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I have a relatively new ignition switch and keys for sale if you want to go that route. It came out of my plane during my panel rebuild.

Thank you, sir.

Can anyone help out with how to apply for the FCC operator and radio station license for my aircraft for international flight? The FCC website seems to be the most unuser-friendly website I've seen next to Jeppesen. I can't figure out how to navigate it to fill out the application and any help, shortcuts or hints would be appreciated.

It’s almost unfortunate that they didn’t try the plane swap sans parachute and sans net at the bottom. (Did I say that out loud?)

Social media has created a generation of true narcissists in every sense of the word. People vying for attention and the need to “one up” each other will only perpetuate this stupidity.

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I haven’t been teased this much since prom night.

I have LEMO plugs all around with dual plug inputs as well. They work great!

Thank you for that. I’ll call them today. @carusoam I remember Mike Busch mentioning that the airlines are the biggest adopters of the OPP regulations and often fabricate their own parts. I found that pretty interesting being that most airliners in use are often still in production or, one would think, still supported by the OEMs. The 757 and A340 have been out of production for years but I would imagine are still fairly well supported by Boeing and Airboos.

Yes, I saw that as well and if he’s sold out of 400 that would mean more than 30 planes should have them installed. I contacted Gert by email and he responded quickly advising that he was still running trials on Mooneys and expected the data in July 2022. Hopefully he returns with good news. Unfortunately, I cannot wait and will be forced to spend about $1700 on a new set.

Based on the (ehem “little”) I know about owner produced parts, the interpretation is quite liberal. I remember reading an article by Mike Busch concerning this very subject. I only regret not participating in this lively debate last year and the year before in this thread. Here is a quote from part of the Mike Busch article concerning owner produced parts. “The meaning of “owner-produced parts” was rather murky until April 5, 1993, when Donald P. Byrne, the FAA’s assistant chief counsel for regulations, issued a memorandum defining the term “owner (or operator) produced part” as used in FAR 21.303(b)(2). Byrne’s memo clarifies the FAA’s interpretation of the owner-pro- duced parts exception, and as you’ll see, that interpretation is surprisingly generous and liberal. ...AND WHAT THEY MEAN Byrne explained that it is not necessary for the owner to actually manufacture the part himself for the part to be considered an “owner-produced part.” The owner may contract with a mechanic, a repair station, or even a non-certificated individ- ual or firm (e.g., a machine shop) to manufacture the part for him, provided that the owner “participated in controlling the design, manufacture or quality of the part.” The FAA deems the part to be owner-produced if the owner does any of the following things: • Provides the manufacturer with design or performance data from which to manufacture the part—this test would be met if the owner provides the manu- facturer with the old part and asks that it be duplicated; or • Provides materials to make the part; or • Provides fabrication processes or assembly methods to be used in making the part; or • Provides quality control procedures to be used in making the part; or • Supervises the manufacture of the part. In short, a part whose manufacture is contracted by the aircraft owner will qual- ify as “owner-produced” if the owner participates in the production of the part in any meaningful way at all.” - Mike Busch, Sport Aviation August 2011 I believe @Gert’s manufactured shock discs would qualify if the owner was minimally involved in the process as described above. I don’t think the legality is so much in the question as is the question of, who wants to take the plunge? In calculating the risk assessment the question ultimately comes down to, “What’s the worst that can happen?” What if one donut failed? What if two or three failed? What if they all failed at once? What would happen? What are the ramifications and what else might it affect? Can the risk be mitigated through frequent inspections of the donuts before and after each flight? What would be an acceptable failure rate or MTBFs? I’m currently in need of a new set of donuts for my plane. Mine are 18 years old. I knew they were coming due, based on age, but they seemed fine until my A&P said, “Times up.” The prices have jumped significantly. I remember they were $110 each not long ago and now they best price I’ve found is $150+. I might be tempted to try the OPP donuts but I don’t want to wait and @Gert seems to have left this site nearly a year ago. Reference: https://resources.savvyaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/articles_eaa/EAA_2011-08_owner-produced-parts.pdf Edit: I’d like to add that I just checked @Gert’s website www.avunlimited.co and he shows the Mooney Shock Disks on his site for $50 but they currently show “Out of stock” Someone must be buying them.

Did anyone ever end up using the OPPs from South Africa produced by @Gert?

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I actually have the brush seal on the bottom part of the door that drags on the ground. It probably needs to be replaced but looks like more work than I’m interested in doing.

Great video. Looks like a lot of fun. Looks like you taxied up a gravel road after landing. No issues with small rocks getting sucked into your prop?

I have a simple T hangar that’s in an area of the airport where when planes make their turns my hangar gets blasted with prop wash. The hangar has two rolling doors that meet in the middle with about a 1/2” gap. The prop wash and natural winds still manage blow quite a bit of dust into my hangar and being that the 1/2” gap is in the middle, my cowling and windows tend to get most of the dust. I want to put some weather stripping to seal the gap and wanted to hear some advice on what technique or products works best to adhere the weather stripping to the painted metal hangar doors. Thanks in advance.

Hence why I said, “…in an attempt to protect himself”.

I upgraded the instrument panel to the Dynon Skyview HDX.

I fabricated these in my spare time as a throttle lock solution as I didn’t see any that were economical to buy. They are made out of aluminum tubing, pop rivets and the hinges I bought at Home Depot along with the lock. I think it cost me less than $20 to make each one and maybe an hour of labor. I know it’s defeafable, like anything else, but hopefully it’s enough to encourage the lowlife POS that the next plane on the ramp is more attractive. I really like @Marauder’s solution and it might get me thinking on maybe making something that attaches to one or both yokes and the center bar above the glareshield. In addition to that, I also put home made sun shields in the windows to keep prying eyes from seeing what I have in the panel. Canopy covers are good but someone can easily unstrap it and have an easy look into your plane.

I’m glad this didn’t come out a year earlier, when my engine took a dump which necessitated an overhaul exchange, as I probably would have opted for this on the new engine as I had been waiting a few years for this to make it to the certified market. But after my new engine was installed I spoke with the shop owner at Advanced Aircraft Services who said he wouldn’t recommend the electronic ignition system as he too heard about complaints with the system. Sounds like the technology still needs some time to mature. I’m going to stick with my dual mag for now.

Whatever he did he may end up filling a NASA report in an attempt to protect himself, in which case if he does that report will be made public and searchable on the NASA website. This might give some insight to what happened. https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov

It seems you have a very beautiful paint job on your F. Where did you end up getting it done? I am happy with the final product, just not the journey that it took to get there.

I really wish I had known that prior, Mitch. I’m glad it’s over and I have my plane back.

I started a new thread so that it’s easily searchable for people looking for info about ArtCraft Paint. The link is here… @kortopates @ilovecornfields @MooneyMitch

I took no offense to that. I actually joke like that too. It’s all good here. Maybe a nice retirement present to myself in a few short years.