(Martin Kosina) wrote in message . com...
The Mooney gear is quite simple, especially compared to brand-C RG's.
It is one of the few retracts I would not be afraid of,
maintenance-wise. The wood wing issues are so unique and tend to
overshadow other maintenance concerns for prospective buyers that it
is not fair to compare M20A's along with the other Mooney's, IMHO.

I used to fly a Debonair. Sitting under that during a retact test will
blow your mind. A lot of complicated stuff happens when the gear
cycles. No wonder it takes so long to drop the gear. Compare that to
the Mooney electric gear. On the Mooney the gear just pop out, there
are no complicated doors that have to move back and forth. the only
gear door on the mains is simply bolted to the gear itself and moves
with it.

-Robert