M20S Driver

If I ever find anything this reliable and maintenance free (cleaning does not count), I will buy it happily. No issues in 2+ years. I am so glad it is onboard wen landing at night

My STC shows 2550 at max power and 2400 for lower power settings. M20R Power Chart BP LOP from Bob Minnis.pdf

Don Maxwell has also made this point several times on this forum too. It makes perfect sense to me.

Mine also has an inline fuse and a circuit breaker. Trace the wire and you will see it if yours has it too.

My Eagle did the exact same thing very intermittently and more on the colder days. Long story but a few solenoids later, we fix it by replacing the gear down switch.

Here is what I have been using and I have the same set up (gns530/430, Stec30 with GPSS). It worked in my Eagle and my friend's J with the same set up. Approach • Activate/Load Approach---- (Activate leg) • Load the ILS/VOR frequency (VLOC flip-flop)—or confirm • Press “CDI” to select “VLOC” --- or confirm • OBS: INBOUND COURSE • Near FAF, set the GPSS to HDG and Stec30 to Hi-Trk

$2K for both or one?

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My Eagle was originally 244 HP and MTOW of 3200 lb. It got the first Minnis STC to 280HP and MTOW did not change. I did the 310 HP STC and it increases the MTOW to 3368 lb. I think Ovation may already be at 3368 MTOW so no increase (just guessing).

1118 lb for my Eagle with 310 HP STC. Still has vacuum and the back up pump. No TKS, Air, or O2. My MTOW is 3368 lb and landing is at 3200lb. I guess with glass upgrade and vacuum removal it will be close to 1200 lb.

I had a similar issue. Suspects were the gear down switch, wiring, gear down limit switch in the belly , relays, and loose/poor contacts. To make the long story short, it was a hard to find, intermittent problem with the gear down limit switch in the belly that worked perfectly fine on the ground. Driver

Once you buy Bruce's cover, you will not buy anything else. I have been a customer since 1993.

I had my Eagle for 12 years now and truly enjoyed owning it. I have to admit that some days (right around annuals) I miss my old 182. I bought the Eagle with the original STC which changed to three bladed prop spinning at 2500 RPM. I considered that a perfect combination. As my kids grew older and heavier, I moved to the 310HP STC to help me climb out of Truckee in the summer evenings. It also increased my MTOW to 3368lb which I never used climbing out of Truckee. I am still waiting for a parachute STC

Does anyone know if there is any impact from the insurance side on engine/fuel related incidents while operating with a fuel not approved by engine manufacturers? Do they even have a say since this is on an STC? Driver

Are the light bulbs available? Do you have part number or a Pic? Thanks in advance.