M20F-1968

Using Whelen Nav lights all around. No issues. No noise with Whelen strobes. John Breda

For what it is worth, if anyone is interested in installing a 115 cubic ft. cylinder (composite) I have a set of O2 bottle clamps (for permanent install into the tail). They are made by Scott. Retail is about $200 apiece as I remember, but I am looking to move left over parts from the hangar. e-mail: john.breda@gmail.com cell: (617) 877-0025 John Breda

But as Don has pointed out, fuel to destination and similar data has to be searched for in the JPI. Better to have a dedicated instrument for information as important as fuel management. Also as Don points out, different information can be displayed on different screens keeping the data more readily available and thus minimizing distractions which lead to errors. John Breda

Marauder: This is a no brainer. We should talk and you should make me a offer. It is really not a difficult installation per the STC. For the most part a bolt-on. mod. Legally I have all the necessary paperwork for an IA to sign it off. The exhaust and wastegate are rebuilt (meaning essentially new - having been run for 5 minutes on the ground). The exhaust is one gauge stainless thicker than the original and the wastegate is considerably beefier. This was done as the original wastegate was made out of exhaust pipe stock and traditionally deformed with the heat. If you wish to get elegant, you could install an intercooler and pop-off valve as I have made the prototypes for those and have the jigs to make more parts, but that is a more involved. With that installation, I would probably take the flapper box out of the system. I know a Propulsion DER who would help with that installation if you wanted to go that route and there is pre-existing data for the DER to use. That is the route I intended before my mechanic destroyed my original cowling trying to install the SWTA STC cowling mods. With the SWTA parts no longer available, I started again with a new firewall, engine mount and J model cowling and ended up with a different version of a turbonormalized Mooney (one which requires a J model cowling). Make, me an offer. I would like this system to go to a good home with someone who knows what the extra performance can provide. Mine is a 170 kt airplane at 15,000 ft and a 175-180 kt airplane at 18,000 ft. My system is the essentially the same but the exhaust piper are configured differently to accommodate the J model airbox. I know a couple of people who have and have flown this system I can refer you to for additional information based on their experience. (They are in Albany and Chicago) Feel free to give me a call at (617) 877-0025 or e-mail me at john.breda@gmail.com I am just looking to get my money out of the system as the configuration is no longer suitable for my J model cowling and airbox, and I am trying to get someone to gain the performance that is now sitting on my hangar shelf unused. Fly safe, John Breda

Marauder: Why not add another 20 kts at altitude and put on my spare RayJay Turbo Normalizer? John Breda

I also have two fuel instruments with fuel information, Shadin Mini-flow L and the JPI 930. The thought when I did it was that the Shadin information is constantly visible and you do not have to do any button pushing to find it. Both are off one sensor. John Breda

I thought there were only two categories of Mooney airplanes, those with a Johnson bar, and those without a Johnson bar! John Breda

I posted a few months ago stated that I could make travel boards. I did make a set for myself. They are labor intensive to make unless you get enough orders to machine cut them. The ones I made look and function just like the factory travel boards. I would still consider the project, but would need enough takers. I am thinking price would be about 1/2 of new from the factory. John Breda

If it helps I have the original shaft from an F model. They would get you back to original and flying for little money. My e-mail is john.breda@gmail.com and my cell phone is (617) 877-0025. John Breda

I also have the York gust lock. See http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/yorkgustlok.php?clickkey=333540 $259.00. The Mooney version is a bit different than the picture as the rudder end has horizontal hooks that hook the vertical rods on the rudder pedals. It works well and is sold when installed. I use a small towel to cover the leather covered yokes before installing it. John Breda

Is it better or worse than Foreflight?

I just updated my Garmin G600, GTN 650, GTN 750 by purchasing the pilot pack. I was at the PPP in Manchester at it seems that Garmin supposedly also will throw in the Garmin Pilot software without charge when purchasing the Pilot Pack. Anyone have any specific information of this? John Breda

I am another one who has the NACA duct in the dorsal fin and the Ovation venting system. My airplane was completely re-skinned from the baggage compartment forward. The full 1998 Ovation duct system was installed intact, only shortened to fit the F body. The roof is new. No patches. The side skins are new, one piece belly and the NACA ducts were put into the left and right sides with the Wemac vents from the Ovation giving significant more are than the original configuration. John Breda

