Monticello Flying Club Pilot Transition Manual: Mooney M20F
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G
O
-
AROUNDS
A properly executed go-around requires establishing a positive vertical rate, and safely
transitioning from a low-power/descending/gear and flaps down configuration to a high-
power/climbing/clean configuration. The go- around requires simultaneous application of power
and pitch inputs to maintain the same airspeed as that flown on short final. As the go-around is
initiated, Mooneys in landing trim require ample nose down trimming and right rudder to offset
the high "P factor". Flaps may be set to the takeoff position, and with a positive rate of climb
(ROC) the gear is retracted. Finally, accelerate to Vy (best ROC) and retract the flaps.
S
HUTDOWN AND
S
ECURING THE
A
IRCRAFT
There are multiple steps outlined in the checklist, but let’s highlight a few. First, after a
night flight, make sure the instrument panel lights are turned off. It is hard to tell that these lights
are on during the day, and running them during the day burns out the bulbs. Next, make sure to
remove the iPad and Stratus 2 from their cradles, place them in the small black bag, and return
them to the storage locker. With the Stratus 2, make sure to hold the cradle to the ceiling while
removing the box so that no unnecessary pressure is placed on the headliner.
Close all exterior vents (top vent and the ones next to your knees) to prevent bugs and
water from entering the plane.
Install the intake plugs and pitot tube cover. Additionally,
particularly during the spring, install the foam plugs in the tail of the airplane to prevent birds
from nesting. Finally, when installing the cover back on the plane, be very careful with the
antenna on top and the OAT probe on the pilot side window.
Make sure to loop the straps
through the landing gear and behind the gear doors as shown below instead of over the gear
doors.
Running it over the gear doors can damage the doors.
Secure the front strap of the plane cover under the gear strut and the middle strap
behind the gear doors to prevent gear door damage
C
LEANING AND
G
ENERAL
C
ARE OF THE
A
IRCRAFT
The windshield should be cleaned using Lemon Pledge and one of the microfiber cloths
found in the black bag baggage compartment. Two microfiber cloths are located in the bag, and
they have clips on them indicating that one is for the windshield and one is to be used to clean
the leading edge. When the windshield microfiber cloth is sufficiently dirty, it then becomes the
leading edge cloth, and a new cloth is used for the windshield.
