Monticello Flying Club Pilot Transition Manual: Mooney M20F
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T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 2
A
DDITIONAL
R
ESOURCES
......................................................................................................................... 2
M20
S
ERIES
H
ISTORY AND
O
VERVIEW
..................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 1: SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................... 5
G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTION
............................................................................................................................ 5
L
ANDING
G
EAR
S
YSTEM
........................................................................................................................... 6
Landing Gear Circuit Breakers ............................................................................................................ 7
Manual Landing Gear Extension ......................................................................................................... 7
F
LIGHT
C
ONTROL
S
YSTEMS
...................................................................................................................... 8
Elevator Trim ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Flap System ........................................................................................................................................ 10
C
ABIN
H
EATING AND
V
ENTILATION
....................................................................................................... 11
I
NSTRUMENTS
......................................................................................................................................... 11
Auto-Pilot System ............................................................................................................................... 11
E
LECTRIC
P
OWER
S
YSTEM
...................................................................................................................... 12
F
UEL
S
YSTEM
.......................................................................................................................................... 13
R
AM
-A
IR
S
YSTEM
................................................................................................................................... 14
I
NSTRUMENT
V
ACUUM AND
S
TANDBY
V
ACUUM
S
YSTEMS
................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 2. WEIGHT AND BALANCE ............................................................................................. 18
M20
S
ERIES
R
EFERENCE
D
ATUM
........................................................................................................... 18
W
EIGHT AND
B
ALANCE
R
ECORDS
.......................................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER 3. AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................ 19
M20
SERIES:
SUMMARY
OF
AIRSPEED
LIMITATIONS ................................................................. 19
I
MPORTANT
S
PEED
C
HART
...................................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 4. AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 20
G
ENERAL
................................................................................................................................................. 20
T
HE
P
ILOT
O
PERATING
H
ANDBOOK
(POH) ............................................................................................ 20
T
AKE
O
FF
P
ERFORMANCE
....................................................................................................................... 20
C
RUISE
P
ERFORMANCE
........................................................................................................................... 20
D
ESCENT
P
ERFORMANCE
........................................................................................................................ 21
L
ANDING
P
ERFORMANCE
........................................................................................................................ 21
CHAPTER 5. OPERATIONS PARTICULAR TO MOONEY AIRCRAFT ...................................... 22
P
REFIGHT
................................................................................................................................................ 22
Fuel-Related Items .............................................................................................................................. 22
T
OW
B
AR AND
T
OWING
.......................................................................................................................... 23
L
OADING AND
U
NLOADING
P
ASSENGERS
.............................................................................................. 23
Adjusting the Seats ............................................................................................................................. 24
S
TARTING THE
E
NGINE
........................................................................................................................... 24
T
AXIING
.................................................................................................................................................. 24
E
NGINE
R
UN
-
UP
...................................................................................................................................... 24
