M20F

I am still having heart palpitations over it, unbelievably loud and not the kind of sound you want to hear wizzing along. I was convinced I hit an Eagle or something after checking all the gauges 10000x. Soon as I landed and stepped out saw it flopped out backwards on the roof. I was happy and then I went and changed my shorts.

If you absolutely want to shit your pants and have a heart attack all at the same time, break that wire in cruise.

What I hear is it sounds like your mission has changed. That could be no airplane or it could be a different airplane than what you have.

You need to share more about your mission. How many hours per year, average trip length, heavy IFR/all VFR. I find many people over buy for their mission. I want to fly VFR every weekend @50 miles to eat breakfast, I should get an Acclaim S. I never fly IFR but I want to put in a $200K EFIS system. I am not saying this is the case for you, but without mission details how can anyone give sound advice?

What I thought everyone flew their Mooney’s 100% power, 100% of the time, 300 degrees LOP!!

TO flaps till assured of landing and then go to full flaps. For a F half flaps (take off) is additional lift.

I expected what @47U posted and thanked them accordingly. By all means though don’t let me stop you from telling stories about yourself.

Thank you for the factual versus the theoretical.

Anyone know what this is? Curious more than anything.

Fisk on Friday, out on Sunday

Go G5, as others have said the 275 is too small and too cluttered.

Best thing about summer is a good BLT.

I bid $3.73

Mike Busch All About Oil The lawnmower analogy

I have only ever done one missed approach with a diversion. ILS-32 at KCMX due to fog about 10yrs ago. 200’ (you can go to 100’ with environment insight) and 1/2 mile is as you put it correctly really low. I have otherwise never had an issue getting in, though I have at times adjusted to an alternate (i.e. the VOR approach I know isn’t going to work so I land 10 miles down the road with an ILS). 200’ (100’) and 1/2 a mile is low low low. I am with you on this.

M20F? Hello???? Vintage. Obviously as an Executive that breakfast comes with a pitcher of martinis, stirred, not shaken.

I had this delicious Shakshouka one day for breakfast. I find the food to be fantastic at KOSH.

My guess is you are not priming enough which is why it starts easier with mixture forward. Try priming 1-2 seconds more, then start with idle cutoff. In the end though if what you are doing is consistent and repeatable, just keep doing it.

When cold I prime liberally (maybe 1-2 seconds with green PSI) then mixture off, slight crack on throttle, crank, 1-2 blades, advance mixture when fires. When hot. Half throttle, no prime, mixture off, crank, 3-4 blades, fires, advance throttle, if it seems like it will die hit boost pump, retard throttle to idle. This method also works for a flood start, just more blades spinning till start. I haven’t had a starting issue in probably 10yrs and whenever I have really had one (always hot) I just flood it. If it isn’t starting cold you probably aren’t priming enough or something else is wrong. The IO360 is bueno when cold, it can be naughty when hot (but a flood start will always fix that). I have a Skytec starter which helps.

Gin & Tonic

@tomgo2 is the no AD on the clamps still applicable? Hearing differing things with the FAA in general putting an AD on spot welded clamps.

I have learned from this forum that Mooney’s are so spacious compared to other planes that you could comfortably put two circus elephants in the front seats. Enjoy!

Room temperature vulcanizing??? Vulcanizing versus WELDING?? You need to do your research sir!

I just use JB Weld.

40-50hrs is pretty common.