aviatoreb Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 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. 2 Quote
1980Mooney Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 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. Quote
LANCECASPER Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 56 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. 1 Quote
N204TA Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 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. 3 1 Quote
201Mooniac Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 Wow, I was thinking it was the yoke casting that cracked, I didn't realize it was the shaft. Must have been a scary situation. Quote
Hector Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 The picture in the airworthiness sheet shows the yoke being cracked. Either can happen I suppose Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Shadrach Posted September 26 Report Posted September 26 13 minutes ago, N204TA said: I did it, January 19, 2023. Good times. Did you change seats or fly side saddle? 1 Quote
N204TA Posted September 27 Report Posted September 27 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. 2 5 Quote
corn_flake Posted September 27 Report Posted September 27 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. Quote
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