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  1. Ragsf15e
    A few models have a squat switch, but most just have an air speed switch. If you have a squat switch, it’s in the left main gear and you should be able to find it. Another thing that could cause that is your throttle switch sticking. I’ve had that happen once, but it wasn’t really due to cold weather. When you pull the throttle all the way back a switch should engage to give you a gear warning if the gear is up. If that’s sticking when you put the gear up on take off, you will get the alarm. Maybe a little lps1 on that and make sure it’s adjusted right.
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    I think there’s a Year cutoff, not a model. My ‘68F has the butterfly valve that is on @M20Doc’s diagram, not the slide valve. I do think the ‘67s had the slide though.
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    Pretty easy to open the mixing box and have a look. Let’s just say the control cable and butterfly valve that mix warm air with cold isn’t exactly a swiss watch. My ‘68 F has that box under the cowl on the copilot side, high up near the top and aft near the firewall. Likely your heat isn’t shutting off enough.
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    Just to Echo… i like my minder too, but it can mask a problem. At least one of your batteries should have been capable of starting after a month off, even cold. Remember, just because they start the airplane doesn’t mean they’ll keep you alive IFR with an alternator failed.
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    I looked at their website, and they sure enough have actual STC (not just tso) paperwork on there now. The AML includes the Mooney models listed. how do you think it got approved with the limited number of amp hours it provides compared to the original lead batteries?
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    Eat some donuts and pizza. Your cg will fix itself.
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    One nice thing is EI’s support… you have @oregon87 here helping you on this thread. He’s from EI. Garmin support isn’t around here much. I have a jpi and their support is spotty.
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    Where I live there’s lots of mountains, so you can really get stuck down low vfr. No way to get where you’re trying to go and no way to get an IFR clearance either due to lack of radio reception or just that ATC can’t give you one since you’re below mva. I’m much more comfortable on top of an overcast than below one.
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    Does anyone have a new one they’re willing to part with or know where I could get one? All the normal places have been out a long time. I’m trying to replace the 1 massive I had to put in last year when we found a bad plug and ran into same supply issues. Annual starts 23 Jan. Weird that we’re still having supply problems?
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    Curious why you want it gone? It works pretty well on my 68F. I see ~.75 mp increase with it open and a couple extra knots. Very low maintenance. Do you have the stock intake and filter?
  11. Ragsf15e
    So it seems those of us with really old SW are the only ones likely to have the issue. On a second note, do you have a direct (fast) connection to Garmin support?!
  12. Ragsf15e
    Do you know how old your sw is? Mine is going to get updated later this week to ver 8. We’ll see if that solves it.
  13. Ragsf15e
    Usually aircraft agreements lets the seller keep earnest money if the buyer backs out due to issues that are not determined to be “airworthiness” by the inspector. All the little things are on the buyer. Airworthiness issues on the seller. In the OP’s case, it wasn’t airworthiness, just older bladders. The buyer could have known that from logbooks. If there had been earnest money, I’d have expected the seller to keep it.
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    I also had my seat do that on a ‘68F. I had a local mechanic carefully take apart the seat and install a doubler on the broken piece. Good as new.
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    No, the experimental version doesn’t need the same level (or any) faa approval. Certified version does.
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    While it’s not clear on their website, that appears to be the experimental software. Geez, shouldn’t be this complicated?!
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    I’ll add one last thing if we’re doing a little Garmin bashing (although my G5s have been great). Shouldn’t the error message on the unit exactly match the error message in the pilots guide? I was in the aircraft, planning to fly. I saw the error, so I pulled out my pilot’s guide and flight manual insert to look up the error. Unfortunately, it doesn’t exist? In fact, “IGRF” isn’t in any error according to the pilots guide. The one on my G5 screen vs the one in the manual below. I think they are the same error, but they should be identical, no?
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    Might be nice to have included a reference to IGRF in the version notes too if we’re all (ok, those of us delaying updates) going to be popping an error…
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    One data point… if you cut power to the gmu-11, you get track as you indicated… however, I have the internal g5 gps on. With no gps or gmu-11 available, I suspect the heading block is Red X. True heading seems strange…
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    Seems we don’t need a shop either. I’m gonna try updating it this weekend from the software on garmins website and see if that gives it a new magnetic reference.
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    What did they work on during the annual? That’s where I’d look if it was working before… adjust gear tension? Take apart gear motor for lube? Etc
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    Yes, it did seem like other systems (G3X) updated through a navdata update, but the G5 doesn't have navdata as far as I know, so I think the only thing to do is a SW update? I was a little confused on the website because it didn't address G5s specifically.
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    See picture below. I saw this today for the first time (possibly due to the new year?). Small exclamation mark sign, menu button, then this message. I tried to research on Garmins website, but I only found information for updating the G1000 and G3X. G3X automatically updates with a navdata update. I’m pretty sure updating to the newest G5 software version updates the IGRF (and I have 4 year old G5 software), but I’ve always been skeptical of updating something that’s working perfectly… and yes, because I know you’ll look, I was going very slow. We were sightseeing!
  24. Ragsf15e
    He’s always been pretty reasonable with advice and good with his maintenance. They are antique aircraft, so keep that in mind. Each is a little different. Don has maintained a solid reputation for a long time though. If there was one place to have your aircraft, that’s it.
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    There is a measurement in the maintenance manual. Maybe for a newer year than yours?
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