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Flew down to Houston for a wedding Friday. Flew from SGR to NEW Saturday to say hello to a friend. Over Galleria in Houston / Transco Tower Crossing over Lake Pontchartrain It was so cool landing over the water Nice Sunset Reflection Sunday was a bit more chaotic. Got lunch with my sister who was in NOLA for a wedding. Had to non rev her back to DC so she wouldnt be considered AWOL from her Military leave. Well all flights to DCA were packed. Flew NEW-CSG (was going to drop her off in RDU and suffer through to night back to GPM.) Landed in CSG and looked at flights from HSV to DCA. It was open again, we turned North West to HSV from CSG. Got her on the ground with 40 minutes to go. She got her ticket, and walked on board! This was leaving HSV to TXK Texarkana for a fuel stop before continuing to GPM. 51kt cross wind from the south before turning to final at GPM. LONG flight back from HSV to GPM. Total for the weekend: 12.6 Hours Total on Sunday alone: 8.6 Hours

Caught @Marauder changing a tire. Apparently he forgot the jack but at least he had his gal to help.

The kids loved the huge 30”? fold-down screen (TV) for the passengers, momma liked the ample room in every seat (7) and I liked the Perspective Touch Plus advanced flight deck and the RVSM capable plane. I wish it were a Mooney, too, or at least a TBM-ooney. Can’t wait to get my 252 back from TXi upgrade; until then I can stroll around the airport.

So this is pretty cool. A guy at my local airport bought and owned Cirrus Jet #1 back when they were released a couple years ago. Cirrus would fly potential clients down to view the jet and had it on retainer as a demo to sell future ones. The owner, a few hangers over from me, took delivery of his G2 jet Friday - again first delivery of a G2. With the AoA AD complied with, he flew her home Friday night. Today, my family and I were at the airport for a nice evening flight and saw his hanger opened. We pulled over and he let us crawl in and climb around his brand new SF50. This thing is pretty awesome on the inside and the paint is not too shabby either. thank you Joe!

All, my mission is changing and I have decided to sell my company plane. It is listed through All American Aircraft. Contact Jimmy Garrison for more info. It will go on Controller in a week or so but this is a Facebook posting from AllAmerican... This one is just too nice not to take a peek at. One of the most meticulous owners I have ever met (keeps the plane on jacks in his hangar to preserve the shock disc elasticity) and maintained by arguably the most meticulous mechanic in the Mooney world (Brian Kendrick - former director of maintenance at Mooney). No expense spared. Corporate ownership with an open checkbook. 2005 Mooney Ovation G-1000, WAAS Equipped. ADS-B Equipped. Air Conditioned. Excellent P and I. 4-Blade MT Prop (First I have seen on an Ovation - smooth and quiet). 310hp Upgraded - Climbs like a Rocketship combined with the 4-blade. AOA with heads up display (HUD). Glass backups to G-1000. Oxygen. LED Landing/Taxi/Strobe/Beacon Lights. <1100 hours $279,000 Jimmy Garrison Office 830-438-4081 Cell 210-872-1110 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've been experimenting with new mounting locations for the GoPro's on my Mooney. Made a couple videos this week and thought I would share them here.

Joe- the way to make the instrument panel vertical is to add 3 supports to push the top rearward. Hopefully you can see the concept in the 2 photos and my 1 badly drawn figure below.

There is about an inch of wandering when these are panels are reinstalled. I believe they have made them larger because they were trying to protect wiring that may run behind them. Here is the wandering zoomed in. Wiring running behind it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Very much in favor of husbands. Mine is just great. Never competes with me for the left seat, or borrows my clothes, either.

I would dimple them, but then again it might just be an excuse to buy the dimples dies

I reluctantly am getting into this "pissing match"....I do like my two year old Garmin GTN-650. It is very intuitive and powerful. Recently when I had failures of my vacuum HSI, AI, and my altimeter transducer, I decided to put my money into an E5....the absolute deciding item was that the G5's are not compatible with my "legacy, analog" Century 41 autopilot. The system was quite pricy including an AE-100, ACu2, and a Deklin to handle AI guidance, HSI gps supervision and it works. If I were going to do this all over again, I would wait for the Trutrack autopilots to come out, but I would buy the Avidyne 540 with the included L3 ngt9000 transducer and install the E5 for AI/HSI. My down side about the Garmin GTN-650...if you are going to fly IFR you need to upload/download your flight plan...you have to spend the $1,500 to buy Flightstream 510. This feature is built into the Avidyne...When you look at the total package, Avidyne just blows Garmin out of the water. Oh, if you look at my picture I have a "back-up" AI....a Garmin G5....when my avionics installer ordered it, and told Garmin that it was being used as a back up, the Garmin rep was highly offended....oh well...I never even look at the G5.

