Mooneymite

Probably coincidence. This just showed up on our neighborhood email. I have no personal knowledge of the aircraft, or owner. I'm just passing the info along, but it might be a deal: MOONEY FOR SALE 1967 C Model SN#670022 TT2965 Eng S/M 1469, ECI cylinders, Garmin 300XL (IFR), GTX327 xponder, S-tec 30 auto pilot, new bat G-35S in 2012, O/N fuel bladders, 54.8 usable fuel with blad. tanks, prop overhaul 4/08 new hub instaled to comply with AD & SB, all manuals: shop, parts, eng. 201 one piece w/shield, JPI fuel flow meter, PTT on both yokes, 4 place intercom, GEM-602 eng monitor, Garmin 100 GPS(vfr) , nite light inst lights, hinge cover installed, cowling enc., flap gap seals, brake wheel rotated, (stc), lndg gear disc replaced in 2006. Asking $37,500. Call Don Cook 678-481-5186 doncookatp@gmail.com

This is just common sense! Unfortunately, there is a big gap between what the FAR's say and common sense. The owner is ultimately responsible.

Surprisingly enough on the 767, it is not the engine, or the wing tip that hits first in landings, it is the flap.

Yeah, that's why these videos were so exciting. Obviously rotten technique. If they'd landed like Mooney pilots do, there'd have been no video circulated......just routine boring. Do you want your landings to be subject to a viral Youtube?

Uh.....I think we can say this thread is now officially hijacked! (Sorry about that!) Does anyone else have any "Fine Wire" stories?

From CBP web-site: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/176/kw/civil%20rights In part, it says: >The exact legal citation for our search authority can be found in Title 19 of the United States Code, Sections 482, 1467, 1496, 1581 and 1582. All persons, baggage, and other merchandise arriving in or leaving the United States are subject to inspection and seach by CBP officers. Various laws (including 8 United States Code (U.S.C.) 1357, 19 U.S.C. 482, 1581, 1582) enforced by CBP authorize such searches. As part of the inspection process, CBP officers must verify the identity of persons, determine the admissibility of travelers, and look for possible terrorist weapons, controlled substances, and a variety of other prohibited items.< I'm not sure that this would cover aircraft on a flight between two domestic points since it specifies "...arriving in or leaving the United States." In my work, I have to deal with CBP a lot. I am so happy that the public at large is becoming aware of the abuses of the CBP. Maybe there will be a large enough protest to reel these hoodlums in. The hoodlums comprise only about 5%, but guess which "agents" you'll remember!

I hope you will post this on other forums (AOPA.org, etc) to get the widest possible distribution. I can't wait to see what AOPA does about this!

I prefer the term, "economically efficient"!

I have not heard of Corban 35 before, but I found this: http://krayden.com/tds/zipchem_cor-ban_35_tds.pdf Sounds like something I might need to know more about.

For married guys who want to keep themselves, their wives and their airplane as one, big happy family, I suggest you NOT try Jose's suggestion!

For a hot start with an O-360, turn the key. (Revenge of the 'C'!)

I suspect that if you have a good set of massives, there will be little/no difference. In my case, one of the resistors in one of my plugs had gone bad...Oh, what a difference! However, I probably would have seen a big difference if I'd just changed to new massives. Here's hoping those Tempe$t plug$ last a loooooong time.

I think this is a good place to start. In my limited experience, squelch issues turn out to be headset issues.

The decision to ignore TBO is based on "condition inspections" at each annual. Whether we overhaul at some point beyond, or short of the manufacturer's recommendation is contingent on various parameters such as compression, oil consumption, oil analysis, etc. Without knowing much about your engine, I'd say that your engine is displaying warning signs such that a thorough, close and critical evaluation be made by a knowlegdeable engine person. Doing a "top" may just be treating the symptoms of an engine about to fail. But we're speculating.

I can't imagine anyone taking offence at a "cold call". They might say, "no" for a variety of reasons, but I suspect most Mooney owners would welcome the chance to tell you why their Mooney is the best and offer to show it off. Go for it.

Be sure to explain that to your wife!

Just always invite your wife to go flying with you when you need fuel.

Yes, it looks like it is a totally different place than when my son flew out of there.. I also checked out the comments about the new facility on Airnav.com and found this gem: I fly many different aircraft into AUO. I recently performed a maintenance flight on a Baron and decided to go there. With no notice....... Check Notams and the AirNav site............. They have recently implemented a ramp fee on ALL aircraft landing at AUO. This is ridiculous in my opinion and should be stopped. I will in the future go elsewhere if possible. FYI.............. TCL for the Alabama folks you are NOT charged a ramp fee.........

All you Auburn graduates probably remember that Auburn was talking seriously about closing down flight training with various plans to modify/close the aviation degree programs. Apparently, the flight school graduates were pulling down the "average starting salary" numbers for the business school. ($19/hr for aspiring regional first officers!) Happily a donor stepped up with a $70 million inducement to the Business school to keep the aviation programs alive. The donor just happens to operate a flight department out of BHM. I haven't flown to AUO in quite awhile. Has the airport shown signs of reinvigoration?

Aircraft Spruce shows this one has a Mooney application, but it's pricey! Inline Air Filter CV1J4

Ah, so..... Thanks. Any idea what the part # is?

Uh, oh! This is not a good thing. People will think I'm on the same pills you take!

Perhaps the "file footage" they show of the search area was taken on a calmer day when the search aircraft were flying. With a high sea state, search conditions are terrible. A low flying recon aircraft's windows get encrusted with salt spray so thick you can't see out. (And you think you have corrosion problems in your Mooney!) I suspect there are weather charts for surface winds that would confirm that the wind was howling on any given day at most locations of interest.

ELT's, even the newer 406's don't have much range when underwater.

Maybe, maybe not. 30 days is a minimum. I suspect the pingers are still sounding, but just weaker. While much has been speculated, there is actually not much hard evidence. I have two questions: Has anyone heard anything about deployment of Global Hawks in the Indian Ocean? The only place I've heard of Global Hawks deployed in any significant number is not in the current "area of probability" for Flt 370. Has anyone heard any reports from the US Navy which maintains a "listening watch" over much of the earth's oceans. Back in the day, the U. S. Navy knew when a Soviet Sub flushed a toilet. The official silence from the two best sources of information seems strange to me. However, there may be an official reason for not divulging capabilites. Either that, or the location is well known and this search is just cover-drama.