New member and not a Mooney owner.....YET.....Hope to be soon - comments please

[ShermAv8tor]

Brittain makes an electric solenoid that cuts off P/C. I installed later yokes that have this toggle switch on the front of the left yoke handle. PTT is on top of right. Map light in the center. The solenoid is reasonably priced (around .1AMU). I like it a lot vs. old manual push/hold down of PC pneumatic cut-off.

Any chance you can get pics of the new yokes, I am interested in this setup and looks like I need to call Brittan. I am new to the mooney, and pushing and holding that PC button is a PIA. It would be great to be be able to disconnect the system during takeoff and landing especially, its busy enough without worrying to push an additional button when manuevering. I know you can over ride it, but have inside info that causes the boots to stretch and causes premature failure of the boots at the control surfaces.

[Andy95W]

The cleanest way to add a switch is to get a Bob Fields Inflateable Door Seal switch. It is a simple pneumatic switch, just like the button on the yoke, but it looks exactly like an electric toggle switch and it is either on or off. You put a t-fitting in the small line that goes to the yoke switch so that either switch dumps the vacuum.

You could hook it up in lieu of the yoke switch in order to install a push to talk, but that gets into the realm of Major Alteration. (Not that anybody would notice)