aviatoreb

hey!  That prop looks great!  Nice green paint job too...

Actually I had my airplane repainted since then - its blue now.  This is my pane.

https://www.mooney.com/mooney-of-the-month/

I wrote an extensive review of my prop shortly after I posted the picture you found.  And all my opinions then still hold.  But certainly I will be happy to email you.  But do please search my 2015 review.

Erik

That's not an Ultra!  That there is a very famous Mooney.  Too bad they didn't make a few more of those...

That's allotta toug for a little plane - you should have a king air to match that tug.

Oh well - it ended up upside down.

Nice - I have a bunch of pictures with my sons in the same pose in the Mooney.  Enjoy time with your special copilot!

Yikes!  Can you say more about what we are looking at - which plane - what prompted you to get an xray and so forth?

Thanks rainman - it came that way.  I owe it to the former owner's good taste.  Pearl-metallic hunter green and pewter-silver - a very distinguished look.

Hi Seth,  Thanks - I just got it on yesterday and did a quick test flight to confirm all aspects were working well, particularly the governor.  All checks out.  It is WAAAAAY smoother - and quieter.  I get back a good bit of prop ground clearance.  It moves my CG back 1.6'' which is a good thing on these rocket/missiles particularly that are so nose heavy.  So the airplane is feeling more light and balanced in pitch like I have never felt before.  It is clearly climbing a good bit better and shorter take off roll - and climbing cooler - even though my plane was already a fast climber and pretty cool in climb - its better.  It gives more static thrust was immediately obvious as brakes used to be able to hold 100% full thrust, but no more.  Spool up time is faster and thrust is more so it gets off the ground faster.  I have not yet done official speed tests but I can say by impression it is clearly not slower.  But the spinner that came is not quite right and I will need to wait for the correct spinner - the one that came is too short and so leaves a 4'' gap between the prop and the cowling - and I bet there is a lot of turbulence back there.  So while it may be same or faster, I doubt I will see the final full effect until I get the correct spinner.  Looks cool too eh?!!!

Thanks.  Smooooooth too.

You know what - I think I see the C17 pilot in the background taking a picture so he can post it to the C17 forum - and he will say, C17 with Mooney Missile in the background!

:-)

Nice!

Were you there rbuck?

The-sky-captain - yup - lots of great biking there!!!  I brought a road bike and a mtn bike.

Stay thirsty my friends.

What kind of sheepskin covers are those?  How well do they stick in place?

I love it!!!!  I want one - where do I get one?

WOWOW!

That looks like my hangar - 4 months of the year - except our guys are nice enough to plow much closer for us.

Is that a Mooney?!

WOW!  I love your paint.

Is that a Mooney?

Sweet!

Great picture!!!!

You are upside down!  Remember the Mooney is not aerobatic legal!!!

Hi Antares - I like the vgs - makes for crisp low speed handling - does job advertised to do - but makes waxing harder with the vgs and tks strips (don't want to get any wax on tks strips lest I block them).

Gorgeous.

What is that little blue thing lower right of copilot position. Is that a little cubby for a oxymeter?