Texas Mooney Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 4 hours ago, Matthew P said: Then they need to get off their dead azz and provide alternative solutions for an aging fleet seeing how their charter is safety...supposedly Stop blaming the FAA. The problem is Mooney. In October 2020 the CEO told Mooney Flyer magazine "Supporting the existing fleet remains the new owners’ top priority." Yet in 2024 they have time to manufacture parts for other aircraft companies and to talk about it. Duh. 2020-OctTMF.pdf (themooneyflyer.com) Page 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew P Posted June 14 Author Report Share Posted June 14 7 minutes ago, Texas Mooney said: Stop blaming the FAA. The problem is Mooney. In October 2020 the CEO told Mooney Flyer magazine "Supporting the existing fleet remains the new owners’ top priority." Yet in 2024 they have time to manufacture parts for other aircraft companies and to talk about it. Duh. 2020-OctTMF.pdf (themooneyflyer.com) Page 4 Not blaming them but if there are no parts available and they want to chime in, at the end of it they either need to share a viable solution or STFU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Mooney Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 2 minutes ago, Matthew P said: Not blaming them but if there are no parts available and they want to chime in, at the end of it they either need to share a viable solution or STFU. I am not sure where you are coming from with the comment "and they want to chime in" or "share a viable solution". The FAA has created a viable solution. The FAA will respond to your request for approval (i.e. 'chime in" after you initiate). Go make your part. You may be able to get it approved and put it on your plane. If it fails that is between you and your insurance company (although they may not know that you are exposing them to the liability of an unproven part) The issue is that the FAA is not going to bless OPP made parts that are intended to be sold to others. But if you want to get a PMA and sell gears they will likely approve that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew P Posted June 14 Author Report Share Posted June 14 1 minute ago, Texas Mooney said: I am not sure where you are coming from with the comment "and they want to chime in" or "share a viable solution". The FAA has created a viable solution. The FAA will respond to your request for approval (i.e. 'chime in" after you initiate). Go make your part. You may be able to get it approved and put it on your plane. If it fails that is between you and your insurance company (although they may not know that you are exposing them to the liability of an unproven part) The issue is that the FAA is not going to bless OPP made parts that are intended to be sold to others. But if you want to get a PMA and sell gears they will likely approve that. For the 5th time, I am not going to manufacture or sell parts...but I can understand how people keep assuming that.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Mooney Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 Just now, Matthew P said: For the 5th time, I am not going to manufacture or sell parts...but I can understand how people keep assuming that.. Then what is your issue with the FAA? I applaud your effort to contact the so far unresponsive Mooney management and beg them to take cold hard cash in advance to place an order with their supplier for a part/product which Mooney controls the intellectual property (design specs). But there is nothing stopping your from making the gear per OPP guidelines and if approved, install it on your plane and report back here. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outermarker Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 An investment firm....enough said! Look what happened within 30 days after an investment firm bought Hartzel...50% price increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Add me as one more person interested in a set of gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew P Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 20 minutes ago, Lee G. said: Add me as one more person interested in a set of gears. will do, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragsf15e Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 55 minutes ago, Matthew P said: will do, thanks. Many of us do appreciate you going through all this and dealing with the naysayers/complaints/negativity. Hopefully there is eventually a way we can keep these Dukes planes going (without significant $$ to convert to something else). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew P Posted June 25 Author Report Share Posted June 25 19 minutes ago, Ragsf15e said: Many of us do appreciate you going through all this and dealing with the naysayers/complaints/negativity. Hopefully there is eventually a way we can keep these Dukes planes going (without significant $$ to convert to something else). Thanks, still waiting to hear back from Mr. Pollack, will text him tomorrow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted Tuesday at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:06 PM 8 hours ago, Matthew P said: Thanks, still waiting to hear back from Mr. Pollack, will text him tomorrow Just wondering if you have you asked for the engineering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew P Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:00 PM Yep, they won't release but I found an area in the regs where they may have to turn them over if they no longer produce the part, has to be requested through the FAA, currently working that piece as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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