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The engine is the same in both planes. They normally both fly pretty good .5gph gami. The fuel flow is the same between planes at a given power setting. 12gph is incorrect at 150kts. Regardless the moony will lay down a solid 16-22kts over the arrow at any given fuel flow. Sent from my...

Oh missed something....slow the mooney up to 130kts and it will todo it on 7gph and the 130kts in the arrow is really around 9.2gph or so and that's 24! Also think when cruising faster, saving fuel to get to your destination your also logging less engine and prop time so you get to go...

150kts on 9gph and 130kts on 9gph is 15% but you pick up some extra efficiency in climb and decent. Also figure slight efficiency gain for not carrying around the extra fuel. Might be a couple percent short of 20% but the extra purple percent are off set by the really cool tail :)...

You can by a F or a E for that kind of money. 200hp with fuel injection, and simple gear. Similar useful loads but can more utility as less gas is required to haul around as the plane is 20% more efficient and faster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why get a arrow with retractable gear and constant speed prop, fuel injection if it only gives you a few knots in speed? Sure seems like slot of moving parts for very little extra speed and more expensive overhauls and annuals. If your going to plunge into a retract with C.S. prop get...

Why would you stoop to this level are your trying to get this thread closed? Any person that gets elected POTUS isn't a idiot, you might want to look up the definition of a idiot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just bought a mini 4 and I hope I can charge it in direct sunlight while flying in the cockpit where my mini 2 would over heat. The larger iPads I use for nav on boat don't have this issue. Hope they fixed that. It was only when screen was all way bright. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ya unit74 check your facts dude. It's wider than most. Now if u told me you sit it it like a corvette close to the floor Id agree, but 164kts on 10gph is pretty cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just call it a Cherokee. If ya wanna sound cool just replace the word Cherokee with MOONEY. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could have been a shop issue. A rougher honing job will create higher ring temps as it scrapes away the peaks of the hone job. Just a thought. Chts might have never gotten high but rings could... lots of variables. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You mechanic can determine if it's blow by or a leak pretty quick. The offending cylinders will most likely have a smoking gun without even pulling the spark plug. Lower half of cylinder will probably have signs of oil on the intake and/or exhaust stack. When the plugs are pulled you will see...

Maybe it's a stuck ring but and can put detergent in cylinder and get the carbon out of it and free it up, but moral of the story is if it is blow by then quickly identify which cylinder and correct it. Mike Busch is smart guy and says just monitor it until consumption gets really high but I...

If it's burning it past the rings it ain't going to be long and you will be making metal due to worn camshaft. I'd guess this starts somewhere between 4-3 hours per qt in a IO-360. This is what we think took out my brand new camshaft inside of 2 years and 400 hours. Ed Collins and others...

Mogas.....run it, just keep it extra rich to increase detonation margins. Mineral oil. Dump it at 3 hours and at another 5 hours then change the filter and refill with your conventional oil and change at 15 hours and your done. The concern is when the piston ring to cylinders fit isn't...

Ted, here a pic today running 46mph. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It loads in similar time to a small boat but requires a trailer adjust and set up for the boat. 27' isn't long by any means but the guide posts on the trailer perfectly center the boat. No roller trailers, bunks are a must. I know I put this pic up before but look at the guide post on rear...

This is for the 98-2001 efi throttle bodies is expect the 2002 v6 to current mpi would do 5% better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If I could have twin out boards on the 270 sundancer id take it in a second! The only down side is fuel efficiency is lower at cruise setting, even with direct injection due to smaller displacement and higher rpms but man think how much bigger the aft cabin and storage compartments would be...

I do overnights but it's just 2 of us. One thing that's for sure is the older early 90s 270 were a lot bigger boat. I think with a couple small kids it would be ok but when they get to 12 or so it would be tight. If it's a week a year it's fine but if it's a sleep over fri and sat every week...

Lots of good info above. The 270 sundancer is a 9'2" beam so it gives more room for working on engines. The good thing about v6 vs twin 5.0 v8 which are a option in a 280 sundancer is that the engines are still serviceable as the v6 is shorter so you can reach over it or under the exhaust...