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  1. Hi, I'm buying a used GTN 650. The part number is "older" I think? I am curious if its still an "acceptable" model when it comes to Garmin and repairs. I know it won't be in warranty, but does anybody see any reason that it wouldn't be able to use the latest software that all 650s use? 011-02256-00 Anybody have any insight or knowledge on this part number?
  2. Today he soloed it for the first time.
  3. Did the engine not get Zerod out after the prop strike? Surely that would have cost just a little more but greatly increased resale...
  4. I don't understand. Why is this airplane so cheap? Have our Mooneys devalued so much?
  5. Yeah I got my private in ODO. Go check there first at FARMOR. Also look at Skywest and Andrews County/BigSprings
  6. Welcome to MooneySpace. I'm a CFII in Lubbock, Texas. I own a 1962 M20C. Let me know if any of the other previous CFI's in this thread aren't able to help you out when you get into your new bird!
  7. Can you guys start posting with new usernames so you don't continuously fight in Mooney threads? I'd be glad to set you both up with new accounts if you aren't inclined!
  8. Heard this joke a few days ago. Guy flys a Cessna 162. Pilot forgets to latch the door and after a touch and go the door popped open and ripped off in flight. Thank goodness we fly real airplanes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. What kind of airplane has only 1 door and a 100HP engine? Answer to this humorous (disastrous) riddle and the story after I get 10 replies..
  10. I think I am hearing then that the airplane should be idled at around 1000RPM until the oil temp is in the green. At that point its okay to begin the runup? I do my runup at 1700RPM in my M20C. At what point during the idling at 1000RPM do we decide that we've waited long enough that that increasing the RPM slightly (below 1500RPM) will help the oil temps rise? It makes no difference to me time wise. It's all billable hours
  11. Love the replies so far. I must mention that I'm not talking about immediately starting the engine and keeping it at 1500+. I'm saying, if we start it up, turns the avionics on, get everything situated, and we're still not in the green, Let's take a trip down the taxiway (another 5 minutes out here) and then start doing our runup procedures, carefully of course. My anecdotal evidence is that I think the airplane will run for 30 minutes in the cold at 800-1000rpm before it ever gets 'in the green.' Thanks again ya'll!
  12. Could you be more specific on 'applying power.' Do you mean, before you would increase the RPMs to 1700, or do you have some threshold where you consider you've 'added power.' To me, the airplane is always 'at power' whenever it's running.
  13. All, as a newer CFI I've gotten into some 'technique' questions as I've taken over for another CFI that's left. It was probably a 32F day here in west texas. A student pulled out his 172. We preflighted and started the airplane. The oil pressure came up immediately, but what puzzled me is the student wanted to run the engine for an extended period of time below 1000RPM to let the engine 'warm up' because the oil temp was still cold. Now, recent research on cars has shown that idling the car more than 30 seconds to let it 'warm up' is a fools errand, but I'm willing to concede that airplanes have different engines than cars. It is of my opinion that starting an engine and sitting there for 5 (literally) minutes won't help the engine get warm. In my opinion it's the runup that will get the airplane temperatures where the want to be, and if the temps still aren't up by the completion of the runup, we will continue to idle at an increased RPM (1000-1500) I'm not sure where I got my ideas of engine management in this regard, but another instructor has instructed students not to let the airplane move from the start position until the temps are in the green. How is that ever going to happen at 800RPM? Would love opinions on this, and discussion related to engines other than O-360s is valued.
  14. I have the same question Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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