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Actually, At lower RPMs the fuel charge has more time to burn in the cylinder, therefore more heat is delivered to the cylinder and less is available when the exhaust valve opens. Which gives lower EGTs. A timing change would have the same effect at constant RPM. I have a turbo 201 and routinely run 29 inches and 2400 rpm at 9 GPH. This gives me 150 KTS down low and 170 KTS up high. for 21.7 MPG at 195 MPH. I wish my truck would do so good!

A coupe of years ago my #3 probe went crazy with no prior notice, EGT's all over the place, over water, on the way to Key West with my wife. Snuck out to the airport early the next morning cause I didn't want to alarm her, removed cowl on the ramp, everything looked OK, swapped probes with #1, took it around the patch and sure enough, #1 was doing the EGT dance.

It just popped up in my email, looking forward to reading it! Bodie

My longest is usually 600 nm (KC to Cle) and I can do that in about 5.5 hours and includes a 45 minute stop for fuel and bathroom break in Illinois. Most other trips were within a 300 nm circle of Kansas City where I was based before being stationed in Germany (that's another story all together). The E will do 400 nm easily on a tank of gas and still have reserves. Welcome to Mooneyspace by the way!! Brian

So far, here's mine: Insurance: $1100 per year on $72,500 hull (can't rememeber the other qualifiers, but can look at the policy later) Hangar: $200 per month Training: $300 per year minimum For the rest, it's a matter of what you want, how often you fly, and how well parts hold up over time. I've done a lot of mods to mine since I bought it and I'm a stickler for maintenance, so those items have driven up my costs overall. I normally flight plan between 155 and 160 KTAS between 8 and 10K feet. Normally see ~10 gph fuel burn up there at those speeds. Reasonable cost will really depend on what you want out of it (and in the panel for that matter). A standard, unmodified aircraft will be in the $38-$45K range. That is my personal opinion only. Guys that do this professionally would be able to give you a better estimate, but everything is so subjective and dependant on the condition of the aircraft it is difficult to pin a number on what a typical E should cost. If someone wanted to try and pry mine away from me, it would take about $75K as equipped and with the hours on the engine and airframe (both fairly low). I also have more information on our E at www.67m20e.com Hope that helps a little. Brian

Quote: acronut Hey Gary sorry to tell you but I'm the new owner of N328CM. Me and my wife flew it home the day before Christmas. Sounds like you have Jerry pegged. He won't offer up too much info but he won't lie to you either. I believe he still has the other one but I didn't even look at it so I can't help you there much. Kendal