Should you want a dorsal fin, I have the one that came on my 1967 F. It is in excellent shape. I removed it to put on the dorsal fin from a 1998 Ovation. You can reach me at (617) 877-0025 or e-mail me at john.breda@gmail.com Thanks, John Breda

Putting a J model cowling onto an E-or F is alot of work. I started with no nose at all on my airplane hen I bought it. The original plan was to use the Southwest Tx STC'd coling mod and use the original RayJay that is now on e-bay. The mechanic I had made swiss cheese out of the Southwest Tx cowling, forcing me to do something different. Thus, I went to the J model cowling. I purchased a used cowling from Lopresti that was supposed to be "structurally fine", until you found the plywood stiffener fiberglassed into the underside of the top cowling. It was a year to rebuild that cowling entirely. Then came the 201 windshield, cowl deck, sidepanels and fitting the cowling to the airframe. Since mine is truely a completely rebuilt airplane, it was OK. It is alot of work and not for everyone. The end result very nice however. I even went so far as to change the structural cage to be like the new ones. The RayRay system that is on e-bay is for the original F or E model cowling and its respective airbox. Both turbonormalizer systems work similarly and use the same turbo. The exhaust pipes are routed differently. Either way, makes for a very different airplane. John Breda

If that question was directed at me, I am still turbonormalized, but have the system that started its life as the Turbobullet (originally a design of Rocket Engineering) It did not survive at Rocket Engineering as a fully turboboosted application (originally with low compression pistons in a J model). It then became a turbonormalized system and has worked well. It uses the J model cowling and J model airbox. It is the same essentially as the RayJay system I am selling, but the configuration in the cowling is different. The original RayJay has a manual wastegate, which can be better as you can take the turbo out of the system when at lower altitudes. The manual wastegate also allows a higher critical altitude since you can close the wastegate completely with no leak as with the fixed wastegate. I do not have the Lopresti Cowl, I have a J model cowling which I rebuilt totally. John Breda

I will be there. John Breda

Yes it is the same person, namely me. I will not be using this system since I no longer have an F model cowling or airbox. I am willing to be flexible on price but need to keep an eye on what cost it took to rebuild the parts. This would be a great system for an E or F model owner as it truly makes an E or F a different plane. at 17,000 feet you will reliably have a 175 kt airplane burning 11 gph. As for flying the plane, you no longer worry about loosing manifold pressure, you keep sea level pressure up to 20,000 ft. It is essentially a bolt on mod but for a small amount of sheet metal work closing up the ram air door. The STC's are transferrable as the unit was built before the manufacturers put serial numbers on the STC's and before anyone (including the FAA) were concerned about it. It is a logbook entry and a 337 form mailed to OK City. I have both STC's (one for putting the turbo on the engine, and one for putting the modified engine onto the airframe). I have all diagrams referenced in the STC's, Install manual, parts manual, FAA POH letter. My e-mail is john.breda@gmail.com My cell is (617) 877-0025 This system will serve someone well. I can put you in touch with others that have the same system. Over the next few months I will be going through left over parts and try to clean up the hangar space.

I just purchased some transfilling parts from a welder's supply. The parts will be the same as you will purchase from the aviation sites. I am using 4 330 cubic Ft oxygen cylinders for transfill which cost me $100 each, cleaned for oxygen, painted with new CGA540 valves. You can PM me for infor. I am not selling anything, just sharing experience. Took a little bit of homework. John Breda

I do not have a PlaneCover brand cover, but I do have 2 covers that you might like having for not a lot on money. I bought them before I came upon a full set of covers (cabin, cowl, wings, empennage, etc...) and now just use the cabin cover from that set. Feel free to PM me. John Breda

I wasn't acting impatient, the computer appeared frozen and posted 4 times. Good thing Microsoft has not gotten into the panel mount GPS business. John Breda

Mike: My wife is coming to FL and is interested in the right seat course. Did I hear you correctly that if there are enough takers such a course could be put together? John Breda

Mike: My wife is coming to FL and is interested in the right seat course. Did I hear you correctly that if there are enough takers such a course could be put together? John Breda

Mike: My wife is coming to FL and is interested in the right seat course. Did I hear you correctly that if there are enough takers such a course could be put together? John Breda

Mike: My wife is coming to FL and is interested in the right seat course. Did I hear you correctly that if there are enough takers such a course could be put together? John Breda