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Quote: Piloto Another low cost option is to install a an Aera 560 or G496 on the yoke. Neither will block the primary instruments view and are easily accessible under turbulence. On the picture notice that the Aera pilot's perspective view is bigger than a panel mounted display. José

Quote: JimR Can you link me to see what it is the portable system you bought? That might be just the ticket for me too.

Quote: M20JFlyer Does any one know if the King 200 series and the newer King 140 series of Bendix/King..now Honeywell autopilots, use a Pittman Motor in the Servos. If you have had recent experience with needing service on a King/Bendix AP SERVO please PM me at the e-addres at the bottom of this message. The King 100 series does indeed use Pittman for the servo drive motor.This week I made contact with several BK service centers. All had less than happy news to share... if indeed the servo motor is not up to spec. Not up to spec does not mean your motor has quit but that the service center determined the servo's motor will not perform to standards. Would anyone who had this problem share what they were quoted as cost to repair the servo motor if a servo motor was the required repair????? Honeywell anticipates that over 10K perhaps as many as 20K BK, Allied Signal and Honeywell units averaging three servo's per unit are in use. ( this number is not a verified number) If you are flying an airplane with a BK autopilot and a servo motor were to become in-op your AP will quit. Has anyone recently experienced a KAP 100 series or King 200 series autopilot repair when the service required a servo motor repair? If you can share your experience with MooneySpace or PM me it would be appreciated. Pat Lyons N9135W plyons820@yahoo.com

Quote: Lionudakis if it helps, there is a tab on the corrosionX site of "official" treatment centers, some might be individuals willing to travel, I bought a portable system, but I'm a ways away from you.

Quote: N513ZM FIKI vs Inadvertent - with FIKI you get more than just a 2nd TKS pump. 2nd Alternator, heated stall vane, 2nd pump, windshield spray bar, ice light and legal cover for possible foolish decisions that you live thru. Priceless.

Quote: N9937c Google has Flying magazines from 1953 till 2008. Is Neat! http://books.google.com/books?id=8BVI6sNpT4wC&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1&atm_aiy=1950#all_issues_anchor larry

Quote: Parker_Woodruff When I was born, Mooney was marketing a free Porsche 911 lease with the purchase of a PFM. The Bravo was coming out in a month. And the 252 was still for sale.

Quote: N601RX The 3D printing technology and material choices have came a long way in the last 7-8 years. 8 years ago the stuff was for visual displays only and would crumble in your hands if not careful. There are material choices out there today that will let you build functional parts. Our machines are a couple of years old, I was at a trade show last fall and it was amazing what the new machines would do. With that said, I agree they are not as strong as injected polycarbonate parts we make, but then again we can get a part the same day vs a week later.

Quote: dpmatsalla ... which is pretty much 50% of the days of the winter around here.

Quote: rocketman This new compound has very unique properties that might have some benefits as a powerful anti hydrophilic compound that repels water and other solutions. Think about the possibilities of applying this to the leading edge to prevent icing or spraying this into the plane in place of ACF-50 or Corrosion-X to prevent corrosion. Anybody know about this product? http://neverwet.com/index.php This is from the EAA website: http://eaa.org/news/2011/2011-11-23_neverwet.asp

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Quote: Piloto Have you noticed that all new pilot's watches still have the old traditional minutes and hours hands and that sport cars like the Corvette still have the traditional steam gauges. I still miss the rotary dial phones. José

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Quote: DaV8or I think the old timey approach of "use the instuments your Grand Pappy used and if you can't hack it, train, train, train and train some more" has been tried and not so true. People still stall and crash and people still overrun runways. I think mental math in the cockpit is a bad idea. It may be nessecary at times, but still a bad idea. I think it's time to let technology help. I want an AOA indicator in my plane. It's on the short list, but... I don't want to go first. Please, if anybody out there has one installed in a Mooney, or is about to have one installed, give us all a PIREP!

Quote: jbs007 GO NAVY BEAT ARMY!!!!

