m20kmooney

Only if we let them! I think some of us pilot owners have developed a reputation of being too trusting. Some shops take advantage of this.

It is not fair to blame Bose for your shortcomings and you made a few mistakes here. Why didn’t you obtain the serial numbers and check with Bose before paying for them? Why did you wait and allowed the thirty days to lapse? Why are you so trusting of some seller on ebay? Bose is a fine company with a fine product. I have a Bose X headset with the lemo plug for ship’s power which I leave in the airplane. Exiting the plane one day I inadvertently tangled my foot on the cord causing it to pull a little from the plug. It stretched enough to damage a wire inside the cord. I reluctantly called Bose because it was out of warranty and I had caused the damage. The person on the phone advised me to send it in for an evaluation. Long story short Bose replace the cord at no charge! It took a few weeks but they helped me. This is the kind of company Bose is.

Who? And where are they?

This is hate speech. How is it that you feel this way about one manufacturer? Just curious.

But where is all that hatred coming from?

I equally wonder out of curiosity from a functionality and compatibility perspective how some owners gravitate to Avidyne only to find themselves chasing bugs and glitches. When Garmin has a plethora of options to suit every panel and taste! GPS/NAV/COMM/MFDs, GPS/COMM/MFDs, GPS/TX/MFDs etc. etc. Of all shapes and sizes! I can’t even imagine where we in GA would be if it wasn’t for Garmin! https://www8.garmin.com/aviation/pdfs/GTN_series_brochure.pdf

What went wrong with your Aspen? I can’t imagine having to be without a pfd waiting indefinitely!

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Comparing a single and a twin with an engine failure the single is safer imo. Piston twins are not safer than piston singles after either loses an engine. So until I can afford a TBM or a Pilatus I’ll take my piston Mooney over a twin.

As Bryan said flt plan crossfill wirh GTN will be added. Also I wouldn’t be surprised if they gave it comm capability although that’s probably a long shot.

If you can wait till Oshkosh you will find that Garmin will expand the 375 and that may be more attractive than the 345.

I agree. But their GA boxes will be (are) orphaned and it's not good news for those who bought into them.

Try to follow: No, No, No and No. I'm just that good! If you were as good as I am you would know too. As you would know that the info from the former L3 employee is public record. But you're just not as good!

This is what a software engineer and former employee of L3 Aviation Products says. His opinion of his former employer is very interesting and very telling. "Do yourself a favor and keep looking somewhere else. L3 has a lot of great people but the corporation is just worried about making the numbers look good instead of actually making greats products."

It is normal but there is an SI to alleviate it. If you ask a MSC they should know about it.

I seem to remember and I believe there is a service instruction to address this. You may want to call a knowledgeable MSC and ask.

RIP. Prayers for their loved ones. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/kerrville-plane-crash-six-people-feared-dead-small-plane-crash-texas-today-live-updates/

There are two ways you can go. Both require removal of the yokes and switches. Associated wiring has to be reworked. One is to remove them and have them powder coated. The second is to remove them and cover them with leather. If you go this route you should clean them up and put a couple coats of Rustoleum (or similar) on them. Then cover them with the leather. You can do the leather yourself (save $$$) or send them out. There are folks on here who have done it themselves. You can do a search for them.

If I was a buyer today I would not consider an Aspen equipped plane based on these and other issues. Unless from a valuation perspective it was priced accordingly to allow for a panel upgrade. This is strictly from a valuation perspective and not meant to disrespect the choices different owners make.

Since the knob is off It may not be a bad idea to take apart the rest of ths mechanism a little and spray some triflow in it. That mechanism probably never gets any lubrication and it’s not easy to find parts. I did that when I took the interior out and very happy I did.

Aspen is on its last legs as it is but that would certainly deliver the coup de grace. It’d do the same for the BK KI300/KA310. The Aspen EA100 is plagued with some problems which doesn’t bode well for the BK KA310 which looks like it’s a rebranded EA100. Also it's telling that the G3X touch does not do anything for legacy autopilots. That and the G5 are very similar.

Not going to happen with the G5 unfortunately!

As common as this!

Yes. Here in the US at least. “We have been trained on how to handle the mishap that occurred in at least the Lion Air jet that we know about. The manual described how a 737 Max will respond in the kind of scenario that would trigger MCAS, even if it did not name the software outright. Further, he says the FAA issued a directive after the Lion Air crash that provided clearer instructions. U.S. airlines have flown the 737 Max for more than 100,000 hours, including some 23,000 hours at United, without a problem. I can't really comment as to the training that they get overseas, but I know here in America ... we have not seen one data point saying that we had a performance or a maintenance issue with it.” James Belton. United Airlines pilot and spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association.

Beautiful! Very nice! Been to MTH with my wife a handful of times. The first time we went we assumed being Florida keys we’d go to the beach. But there are no beaches!!