Left Banking M20J and Rigging

By jamesyql
November 18, 2024 in Modern Mooney Discussion

https://mooneyspace.com/topic/49977-left-banking-m20j-and-rigging/

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skykrawler

Posted June 18

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Snip: Conditions: just me in the plane (but it behaves this way with a passenger as well), full tanks (burning the left side first), 8500ft, WOT, 2500 RPM 8.5 GPH 117 KIAS

These are curious numbers. I can only presume you have leaned LOP and then some. I don't consider my airplane particularly fast compared to some numbers reported here, but I just did a trip at 9000ft similar power setting indicating 131kts - but higher fuel flow.

One thing that should be checked is to make sure the gear are fully up and the doors reasonably tight.

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Ragsf15e

November 19, 2024

Getting the rigging right first is important but at the end, a very small tweak on the aileron trailing edge is very effective. On my first (very expensive) annual, a very popular (and expensive, and

jamesyql

November 18, 2024

apologies, wrong lingo. Thanks for the clarification. I was referring to the aileron trailing edge which can be bent. Still learning all of this, new to plane ownership and Mooneys. Edited above post