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I believe the manual cowl flaps from the J are the same (looks similar in the video), but for clarity, my experience is a J not a K. Your description of how things used to be does not sound good. While there is some friction, pulling and pushing may take some strength to get "over-center" it should notrequire jockeying around. There 2 distinct positions, wide open and fully closed. The "trailing" position is a bit vague and is just putting the linkage over center from wide open and letting aero forces push the mechanism into some half-open condition. There is an adjustment (very important one, in my opinion) to set how open the flaps are when the mechanism is in the closed position. Closed does not have to be truly closed. It is the threads and locknuts on the joint in your hand in the video. Some people adjust it seasonally, I just left it the same all the time. When "closed" on the panel control knob, the flaps were NOT flush, but half-inch or so, open. This helps cooling, especially in warmer weather, and gives you a very low drag setting and you do not risk overheating if you forget to open the flaps. I found this was great in cruise. I was usually wide open on taxi and takeoff and "trail" as the control in a half-way position for climb. In some cases trail was required in cruise, such as very hot days. If you were having trouble closing, and the flaps were set to be flush, you could also have been fighting the contact forces and deflecting the flap against the cowling.

When I visited the area in 2012, I used FRG to get to the city and Long Island. I think for Queens, it is your best bet. I used the FBO that is now Atlantic, but memory is that they were a local FBO back then. I do not consider LGA and JFK as practical options for us.

The Battery Minder will switch on and off (I think it was @wishboneash who documented this) so at some point the power to the relay will drop out and then the Battery Minder can no longer sense or charge the battery. Essentially useless. I modified a generic "Cessna" APU connection that has the 3rd +12V leg for holding the relay closed. (example: https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/jumperplug.php) I connected the battery minder to the + and - 12 V as you would expect, and a very low power 12 VDC (12V and 0.5 A) power supply from amazon on the 3rd leg, sharing the ground with the battery minder. The little power supply kept the relay closed so the Battery Minder could do its thing. I needed 2 things plugged into house power at once (battery minder and the power supply), but it worked. The benefit of this over wiring in something permanent is that it is not permanent. Permanent is better, but there are reasons you may not want to do that.

Is there a reason you do not want the Concorde? If looking at losing weight, be sure to evaluate the new CG with a lightweight battery. The Concorde is heavy and far aft.

To give an idea, the Mallory Sonalert is a little and common electrical item. You can get them at Frys and Radio Shack in the day. Amazon has some. Ebay has some Mooney salvage ones. Looks like this, or similar.

They are listed here, at the bottom of the page: https://www.mooneysafety.com/

Good to see that the courses are selling out. I am signed up to TUS in April. I think this will be #6.

I have not see what you are describing, in many years of use. The only bug I find with FLyQ (recently) is that it incorrectly injects victor airways into flightplans filings. I do not always catch it and end up with a routing on airway without a fix to transition from airway to an airport or other point.

The same. But they did admit they were wrong and fixed it. That takes a negative and makes it a plus, overall.

There is still the Avis of EFB's...FlyQ from Seattle Avionics. I have used this since the early days, and when testing against FF there are differences, but nothing that made me want to switch.

That should mean the surface, not the extreme that is bottom of the dimple. If you put the mating part there, is is setoff the correct distance from the other feature on the crankshaft?

When I flew into KPAE as a transient in 2018, before I moved out here, I was able to park for a week at the Regal flight school spaces. Near the self-serve pumps. Only props there, and nobody will move your plane. I was thinking of their spaces.

I am based on KPAE, but have not lived out here that long. I think you should break these airports up by region, namely what side of Puget Sound or what Island they are. Bremerton and Tacoma Narrows and Port TOwnsend are easy to get in and out and have tradtional transient parking, but are nowhere near each other or near Seattle, if you going to drive from there. It seems that for the West Side of the Sound, airport choice is driven by what is closest to your friends. For the Seattle side, if you accept that you will be at an FBO and give up your CB status, I think BFI is the best location to get to downtown Seattle including practical public transportation options. PAE is probably cheaper FBO's (my base, so I have no idea the cost) but adds some drive time, and you would need a car or plan a series of public transportation steps to get to Seattle itself. I heard that Renton has limited options for transient parking. Research that one closely. Port Townsend is a popular restaurant stop and has a small but nice museum. Bremerton is a good restaurant stop. Friday Harbor and Orcas are great day trips because they are otherwise a long ferry ride, so non-pilots do not get to visit these places as a casual choice. SeaTac does have a GA "terminal" in the SE corner. I have not done it, but you can land (big fee) and park at the FBO (Signature?) for a large overnight fee, and you remain outside of security and away from the real terminal building. I doubt the price is justified when BFI is closer to Seattle and more GA oriented. Enroute from Montana and need a meal? Felts Field in SPokane had a resaurant that caught fire, but I think they have reopened ( @Ragsf15e should know). Davenport (68S) is a sleepy town with a good Mexican place you can walk to across the street and down a block from the airport. -dan

What about clear film that is UV blocking? Like tint, but without color. An applicator in Austin advertises this service: https://www.dixietintpros.com/blog-posts/specialty-window-tinting-for-aircraft-comfort-and-performance#:~:text=‍,not like tinting a car. 3M has this: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b5005059011/ (note 70% transmission, so it is not "clear") From the Aviation Aisle of Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/p/BuyDecorativeFilm-24-in-x-25-ft-S2M-Clear-UV-Blocking-Window-Film-S2MCLST24025/305853019

There is "original" and "professional" in gallons and quarts.