Quote: 1964-M20E Jose I agree with you. The glass cockpits are slick and neat and have the wow factor but I can take any private pilot and put the in any aircraft with steam gauges and he can interpret them and fly the aircraft landing may be another issue when it comes to much larger aircraft but he could fly it. Take the same pilot who has not worked with a G1000 system and he would be challenged to utilize the system. I’m not saying he could not fly the aircraft but he would be challenged. Also add in you have dedicated training courses to use the G1000 system. Before I bought my Mooney I was fascinated with the Cirrus Sr20 but I was looking at the older models that had the steam gauges. I feel small aircraft manufactures should stick to the steam gauges for cost and simplicity and they are easier to interpret. IMHO

Quote: xftrplt According to the POH and the placards at the fuel fillers, the usable fuel of my '81 K is 75 gal. (No bladders.) Twice I've checked the usable fuel by running tanks to engine sputter. Each tank takes 32.5 gal., filling above the flapper to the neck. The aircraft is missing 10 gal. of capacity! Any ideas/suggestions? TIA

Quote: jkb458 I found the following when Googling "N900TL". I imagine Tony had a lot of great flying stories!!! http://static.pressrepublican.com/obit_archives/obits/2004/12072004ob.htm Published: 12/7/04 Anthony E. Linck PLATTSBURGH ? Anthony E. (Tony) Linck, 85, of 8 Bushey Boulevard, Plattsburgh, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at the CVPH Medical Center following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Quote: edgargravel Now wait a second...the salad was a conscious decision 'cause we could have gotten fries with it. I'll also have you know we ordered a Diet Coke, because it all adds up.

Quote: Mitch I repeat my post from above!!! "Hey, what's the useful load of that Mooney? You're maybe one burp away from being over gross!!!"

Quote: HopePilot Here are the rules: 1. You must post a photo (this is our equivalent of the Food Network). 2. Brief discription of the item, which does not have to be a hamburger. 3. State location and airport you flew into. 4. Link to restaurant, if possible. Example: This weekend, the wife and I flew to Henderson, Nevada (KHND, our favored G.A. airport near Las Vegas), and ate at the nearby M Resort. The M has one of the best buffets in Vegas, which we ate at upon arriving. The great thing about having a Mooney, is you can work a full day and still fly to Vegas for dinner; from SoCal. Leaving the next day, we decided to eat at the Hash House A Go Go, also at the M, which is known for their, "Twisted Farm Food." We decided to split one of their famous one pound stuffed burgers, the apple smoked bacon and mashed potato. My expectations were low, but it was surprisingly good and I'd be inclined to order it again sometime. http://www.hashhouseagogo.com/vegas/index.html

Quote: jerry-N5911Q I just had a look at the FAA registry and counted up all the N numbered Mooneys. List below. Closer to home, how about my "C" model? Pilotfriend.com lists 2,045 "C" models built from 1962 through 1978 (none at all in 1971-1974) so about 3/4 of those birds are still on the registry. A fraction of the registred ones are not airworthy. Now that the FAA renews registrations every three years a number of grounded birds may drop off the records. I'd estimate there are no more than 1000 "C" model Mooneys still worth anything, with several hundred in the weeds and in abandonded states here and there. Still, that half of the population of "C" are still flying after 40+ years is a testament to their lasting value, or....something. FAA Registry as of 2/27/2012 M20 107 M20A 240 M20B 137 M20C 1,592 M20D 122 M20E 1,073 M20F 881 M20G 147 Pre J TOTAL 4,299 M20J 1,557 M20K 888 M20L 27 M20M 269 M20R 426 M20S 61 M20T 1 M20TN 115 Post J TOTAL 3,344 All M20 TOTAL 7,643 All M18 TOTAL 160 All M22 TOTAL 20

Quote: alex Niclan Corp. N9224M. 1966 M20E.

Quote: Bnicolette RIP http://www.ksat.com/news/Plane-goes-down-in-heavily-wooded-field-south-of-Stinson/-/478452/9135370/-/uahbqm/-/