teethdoc Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Anybody have a maintenance schedule for an older Mooney (m20e). This will be my first owned aircract and i'm meticulous about maintianing my other toys. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about keeping it running and looking good.
Parker_Woodruff Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Depends on how often you fly. Just make sure any ADs are complied with at their scheduled intervals. Change the oil on an hourly or calendar interval schedule depending on how you fly. Fix the squawks as needed.
rbridges Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 make sure you have a good IA for the annuals. Just from my readings, there are a lot of things that give out after so many hours (vacuums, magnetos, etc). He/She needs to be aware of them.
jetdriven Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 A properly maintained Bendix magneto should never give trouble as long as it has the proper 500-hour inspections done. Not necessarily the case with Slicks. To prevent death, install a backup electric attitude indicator, standby vacuum system, or avoid flying in IMC.
DrBill Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 I change oil every 30 hours. Check tires before a long (e.g. week long) trip. Other than that, the IA does the annual (usually about 80-120hrs/ yr) and fixes any issues I find. Latest one was that the cable came out of ram-air flapper. Taped it off until he fixed it. Bill
bnicolette Posted December 12, 2012 Report Posted December 12, 2012 Hey guys, I've been trying to come up with something that lists out the maintenance schedule that's due and upcoming on my Mooney. I am also incorporating this into my Flight Log Sheet so that it is always front and center when filling out the time sheets after each flight. I don't have any partners nor is it in a flying club, I just like to keep track of the times for each flight. As I input the new tach time in the computer it will update the "due" times. What I'm wondering is; is there other things that I should have on this list that maybe aren't outlined in the maintenance/service manual? The "hour" inspections; will go right along with what's outlined in the maintenance/service manual. Thanks for any input. Brett Mooney Maintenance schedule.pdf
FloridaMan Posted December 13, 2012 Report Posted December 13, 2012 A properly maintained Bendix magneto should never give trouble as long as it has the proper 500-hour inspections done. Not necessarily the case with Slicks. To prevent death, install a backup electric attitude indicator, standby vacuum system, or avoid flying in IMC. I have this same mentality. I would not fly IMC until I had a backup. I bought a Dynon D1. Shortly thereafter, I flew to NYC from Tampa. From Norfolk on, it was solid IMC. As I advanced my prop on descent, my vacuum pump went out. I don't know of a single pilot with more than a few years flying who has never experienced a pump failure. With around 500 hours PIC time myself, I've lost two.
1964-M20E Posted December 13, 2012 Report Posted December 13, 2012 N6363Q times.zip I have an Excell spreadsheet that is real handy to track items based on aircraft times. I attached it.
jetdriven Posted December 13, 2012 Report Posted December 13, 2012 I have this same mentality. I would not fly IMC until I had a backup. I bought a Dynon D1. Shortly thereafter, I flew to NYC from Tampa. From Norfolk on, it was solid IMC. As I advanced my prop on descent, my vacuum pump went out. I don't know of a single pilot with more than a few years flying who has never experienced a pump failure. With around 500 hours PIC time myself, I've lost two. Had the Dynon D1 been available or a rumor, we would have waited. We have a Castleberry 12VDC iron gyro, and the Dynon is far superior, from what it seems.
bnicolette Posted December 13, 2012 Report Posted December 13, 2012 N6363Q times.zip I have an Excell spreadsheet that is real handy to track items based on aircraft times. I attached it. Thanks for sharing that. I really like that setup.
1964-M20E Posted December 13, 2012 Report Posted December 13, 2012 I found it somewhere and modified it to fit what I wnated to see.
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