M20F-1968

The wing is 5 hours drive from me. Let me know if you want to go this route and I will work on it. John Breda

I agree with Cruiser - If the Aspen is anything like the Garmin equipment, the type of back-up instruments are sepcified and you will need to stay with those or get approval to deviate from the STC. Another cpnsideration I made is that people who know gyros indicated to me that electric gyros do not right themselves in the event of an unusual attitude as quickly as vacuum gyros. For this reason I retained the vacuum gyro as my only vacuum instrument left (although I also have a vacuun retractable step). Thus I have the Garmin 600, a 2" Midcontinent gyro a,d a 3" vacuum. John Breda

With this post it would seem that keeping an extra spring (the one inside the handle of the Johnson bar) handy in the cockpit would be prudent. That way, even if the handle comes apart, you can still insert the extra spring (assuming the original one flew into the back seat or somewhere else prohibiting it to be found in flight) and still be able to lock the gear down once for landing. John Breda

Physician - Internal medicine and ER. I am an FAA AME in Concord, MA. Formerly a symphonic clarinetist who also rebuilt and built woodwind instruments - which lead me to my Mooney rebuild project.

I have a nice 1967 wing which is available for purchase. It has no damage or corrosion. This may be your cheapest option. You can e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com or call me at (617) 877-0025 Thanks, John Breda

Paul stripped and re-sealed my tanks last Jan. He does nice work and was easy to work with. John Breda

I am dealing with this now. I purchased one from Aero Comfort and it is designed with a cylindrical cuff sewn vertically onto a flat piece of leather. It did not work at all. There are 2 issues. 1) The Johnson bar comes very close to the nose gear wheel well and the cylindrical cuff is too thick 2) the flat piece of leather does not give enough to accommodate the angled bar movement. I have the original part from the factory. It is made with the stitching in an "X" pattern with each line of stitching 45 degrees to the length of the airplane. Clearance with the floor is less of an issue than clearance with the aileron linkage just under the floor and visible through the floor cut-out. When the Johnson bar fold, there should not be any seams in the material in the area between the Johnson bar and the aileron linkage. When installing, glue the forward part ahead of the Johnson bar 1st, with the Johnson bar upright. Then lower the bar the next day when that glue is dry and glue the rest of the bar allowing enough material to allow for the angled part of the bar to move. I do not have pictures yet. If anyone has any better ideas I would like to hear them as well. You can use bathing suit material as LASAR does but it is not good as a fume barrier. This stretchable euroleather type fabric is probably best. I found some the is 4 way stretchable. John Breda

I guess the AMU (Aviation Monetary Unit) applies to scale models as well - 1/2 AMU for a desk ornament? John

I used a very thin (about 1/8") dense stick on insulation from Skandia designed as vibration dampening for the firewall . Over it I used nomex felt and flame retardant naugahyde. This was fashioned in pieces so it could be removed if need be. You can call me at (617) 877-0025 or e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com Thanks, John Breda

I have a few new, fire sleeved and Teflon oil hoses which are new and unused from my rebuild project which are available. If you let me know the length and specifications of the hoses you need I will check them and advise. I can be reached at (617) 877-0025 and e-mail johnabreda@yahoo.com I also have some hydraulic hoses that are also available. Thanks, John Breda

Do you still have these? John Breda

You should not have to replace the seat rails. John Breda

I have an inside door latch handle if you need it. You can call me at (617) 877-0025 or e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com Thanks, John Breda

I have my own twist on this subject. I took all the seats, seat belts and interior from a 1998 Ovation. I have the inertia reel fron seat belts installed. The IR is welded to the steel cage and the D ring is also welded to the cage. The rear seat belts/shoulder harnesses are attached to the rear bulkhead via a bracket and doubler structurally designed and approved by my DER, installed and signed off. My DER blessed and signed off all the installations. Works well like the original Ovation installation. As for the fuel selector, I designed and built a riser which is bolted and permanently installed to the fuel selector. It raises the selector handle about 3" above the floor so it is more easily operated when necessary. The IR shoulder harnbesses and the fuel selector riser eliminates the problems mentioned above. The fuel selector riser is also DER approved, signed off and legal. John Breda

I did all of the above and more and have a new O2 system installed in a 1968 F model. I started with an O2 system taken from an Ovation. Installed the mechanical parts to support the system in the airframe. Then changed the original O2 bottle to a 50 cubic foot size, and had the regulators rebuilt. This was all done with DER approval. Then I wrote a new POH given that the O2 bottle size was different from the original and that had to go to the FAA for their approval. Now I have an installation which is legal, with a composite bottle (15 years) with hydrostatic test needed every 5 years. John Breda

I need to find the main bungee assemblies for a Johnson bar F model Mooney. The applicable part numbers are: Whole assembly - 560138-503 Which consists of: forward cylinder/hat No. 560117-503 measuring 23" from the hat forward and 29.3" overall Aft cylinder No. 560009-501 Bungee spring No. 916002-000 Please advise if you know where there is an F model that may have these parts or if anyone might have the parts. You can e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com or call me at (617) 877-0025. Thanks, John Breda

I have the cowl flap mechanism you are looking for. It consists of a horizontal steel bar that clamps onto the engine mount and has one rod on each side that reaches down to operate the cowl flaps. You can e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com or call me at (617) 877-0025. Thanks, John Breda

I have a fuel selector and separate fuel strain from an Ovation with 400 total hours on them both (see pictures). If that works I can be reached at (617) 877-0025 or at johnabreda@yahoo.com The blue colored fuel selector looks like an H&E but is made by a different company. This may be able to be used as well. I do not have much information about it. John Breda

I used it on the sidewalls below the windows. I do not yet have enough experience with it to comment. I to would like to hear the experience of others. We mechanically put it in place rather than applying it with a sticky substance to the inside of the skins. John Breda

N601RX: Could you e-mail me a copy of the Mooney Engineering letter on this topic? You can e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com Thanks. John Breda

I have the following for sale: King KR-87, well tagged and in excellent condition Artex triple band ELT rod antenna, includes 406 and is current production, essentially new (mounted on airplane then removed for different ELT) Flightcom digital Chronometer - rebuilt by manufacturer - I have 2 of these, they were used as OEM equipment by Piper. They have count up/down timers, alarms, check lists and a voice recorder You can reach me at johnabreda@yahoo.com or (617) 877-0025 John Breda

If you are in this part of the country, I would recommend Penn Yan without reservations. John Breda