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The wing sight gauges are most accurate on the ground. The cockpit gauges are only most accurate in a level attitude equivalent to flight. And I believe only guage required to be correct is the cockpit gauge when on E in flight. Although close from wing to wing and 231 to 231, they may not be exactly the same measurements, especially if the fill site has a slight left/right or fore/aft slope. Would be terrible to get someone else's measurements and run yourself out of gas thinking you have enough. Might be worth it to make your own specific to your aircraft by draining the tanks, adding in the requisite unusable, and then adding a few gallons at a time.

Anyone from the late '80s able to compare new aircraft costs to autos? Average new trucks now are now, maybe $50k, what was an average truck price in '87? Has the average price of a truck gone up 700%?

I guess theory 4 didn't post last night: Maybe there is a technical reason the tread is locked. The last data purge occured around page 200. The cost of maintaining this site could get prohibitively expense above the level such a popular thread drives. Buffer a max capacity of 200 by say 5ish percent and the Cyber Creations server locks everyone out around page 206+/- until an admin volunteer reduces the first 40-50 pages. It could be completely a problem with H.A.L. 9000 and not Craig or Monneyspace admin.

So in light of following official site guidelines, is this the official place to post all GBCs? Where can I find the Form 9? Craig owns it and has (...his property, his site, his rules... says Byron) "absolute power" over it...Lord Acton. Ironic how those words were written by a man chastising the Roman Catholic Church's inability to progress, and now it is used to support the chilling of speech contrary to the political views of whomever. The reason Timmy kkkan no longer pursue the dream of flight is the lack of tolerance on all sides. There is a serious lack of reasonably open and civil dialog amongst those in power. Imagine the power this site has to draw in folks from very different back grounds and economic states with a common goal to improve some random stranger's Mooney Experience. What if this site relit the dream instead helping to kill it by driving supporters away? However, instead of an open discussion where Scott and Byron disagree on some important points and then go out of their way to help the new guy, they don't know from Adam, with a cheerful welcome, we end up with a hurts feelings report of censorship by the site owner when his buttons are pushed. Timmy was a fun read and sometimes crazy, but it was maybe the most popular thread in Mooneyspace history? Thanks to all who provided intellectual property for Craig's economic gain.

35,000+ views & 4,200 posts.....not including the 40 some pages lost during the Great Christmas Purge of 2014. The original story you started about Timmy is no longer to be found on page #1.

I guess the NSA didn't like the conversation...............or John Candy is back in Canadian Bacon II.

Clarence, Those valve covers and exhaust are so shinny I couldn't really see those last few inches. What were you saying about bigger?

The Merlyn will not stop an overboost. You must control MP with throttle. The Merlyn does a good job of stabilizing upper deck pressures (i.e. MP) at a given throttle setting vice the old adjustable bolt, but even an airspeed change can affect MP inflight. The fully automatic boost controls were installed in the MB and SB (252/Encore).

Wow! I have watched a snow storm develop on a clam winter morning after some heavy aircraft start generating lift for takeoff, but that video puts a whole new light on the matter. 2 and 3 min spacing plus up wind flight paths. What could have been the outcome if he flipped at pattern altitude?

14 CFR Part 91.1 Even DOD adheres to the CFRs unless there is a waiver. Do what you will, but please play wisely. It will be interesting to see how the courts handle a pilot crashing his drone inside the D.C. prohibited area, specifically the front lawn of a particular residence. I would guess any defense based on launching within his personal airspace before losing control will hold merit.

All aerospace operations over U.S. territory follow the same rules. Drones/model aircraft below 300' outside controlled airspace or in specifically allowed airspace are generally allowed for non-commercial operations. Have any of these HATR incidents occurred outside of controlled airspace? All of them I have heard of are on short final or the D.C. prohibited area. Or are the operators failing to know the law? Problem is too many of these dangerous items are on the street without proper government control and knowledge about the end users. Those users likely need to have proper training, background checks, and a mental health assessments before the government may issue a permit to even purchase/own the device. A good 5 day waiting period should suffice to keep wayward children from forcing mom or dad to buy one in the heat of childish passion. Possession of these devices without proper government drone control should be banned from all except good government employees in the name of public good. Whoa the day we rely upon an educated free citizenry to make good choices respecting others.

M20K 115KTAS, 2100rpm, 25", 6.5gph 160KTAS, 2500rpm, 31", 9.5gph 165KTAS, 2500rpm, 33", 10.2gph 170KTAS, 2550rpm, 33", 11gph 180KTAS, 2700rpm, 40", 24gph M20F 145KTAS, 2500rpm, Max MP, 8.2gph 155KTAS, 2500rpm, Max MP, 11gph The last couple knots are expensive. Might look up the Vz threads for a good paper on efficiency.

Just replaced my split trim switch on the yoke. $800. A couple of hours soldering the jumpers and wiring. Works great. There is a thread somewhere here within in the last couple weeks mentioning a shop in Texas who can rebuild all three microswitches for less. Autopilots Central in Oklahoma was great to work with. Good luck.

Rik, Welcome. As in everything on the web you will get as many opinions as there are folks providing posts. Lucky for you though, you picked a good place to start. Mooney makes for a great cross country machine at relatively low cost. Good speed and stable. Highly recommend to try out a Mooney if you can find someone near you going up for a weekend proficiency flight. All the models from the front seats are within a an order of magnitude of each other. The speed thing is only tough if you train your mind to think slow getting your PPL. There are planes that fly 180 on final, and they get soloed within 10 hours using a very structured training plan. A transition from a Cessna trainer to a Mooney can be difficult because of the challenge changing the basics you first learn in the simple Cessna 172, but bouncing landings in a Mooney can get expensive. A 172 RG for the first few hours learning to land and transition to a Mooney through your PPL may help defeat the negative effects of Primacy and build the skills you will need to get out on your own better prepared. Good structured training is more important IMHO than the speed concern. This advice is warranted at the price purchased. Good luck.

Why did this thread get started? It looks like Scott broke the system, and all of the early posts are being systematically replaced by these newer ones. Does the site have a post limit or did a backup occur and wipe some of the original data?????????? Maybe we have found the edge of a flat digital realm..................