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They can make old interiors look a bit nicer for not so much. And as everyone said, they are comfy.

We could all use an extra 100

Those poky little guys? I'm already looking for them. :-0

Sure...but why are you derating it? I figure 420SHP is just what these M20's need for the next big thing.

New flight jacket for my copilot

Well if you figures out to install that pt6 then sign me up too.

Another philosophy from "you should always stay with one mechanic because over time its cheaper as they are familiar with your plane", is to switch between maybe two reputable shops, so that fresh eyes me see things that the other shop missed - no matter how good they are. After having stuck with the wrong one-shop for several years and then they missed SEVERAL big things, one of which was very expensive, I will be using philosophy two for now on. I will be switching and forth between the two best regional msc's, airmods and weber.

On those terms the Cessna 177 has the best door for easy in and out in small airplanes.

How high? Seems like I cannot reliably send texts higher than 5-8k depending on where. But - I seem to receive sporadically even higher - sometimes much higher. Once about 3 years ago in the summer I was flying to Boulder CO in my Mooney, and at 16,000ft over Iowa - I got about 20 texts all at once when the cell towers found me - it was everyone I knew it seems through aviation or just from town who knows the name of my model airplane. A different Mooney had visited my home airport, PTD filled up with fuel (I met the guy - he was brand new to the airplane but very nice guy), and then went to Lake Placid, NY airport (nearby) and unfortunately had a fatal crash. Well I had a lot of friends worrying it was me and nervously checking in. I landed in Iowa to find out what happened (since then I was also worried it was another guy I know well also based out of PTD with a Mooney - but as it turns out - still horrible it was a nice fellow I had just spoken with the day before about his new to him airplane), and sent out a bunch of "I'm ok" texts.

A dedicated cooling thread would be a great lead in for summer. I hadn't done the arithmetic-engineering to consider how many BTU's are required for a mooney cabin. I was simply guessing that since the mooney cabin is a small space, that even with the windows, that the small battery powered unit would do. Oh well. A battery powered something or other, would be pretty ideal I think for a mooney since you only need it for a few minutes on the ground. So leave the unit in the airplane and bring the battery back and forth to charge. Without having to tax your airplane's electrical.

Was that sitting behind me on the flight? I'm glad you didn't loose your camera. Did you get any of the snap rolls?

That was after the dive and just before we entered the loop. I was going to take a picture during the snap roll but I dropped the camera under the extreme g forces.

but filtering takes even more patience.

...actually if you are patient enough to do so - you can put the sump-test from your preflight check list into the ez tow and then it that is just about enough to run it for one in and out trip from the hangar. So it runs this way for a very very long time and gives you someplace to dump your sump-tester.

...when it is this slippery - I also keep a set of those things you put over your shoes with spikes on the bottom.

That is really funny - "how fast was the balloon going". WOW - that's pretty high for a party balloon. Was it a rubber balloon or a mylar balloon. Would that hurt if it went through a jet engine? So rocketman, now that you have gotten used to 300kts. And almost bored traveling at 300kts.....have you been planning your next experimental airplane. Something that can go 600kts? How about a nice BD10?

I have a winch in the back of the hangar - when it is too icy for even the EZ with chains. Why would I fly on such a day you ask? Our runway is very well maintained in the winter - BUT sometimes on a sunny day melting can cause water to drip off the roof to make sheer ice right in front of my hangar that is VEEEERY slippery. The winch was cheap - like 75 bucks to setup with parts from the auto supply. But it is a pain to use - but when you need it you need it.

Never mind that the picture shows the airplane in a dive.

I bet it had air conditioning too. But it was a cool day so I wasn't missing it either way. Still...on a hot day. Speaking of air conditioning - anyone seen this portable unit mentioned on the beech talk weekly feed? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zero-breeze-the-world-s-coolest-portable-ac-unit#/ Very cool unit - portable and battery powered - which is perfect for start up and taxi use. To use in a small airplane it would need a way to vent the hose (which it can use) to outside the cabin.

Probably - it was one of six features on that airplane I really liked that I don't have. The other ones were: 1) the cool radar dome on the right wing. 2) those big prominent winglets - they looked good! I bet a pair of those would look good on my plane. 3) pressurization. Ok - I admit that was cool. 4) 10 seats (incl pilots). 5) the radar call outs - already mentioned. and drum roll please - my favorite: 6) that cool turbine sound when the engine is spooling up. I can't afford a turbine powered airplane, but I am thinking that I could afford a high quality audio tape of one, which I will then feed into my headset (and passenger....and broadcast by speakers to the people on the ramp) whenever the engine is running. That should be just as good.

hah - I was thinking of getting a sidewinder or something...for summer...and for when on the road since its portable.

I flew (as a passanger) in a PC12 this week. It was interesting to note that it had more than just the 500ft call out (as I have in my plane from the Aera 510 wired into the audio) but the automatic call outs also include, 50ft, 40ft, 30ft, .... This was not the PC12 NG but it has simply a GNS530W/430W duo - but of course lots of other avionics behind the panel that I could not see. I wonder what avionics that was allowing those call outs. Is that too precise to certify for a waas gps? Maybe it was a radar altimeter wired into the audio?

I heard its been raining. :-O

Its an amazing little tug - so reliable. It starts in one pull whether its -20F or +90F (the most extreme I have tried.....I bet even wider). And it runs on 100LL no problem - very convenient if you happen to keep it someplace where that is the most plentiful fuel...like an airport. It doesn't take much so no big deal that this fuel is more expensive than you could run it on.

That's what I have too. It is a great choice if like me - you need to put chains on the big tire for part of the year for ice and snow. I always like the robotow concept otherwise as well.