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Ack! This is a scary one

aviatoreb

By aviatoreb
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13 minutes ago, aviatoreb said:

https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2024/Sep/2024-09-25_Mooney_Control_Wheel.pdf

Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position.  Scary!

How general is this incident?

I bet an AD will follow.

And replacement of all the yokes with new parts that don’t exist….Yikes is right. 

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4 hours ago, aviatoreb said:

Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position.  Scary!

 

I did it, January 19, 2023.  Good times.

 

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Hector

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The picture in the airworthiness sheet shows the yoke being cracked. Either can happen I suppose


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2 hours ago, Shadrach said:

Did you change seats or fly side saddle?

I pretended that I was in a Cirrus or Airbus and just flew side stick.  I was pretty close to home so it looks worse than it was.  Like a good owner, I was more upset by the looming repair cost. :)

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That's good one.  I need to add this to my regular practice.  Flying the yolk on the right while sitting in pilot seat.  :)

18 hours ago, N204TA said:

I pretended that I was in a Cirrus or Airbus and just flew side stick.  I was pretty close to home so it looks worse than it was.  Like a good owner, I was more upset by the looming repair cost. :)

 

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