That is one dream Ovation - beautiful. Good luck to you and the lucky buyer!

I replied to Jimmy when I got his listing email. If it had fiki I’d write you a check no questions asked. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So an update if anyone cares! lol. I have 150hrs in my Mooney, I’m ready to take the written. Took a pilot buddy up for a mock check ride, he thinks I’m ready. I feel ready! Hopefully I won’t fail the written, I really suck at remembering acronyms! And the practice tests, well let’s just say WTF! Asking the same questions in a multitude of different ways just to trip you up! I fly everyday to stay sharp and be completely comfortable in different situations. On to the testing!

This news sucks....I am going to cancel my order.....

Randy, Welcome to MS. Are you looking at a specific M20C? If you post a listing you will get plenty of feedback. Do a good search of MS on the dos and don'ts of buying a Mooney, you don't want to be added to @gsxrpilot list. Get a PPI.

Ok so I was going to add 3/4in aluminum spacers to the back. Sweet it is not rocket science.

Okay, so I've been putting off repairing the infamous "stuck roof vent" problem that's plagued my C model since the upholstery was redone. It's been stuck in the open position for at least 4 years and I've just been putting it off. Well, I finally decided to take the project so I set aside a full day of wrangling headliners and trim parts and finding the necessary hardware to repair whatever I found to be froze up. I rounded up all the tools I thought I might need, put some music on the stereo, and had a yeti mug full of ice water and started at what was to be a while of sweating in my cockpit. I started by beginning to remove the trim that surrounds the front overhead vents and cockpit lights along with the vent control knob. I removed the 4 small screws that hold it in place and inserted the small allen wrench to remove the vent knob. I decided to just try to move the knob a bit to get to an easy position to loosen the allen nut when, much to my amazement, it rotated freely and the roof vent closed completely. I repeated opening and closing it several times with a stupid grin on my face. As it turned out the back left screw was about 1/8" too long and was engaging the gears of the vent mechanism and had locked it in place. Total hardware needed to repair vent-shorter screw. Time of repair-15 minutes. Sometimes I'd rather be lucky than good. Don

Given you have stalled in your training a few times, I would suggest looking at an accelerated course. Get your ticket in something like a 172. Then find the Mooney specific instructor to get yourself comfortable in your plane. When I did it, I found two weeks and left my home so learning was focused and the demands of work and family were out of the way. Also, you may want to calculate the cost per hour in your Mooney vs getting your ticket in a trainer. Some folks discourage accelerated courses, but I would never trade what I did. I ended up with lots of real IMC and weather conditions.

God i was wondering where she went

July I should be able to do. Mid-June my two boys and I are flying back to NC/VA, should be a great adventure.

I would almost guess that the config is trying to use the ARINC429 connection for the GPS data.. (since a 429 connection would be used for the TIS traffic back to the GTN) but it doesn't include all of the parameters. It has enough for it to "work" but not to full spec.. which needs that RS232 connection as specified. Note: (page 6-67') In order to be ADS-B Out Version 2 compliant, one of the available RS-232 inputs to the GTX 330/330D must be set to REMOTE and connected to one of the approved position sources listed in GTX 33X and GTX 3X5 ADS-B AML STC Equipment List.

Those settings are config setting related: A good partial flight test would give you 100% good but only XX minutes in rule airspace. From: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/archive/index.php?t-113529.html GNS/GPS 4XXW/5XXW (e.g. GPS 400W, GNS 430W, GNS 530W)Main software version 5.03 or later and GPS software version 5.0 or laterGTN 6XX/7XX (e.g. GTN 650 and GTN 750)Main software version 3.00 or later and GPS software version 5.0 or laterGNS 480Main software version 2.4 and GPS software version 5.1Aviation Service Document (http://garmin.blogs.com/files/1519a_asdn.pdf)GTX 23ES and GTX330ES TranspondersMain software version 7.00 or later (V7.04 released in 2014)The RS-232 serial output port on the GNS or GTN unit providing position data to the transponder should be set to "ADS-B+" or "ADS-B+ Format 1" when available.The RS-232 serial input port on a GTX330ES transponder configured to receive ADS-B+ position data from a GNS/GTN unit should be set to "REMOTE". I went and found the GTX330ES installation manual: (ignore the name it is the GTX 3XX manual). http://www.aeroelectric.com/Installation_Data/Garmin/GTX 3X5 Install Manual REV 5.pdf page 6-37 for the GNS 4XX (ADSB-Out+) page 6-68 for the GTX330ES (Remote) In order for the Transponder to relay the additional accuracy and integrity required by AC 20-165A Version 2 compliant equipment, the GPS unit's RS-232 serial output must be configured to the extended ADS-B format. This is indicated via selections with a “+” in the selections title (i.e., “ADS-B OUT+,” “GTX Mode S+,” “Panel GTX w TIS+”). #1... make sure that the actual ports that are connected on the GNS and the GTX330ES are the same ones configured as specified. If anything, turn off the TIS, TAS, etc... just get the ADSB out working.. it should be a dead simple config.. 1 rs232 out to 1 rs232 in.. (diagram on page B-5) #2 make sure that all other ports that you aren't using are set to off. my GTX345 behaved oddly because one of the HSDB ports was left "on" rather than off

