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StevenL757

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Rearrangement / Adjustment of Forums' Content  

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  1. 1. Would you support adjusting the "Vintage" forum to contain discussions about models older than the M20L; and adjusting the "Modern" forum to contain discussions about the M20L and later?

    • Yes
      16
    • No
      22
    • Yes, but make 3 groups...one each for Long, Medium, and Short body models
      18
    • Undecided
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StevenL757 Grand Master

StevenL757

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All - thought I'd post this to stimulate some thinking about possibly asking to have two of this site's forums reorganized slightly.

Specifically, after chatting with the administrators, I'd like to start a poll that asks your opinions about renaming/reorganizing the following forums...

1.  Revise the Modern Mooney Discussion to read "This forum is for discussing Mooney models starting with the M20L up to today's newest models".  Presently, it includes "...starting with the M20J...".

2.  Revise the Vintage Mooney Discussion to read "This forum is for discussion specific to Mooneys built before the model "L" era".  Presently, it includes "pre-J" models. 

A few thoughts driving this:  In addition to having the new "U" and "V" models out, there appear to be more similarities between the "J", "K", and other models in the "Vintage" section than "L", "M", and later models....mainly body length.  It seems to make sense to start the "Modern" section's discussion criteria with "L" and later models.  I think both forums would benefit from the adjustments in model re-groupings; with the end-goal of both groups being more closely-aligned in discussion threads from all angles - operators, owners, maintenance, and enthusiasts' perspectives.

Regards, Steve

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201er Grand Master

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I voted no. Either leave it be or go to three sections short, mid, and long. Not only are the lengths different but so are the eras for each. Also, folks, please don't post universal Mooney stuff to specific sections and specific model stuff to General. I often skip vintage for example but then am disappointed to find something interesting about all Mooneys hiding there or vice versa.

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8 minutes ago, 201er said:

I voted no. Either leave it be or go to three sections short, mid, and long. Not only are the lengths different but so are the eras for each. Also, folks, please don't post universal Mooney stuff to specific sections and specific model stuff to General. I often skip vintage for example but then am disappointed to find something interesting about all Mooneys hiding there or vice versa.

Good points.  I'll make the adjustment in the poll.

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201er Grand Master

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6 minutes ago, mooniac15u said:

Those 3 groupings don't make any more sense than what we have now. A 1967 F with a Johnson bar has more in common with the short bodies than it does with a 1998 J. 

Please! Just don't bring up what happens for a G model!

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There is also the Bravo section that is not grouped with the others.... I'm not convinced that more sections are better, in this case.  

Steven...is there some specific content that you are trying to extract?  Perhaps it is a section on power plants?  Is it Lycoming vs Continental?  Normally aspirated vs. turbo?  Handling qualities? The basic airframes seem to have more in common than not...similar gear...tail....wings...structure.  

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The problem I have with the short-medium-long body differentiation is that while a 1975 M20F is more like an M20J than anything else, a 1967 M20F with Johnson bar is more like my 1964 M20C than a 201.  And don't get me started on the M20G, which is technically a medium body but practically nothing like an M20J. 

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Wait - ...and I used to be young, and I am still trying to decide if I am old or middle aged?  Or young(er) than the other's at work.

How about consider the demographics.  Does old and new cut the forum community in about half?  Thinking about forum traffic.  Pre J and post J?

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My question is... "what would happen to the previous 100,000+ posts in the two existing forums?"

Is somebody going to sort them out or is the search engine going to provide new options?

Much of what's discussed here has already been said at some point in the past. 

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I guess it could be based on their differences.  Someone with a good background in mooneys would probably know the running changes pretty well and know where good arbitrary dividers in the timeline exist.  I realize that some models coexisted early on, but they could still be divided into separate forums.

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45 minutes ago, Bennett said:


What about us ancients - past 80 group.


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One of my goals is to become a member in good standing of the UFOs. So you are inspiring, and a reminder that it's possible without going LSA.

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One of my goals is to become a member in good standing of the UFOs. So you are inspiring, and a reminder that it's possible without going LSA.

The UFO group is quite interesting. Many regional fly-ins, meetings, and seminars. Soon after I joined I caught up with a gentleman I hadn't seen since grammar school days. Both he and his wife are active pilots and commute between their homes in CA and Mexico. He is still working full time at his business.

 

If you don't do something really stupid, flying is good for your heath.

 

 

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201er Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, RobertGary1 said:

I'd bet that 95% of the discussion in vintage applies to "modern" and versa visa. How about instead divide it by such as

Mooney Maintenance 

Mooney Flying

 

Personally the maintenance is all that is interesting to me. 

-Robert

Well, some of the flying relates to vintage vs modern. For example gear retraction technique on manual vs electric, power settings in the pattern, etc. It does make sense to have vintage specific discussions, but it is on the poster to make their posts in general category when they are not specific to vintage/modern differences.

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