Bringing 66 E back to life

[Perri Dyer]

Well this last weekend was amazing. I got to take her up flying for about 3 hrs total. The mechanic flew it last Wednesday, I got out there on Friday and went right to the airport. Talked to the mechanic and took my dad flying for the first time he and I had been flying in that airplane in forever! It was amazing. Annual is complete and she is airworthy.  Small issues that need to be dealt with and I plan on putting about 20 hours on her flying to Texas in November. Took up my daughter, wife and future daughter in law over the weekend. No lie I was quite nervous flying around the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. I asked my daughter who has only flown in Texas, so where do we land if we have an engine failure, she didn't like the options lol. 

[hammdo]

Nice!

The older brother approves ;o)

-Don

[carusoam]

Plan A:

Get decent engine monitor… add FF sensor, and Carb temp monitor…

Things my M20C never got…

Only engine trouble I had would have been noticeable… before one exhaust valve stuck open…

Plane had sat for a couple of years, no issues for a couple of hours flying locally…

M20Cs make really good forever planes….

They can be a tough choice for a small family… because the back seaters inevitably grow larger…

We had ours for a decade…. Before getting the big version of the M20C…

Same plane, just more Mooney!

Go M20C!

Best regards,

-a-

[Guest]

Now that it’s flying, invest in shoulder belts.

[47U]

Entry door is returned to the right side of the fuselage…

+1 for shoulder belts!

[carusoam]

Today’s big picture and technical skill award is handed to 47U!

 

Multiple time Eagle Eye award winner… M20Doc…

 

Nice work 47U!

+1 for getting the seatbelts updated…. We have seen a lot of off field landings over the years….. and loss of control while on the ground…

Best regards,

-a-