Jimhamilton

The billionaire villa is selling for......one billion dollars! Oh, and by the way, no room for your G5. The G5 is so yesterday.

I used to park in Heber. Too bad we never met. Now I live in Colorado Springs.

Great testimonies, thanks everyone

I have now owned my M20K for over two years. It helped during my commute from Colorado Springs to Salt Lake City. 14,000 foot peaks everywhere were no problem. Just this last week I flew from Evanston Wyoming to Colorado Springs. I flew over the peaks at 17,500 feet. Smooth air and fast. My wife loves flying in it and the convenience of speed. I know I have said this before but I need to say it again. If you are a commuter, nothing can beat the Mooney. It is the best single I have ever flown by a huge margin. Just needed to say it and glad new life is coming to the company. We are blessed owners, Jim Hamilton

Wow, thats agreat testimony, thanks.

Right now I have my insurance with Chartis and am up for renewal. The quote is for $1,400. AOPA has just given me a quote for $1,000 from a company called Global Aerospace. Same coverages. Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about either company? On the surface $400 bucks savings sounds good but what is hidden in the pudding? Thanks for your response. Jim

I would spend my time and money on trainning. You are very low time and your time is spread over years. This combined with a relatively difficult and unforgiving airplane as compared to a Cessna trainer is a recipe for problems. Tax deductions and long distance ownership problems pale in comparison to an accident. Finish your PP first and build up your experience and confidence and then you should consider purchase of a Mooney. You have plenty of time, so dont rush into a bad situation. Jim Hamilton

Thanks everyone. This helps a lot.

OK, easy enough, I just thought there might be some way to get through the external receptacle. Thanks to all of you, Jim

Thanks for the replies, You know I thought this would be an easier fix. It seems simple enough. Connect a battery tender from the outside through the receptacle. Not so fast right! Don, thanks for the tip, Jim

Hello Mooney Community, it has been a long time since I posted here. I have had my Mooney (M20K) for almost two years now and have been very busy using it for my commute from Colorado Springs to Salt Lake City. I attended bible school in Colorado Springs during the week and my job is in SLC on the weekends. My Mooney has been a work horse and is very reliable and as for the mission, the 231 has no problem getting up over the Colorado mountains and getting where I want to go fast (375 miles in as little as 2 hrs 30 min with wind as compared to 580 miles and nine hours driving my truck). Anyway, my question is about battery charging. Right now I charge my Gill battery by accessing the battery in the aircraft, removing the leads and charging with a modern 12v charger at no more than 2amps. The reason I bypass the external power receptacle is because of its built in logic. The Mooney external power receptacle alway test for quality of the external power before connection is allowed. The battery charger I have always tests for a correct connection before allowing charging to occur. The two independent checks interfere with each other thus do NOT allowing charging to occur. I would like to charge my battery from the external power receptacle. If you are charging / minding your battery from the external power receptacle I would love to know how your are doing it and what equipment you are using. Thanks for your replies, Jim Hamilton

In Salt Lake City I have had fuel siphoned over night. This is at KSLC with all the tight securtiy. So, you bet I check it. I even thought of getting one of those wildlife cameras that operate on batteries and are triggered by motion. However, it has not happened again.

Does anyone have experience with Arapahoe Aero. They are a Mooney service center near Denver. I just scheduled my first annual with them for July. Any advice for an owners first annual is welcome. Thanks, Jim Hamilton Mooney M20K

Hey Mooney owners, I need your advice. I bought my Mooney last year in Texas, however I live in Utah and the new FAA registration for my Mooney is Utah, where I live and the Mooney is based. Do I owe Texas the sales tax or Utah? Thanks, Jim

When I fly I manage energy during all phases of flight. If on approach and if I forget to extend the gear then I have an energy problem. Too much of it. It is glaring. Airspeed will be too high and power settings too low for a normal approach. Drag is missing. Now I also admit that I use a checklist and do several GUMP checks.

Thanks, I thought there was a way that you could get on a mailing list or something. I checked out the site and there does not seem to be to many AD's on the M20K. Not any to recent anyway. I guess I should check the engine model too. Thanks, Jim

I have owned my Mooney for about six months now and I love it. It was the right fit for my needs (high altitude and speed). I use it to commute from Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs. I was just looking through the post here and something caught my attention. As an owner how are AD's and service bulletins delivered. Do I need to look for them or is there a mailing list that I do not know about. How do you get this information? Thanks, Jim Hamilton

Quote: 201er What kinda stuff can/have you done in a Mooney for messing with passengers (especially the kind that think they're not scared of anything)? In gliders I've done wing overs, dives, stalls, spins, over the top 0 gs, loops, and inverted flight. Haven't messed about in the Mooney cause I don't know how much it can safely take and I don't know how to deal with the prop in these conditions. I'm worried about something like a wing over or dive that it may overspeed the prop at some point. So I'm not sure if the prop should be full forward to slow the dive or reduced back to windmill, etc. Gimme some ideas besides really steep turns of stuff I can do?

The area is secure so no chance of siphoning. The aircraft carpet is very wet with fuel, so there is no doubt I have a problem. The aircraft is not airworthy ( will not be flown ). These things must be addressed before I will fly it. 1. Fuel leak fixed by A&P and documented in the log. 2. Aircraft inspected by A&P for residule fuel and cleaned up. 3. Carpets removed, cleaned and replaced. Thanks to all of you for your advice. Lucky for me it is Winter and I am not flying much. God Bless, Jim

The only evidence of the leak is inside the cockpit. The wings and wheel well are clean. Go figure?

I need advice for a rather significant fuel leak. I own a M20K. Last month I smelled some fuel in the cockpit. I found the carpet in front of the rear seats soaked with fuel. I researched this on the net and found that the most probable cause is the fuel quantity transducer behind the interior trim. So I took a look and the area is dry. I did not have the time to look anyfurther until yesterday (three weeks later). The right tank is now dry. It had seventeen gallons in it and now it is dry. The left tank did not leak. The carpet is still wet with fuel. I have not seen any exteritor leaks or puddles of fuel. Where did seventeen gallons of fuel go? I have hired an A&P with little Mooney experience and would like to steer him to the most probable cause first. I am thinking that the fuel tank selector valve might be suspect or maybe the fuel line from the right tank to the fuel selector valve. Any advice is welcome. Also, where did all that fuel go. I know I had seventeen gallons and no puddles. Could some of the fuel be trapped inside behind the rear seats. (yikes ,don't light a match). Thanks for your help, Jim Hamilton

Thanks to everyone. Your ideas and experience are just what I needed, God Bless, Jim

Thanks to everyone. Your ideas and experience are just what I needed, God Bless, Jim

Hello Mooney Owners Even though I am not new to aviation, I am new to aircraft ownership and am on the steep curve of learning new things I have not even thought of before. So, I have a list of questions that maybe some of you could help me with. 1. My airspeed indicator glass lens is fogged over a bit. Day flying is not a problem, however night time is a bear. Is this something I can fix as an owner or do I need to bring it to the shop? 2. My King avionics work fine, however at night when they auto dim the displays get wavy or disappear all together. All I need to do to get the display back or steady is to increase the light in the cockpit. Is their an adjustment for the auto dimming? You know, turn the brightness up a bit. 3. Some of my King avionics have scratched lens's. Can I replace these myself and if.so where do you get them? Thanks for your replies, Jim

Hi Lew, I also have my M20K parked at KSLC. Would love to meet you some day. N4710H is parked at hangar 19 row 12. It's not really a Hangar but rather covered parking. Jim Hamilton