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NEWSFLASH: Value of AOA Indicator Still Not Resolved!!

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Marauder Grand Master

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In an effort to put this AOA discussion to bed, a face to face meeting was held today between two members of this site who hold contrary points of view on the subject. The discussion was held at a neutral location (N57 Open House) in order to give neither an advantage :) 

 

Representing the pro AOA indicator group was our respected member 201er (Mike). Representing the contrary point of view was none other than our esteemed colleague N74795 (Alan). What was also a good indicator was Alan's willingness to fly his Mooney to the meeting site instead of his Bonanza. Then again, it could be that it is cheaper to fly the Mooney ;)

 

The meeting started well as you can see by their body language:

 

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Things seem to be progressing well until Alan felt compelled to do some finger pointing to call out the value of our stall warning system:

 

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Needless to say, the discussion got sidetracked until a third pilot (according to them, some dentist fellow) showed up and the three of them sat down in a older style plane to fly the pattern and determine the merits of the AOA indicator. It really hurt me (not really) to inform them that the plane they chose wasn't going to go anywhere soon without it's propellers... 

 

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Not to mention, it's tail...

 

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Unable to resolve their differences Alan & Mike agreed to continue the discussion for another day and boarded Alan's plane. That said, it looked like from my vantage point that the two of them were in a wrestling match inside the confines of the Mooney -- you be the judge...

 

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But I must admit all ended well as the two of them departed into the sunset together...

 

http://youtu.be/pWg1uDhWWX0

 

In all seriousness... It was fun to meet Mike, Alan and Joe from the NJ Mooney Pilots Association. My apologies to Joe since we lost track of him. It was a great event with lots of attendance with perfect weather.

 

 

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Marauder Grand Master

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Had fun guys.....Would have been better if Smiles showed up!!!
Yep, without Smiles around it was all Frowns... You like your take-off video? Did you catch that little dip on departure? We call it the New Garden Dip... Let me know about those ailerons... I will pull out my surplus avionics and let you know what I have..

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