I had my pitot static check done today. A fellow comes to my hangar and does the whole thing and he's very thorough even though he is not a "Mooney guy". It's very convenient.
Today I asked him to check the pitot and static drains. He quickly found and cleaned the static drain, but he was flumoxed on the pitot drain. After pointing it out, he said, we were taking a chance messing with it because if it had to be replaced, there was no way to access it.
I assured him that it could be