Robert C.

I used King for both PPL and IR, and while they are campy they are thorough and get all the material covered. I was happy with both. Never used Sporty's so can't say anything sensible about them. Robert

REEDLEY MUNI REEDLEY CA RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 LPV REEDLEY MUNI REEDLEY CA RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 LPV DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT MI RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 04L LPV DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT MI RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 22R LPV COPIAH COUNTY CRYSTAL SPRINGS MS RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 LPV MC CURTAIN COUNTY RGNL IDABEL OK RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 LP MC CURTAIN COUNTY RGNL IDABEL OK RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 LP MAVERICK COUNTY MEMORIAL INTL EAGLE PASS TX RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 LP CANYONLANDS FIELD MOAB UT RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 LP SPANISH FORK ARPT SPRINGVILLE-WOODHOUSE FIELD SPANISH FORK UT RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 12 LP SPANISH FORK ARPT SPRINGVILLE-WOODHOUSE FIELD SPANISH FORK UT RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 12 LP MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L BILL HART FLD MORGANTOWN WV RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 LP

I can recommend Reliant Air (203-743-5100, reliantair.com) at KDXR. I'm based at KDXR and periodically fly to KASH for lunch; while not around the corner at Mooney speeds it isn't too far either. Steve Disorbo is the head of maintenance there. One of his team, Brian, used to work at the Mooney dealership on the field. They maintain 3 Mooneys: my Ovation, a J and a C. They'll be happy to do a prebuy, (I have referred others in the past - feel free to use my name) but don't know how busy they are at the moment. Worth a call. Robert Statius-Muller, N446PC

When you are flying an actual approach the callout takes place at the actual minimums for that approach. If you’re still in the soup then you’d better go around. Only when you don’t have an approach loaded/activated can you set and get a self defined minimums callout.

One of the nice things about the G1000 is that you can set a ‘minimums’ altitude (even when not flying an approach) and when you hit that altitude the nice lady pipes up...”minimums, minimums.” My pre-descent checklist includes setting this minimums level at 500 AGL and when the warning call comes I do another GUMPS check. Robert

Don't think so. The definition of high performance is now "an airplane with an engine of more than 200 horsepower." Turbo is not a factor, just the hp is. Complex calls for retract and variable pitch, so there also Turbo is not required.

From the Beechtalk forum: .......If anyone is in the south Alabama north Florida we would appreciate some help. We have a tower and a precision approach radar, that if you have never done it is a great learning experience. We are here for 2 weeks and would really appreciate the help. We have about 5 controllers on each system we are trying to get rated by next Friday so any help Beechtalkers can provide would be great. ARMY ATC/IFR..... NOTAMs should have the frequency info; Army also has a temporary tower up at the field. Check the local tower and/or NOTAMs for details.

Is this what you were thinking off? bottom of the page is the "periodic review" excel spreadsheet which has all approaches they are reviewing by airport. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/procedures/reports/ I also found this table but assume this isn't what you're looking for, right? Publication Dates for New Procedures New procedures are published for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) every 56 days through the Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP) process. However, procedures can also be published during the interim months through the Operations Change Notice (OCN) process. Corresponding dates for 2018 are: January 4, 2018 (CN) February 1, 2018 (TPP) March 1, 2018 (CN) March 29, 2018 (TPP) April 26, 2018 (CN) May 24, 2018 (TPP) June 21, 2018 (CN) July 19, 2018 (TPP) August 16, 2018 (CN) September 13, 2018 (TPP) October 11, 2018 (CN) November 8, 2018 (TPP) December 6, 2018 (CN) Data on this page, including the attached spreadsheets, is derived from National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) Flight Information Publications. Data is for informational purposes only and should NOT be used as official information in any capacity related to flight operations. For official information, please consult the current Flight Information Publications.

Hi David, take a look at KDXR RNAV 8 and you'll see a LP approach. LP stands for lateral precision and as the name implies it gives the same lateral performance as an LPV, but doesn't provide vertical guidance. So you can think of it as a more accurate LNAV approach.

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration GPS/WAAS Approaches Update 11/15/2018 You are subscribed to GPS/WAAS Approaches ( https://bit.ly/2KdmkmE ) for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.Twenty-two new WAAS procedures (8 LPV & 14 LP) were added on 22 charts effective November 8, 2018.

