Bolter

If you improperly stored an engine in the hangar then put it on the airframe and called it zero time, that would be misleading if not dishonest. I think we would all value an improperly stored engine (preservative oils, sealed bag) as a corrosion case, as well, if we knew. Once installed on the airframe, there is a record of age and use where it was not pickled and sealed up.

I think this is a scam site. They collected public info and put it into a page full of dangerous links and phishing pop ups. I do not recommend clicking on it.

A bit related as it is TKS usage experience, the first time I ran the TKS a long time, I was caught off guard by the smell and visible vapors coming off the hot engine when landing. That was not mentioned in the manual.

I have also not seen this issue, Ovation w/ FIKI TKS not a Bravo.

I have a 1998 M20R with 310 HP STC and about 2400 SNEW. I consume about 1 qt every 10-15 hours, depending on how much time on the oil.

What want has nothing to do with it. I expect that when approved as air vehicles, they will probably fly into all the airports over time. We cannot avoid the future aircraft in the pattern any more than we can avoid driving next to a Waymo in San Francisco. We are already the last generation to drive stick, and just might be the last to manually control cars and small planes.

LA city and airport management, "these airports are a burden on society, and take money from the people" Also LA city and airport management, "ideally located next to everything, an ideal airport location," and "please pay us now". It was not clear to me if this becomes a private airport and they can immediately exclude GA and charge fees, or they have received "control" of the airport but it remains a public airport without restrictions. I flew out of WHP for almost 20 years, always at risk of being closed down by the city. I watched SMO get squeezed by land developers that are pulling a fast one on the locals. So yes, a little jaded. -dan

Not to belittle @Gary D, but if he is asking about what to look for this close to an impending purchase, he is not ready to self-inspect a Mooney. While it is all screwdrivers and wrenches to get to these places, knowing in advance where to go is a skill set, even if you have a list of things to look at in front of you. For example, is it old 4-disk generation landing ger pucks on there since new, or the later 3-puck generation? Most of us know the difference, but a new to Mooney person would not. That was intended as an easy example. Other things are more challenging. Finding a good pre-buy check list to provide the pre-buy shop is the best thing you can do at this stage. And observe and learn from it to be ready for the next one, or be ready for your first annual. Several lists are on this site. It was not clear to me in the OP if the pre-buy shop is the seller. This is always a concern, and should be avoided. -dan

Just don't turn on the A/C and stay out of icing conditions, and you can carry more fuel :-)

I have had only had zero leak heaters in my Mooney's when the system is maintained. Running ROP and LOP. I base this on the CO levels not changing with or without heater turned on. I should note that when running LOP, I get 0 ppm CO in the cabin. When running ROP, I get values that vary from 10 to 50 ppm CO, sensitive to climb angle and other variables. Being downstream of another plane on the ramp can give some of the higher readings as their exhaust drifts down the ramp and through my open doors. I realized this when I was getting a high reading, and not yet running the engine, one day. I recently found my door seal was leaking a little, as the cause of slighlty elevated cabin CO when on the ground. Sensorcon AV8 clipped to my kneeboard.

You do not specify which Mooney it is, which can influence some finer details, but generally the answers will be the same. I think in all Mooney's, dropping to the 25-25 is considered antiquated technique with some suggesting it is an old wives tale dating back to round engines. I know the best technique for a IO 360 (like a J) is full power until cruising altitude, with mixture tweaking along the way. If you are going to pattern, then full power until pattern, and transitioning to pattern power levels. 25-25 in climb is giving up power that gets you to a safer altitude. The engine quitting at the power change may also be significant. -dan

Time for an update on Sensorcon battery life. Today, the battery low indicator came on. This is 294 days or about 7000 hours since my last update. I estimate the battery lasted at least 12,000 hours. Not a big deal, but takes some pressure off when forgetting to turn it off after a flight. -dan

Option 2 was just to be complete, without exploring the intent for the choice. For a while I maintained both in order to keep Canada and +18k altitude options. Never exercised either, so I just let the class 3 lapse.

I was not expecting such a consistent even split between BASIC Med and conventional medicals. The total population of the poll grows, and remains at 50/50. Perhaps more commerically active pilots on here than I expected. I believe you can act as CFI/CFII under Basic Med.

Curious of how many of us moved to Basic Med. Started a poll: