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And probably not near the flap handle. But you should be able to relocate it otherwise. I fly an airplane with it on the upper panel (Mooney) and one with it on the lower panel (Piper). Both ok.

We had airport construction where they tore up and redid taxiways. Lots of dust. Blackstone noted silicon similar to yours and mentioned looking at the intake and filter. My silicon went back down after the construction.

The install cost of a 530w is likely the same or even more than a gnc355 which is a newer gps/comm. The gnc355 is smaller so you could probably fit everything. I know you could probably get the 530w cheap but the install costs add up fast so it makes old gear less desirable. The cost difference to new isn’t as big as it looks. The 355 is gps/comm so no ils/vor.

I guess I didn’t even realize the old models had a cover… mine doesn’t. Just the led lamp face (whelen). Maybe that’s losing me 1.69 kts?! How does the cover attach to the cowl? I don’t seem to have those tabs?

Sorry to hear this. I’d definitely send Dmax some pictures and ask for his inputs. They have fixed this type of thing and have access to Mooney parts new and used.

Yep, what eric has are what mine has in the back of the rail. Front are the bolts similar to what @PT20J described. The pins eric mentioned are better than the cotter pins holding my stops and pictured below.

My 68F has a small bolt/nut through the front “middle” seat rail to prevent the seat coming off forward. The aft stop is a small bracket over the top of the same rail and it is indeed held by a cotter pin. The bolt seems better but both work. I’m not sure what came from the factory.

The one on the left wing looks like it’s leaking internal to the wing and then coming out the drain hole. I’m pretty sure the maintenance manual says that is an airworthiness issue. That one is probably driving a sooner rather than later repair or reseal.

As @EricJ said, there’s a leak. An intake leak will do that, but 19” seems very high for a simple intake leak. I’m guessing there’s a leak along the line to the gage or in the gage itself. You should be able to idle close to 10” or so. If the engine really had 19” on taxi, you’d really be scooting!

Nope. Even with ~100% of its hp available (but maybe a little less due to lost propeller efficiency), a ~200 hp airplane fully loaded isn’t going to takeoff really quick. I think it’s really weight vs thrust on takeoff, and thats probably not where a k shines. Cruise at 17,000’ makes it look awesome though!

To do it legally, you need to transfer the stc to the new aircraft via the manufacturer/stc holder. For stec autopilots it’s not really done. You don’t want old/outdated/unsupported systems anyway. Save up and put in a truetrac (aerocruz 100) or garmin ap. Truetrac is probably cheapest solution.

You can generally send your old exhaust to awi or Acorn or any other aircraft welding facility no matter its condition. It will come back looking like new. Have you or the mechanic contacted them?

Do you also have a gfc500 autopilot? I wonder if your primary gps doesn’t have a nav radio, can you still fly an ils with the autopilot using your nav radio (radio 2)?

I’m not saying it’s perfect, but does the stc allow just retaining the TC, alt , aspd vsi as the backup? Im not so sure you need two…

I sometimes see egts that high after descending from lop cruise. Say cruising at 10,000’, nose down, don’t touch anything else. Egts start to climb slowly during decent. Maybe around 4 or 5,000’ they set off the yellow “caution” on my jpi930 as they pass 1500. I guess I’m saying maybe those egts could be possible at lower altitude near peak? I don’t think egt probes usually fail this way, but I agree it’s worth checking?

One other thing… if you’re ever considering doing a gfc500, just stay completely garmin, forget the ifd. There are plenty of people who have ifd’s working with gfc500, but enough horror stories that I wouldn’t go that route.

Yes, unfortunately, the previous racks (and potentially the antennas too) will have to be replaced, so it’s pretty good panel surgery. if you’re looking for options (I like garmin), Avidyne has a nice slide in touch screen option that would be half the price or less as it can use the 430w rack.

Very true, which is why I had to take my shot when I had it!

Yes. Then I’ll be crying for help, true enough.

Sometimes the hydraulic flaps make me smile…

If the rest of your panel is garmin, use a garmin (either -275 or g3x). I have a jpi 930 and like it a lot, but not everything integrates well with my other garmin stuff in the panel. -275(s) may require less panel surgery than other options as they can fit an existing instrument hole if you have one available.

Personally, I’m a fan of a little heat over a long time. I think applying a lot of heat for 15-20 minutes doesn’t actually heat the inside of the engine. Do I have proof? No. It just seems like a huge hunk of metal and oil isn’t going to warm evenly from a quick, hot “warmup”. Since the oil pan is exposed, potentially it does heat the oil which is good. I like to use a remote switch (mine is cellular but you can use wifi if available). I couple that with a small ceramic heater on low with a dryer vent pumped into the cowl flap. Typically turn it on 3+ hours (night before is good) before flying. Engine is evenly warmed even at very cold temps. It blows dry air as a bonus. If you’re on the ramp, you have less options, so a quicker, hotter heat is probably better than nothing. Or get a real engine heater and find a way to plug it in.

100% what @EricJ said. It’s likely that the vr and alternator are fine but you have a loose or corroded contact. Check the connections at the alternator first.

There was an Egypt Air suicidal pilot too… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990

If you talk to Jimmy Garrison, as mentioned above, you will probably save yourself a lot of time. You might even save yourself money because he will save you from a bad airplane or at least tell you what you’re getting. If you explain to him what your mission is, he will validate, what type you’re looking for, and he will go find it if he doesn’t have one available.