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Just heard from my mechanic Blaze Aviation, ask for Mat 404-767-9333 Good luck Rick

800.00 going through numerous shops and finally found one in Atlanta for $250. At that time the trim was totally inop and the new switch fixed it but now I am experiencing what you've described...I can trim down but will not respond up. Another post mentioned diodes in the line between switch and motor. So I wouldn't discount that as being the issue and not the switch at all. I presume your mechanic checked power between the switch and motor as a first step? I will ask my mechanic about the source for switch when I see him Monday

DLK aviation at McCollum field is definitely where I would go. I had great experience with him over a 9 year period when I lived in Atlanta and based at LZU

My first Mooney was a 69 G model that I owned for over 5 years...of which I spent thousands trying to get it to look like a J. I too was in the same price point as you and trying to find the perfect TT, SMOH, avionics, maybe a speed mod or two. When all said and done I sold the G (as sad a moment as that was, lotta love and bank went into her...with almost $0 return on my investment) and bought the J. But with all this said, do what you can afford and by all means stay in the mooney family. Since I am a Floridian by birth and relo'd to MO about the time I sold the G and purchased the J, hold onto your wallet. Coming from a state with no state or personal property tax, Missouri will tax you for breathing. The sales tax will run you about 7 percent of your purchase. Personal property tax will cost you in the $2k range unless your plane is over 30 years old, which sounds like the vintage you're looking at. If your plane is over 30, there is a stupid exception created by some politician that had a hangar full of old stick and rudder stuff that states "if you fly your plane less than 50 hours annually...blah blah". In a nutshell you will get off with about a $250 bill. Bottom line, it doesn't surprise me everyone you meet in MO never leave the state, it's because they are so in debt with taxes they can't afford to leave...LOL, I don't mean to sound ugly but any state that capatilizes on general aviation at this level is no friend of general. I do wish you the best of luck with your search and by all means don't pay much attention to me and my ranting about MO, it is a beautiful part of the world and the nicest people I've ever met.

Take your mechanic with you...trust me, it is all about trust

Since my flap speed is lower than gear, it's my first notch of flaps...and has now become automatic to slow the puppy down. However with that said it also makes for some good laughs when flying with my buddy and his aerobat and the momentary look of confusion when I start looking for the gear switch

I am dealing with the same issue in my 81 J and just replaced the switch itself about one year ago. The diode comment was interesting, I will make the mechanic checks that first. Thanks for that

I have an 81 J and at altitude I noticed little or no movement in MP, so like many others I have it removed.