Cody Stallings Posted May 13, 2019 Report Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 2:11 AM, Bravoman said: Call Rocket back and ask if Mr Gaston was ever in their employ. That should solve the question. Expand I got it figured out finally. Mine is #99 2 Quote
M016576 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 9:26 PM, John Car said: Can you post the POH updates from your conversion to the download forum? How do you like your missle so far? Expand That’s not a bad idea- the STC POH manual for the missile is about 75 pages long. I should probably scan it anyway just in case I lose my logs- I’ve scanned all the other logbooks (A/F, engine and prop). It can’t hurt to have a digital backup, right? I absolutely love the missile. I’ve been flying it for about 5 years now- and I think it’s going to be my forever plane (if I’m fortunate enough to continue to be able to afford it). I toyed with the idea of a bravo for a while, then I thought about a light Twin. After I sat down and truly put pen to paper, though- I realized that the Missile fits all mission requirements, is the same speed in the 10-12K regime as most light twins and close to the same as the Bravo, and costs less to operate and less to maintain than both. Someday, if I’m REALLY lucky, maybe I’ll be able to afford a TBM or Pilatus... but until then, I’m sticking with the Missile. 1 Quote
John Car Posted May 13, 2019 Report Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 7:20 AM, M016576 said: That’s not a bad idea- the STC POH manual for the missile is about 75 pages long. I should probably scan it anyway just in case I lose my logs- I’ve scanned all the other logbooks (A/F, engine and prop). It can’t hurt to have a digital backup, right? I absolutely love the missile. I’ve been flying it for about 5 years now- and I think it’s going to be my forever plane (if I’m fortunate enough to continue to be able to afford it). I toyed with the idea of a bravo for a while, then I thought about a light Twin. After I sat down and truly put pen to paper, though- I realized that the Missile fits all mission requirements, is the same speed in the 10-12K regime as most light twins and close to the same as the Bravo, and costs less to operate and less to maintain than both. Someday, if I’m REALLY lucky, maybe I’ll be able to afford a TBM or Pilatus... but until then, I’m sticking with the Missile. Expand If you do decide to scan and upload please post a notification. Thank you Quote
FloridaMan Posted May 13, 2019 Report Posted May 13, 2019 My experience is that Rocket gives better support than Mooney. 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted May 13, 2019 Report Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 12:45 PM, FloridaMan said: My experience is that Rocket gives better support than Mooney. Expand I'll second that. 1 Quote
Cody Stallings Posted May 13, 2019 Report Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 7:20 AM, M016576 said: That’s not a bad idea- the STC POH manual for the missile is about 75 pages long. I should probably scan it anyway just in case I lose my logs- I’ve scanned all the other logbooks (A/F, engine and prop). It can’t hurt to have a digital backup, right? I absolutely love the missile. I’ve been flying it for about 5 years now- and I think it’s going to be my forever plane (if I’m fortunate enough to continue to be able to afford it). I toyed with the idea of a bravo for a while, then I thought about a light Twin. After I sat down and truly put pen to paper, though- I realized that the Missile fits all mission requirements, is the same speed in the 10-12K regime as most light twins and close to the same as the Bravo, and costs less to operate and less to maintain than both. Someday, if I’m REALLY lucky, maybe I’ll be able to afford a TBM or Pilatus... but until then, I’m sticking with the Missile. Expand Mistake #1!!! Putting a pen to paper in regards to a Overpowered Mooney. thats a huge NoNo....lol 2 2 Quote
Aerodon Posted May 22, 2019 Report Posted May 22, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 4:26 AM, LANCECASPER said: That's your Mooney Serial number. It's the 11th 252 made. The serial numbers for 252's started at 25-1000. (The Mooney 231's ran from serial number 25-0001 to 25-0889.) Expand You mean the 12th 252 made. Quote
LANCECASPER Posted May 23, 2019 Report Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/22/2019 at 5:57 AM, Aerodon said: You mean the 12th 252 made. Expand Yes you are correct Quote
