Mooney M20J - Page 161

MOONEY SECTION VII
MODEL M20J
AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
24. TRlM CONTROL WHEEL
Rotating the trim control wheel forward lowers the nose; rearward rotation
raises the nose of the aircraft.
25.
TRlM POSITION INDICATOR
Stabilizer trim position indicator is mechanically activated thru a cable as-
sembly attached to the trim wheel mechanism. Trim position indications are
shown on the console.
26. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE
The fuel selector valve located on the floorboard is a three-position valve
which allows the pilot to select either the left or right fuel tank. Turning the
valve to
OFF shuts off all fuel to the engine. At full throttle the engine will
stop from fuel starvation in
2 to 3 seconds.
27. CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL
Push-to-reset and push-pull circuit breakers automatically break the electrical
current flow if a system receives an overload.
28.
RADIO LIGHT SWITCH AND DIMMER
Turning the radio light switch knob clockwise turns
ON the radio and in-
dicator lights. Continued turning clockwise increases light intensity. This con-
trol also operates the internal instrument lights.
29. PANEL LIGHT SWITCH AND DIMMER
Turning the panel light switch knob cloclwise turns ON the instrument lights
located in the glareshield. Continued turning clockwise increases the lighting
intensity.
30. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL
See description of functions elsewhere in this section.
31. LANDING GEAR SWITCH
The electric gear switch, indentifiable by its wheel shaped knob, is a
two-posi-
tion switch. Pulling aM and lowering the knob lowers the landing gear while
pulling
aft and raising the knob raises the gear.
I NOTE I
Failure to "Pull" knob out prior to movement may result in a
broken switch.
32. GEAR SAFETY OVERRIDE SWITCH (GR SAFETY BY PASS)
The gear safety override switch is a manual means of electrically bypassing
the Airspeed Safety Switch. In the event the gear control switch is inadver-
tently placed in the gear-up position, the
gear Airspeed Safety Switch
prevents the gear being retracted before takeoff speed of approximately 65
+7,
-4 KTS is reached. Should it be necessary to retract at a lower airspeed
REV. B 6-12-87
ISSUED 6-2-86 7-1
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