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  1. gsengle
    That proves for an endurance test where you’re willing to risk your life, that a single is more efficient... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yeah that would take down all your engines, single or multi... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. gsengle
    Anecdotal evidence is a logical fallacy. I’ll refrain from posting all the light singles that went down this last month.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Respectfully, nonsense. With proper training, a twin of this class is very controllable during an engine failure. The odds of total engine failure are vanishingly small. We don’t hear about all the twin engine failures or precautionary shut downs because they are usually non events. The Cessna twin I usually fly, Mooney owner here, has a stall speed higher than VMC. Love the Mooney, would love to have a twin for the load and safety. The twin issues are mostly training issues imho. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Safety in aviation comes from leaving nothing to chance. We can avoid running out of fuel with strict adherence to alternates rules and actually checking fuel quantities, checklists, etc. We can avoid midairs with TCAS/ADSB. They are unrelated problems with unrelated solutions for the most part. Why wouldn’t we tackle both? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I hope most pilots would agree with you. See and avoid was just the best we had so we lived with it. But it’s really Russian roulette. If I had the proverbial nickel for every target that comes within 5 miles of me on ADSB/TIS-B that I never manage to spot despite knowing its there and roughly where it is... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Read the AOPA article. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. gsengle
    Any light aircraft can be brought down by LLWS or a microburst. Airliners tend to fly in worse weather though. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1997/september/pilot/wx-watch-shear-threats Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Windshear can absolutely bring down a Mooney. A microburst even more so. But we are talking then LLWS (low level wind shear) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. gsengle
    I’d depart, and be ready for it. Prob wouldn’t want to arrive in that however, in IMC, the approach would be a bear. Keep your speed up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. gsengle
    Theft of services. Call the police, block the airplane with a truck... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. gsengle
    My guess would be these will still be non complex birds... no constant speed prop, no retract... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. gsengle
    Better metaphor would you drive a car without a toilet? Or would you drive a Mooney with any more drag than necessary? I bet I use one of those bags maybe once a year. Not a big deal... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. gsengle
    #1 is way less toxic than #2. You throw it in your in flight trash which for me is a plastic bag. Probably less air contamination than splash on the surface of the relief tube [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. gsengle
    That’s the point, it has gel in it that solidifies, so you can lay it down. And toss it with your trash. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. gsengle
    Peed on board, many times. Had someone else toss it out, never. And nowadays use this, so it’s no big deal. TravelJohn Disposable Urinal for Men, Women & Children 3 ea (Pack of 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QCN298/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_q1RQBb5J397YW Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. gsengle
    No, it was a design that made 242kts possible. High altitude turbo means... More power (heat) together with thinner air. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. gsengle
    Neither have cowl flaps. But a high altitude turbo charged engine has much more of a cooling challenge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. gsengle
    That’s very exciting! I like the king autopilot, but I’m scared at the lack of support.... KFC150 in an Ovation here... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. gsengle
    Everyone thinks about it wrong, you almost never need that much fuel! 100 gallon tanks! Think how far you can go on 50! 30! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. gsengle
    The inlet size and shape provides the amount of air pressure going back. That’s back behind the inlets That just moves it up over the cylinders to then blow down through them all. It’s not restriction per se I don’t think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. gsengle
    I suspect that has to do with the airflow at FL250 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. gsengle
    Nope I said nothing similar... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. gsengle
    Because what makes it go fast is a turbo to sustain power at altitude. The 310 hp is full throttle which for the most part is only for the takeoff roll and climb. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. gsengle
    I had a similar fault in my 96 Ovation. My most excellent avionics shop, Islip Avionics (ISP), requested the circuit board diagrams from Mooney support and managed to fix it for a small fraction of replacing the circuitry. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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