On my plane and an Ovation, we took a tape measure to the cockpit armrest to armrest dimension. The O is wider. Also, the O is significantly wider in the back seat. Too bad I'm too cheap to say it is worth the price difference. craig

Here is mine. You can use the same exact file on the GTN and 796. chklist.ace

Roger that, I put some June and July dates. July would need to be 1st or second weekend for me because of Oshkosh which I’m hoping to get to this year!

Seriously, go by and grab one/both - use at as an excuse to check up on the install for me. I have a biz trip to Boston next Monday-Thurs so unless he has jumped way ahead of schedule (as avionics shops tend to do), I shouldn’t need it.

Checklists are available on the 650 as long as you're on software version 5.10 or later. It is in the manual, section 14.9, Rev N available here: http://static.garmin.com/pumac/190-01004-03_N.pdf If "Checklists" doesn't appear on your utilities page, that's probably just because you haven't programmed them and stored them to a card. You'll need the Garmin checklist editor app, available here: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5075

Awesome. I’ll be the first to say if C can get the cost manageable for an average person to go from piston single to RVSM-capable personal plane, then more power to them. Wish it were Mooney, but alas. The future is there, not here.

I use Aeroshell 15W50 with avblend. Change the oil every 25hrs or 3 months which ever comes first. No issues here.

I want to keep people safe. Sometimes they simply don't know what they don't know, especially as a student pilot.

Honestly, it’s none of our business. From a regulatory perspective, unless your name is in his logbook, what do have to worry about? If, instead, your name is in the logbook, then I’d expect you would be handling any questions in a more professional manner. As for insurance, it’s not always safe to assume one carries insurance. Even if they do, unless the policy is available for inspection, clauses and riders are in force are simply speculation. I tend to assume positive intent even, when to an experienced or jaundiced eye, it may not look that way.

He said he flew with a pilot buddy; not even how many hours. So long as the friend was acting as PIC, nothing improper, although, unless the friend was a CFI, N1994Y had nothing loggable from it.

They had $3.347 Billion in sales in 2018. If GA wasn't there in 2019 and their sales went down by 8% or $270,000,000 they'd be looking for a new CEO. I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that their margins are much greater in their Aviation division than in the rest of the company.

Russ that beautiful R should go quickly, good luck with your new choice

here is the applicable cost comparison for today's avionics Not only is the IFD540 easier to use, the IFD540 provides a better value. Avidyne IFD540 Garmin GTN750 Fully-Featured Price $15,999 $28,044* 3D Exocentric Synthetic Vision Included Not Available Bluetooth Hardware Included Only available with external Flightstream. Add $549 WiFi Hardware Included Only available with Flightstream 510 Add $1,499 Bluetooth Keyboard Included Not Available IFD100 App/Controller Included Not Available Forward Looking Terrain Alerting – (FLTA) Included Only available with TAWS Upgrade. Add $7,995 Required Terrain Clearance Alerting – (RTC) Included Only available with TAWS Upgrade. Install Kit + Tray Included Included SD Card N/A Add $555 Color Terrain Awareness Included Included Jeppesen Charts - Unlock Included Add $1,995 Suggested List Price $15,999 $16,000

A valid point, but not really that incredible. How much did your first home PC cost? How much would it be worth today?

Hi all. My plane has been in the shop for the annual and CiES senders and I have been working my tail off, so have not been here much. %HP when LOP is fuel flow in GPH x 13.7 divided by rated HP (210 for the 231). Everyone should know that by now. The JPI uses that formula when LOP, or at least that is the way it appears to me. I saw some posts wondering how you know you are actually LOP. Using the JPI’s you can’t start on the rich side, pull everything over to the LOP side, and expect to have a good “degrees lean of peak” reading because in the 231 too many things are moving around. In the aircraft that control MP so it is constant when fuel flow is reduced that is possible, but in the 231 a change to MP changes fuel flow and vice versa, so by the time you get from the ROP side to the LOP side everything has changed and the peak reading you got is no longer valid. The one way to do it and get a decent number is to get the engine running on the LOP side for sure, say 10 GPH and 32-34”, and then use the JPI in Rich of Peak leaning mode to enrich to peak and back. Rich of Peak mode does not actually know whether you are rich or lean of peak. It is JPI’s way of determining peak by measuring the first cylinder to peak, and if you are already on the lean side and enriching back to peak, that is what you want. Then when you lean back again, you are measuring degrees from peak by the cylinder that is closest to peak, making sure all the rest are further away. This is still not perfect, because as I said, when you make a change to fuel flow or MP in the 231, it changes other things. But it is reasonably accurate. Once you are confident you know what a good LOP setting is, then just use MP and FF to make it again the next time, its simpler.