Rae Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 On 11/10/2018 at 11:51 PM, M016576 said: This is a heads up for any rocket engineering STC owners that may be curious if they currently have a “supported” STC. my Missile is in for annual- and the MSC found a crack in the exhaust stack- so they removed it. After they removed the stack- they found that the muffler was completely trashed on the inside... uh oh. So I was more than a bit worried that the customs fabricated exhaust system would no longer be supported by rocket- particularly because they only did 43 or so rocket conversions... turns out my worries were unfounded. We boxed up the exhaust and sent it to rocket- the new system should be back early next week- totally rebuilt by rocket- and in brand new condition. Happy to know that Rocket continues to stand by their STC! Expand So did it fit? 1 Quote
M016576 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Posted August 2, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 2:11 AM, Rae said: So did it fit? Expand Yep. Perfect fit. 1 1 Quote
RogueOne Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 I phoned on Battery question and the phone was answered on third ring. Guy listened and had my answer in under a minute. Pretty sweet. Quote
Juha Posted January 24, 2021 Report Posted January 24, 2021 I have put my eyes on one M20K Rocket with TSIO-520. Anyone knows of there chances to for STC and if so what the direction to hunt. really not fan to burn double price 100LL Quote
kortopates Posted January 24, 2021 Report Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 9:21 PM, Juha said: I have put my eyes on one M20K Rocket with TSIO-520. Anyone knows of there chances to for STC and if so what the direction to hunt. really not fan to burn double price 100LL For what STC?Mogas? Not in a turbo plus the Mooney airframe can’t support it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Juha Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 10:30 PM, kortopates said: For what STC? Mogas? Not in a turbo plus the Mooney airframe can’t support it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Expand Yes i mean MOGAS. So turbo engines not been certified on mooney? have people tried mogas without certificate? If so Whats experiences? Quote
Hank Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 3:11 AM, Juha said: Yes i mean MOGAS. So turbo engines not been certified on mooney? have people tried mogas without certificate? If so Whats experiences? Expand I don't think there's a Mogas STC for any Mooney, even my C. Definitely not a turbo Mooney. Quote
carusoam Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 High power engines, set at high power settings, will be using 100 octane fuels for a while... Look to the experimental world to see if they are doing something differently... High compression pistons and water cooling allow for many things that are not available in the certified world... yet. To watch an interesting attempt at using diesel technology in a high power plane... visit YouTube and see the experiments of the Raptor Aircraft... Raptor is currently flying... but, is bogged down with dealing with cooling issues... Performance can be incredibly shortened by excess heat... New technology requires lots of investment to make work... Time and Money... Fly what’s available today... Best regards, -a- Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 3:11 AM, Juha said: Yes i mean MOGAS. So turbo engines not been certified on mooney? have people tried mogas without certificate? If so Whats experiences? Expand So, back In ‘86 I sumped my tank and found something that wasn’t avgas. I went to the office and showed them what was in my tank. They called the oil company and a few minuets later they called back and said they filled the tank with premium unleaded. I drained all but 10 gallons back into the underground tank. I had a customer who was waiting for me, so I crossed my fingers and flew to the next airport 5 min away. It flew fine. It was an M20F. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 BTW, the airport was outside of Denver, so takeoff power was kind of diminished. 01V to KFTG (KCFO) Quote
Juha Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 Thank you of replises. Just for curiocity. How much is 100LL and mogas atm at us? Last time i were there, mogas was about 2.3$ per g Here in europe we pay for mogas about 1.8 $ / liter and 100LL almost 3$ / liter Quote
Hank Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 10:39 AM, Juha said: Thank you of replises. Just for curiocity. How much is 100LL and mogas atm at us? Last time i were there, mogas was about 2.3$ per g Here in europe we pay for mogas about 1.8 $ / liter and 100LL almost 3$ / liter Expand Gas prices here vary significantly, not just state to state but sometimes between individual stations that are within sighte of each other. Righ5 now, where I live gas has just risen to ~$2.08/gallon (3.8 liters), and avgas is holding steady at $3.59/gallon. Quote
kortopates Posted January 25, 2021 Report Posted January 25, 2021 US Fuel prices available here: https://www.airnav.com/fuel/ just pick and airport or a zipcode Quote
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