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20TH YEAR SPECIALIZING IN
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PRE-PUBLISHED BOOK AVAILABLE FOR YOU NOW!
"THOSE MOONEY AIRPLANES"
by Richard Zephro; studying the Mooney since 1974; 38 year private pilot/owner of Mooneyland and author
of the articles within this website.
FLYING IS NOT CHEAP! Within
this book we will discuss not only how to save money while owning your
own airplane, we will discuss ways to save big bucks on purchase,
ownership, maintenance,
appearance (lipstick), and upgrades.
Further; we will discuss matters of safely operating your prized BIRD,
why Mooney is the safest (by far) in its class, and aid in the pure FUN
of owning your own airplane. BOOK INCLUDES 25 CHAPTERS OF INFORMATION
FOR MOONEY ENTHUSIASTS, OWNERS, AND ASPIRING OWNERS OF MOONEY AIRCRAFT
IN PARTICULAR, APPLICABLE TO ALL AIRCRAFT OWNERS IN GENERAL AND INCLUDES
100 HOUR/ANNUAL INSPECTION GUIDE AND ALL ABOUT MOONEY AIRCRAFT; HOW TO
KEEP THEM SAFELY FLYING (ON THE CHEAP) DO IT YOURSELF STUFF, WHAT
TO WATCH FOR, AND INCLUDES 124 FULL SIZE PAGES OF INFORMATION AND
PHOTOS. (Includes some reprints
and references from Mooneyland and tons of NEW information at your
fingertips)
2 NEW CHAPTERS JUST ADDED:
"HOW MUCH DOES IS COST TO OWN AN AIRPLANE" and
"MEMOIRS OF A MOONEY BUYER".
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Enjoy
& learn, learn, and LEARN!
Richard "zef" Zephro
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ATTENTION
ALL MOONEY OWNERS:
see the MOONEYLAND BLOG
PAGE for information as to why a majority of Mooney's may not be airworthy and
how to simply check for that and the simple remedy you can take care of
yourself.
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AIRPLANE? clickto see our new SELLERS OPTIONS PAGE
Check out the
HOW TO and the NEW articles
below including:
Your maintenance
Wing Tip for the day:
HOW CAN AN AIR COOLED ENGINE BE HARMED BY WATER?!
If you own an engine, then you need this!
Cheap insurance, you can build to help get you
engine to its rated TBO
Continental and Lycoming typically rate their
engine life from 1600 to 2000 hours of operation between overhauls on most
models. However, the only owners likely to achieve that kind of rated
performance are those who use their aircraft on a nearly daily basis. Why?
The reason is not the flying. It is the parking!
A primary culprit for premature aircraft engine
overhaul is corrosion caused by condensation within the engine cavity that
occurs after shutdown. Aircraft engines that are used daily frequently reach
their rated TBO because liquid condensate is boiled off on a regular basis.
Low use rate often results in reduced engine life. As the engine cools and
the internal temperature drops below the dew point, liquid moisture
condenses out of the vapor and clings to internal engine surfaces. This
liquid water then resumes its ongoing process of eating up your engine from
the inside out. However, if the dew point can be made sufficiently low, then
liquid water will never form. The engine dehumidifier provides a continuous
positive pressure injection of extremely dry air (dew point approximately
-100°F) on a 24/7 continuous flow basis. It is recovered at the crankcase
blow-by vent, returned to the pump, dried again and re-injected in the oil
fill port of the engine.
How it works
The dehumidifier is connected the engine as soon after engine
shutdown as possible. (Before the engine cools) It is then run on a 24/7
basis. A small aquarium, type air pump forces ambient humid air thru a
Plenum bottle containing Silica Gel (This is the stuff used in shipping and
storing aircraft engines and electronics.) The Silica Gel has a great
ability to suck up moisture and literally sucks it out of the air. The dried
air is filtered and injected into the engine crankcase. Any moisture inside
the engine vaporizes with the incoming dry air and is moved by the constant
positive pressure from the air pump to the crankcase blow-by vent, back to
the pump and the Silica Gel dryer. At some point in time, the Silica Gel
will absorb all the moisture it can hold. This is oblivious because about 5%
of Silica Gel crystals are dyed blue with Cobalt Chloride that changes to a
Maroon Pinkish color when saturated with moisture.
When that happens:
Remove the saturated Silica Gel from the bottle.
Spread it out on a cookie sheet.
Heat in oven at 275° F until the CoCI dyed
silica gel turns blue again .. Cool and return to the plenum bottle.
That's' it!The
frequency of this recycle rate will depend up the humidity of the local
environment. This may vary from months or more in dry regions down to just a
week or so in the deep humid South East. Adding more Silica Gel to the
Plenum will extend the service interval. Additional Silica Gel used for
drying flowers is available at the national chain of Michaels's Craft Stores
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SERVICE ALERT:
MOONEY OWNERS: CHECK YOUR NOSE GEAR
As part of your pre-flight
please check your nose gear doors.
While doing an annual on a Mooney I
found that there were only 2 of the 9 screws holding the
left door hinge and they were at the rear and not tight
and there were 4 screws missing from the right door
hinge. If the door had come loose prior to takeoff, it
is conceivable that the door could have gotten tangled
up with the nose gear and prevented it from coming down.
Richard loves to share with his
customers and fellow Mooniacs, the many things he has learned in maintaining
his own personal Mooney's. Such knowledge as how and when to save
money-- and when not to. His advice has saved many fully pleased customers
thousands of dollars. Some tens of thousands!
For example, you should never
simply turn your airplane over to a mechanic, giving them
carte blanche.
Too much hard earned money can be wasted doing so. He will explain how to talk
to your mechanic and to draw guide lines in advance of a given repair or
annual inspection. He will also suggest to you to learn all you can about your
aircraft's systems to the point that you will realize something is amiss
before it becomes a major problem.
There are many items the
owner of an aircraft can legally accomplish himself without an A&P. You can
get a list of legal self repairs at your local GADO office. Not only will the
experience of working on your own plane be rewarding, but it will save you a
bunch of money over the years. Not only this, but you get to intimately know
your beloved Mooney better than you ever imagined. Understanding systems will
make a safer pilot out of you by allowing this experience to better understand
and recognize something is going wrong even before it breaks.
If you are not used to
using mechanical tools, and are not very mechanically inclined, you may opt to
do your maintenance items under the guidance of an A&P, even if it's legal to
do some particular repair yourself.
Jacking your aircraft can
be safe if you follow safeguards. If you don’t have the proper equipment and
knowledge, you may want to consult your mechanic for his help and guidance.
Now settle back
and start researching our Technical Articles. The most
informed pilots MAKE THE BEST PILOTS!
If you do not already own
a service and parts manual for your aircraft, you should get our CD to help
guide you through self maintenance procedures. Follow those guide lines first,
should anything contradict what is outlined here.
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The
frequency of this recycle rate will depend up the humidity of the local
environment. This may vary from months or more in dry regions down to just a
week or so in the deep humid South East. Adding more Silica Gel to the
Plenum will extend the service interval. Additional Silica Gel used for
drying flowers is available at the national chain of Michaels's Craft Stores
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