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Earlier this year I joined a Mooney Rocket partnership, though only recently have I begun flying it. The performance is phenomenal, especially compared to the Piper Cherokees I came from. As part of my checkout, I flew a 900nm trip in an afternoon and cruised easily in the O2 levels--something unima...
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Hi there. I'm new to the forums and pretty new to Mooneys. We bought our first plane this past April, a 1981 M20K, and have put about 25 hours on it so far. It just went down for annual in July as well as an avionics panel upgrade. After we opened it up and took off some interior siding we found...
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I decided to take my 1964 m20c to a mooney repair center this year for the annual. The mx for the past 5 years has been completed by the local airport mechanic, but they do not have much mooney experience. The plane has been at the service center since March of this year( and I have no estimate of w...
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It seem every Christmas I am in annual. Took off tail to replace one bolt , so we will replace some rusty ones too. Control rods have " surface Corrosion" , cleaned they are pitted, these are thin wall tubes, so they are getting replaced. Wait I got a few more....
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Hello, I am going to remove and replace the right top rear Wing Stringer due to a small spot of corrosion. This is part number 220000-128 It is about 12 feel of 1x1 aluminum angle. Does anyone know of a part dealer where I may obtain this piece? Does Mooney factory support...
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I have been actively seeking out corrosion on my bird for the last 5 years or so. I have found a little surface corrosion here and there, but nothing alarming. This year I pulled the wing root farings. While both side were corrosion free save for a bit of surface pitting on a few panels, the potenti...
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My plane will be down approx. 3 weeks in August to get the panel redone. I'm wondering how much I should do to protect the engine (O-360-A1D) during this time. I've had the plane 6 months, and the engine has 670 hrs SMOH in 2000 with new Millenium cylinders.. It sat some early its its life and th...
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Hi, I'm seriously considering relocating from the Mountain West to South Eastern Florida. I have a 1965 M20C and I've done essentially all of my 300+ hours in the region. I'm wondering how the climate will treat my bird -- I'm used to having a home base at a dry, high elevation (4,217') airport...
