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^ For those of you wondering if the unicorn really exists, there's proof I'm not making it up and giving false promises. @carusoam resurrected from the depths of the mooneyspacedom. He will be at Central Jersey for this fly in. Will you? Based on the private responses I've been getting, expecting a pretty big turn out.

For your entertainment and viewing pleasure, I will be presenting Anthony @carusoam on display at the Dean of Mooneyspace Lunch Fly In at 47N Central Jersey airport at noon on Saturday 4/20/24. Free autographs on a first come first serve basis. You might even have the opportunity to buy him lunch. $5.35 100LL self serve. Park on the main ramp and a very short walk out of the airport to the restaurant on the corner of the road leading into the airport. Don't let the name "Pizza 'n Pasta" fool you. This place has Stromboli's, Calzone's, and other Italian delights such as Anthony Caruso. Need I say more?

It would make sense to check on the ground against known runway direction prior to takeoff before jumping to any conclusions.

Get an angle of attack indicator and take out the guess work.

I hear they extended the discount so if you didn't get one last year, here's your chance!

Did you pick up your free Mooney today?

Also a tailwind on base. Between the louder wind noise and higher ground speed, it’s easy to misinterpret higher than actual airspeed. Much better to read AOA from an AOA indicator rather than to infer it from a multitude of usually-but-not-always coincident sources (pitch attitude, wind noise, ground speed, airspeed indicator). Add a little heavy on the rudder after the base overshoot and jittery nerves and it’s not a good outcome

Altimeter 30.13. So pressure altitude is about 200ft lower. When ADSB shows 600, should be 800MSL. Still kinda low.

Sounds similar to the one in Canada not too long ago but with a much worse outcome KSGJ 251556Z 07010KT 10SM OVC041 21/16 A3013 10 knot tailwind on base leg would imply about a 74 knot indicated diminishing to 63 in the base to final turn. Popped door not only requires maintaining focus but also carrying additional airspeed. Something about how the air flows or the airspeed indicator indicates appears to require about an additional 10 knots of airspeed to maintain the same angle of attack in my experience. I NEVER let anyone else close my door and it hasn't happened in a decade since.

Did you try Brian? He’s a Mooney owner and used to do a lot of pre-buys. He’s a Mooney guy and last I heard he’s been in DC. I think: @orionflt

Keep in mind some states may require 2 locks and the ignition key acts as the second. NJ requires aircraft spending over 24 hours to have 2 locks: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/march/25/general-aviation-aircraft-two-lock-faqs

I can’t imagine them going for more than $200 when Mooney CBs have so many excellent alternatives

Does your landing light appear one bit brighter from the cabin?

Check controls with master on and off. Check the autopilot.

That was done without my permission or input

...and I'm usually telling people not to buy an expensive headset during private pilot training because 80% drop out and you're not getting most of your money back

Appendix D to Part 91—Airports/Locations: Special Operating Restrictions Section 3. Locations at which fixed-wing Special VFR operations are prohibited. The Special VFR weather minimums of § 91.157 do not apply to the following airports:… Not available at some airports. IFR traffic receives priority. And you can potentially go missed and climb IFR on a visual but not SVFR. Also, a visual approach can get you in descending out of instrument conditions. SVFR may be limited to the terminal area because you would need an instrument clearance to continue out of the area into controlled airspace. https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/risk-management/special-vfr/

I posted a video of gear retract in 201. Gear retraction began 8 seconds after lift off and was completed 10 seconds after liftoff. The right main continued spinning well past 20 seconds after liftoff. Seeing this convinced me to tap brakes.

Yes. I have made it a habit to tap the brakes after every takeoff in my Mooney after seeing what’s happening with my wheels in this video of one of my takeoffs a while ago: 2:35 into the video. I was surprised how long the right wheel was spinning after retraction. There may be some wear from loading from gyroscopic precession while swinging spinning wheels. But more importantly it may be spraying mud/debris into the wheel wells. Particularly after parking on grass (think Oshkosh). So, it’s become SOP not to think about differentiating when the wheels are clean vs not. I tap the toe brakes while reaching for the gear lever.

Well apparently Blade claims to offer charters and helicopter flights to Area 51. Found this via google: https://www.blade.com/airports/homey-area-51

Then maybe it's to make an airspace violation double jeopardy. Fly over this and then you're busted for violation of both restricted airspace and tfr!