Just the opposite. GA would be just fine without Garmin, someone else would have filled the void. With everyone having a portable GPS on their phone and the portable Car GPS business non-existent, I can’t imagine where Garmin would be without General Aviation.

The 175 with com would be 4K cheaper than the 635. It could be available direct bypassing the Garmin dealer install. Doesn’t make sense to me but Garmin certified the g3x which totally undercut the txi. It would be a hot seller...something the 635 never was.

The most recent Savvy Aviation webinar, MB suggested the problem with cold is not the oil, but bearing/cylinder clearances

I had the same problem with my M20C about 5 years ago. I called Don Maxwell to order a whole new mechanism. He told me to check the trim screws holding it in place to see if any were to long. Bingo, one screw was to long same as yours. Problem fixed. I think this must be a common problem with those roof vent mechanisms.

OK, time to get out the popcorn. The internal search engine is limited in Mooneyspace. I like to use Google search with mooneyspace added to your search request. Try: mooneyspace oil recommendation

I just completed a week long 5174 nm journey with my 13 yo daughter. Her spring break started last Friday after school. I flew from Erie, Pa (KERI) to Boston (KBED) to pick her up. From there we stopped in N.C for dinner (KECG) and on to St. Augustine, FL (KSGJ) for the night. The next morning was KSGJ to Providenciales (MBPV) for fuel. We didn’t need to clear customs for just a fuel stop, but they certainly tack on a number of government fees. From there we continued to St. Thomas (TIST). During my planning, I had been working with the FBOs and customs to make sure that I had everything set. As we were preparing to depart to St. Thomas, I gave one more call. It was lucky that I did. They said, you better hurry, customs goes home at 5:45 today. We landed in St. Thomas at 5:38 and had a really quick trip through customs. The FBO at St. Thomas (Standard Aviation) was great. They met us a customs and got us through everything quickly and easily. Things always work a little differently in the islands. From there, we spent 2 nights in St Thomas, which is still recovering from Hurricane Irma. On Monday, we took a ferry to Tortola where we picked up a sailboat for the next five nights. We had a fun captain and enjoyed sailing around the British Virgin Islands. The BVI were also hit very hard by the hurricane. They can certainly use the tourist dollars to help the recovery and support their economy and workers. Saturday morning was a ferry back to St. Thomas to pick up the plane. Saturday morning, the ferry and US Customs in in St. Thomas were running on island time. Getting a little later start than we wanted, we set off from TIST to MBPV again for fuel. ProvoAir at MBPV was very efficient and helpful. Even though you file your flight plan like normal through ForeFlight or your normal routine, the tower at MBPV requires a paper copy. The FBO helped get one faxed over to them and called to verify that got it and we happy. Another thing that I found interesting is that depending on the time of day, clearance delivery, ground, tower, and approach can all be on the same frequency with one controller. Because of the late start, we were not going to be able to make customs at Ft. Pierce before closing time at 6PM. We elected to choose Ft. Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) where customs are open until Midnight daily. After a dinner in Ft Lauderdale, we decided to call it a night and not push on any further. On Easter Sunday we got up and made the trip from KFXE to Charleston, SC (KCHS) for a nice Easter brunch in downtown Charleston. After brunch was the trip back to KBED. I dropped her off with her mother at around 6pm. Since I didn’t have anything scheduled Monday morning, I stayed in Boston Sunday night. On Monday, I woke up and flew back to KERI in time to make if for my surgeries that were scheduled to start at 10AM. It was a great Father-Daughter week. She is a big help with the plane and the logistics. She and I have done international flight to several places in Canada, but this was out first Caribbean adventure on our own. I think this really helps develop her self confidence and sense of adventure. She isn’t afraid to try new things and figure out new situations that require flexibility. I am very fortunate that she and I can do this sort of trip together. The Meridian was great for the trip. I love the speed and altitude. But is certainly doesn’t have the legs of a Mooney. The thirsty PT6 needs to eat every 800nm or about 3 hours. It is almost impossible to take a bad picture with this scenery. Bradb

I paid $67 a case locally for XC back in September. Price was up to $75 this month. I can get it from a local wholesaler but I like flying in to the pilot shop where I buy oil, filters, fasteners etc.

In addition to being able to program "incognito mode", the position light switch (daytime) can be turned off completely disabling ADS-B for those daytime drug runs.

I haven't even picked it up yet , will fly it back hopefully this week , Wont list it until I fly it 50 hours or so....