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For the shortest possible ground roll do you turn onto the runway from the taxiway applying power as you straighten out? Or do you align yourself on the runway, hold the brakes, full power, release? Which one actually gets you off shorter? I can see the benefit of deveoping maximum thrust before rolling but I also see value in having a few mph going into it.

Patrick was last spotted in Wilmar Minnesota: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9154K Decided to get those tanks resealed while you're at it Patrick?

What do you have to hide?

If you're powering low current devices and the wiring is sufficient, you can get a splitter for multiple devices: http://www.amazon.com/Three-Way-Cigarette-Lighter-Socket-Splitter/dp/tags-on-product/B0018NB3OK Some even have direct USB charge ports on them and you can use USB cables directly. I bought one but haven't had to use it yet cause I try to just charge my devices ahead of time at home.

Brett, get over here so I could feel yours. I gotta know that the girth is right and that it will still please hours on end.

I think you can only subscribe when you are posting/replying my checking the "Notify me via email of new posts to this thread." box before you submit. And it has to be a full reply and not quick reply.

^ More like 1/3 the price cause that's a 13oz can so comparable plexus is nearly $18. But is it just as good? The plexus seems really expensive but it does an outstanding job and lasts a long time. I would be thrilled to pay less for same but wouldn't really want to pay less for less in this case.

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What do you think of just getting the pilot yoke done? Is it half us much? I was originally thinking of re-powdercoating both of mine but it's only the pilot yoke that's bad. Maybe I can get the pilot yoke done in leather for $300 and leave the copilot yoke (which is very rarely used) as is.

Do you prime before applying the touchup paint?

He was trying to clear the "dear" off the runway

And if the bulb isn't STC or PMAed, you're gonna have to file a 337! That's how you turn a $1 light bulb into a $1000 light bulb!

Today we had an outstanding fly in at Lancaster Airport. This is the largest turnout NJMP has had and largest fly-in I have participated in. We've had guys come from as far as western PA, Long Island, and Maryland. All Mooneys attending were J/K models (some with conversions). No early models or long bodies were present. We had 8 Mooneys fly in for this meet and 1 Cherokee. I have a feeling that Cherokee is going to end up on Trade-A-Plane first thing tomorrow morning after this! I got to Linden extra early but started my flight with a short hop to Central Jersey to get cheap gas. I didn't want to have to be worrying about that on the way back. From Central Jersey, I proceeded IFR to Lancaster. At 6000ft the ride was smooth as silk and most of the clouds were below me. I had a momentary encounter with clouds as I descended but that was the extent of IMC I experienced for the day. I got to Lancaster by 11:30 and was surprised that many of the guys had already arrived. I spotted at least 6 other Mooneys that were not there for our fly in. It sure was raining Mooneys on Lancaster today. Adam from Mooneyspace chose to come to Lancaster cause we were there but was on his way out just as we were arriving. Aras came to our fly in while dropping off his Cherokee for prop balancing. Jim showed up briefly and we marveled at his LED landing light installation and checked out Dick's Monroy ATD that saved his life. Patrick came first and foremost to watch the Giants pulverize the Falcons. He is in the process of meticulously upgrading his 1995 M20J. In fact he's flying out to Don Maxwell's tomorrow and then continuing to California for interior work. Seth, who I first met at the Midatlantic Mooney Fly In at Frederick, brought in his Missile and compared it to Joe's Rocket conversion. Joe stunned everyone with his engine out and 4 bladed prop stories as usual. We had 8 seats at the table and 10 attendees. But people were coming and going so at no point were we too crowded. We discussed the usual Mooneyspace topics and shared personal stories you can't hear anywhere else. All in all the fly in was an outstanding success. I'm sure everyone is looking forward to doing this again some time. Here's a few video clips (unfortunately I didn't get to take any video/pictures of the guys cause we were so busy conversing and checking out each other's planes, all the more reason for next time): If you're based in NJ or surrounding states and would like to be on our email list for future fly ins, you can request to join our NJMP yahoo group. It's not restricted to New Jersey but most of our fly ins are in or near NJ so you'd have to be able/willing to make it there. So please join us for one of our future fly ins.

Now are these brand new bulbs or overhaul replacements

Ok, feel free to come. And anyone else interested in coming, just drop on in. We've got a big turnout planned but we'd love to have more. So if you aren't on the list but would like to come, just come. 12-4 at KLNS!

No one I was thinking of bringing along is coming. I think there are still 4 definites including you and me. There are at least another 3-5 maybes. Table is for 8. We'll just have to see how it all plays out.

^ Looks like someone got a dipstick too far up the ass, can't measure the level of shit coming out of it. Whoever's in charge, can you please delete this spam.

Last time I flew, I was cruising along when all of a sudden the low voltage light comes on. I then looked at my ammetter and it was way negative indicating a discharge. I was daytime IFR in VMC and was already thinking through my plan of cancelling IFR, shutting down unnecessary electrics, and where to land. I did not touch anything and while I was thinking, the voltage light turned off, ammeter normalized, and electrics ran fine the remainder of the flight and the next two. Anyone ever experience something like this? Any rational explanation? Is this any kind of indication of imminent alternator trouble or just some strange isolated occurance?

LOP Climb scares me cause there is far less margin for error. Although it pains me to watch 19+ gph go out the exhaust, it's only for a few minutes and doesn't really cost as much as it looks. Also it's far too much work/focus too early in the game. It's one thing to play with mixture controls up at altitude, but to be doing that coming just out of the airport is too much. Even furthermore, in a NA the climb is only going to take 5-10 minutes so the savings would be brief but the workload severe. On the other hand leaning LOP for a 2 hour long cruise has a massive effort vs savings ratio.

Thanks, link much appreciated. That's going right along my digital POH, logs, and other scans!

What year M20J is this for?

But if you are adjusting the prop strictly for noise reasons then you should either: A) Leave it full and climb like hell and be well over the noise sensitive area before you reach it or Reduce prop, continue till high or far enough, then put it back in and continue climb What am I missing?

You early in early out guys are welcome to come as early as 11AM and just spend a bit more time out at the planes. I made the table reservation for 12:45 cause the game only starts at 1. The 11-12:45 time is more for hangar talk and getting to know each other. I gotta figure out who's coming with me cause that might slow me down. But if I end up coming solo, I'll probably get there by 11AM.

Quote: jetdriven Do any of you bring back the power for climb in a 172 or some other small training airplane? Why or why not?

Quote: Bnicolette I'll also be early in and out by 2:30. Have to take a friend back to Annapolis (leaving his plane for the prop shop @ Lancaster) then on to home before night fall. No night flight over the mountains for this pilot.