2011-12-20, Still Missin' the Old Mooney Super 21

Forty years later, still missin' the front office of a Mooney Super 21 ...

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 ·  · Share · 39 minutes ago near Norman

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    Chuck Oates http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/1/1/8/0203811.jpg
    

    

    
    

    
    

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    39 minutes ago ·  · 
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    Chuck Oates In the instrument panel picture above, that vertical knurled handle under the center of the instrument panel is the landing gear retraction handle. No fancy-shmancy electric gear on the mid-'60s Mooneys--you hauled the gear up and down with your right arm. (You could always distinguish the Mooney pilots by noticing who had bulging biceps on his/her right arm only!)
    
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    16 minutes ago ·  · 
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    Chuck Oates http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/3/4/1627438.jpg
    

    

    
    

    
    

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    14 minutes ago ·  · 
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    Chuck Oates Oh, and just to the right of the knurled gear handle is the flap handle. The flaps are hydraulic. You PUMP 'em down, and activate a hydraulic switch to go back to no-flaps position. Simple and reliable it was, but things could get pretty busy during takeoff and landing! :^)
    
    
    
    
    Another view of the Super 21 instrument panel and rudder pedals:  http://skywestinstruments.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SSPX0401.jpg