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  1. LANCECASPER
    Since Jose Monroy (Piloto) has spent half of his adult life with his hands inside of a Mooney fuel tank I'd be inclined to trust his judgment.
  2. LANCECASPER
    The guy's name is wrench and he's from NH where the plane is . . . something might be coming together on this.
  3. LANCECASPER
    Unless your hangarmate had a 1978 Cardinal (28v) then he had a 14 volt electrical system in his airplane. The 14v ArcticAir only has a 200 cfm fan instead of the 400 cfm fan on the above unit. On the 28v system with the low setting of 22 amps, 5000 BTU of cooling with a 400 cfm fan should easily cool down a Mooney cabin. The exhaust air can be vented just like the Mooney factory air, through the rear and the condensation can go through a drain hole just like the one that is drilled for the battery gases. Here's a post from a few years ago where it worked well in a Cherokee:
  4. LANCECASPER
    Ok that's three we know of . . .lol
  5. LANCECASPER
    +1 on the Speed Out
  6. LANCECASPER
    It sounds like the manufacturer can set the max amp draw to 22 amps on that unit, or 19 amps on the smaller unit mentioned in my previous post.
  7. LANCECASPER
    Actually yes I do. I already gave it to you. And by the way, you're welcome. The times I've done it I've taken the old screw out, cleaned the threads, put Permatex Aviation Sealant #3 (http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/permatexprod4.php?clickkey=288791) on the new screw and reinstalled and it has worked very well every time. But those aren't my instructions I just followed Don's. But if you like the other people's instructions better follow theirs'.
  8. LANCECASPER
    It looks like all you need is 22 amps - that shouldn't be a problem. I would check with the manufacturer to see if there have been some Mooney installs. However this one should be big enough for the cabin of the Mooney and it only draws 19 amps and saves cargo space and 8 pounds. http://www.arcticaircooler.com/product-p/rac-200-1-24d.htm
  9. LANCECASPER
    Whether you take Dons advice is completely up to you. Of course he's done it hundreds of times and you're thinking of doing it the first time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. LANCECASPER
    http://donmaxwell.com/publications/MAPA_TEXT/_overlay/Fuel Tank Repair_How We Fix Them 2-05.htm This link under the paragraph that says "Panel Screws" says you don't have to drain the tanks.
  11. LANCECASPER
    Are they on the top under the wing walk?
  12. LANCECASPER
    One of the main reasons General Aviation has such a bad accident rate compared to the airlines is that many pilots don't follow proven procedures and they take short-cuts on their checklists. Part of the certification of an airplane is that the POH be approved by the FAA. This has Normal and Emergency procedures which should be followed if you want the safety that was built into the certification.
  13. LANCECASPER
    They have little pointed plastic clips on them. To avoid damaging the leather trim panel you might want to take the seat out and the side panel off.
  14. LANCECASPER
    I heard that one guy put one in a Bonanza and one put one in a Mooney . . surely someone else somewhere has bought one. It's actually a nice looking product but I can't imagine going out on a limb and buying one.
  15. LANCECASPER
    That's OK. Maybe he flies a lot and is almost ready for another engine .. lol.
  16. LANCECASPER
    I think he had it installed with Don Maxwell a couple of years ago.
  17. LANCECASPER
    Sun N' Fun and Oshkosh had great deals on transponders last year. Some were buying the Appareo Stratus ESG to get ADS-B out compliant for $2200 plus about $500 installation. It has a built in WAAS source and slides in where a KT76A fits.
  18. LANCECASPER
    Anthony what transponder do you have on your Ovation?
  19. LANCECASPER
    Thanks!!
  20. LANCECASPER
    Jose, Do you put the weatherstrip on top of the rubber door seal that's already there? Also, do you use this on the baggage door also? Thanks, Lance
  21. LANCECASPER
    might be able to get a cheap new one if no one else bids http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aero-Trim-Aileron-Rudder-Trim-Control-MSRP-899-FAA-PMA-Cessna-Piper-Mooney-/282343085377?hash=item41bcf59541:g:w3cAAOSw5cNYhSiE&vxp=mtr
  22. LANCECASPER
    The long body Mooneys all have two ships batteries so with electric primary and backup there's a lot of electricity there to get it back safely on the ground.
  23. LANCECASPER
    This began around 2006.
  24. LANCECASPER
    The two blade is better for cruise, if that's what you're looking for. The 252 gave the most cruise speed for fuel burned and it used a two blade prop. Later when Mooney was doing flight testing for the Encore (updated 252) they tried many prop options and although the 3 blade looked better on the ramp, the two blade always gave them better cruise numbers by a few knots. There are trade-offs with everything, better cruise = 2 blade, better climb = 3 blade. The 3 blade scimitar top prop probably hits the best sweet spot with cruise and climb speeds, but it's expensive.
  25. LANCECASPER
    At the MAPA opening discussion with Tom Bowen (who no longer works at Mooney) the audience was blaming the FAA for no certification. He said that Mooney was way behind on getting the FAA the data that they needed for certification. So, representing Mooney, he accepted the blame.
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