Service bulletin

[Mooney-Shiner]

5 minutes ago, PT20J said:

Just move your nose wheel from stop to stop and mark the position of the pointer on the turn indicator. The vertical bands go just outside the pointer. 

Well, duh! This makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Sorry, I tend to over-complicate things.

[0TreeLemur]

1 hour ago, ukrsindicat@yahoo.com said:

Sorry about unearthing retired thread, but does anyone have the measurements of the limits sticker? I think I will order 20 of them from local printshop instead of paying $20 for one from Lasar

I'd like one of those bright orange "15 deg. Turn Limit" to put on the crossbar to get attention.  The pointer/marks on my J are not obvious.

[Mooney-Shiner]

15 hours ago, 0TreeLemur said:

I'd like one of those bright orange "15 deg. Turn Limit" to put on the crossbar to get attention.  The pointer/marks on my J are not obvious.

Yeah, that hanging placard with all of the info is pretty good. 

[PT20J]

It's just a bad design. The limits are actually only 11 deg left and 13 deg right -- much less than other airplanes. And, until the later models the only stops were at the rudder. Even the later model stops are not very strong. 

[M20F-1968]

I have the fixed center cowl flap which hides the horizontal tube where the pointer and turning limits are shown.  This is my solution when I am leaving the plane for any significant time.  I also use the York Gust Lock which locks the yoke and rudder pedals.  Towing is not an option with these in place.  

I have a Johnson Bar plane.  I have never tried to put the gear up with the plane of jacks to see what would happen.  I make it a point to walk around the plane every time it is parked anywhere away from home.  I suspect that if I tried to put the gear up with the nose gear lock on, I would know it.  But, assumptions never mix with aviation.

John Breda

[DCarlton]

On 7/15/2019 at 2:50 AM, kpaul said:

My F has a third fixed cowl flap, it essentially comes down to the top of the pucks.  Even if I had a turn indicator it would not be visible while towing.  I guess the limit lines could be on the flap, but the position indicator would need to be painted onto the pucks.

 

Finally.  Someone else in the Mooney universe with a third fixed cowl flap.  I thought I was the only one.  :> 

[GeeBee]

[MikeOH]

6 hours ago, DCarlton said:

Finally.  Someone else in the Mooney universe with a third fixed cowl flap.  I thought I was the only one.  :> 

Nope; I've got that cowl flap, as well.

You should also have three aluminum baffles in front of the #1 and #2 cylinders; they were part of SB M20-182: https://www.mooney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SBM20-182.pdf

 

[FlyingDude]

14 hours ago, GeeBee said:

Where did you get this? I'd like to buy or make one!

thanks

[GeeBee]

57 minutes ago, FlyingDude said:

Where did you get this? I'd like to buy or make one!

thanks

I made it. I used a section of 1/2" PVC conduit for the tube. The grey arm is made of 1/2" Starboard polymer sheet. The black piece is of 1/4" Starboard polymer lumber. The sign is of course from any engraving shop. The retaining pin is a simple hitch pin from any hardware store. Except of the hitch pin, the entire thing is non-corroding. You can get Starboard lumber from Amazon, Tap Plastics or Boat Outfitters. Machine it like wood. Retain the tube with a SS sheet metal screw through the trapazoid piece.