I'm no engine expert but if I recall correctly the way to calculate hp produced goes as follows: hp = (Fuel Flow (in gal/hr) * 5.8 lb/gal )/ BSFC BSFC is "brake specific fuel consumption" 5.8 is weight of avgas/gal BSFC can probably be found in your engine manual. I found mine (IO-550-G) by going to the Continental website. For my engine they give .39 for best economy and .41 for best power. Take the calculated hp and divide by the engine's listed max and you have the % pwr at which you operate. There is a shortcut of hp = FF * 14.9 which gets you to similar numbers. Attached is the little table I printed and put on my kneeboard with all the other performance table junk Robert Percent Pwr produced function of FF gl/hr hp pwr 10.0 149 48% 10.5 156 50% 11.0 164 53% 11.5 171 55% 12.0 179 58% 12.5 186 60% 13.0 194 62% 13.5 201 65% 14.0 209 67% 14.5 216 70% 15.0 224 72% 15.5 231 75% 16.0 238 77% 16.5 246 79% 17.0 253 82% 17.5 261 84% 18.0 268 87% 18.5 276 89% 19.0 283 91% 19.5 291 94% 20.0 298 96% 20.5 305 99% 21.0 313 101% Note: IO-550-N and BSFC @ .4 or hp at 14.9 per gl IO-550-N percent power table-v2.xlsx

Sweet! Thanks for sharing. I've been wishing for a site like this

Hi Jimmy, This approach strikes me as eminently sensible. Exchanging information for information is a well established business model and in other businesses you might be able to charge a non-provider of data for the report that you produce. Not sure there are enough Mooney owners to be able to create a paying base (we are CBs after all ) but your expectation that we contribute contact information and sales data strikes me as perfectly reasonable. Personally, I look forward to seeing the report on the GX model Ovations Good luck Robert

Great thread! My muffler went out for repair 1 week before this showed up, if I'd known I would have asked the shop why they didn't do the welding themselves. Muffler repair shops do seem to be busy, I was told I could get a repaired one in a week but at more than twice the price of them fixing mine which might take 3-8 weeks given the back log. Given that the annual was going on and I'm grounded while my ulcer heals I decided to take my chances on the wait and save some money

Interview from 1991, what an amazing career, and what an amazing aviator! http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24678/this-in-depth-interview-with-chuck-yeager-is-an-absolute-must-watch Robert

From the annual NATCA awards for controllers who distinguished themselves Northwest Mountain Region Christopher Bancroft and Jacques Mailloux (Broomfield Jefferson County ATCT, BJC); Jeffrey Rawson (Salt Lake City ATCT, SLC) A Mooney called ground control for taxi clearance, but something was obviously not right. It took teamwork to avoid disaster, as this NATCA video shows . (Thankfully, it is rare that controllers must save a pilot from himself.)

I said it before, and will say it again ..... @mike_elliott and @Seth we really should invite Scott to speak/lecture at the next Mooney Summit!

In the G1000 world they drive the STech 55x AP. Quite funky because you don’t see them. They are behind that MFD panel and the T&B indicator is only visible when you remove the screen. Robert

I gotta learn how that blue box works @carusoam (or remember to use it ) Robert

Patrick, Good stuff! Thank you. Is there a way to change some of the core info? E.g., I don't think many Ovations do LOP cruise at 181kt which is what it currently shows (mine does 175kt at 13.5 gph). But I can't find a way to change that in the app. Robert

Just to make sure y'all have complete information: while the GIA 63 is no longer manufactured Garmin has said that they will continue to support/repair the units. So if something goes wrong and the unit is repairable you'l be good. I seem to recall, but have not verified it, that you actually only need 1 GIA 63W unit for WAAS. So if one breaks completely you should be able to replace it with a GIA 63 and be back in business.

Thanks Mark, that's a very helpful addendum to this post. Robert

I sat out this year because I was grounded with an ulcer. However, last year Tyndall gave me a vector shortly after take-off and promptly forgot about me. When I called to ask when I could proceed on-course I got a snippy reply that he had instructed me to do that 10 min earlier. I politely invited him to check the tape and note that even if he had transmitted the instruction he had not received a “Wilco” in reply so he should have known it wasn’t received. color me unimpressed with Tyndall. Robert

Around the corner from my favorite hotel in London (The Rookery) and a few doors down from one of my favorite restaurants (Comptoir Gascon, although I'll admit that Smith's is fun too)! Wedding rings? Are congratulations in order !?

Well done Jeff! Enjoyed the read and appreciated the counsel. Robert