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I though of putting the O2D2 controller somewhere in line of sight, but could not come up with a solution that would be somewhat elegant. my O2 ports are in the ceiling (1990 Bravo) above/behind the front seats and running hose to front panel would not look very good. Thus, I chose to attach the controller with 3M Dual Lock Strips bewteen the rear seats where I can easily reach it and manipulate the control knob. There is arguably no need for visual confirmation of function with this unit as you can clearly hear the pulses being delivered (I now that some pilots do not like this, but I got used to it quite quickly). I can still glance at the box periodically to see the green lights and confirm that battery is OK. All the hoses are out of the way behind the seats and the setup works really well. No overheating issues as the box never gets direct sun.

If the aircraft was advertised as having bladders installed and it does not have them installed, the seller knowingly misrepresented material fact and that, in and of itself, would suffice for rescission of the sale unless the parties addressed the issue during the transaction. Was this discrepancy addressed during pre-buy? It is pretty easy to spot bladdes vs. wet wing tanks by looking inside. Of course, the absence of log entry for installation would reveal the discrepancy.

I would concur with Lance here. Buyer should not have to spend time, money and effort to identify and remedy a defect that was arguably known to seller but not disclosed to buyer. Concealment of a known defect arguably constitutes fraud and good grounds for rescision of the sale contract if that is a remedy the byer would choose to pursue. Of course, the question is what can you prove.

My O2D2 box is attached between the rear seats in Bravo and my canulas and pressure adapter reside in a pouch in a co-pilot seatback pocket. Masks (small w/o mic) and back-up canulas are in pilot's seatback. Works well, but I never carry passengers in the back seats so having bulky seatback pockets is not an issue for me.

Yep, I remember paying less than $1 for gallon of gas

I think you are right in the assumption that there are folks who chose not to jump through some bureaucratic hoops and fly anyway. I also think that most of thses folks would be smart enough not to post anything about that on the internet so reliable data may be hard to find. Enforcement actions probably represent only small fraction of these instances.

I paid Hector about $1,600 for covering my yokes in 2023 with a similar design. Worth every penny.

That is easy...just write a big check. We are complaining about part costs...how about replacing hot section of turbine

Similar to what happened to Hartzell pricing after acquisition by Arcline. Seems to be a trend in the industry. Let's hope that they can deliver on the rest of the promises.

Gear down about 5 nm from airport, flaps abeam of numbers on downwind if doing standard pattern or about 2 miles final if on IFR approach. Speedbrakes as needed if steep descent is needed to get to patten/approach altitude.

That is where the Bravo shines. We usually cruise 15k and above and it is not uncommon to turn the heater on even in the summer.

While my plane gets pretty hot in the summer, lugging large amounts of ice to the plane does not really seem a good solution to me. Bringing in substance that releases large quantity of suffocating gas even less so. I settled on the KoolScoop that I modified so it is removable and does not stay attached to the window and it seems to provide some relief on the hot days, albeit not as good as A/C. Total investment $50 plus some time to modify the scoop. Stays in the side pocket all year round and deployed when needed. Negligible effect on useful load and my back. Reasonably satisfactory result.

Would love to have A/C in Bravo for summer ground ops. Unfortunately my current W&B would make such endeavor an exercise in futility. Good luck with it. Hope it will work for you and others.

When the wife says to buy something for the plane, it is no time to argue with her Maybe you can get some money for the current prop as salvage.

Nicely done. Enjoy!