M20F

+1 for Falcon

It isn't anything money can't fix, if you don't have the money probably not worth the risk. I had an issue with mine about 700 miles from home. Turned into a bad deal with the only mechanic on the field. 3 tickets home, ride down with some hanger fairies, and some magic rule bending later it got home. I have an EI-MVP50. It tells a lot of useful things but I really don't buy much into it helps you predict when a valve is going to snap off or a lobe is going to pop off. Engine monitors are good for helping you maximize engine life by running it correctly but it isn't clairvoyant. A lot of years worth of oil analysis might point to a trend but a cam lobe can go in 10-12hrs after really starting to make metal. If that doesn't coincide with your oil change then oh well. I just assume every flight is going to cost me $30K and if it doesn't then I am happy. If you can't live with that stress then really renting is the best option because it comes for all airplane owners eventually.

It can cause problems. RayJay's as example you can get the motor STC but not the airframe STC (or vice versa I forget which). This can happen with factory planes as well. Piper lost all the Comanche tooling to a flood so some of those parts are hard to find. An STC holder can kill the STC all together. Hard to predict the future. The larger the volume of planes made the better the odds are you will always be able to get what you need. I don't ever envision an issue finding C172 parts as example.

Mine started doing it for about 2 months and I kept meaning to do something about it. Then it just fixed itself. Best fix I have had in awhile. I am sure something is loose somewhere.

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I rest my case....

A E is "Super" which makes you sound like some teenager. A F is an Executive and fits like a Brioni suite with a nice cigar lighter and a retractable step. Do you want to be super or be an Executive is the question.

Signature pays a I am guessing a fairly hefty rent rate at ATL it is reasonable to expect the costs of service would be correspondingly higher. As others have mentioned they are 24x7 and offer services. When I couldn't get into 47N at 0200 and diverted to MMU they got me a can and I got home versus sleeping in the plane (done that enough over the years where the handling fee is worth it) I travel all up and down the East coast from BOS to ATL with all my offices within very close proximity to the major airports. In every case I can find a small GA airport that causes me zero inconvenience and is easier on the pocket book. For ATL I land at KFTY which is easier to get in and out of then ATL for sure and I buy gas at KCTJ if needed (generally on the way to SDF or BNA). I spent 30 mins trying to get out of ATL on AA Thursday my experience as GA in the class B's it is often a 15-30 min taxi/wait so I avoid like the plague. It isn't hard to find cheap gas and handling if you plan accordingly.

You should ask how many ME hours he has in order to get an equivalent rate. It only takes me 1500 ME with 25 in type to get equivalent to my F in a C320. Twins are fun but wildly impractical in almost every way compared to a single.

Call Jimmy or Dave at All American Aircraft. Tell them what you want and what you want to pay and they will find it. Annual pre-buy with Maxwell.

I use https://www.amazon.com/CRC-5103-Quick-Electronic-Cleaner/dp/B000BXOGNI

It probably is just not seating in the cage correctly so the antenna connection is weak. Doesn't sound like an radio issue would as suggested above use contact cleaner and make sure seated in cage correctly. More than likely the fix is the cost of a can of cleaner.

How long does it take you in minutes from start up to lift off? I see people take 30 mins to do their thing and others are started and airborne in nuclear alert time frames. As a general rule of thumb though probably not enough to matter, figure 3gph unleaned.

It is a lot easier to determine what you want your annual operating expense (CAPEX, fuel, insurance, etc.) to be per flight hour and work backwards to a plane than it is to figure out planes forward. The aircraft you list have a huge differing cost structure but I don't see any kind of guidance to what the budget is. Odds are a fractional is probably going to be a lot better deal if it is a purely financial decision.

What happens when you fly around, heat it up, and then run it on the ground tail to the wind? The oil temp should start to go up at some point.

Have you tried covering the oil cooler and seeing if that changes the temp? Would at least help to pin point the issue. Sounds to me like a probe issue.

Hitting a decent bump at any amount of speed in a Mooney it is going to bounce hard and potentially porpoise. I have done some gravel roads and fields in WY/ND and it isn't really comparable to landing at a nice grass glider strip. It sounds like your mind is made up but Mooney's aren't the best option for unimproved surfaces in my opinion.

He is a cheesehead so definitely not really smart....

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Lots of cabins to rent and a couple of hotels in the town. It isn't as upscale as Mackinac but I enjoy it. Good food, nice bars, and the stars are spectacular.

Probably a true statement it isn't relevant though. Frost causes almost no loss of speed and is more deadly than ice. The loss of speed is a symptom but it isn't what kills you, loss of lift is.

The high wing loading and laminar flow makes a Mooney wing a lot less suitable for ice accumulation than a big fat winged Piper. The speed loss is reflective of drag and noticeable. What isn't always very reflective with ice is the loss of lift and increase in stall speed. To look at it another way a thin layer of frost on the wing can cause you to crash. It isn't drag or weight related. It is the airflow disruption causing enough loss of lift that the plane won't fly.

I am a Beaver Island (KSJX) fan myself.

http://www.caribbeanflyingadventures.com/ Much better and Jim will answer just about any question you have. Fuel prices are updated regularly along with details of how you get in/out of each of the islands.

I would think utilizing a GUMPS checklist sans the radio would be just as good and wouldn't clutter the frequency.