alot of hanger space i think a 3 year waiting at some airports. if you will be in dc probably best bet is college park and potomac airfield so you will have to jump through the frz hoops and get your secret spy squak code (pin) the good thing is most services at those airports are cheap since nobody wants to parked there. the only mcs i know of close by is freeway they are good but not fast so keep that in mind. i pay 80 per month for tiedown and could have gotten a really ratty hanger for 330 per month in gaithersburg but didnt want it falling on my plane so i didnt take it. i know va will charge you i think its 6% of aircraft value after you have your plane there more then 3 months i think but not quite sure. maryland i dont know about i just paid the 6%. i think va charges anually while maryland only charges a 1 time 6% sales tax but again you need to ask the pros. btw i sure hope you will be making a minimum o f 50k more then where you are coming from since you will have to deal with lots of driving hassle as well as ga hassle getting in and out of the dc area

Quote: Greg_D There was a small window of time when the new data was being uploaded and some folks were able to download Canadian data into version 4.0. To get the NavCanada data now, you need to have version 4.1 installed. Those few who got it during the overlap will not be able to update that Canadian data.

So one observation I made at my old aero club... we had all our planes in tie downs when Hurricane Ike hit here in Houston. One of the hangers a plane used was empty (as the plane had been evacuated), and they moved one of the tie downs from the ramp to the hanger. It seemed to make sense as the likelihood of hail is high, falling debris, etc etc. All the planes in the tie downs were fine (good rope can withstand some pretty strong wind) but many MANY hangers collapsed and destroyed many planes. My take is evacuate for the hurricane in your airplane. I spent 6 hrs just crossing Houston during the Hurricane Rita evacuation. Next time I can't wait to head far far away from the coastal zones in the comfort of my Mooney. Only downside is you can only bring limited cargo with you, so find a neighbor or something who is willing to take some of your family photo albums or other things with you. Also, randomly, I noticed a line in my insurance provisions that they will give you up to $500 toward expenses associated with evacuating your plane for a hurricane. Not sure its worth making a claim on this and what the associated eventual rate increase would be.

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Quote: BluSky I wouldn't let it discourage me. Look at Mooney's history they always re-emerge plus you have people like Lasar, Mooney Mart and the like that will always find ways to get/make parts. I don't think Mooney will be closed for very long especially with new overseas markets like China coming on strong since opening more and more of it's airspace for general aviation. China is going to have one huge demand.

Also, my main initial concern was that with the appendage sticking out of the bottom data port it might bet knocked off. But the iPad is so flexible, you can just turn the whole unit upside down and have the Bad Elf at the top and everything else works fine. It's just that your Home button is now on top instead of bottom.

I'll tell you why we picked the Bad Elf (maybe it wasn't super scientific). We were originally drawn to the XGPS150 because you could leave it on the dash and it would have a good look angle for gps regardless of where the iPad was located. However, we picked the Bad Elf because it uses the iPad for battery power rather than having its own internal battery that needs replacing/charging - frankly we have enough conversations that go like this "is that headset out of batteries again?" without adding the gps into that mix.

Quote: Greg_D Becca, I'm not sure how you got Canadian charts with version 4.0, becasue 4.1 is required to load the Canadian data plans. Could it have been that you saw the limited Canadian data that is provided by the FAA as part of the US data plan? The contract ForeFlight has with NavCAnada does not allow for anything other than annual subscriptions.

Quote: KLRDMD I want to get some fellow Southern / Gulf Coast US Mooney owners on the site to rendezvous some where so we can start putting faces with the avatars. One I’m thinking of is the End of Season Stearman fly-in at Jennings LA (3R7) Saturday October 1 and October 2 it starts on a Thursday if anyone is interested. This would be a short 2 hour trip for many from Houston, Dallas, TX Little Rock AK, Jackson, MS Mobile, AL Louisiana and even some of our far western Florida folks. Nothing truly organized just some of us saying they will go. If there are some gamblers among us there is Marksville, LA (MKV) and the casino will come over and pick you up you can eat the buffet and or gamble. The link below is a site with a bunch of fly-ins listed. I have nothing to do with the site I just like it to find places to fly to and talk with other aviators. http://www.laflyins.com/ There are other events in MS and AL that are equally good. I’m open to suggestions.