Jimhamilton

20 hours M20K, with 20 landings. 800 hours B-777 with 8 landings.

Enjoy that flight, you will always remember it fondly. I remember when I flew my plane from Texas to Utah to get it home. I had to divert into Pueblo because of wind shear and thunderstorms in Colorado Springs. The weather was really bad so I got a hotel for the night. I went down to the bar that evening and had a great big mexican dinner and beer thinking about how great it was to own a plane. The next day the weather was clear and I had smooth sailing all the way to Heber City Utah. Great memory.

Looks like a nice plane to me. I think maybe you had a bad day. Let's forget about it and move on. Blessings to both of you.

Radio Shack? They still in business?

Yes, you are right. You can find this service instruction 74 on the Mooney website. Go to Service and Support then click on Service Instructions and then M20K. The service instructions are in numerical order. Look for 74. Looks like a simple fix.

Mooney MX Manual 24-39-05 is where you want to start. The schematics follow a few pages later. So.....there you have it. Good Luck and good hunting for those of us, including myself, that are a little challenged in this area.

I do not have enough info to help you. How many hours TT and what year. The prop strike makes me worry a little. Describe the strike. Not all strikes are the same. Maybe you can post the ad.

So, can you take a pic or describe how you fixed it for the rest of us. Please, this just may come in handy.

OK, I am guessing the repair would be about $1,600.00 US dollars. If I have converted it right. Thanks.

OK, so what is 1.6 AMUs exactly. Shop hours?, Price in gold? Just wondering.

I love your paint and interior. I think you have been blessed with a most excellent Mooney. I also love the panel. It is so clean with everything you need. Perfect.

Thats sad, maybe with a change in leadership things will get better. Regardless, we welcome you to the airlines and thanks for your service.

Yeah that AirTran deal was not great for you. I understand your pain. I have been through two bankruptcies and three mergers but luckily have never been on furlough. Thanks for the 717's we almost have all of them now (I think). I can hold captain about 1/3 from the top however my commuter days are over. Five legs a day is just not for me. On the 777 I only have to commute once to twice a month and never fly more than one leg a day (12 to 14 hour legs mind you). Good luck with your business.

Education at private schools today is absurd, I agree. I also agree that I too have flown with many civilian non Riddle pilots and they were and are very competent. By the way, what is your business and what airline did you leave?

We are already having problems filling seats. What do you know about all the military pilots "jumping ship"?

Embry Riddle, like any school, is only as good as you make it. One difference that sticks out for me is the wash out rate. Most civilian schools will keep the training going as long as you have money to spend. That is wrong. At Embry Riddle if standards are not met you can be washed out. Of my twelve friends that started freshman year with me only four graduated, but all four went on to fly heavy metal. Most of my students who graduated are also flying for the majors. Another difference is that from the beginning of flight training you are being trained as a flight crew member. You are learning from the perspective of one day being a professional pilot. You start day one flying under the concept of flight crew management, risk and error management and so on. They have high standards and expect each student to fly within those standards. The other big aviation schools are very similar and excellent choices as well. Today, Embry Riddle graduates and graduates of these other schools fill our major league cockpits along with our military trained pilots. Because of the reduction in military pilots available to apply to the majors the majors are more and more turning to graduates of these big schools to fill their cockpit seats. Retirements are increasing and now is a great time to start your airline career. Seniority is everything. The younger you get your seniority number the better off you will be for career progression. So, Embry Riddle calls themselves "the Harvard of the Skies". For me they were, because what they taught me was what I needed to know to start me on my way to becoming a flight crew member for a major airline. The best job in the world.

Maybe I was a little harsh. Classifying what a real pilot is just got my goat. A student pilot, a CFI, an ATP, a hang glider pilot, a glider pilot etc., they are all real pilots. They all have new things to learn and to contribute. The Mooney can be a lot of airplane to a real pilot. It even can be described as being difficult to fly. Lets not be so quick to separate ourselves into categories. We may not be as good as we think we are.

For me, I believe the Mooney is a difficult plane to fly. I have over 22,000 hours and numerous type ratings and take an ATP type check ride twice a year in the Boeing 777. As compared to the 777, the Mooney is difficult. I guess I am not a real pilot. One day....maybe I can join the ranks of being real.

I am a graduate and former instructor from Embry Riddle (Prescott Campus). I was an instructor from 1983 to 85. I am assuming that your are starting as a new student. Back in my day when we had students come with previous flight instruction and ratings they were given a check ride to determine their placement in the flight program. Most of these students were deficient and were required to start in a course lower than what they expected. If I were you, I would concentrate and practice what you are already rated at (I assume the private pilot level). Humble yourself and commit yourself to being the best pilot you can be in both book knowledge and skill. Good luck and enjoy Embry Riddle.

Glad to share the airspace with you.

OK, you are on the domestic side. That explains the difference. Do they have you do a lot of holding as well?

Yes, the speed brake. Before I flew the Mooney I thought that a speed brake was a ridiculous idea. Now I know better. I use speed brakes all the time on the 777 but thought that such a thing on a single engine plane was useless. The Mooney is a speed machine and does not like to slow down. I often fly over high terrain in Colorado and Wish I had a speed brake. If I were you I would try and get one.

"What's it doing now".

I fly into China all the time. Beijing and Shanghai. I have never been delayed (never even had to hold) and have had very good experience with the controllers. They speak good english and are very professional. I am not an expert on filing the flight plan as I have a dispatcher that does that, however, you do need approval to enter the airspace and I am not sure how GA would be accepted. Instrument flying is mostly just like US except for these big differences. They do not fly in feet, they fly in meters and the transition altitude and transition flight levels are not the same as the US. Winds are measured in meters per second and your altimeter setting will be in hectopascals for QNH. Not sure about ADS-B. Be sure to be familiar with the ball notes and to comply with them. You will also need a Chinese visa.

As another member mentioned, watch your engine temps. It seems natural that the colder air would cool the engine better, but thats not true. The air cooling the engine is very thin at these altitudes and lost much of its ability to cool that turbo charged engine. So, with that in mind, you should do just fine. Even with three pax.