201er

Wait till you find out how much those tops (dreidel if you're jewish) cost, you won't be spinning them and playing games any more!

Any side by side pics from outside? Curious how much taller it sits and how much longer?

Triflow

How many PPM reading is: ”no big deal, they all leak some” ”let’s get a mechanic to look at this some time” “continue to destination but this needs to be fixed” ”declare an emergency and land”

Mine is random. Right wing does the normal single synchronized strobe and the left does triples. But it’s not out of a carefully considered choice relying on the most advanced artificial technology, it’s out of being cheap and replacing only the one that was broken!

Not if you pass out... When's the last time you've had your CO detector calibrated? I wouldn't get overly confident about the reading and chart to decide how much time I have. Get on the ground ASAP. But it's true, the airplane isn't on fire and the engine isn't quit so get down safely without wasting time.

You sure that wouldn’t act like a Venturi and suck more CO into the cabin? I’ve never opened in flight so I’m not sure if it blows in or out?

Any Mooney specific suggestions to share such as how to set the cowl flaps, power, etc in the event of a sudden high Carbon Monoxide reading?

Right way to handle Carbon Monoxide: Wrong way (no offense, Dan’s the man!) or Having good detection, keeping head straight, and landing ASAP. That’s the way to go. Glad Dan is ok and has convinced the majority of us to get detectors. For those who haven’t, see above and think about how you will handle it.

@Parker_Woodruff should be able to answer off the top of his head

Would have been easier to speed mod it up to 202 and keep the name?

I bought a lycoming factory reman engine because I had a good experience with Mooney

I’m definitely in the best of both. I’m usually getting 150-155ktas on 8-8.5gph while LOP. This is above Carson’s Speed but it is still great bang for the buck because burning an additional 1-4gph only provides a tiny increase in speed at that point. Love going fast. But going slightly slower than fast also happens to be quite efficient. Rarely worth going any harder than that.

Is a Mooney about speed or efficiency to you? For example if you cruise 75% power at best power, that’s speed. 55% power at 7gph at or below peak, that’s efficiency. Or something in between for best of both? Or neither because you primarily use your Mooney to provide an aesthetic feel to your hangar space?

Danbury tower completely losing it on everyone in the pattern:

I’ve heard a fair amount of griping and chewing flying around NYC for many years, but this is on another level.

Have you ever been chewed out on the radio by ATC or another pilot? Did you do something wrong? Was it deserved? How did it make you feel? Did it make you screw up or fly worse afterward from the tension it caused?

Sounds like there's some history of multiple occasions not clearing the runway for N3277F...

Yet another one! Dunno why it's such a trend for twins to have their doors popping open in flight for videos but not much different of a problem than in Mooneys. Kuddos to the pilot admitting it was his mistake/responsibility for not checking the door was properly closed before takeoff and making a safe landing. Dave Hirschman, AOPA Pilot Editor at Large, narrates "as pilot in command, this was my fault. I failed to ensure the Baron's passenger door was closed and locked before takeoff so it popped open in cruise." There is definitely a pattern of complacency across these videos and similar stories of the pilot in command failing to perform proper preflight action and pretakeoff checklist to ensure the door is properly closed. Too much trust in the passenger being able to close the door. But, worse yet, it makes you wonder what other pre-takeoff items they may be skipping if they are not checking the door per the checklist?

You sure you weren’t looking for something to pull electrical wires? Or clear a drain? Or a sort of oil?

Not really. Many people do speed mods just to get it to be closer to book value.

What did they do to make the 68 model slower?

You can’t go a week on Mooneyspace without someone complaining how theirs is slow or bragging theirs is fast. Then the responses pile in about how fast they cruise. I think we have a pretty good idea of real world numbers hanging around here.

Let’s see how you size up compared to others. Does your Mooney make book value cruise or top speed? How does it compare to others of the same model (and year if relevant)? You know how yours compares cause everyone is always posting pics comparing. Discounting different altitudes and power settings, talking more about the airframe speed at comparable settings and environments. So be honest about how yours is.