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It’s time. I’m probably looking at the original paint scheme with a “pull” of the stripes onto the tail.

Does anyone have experience with Alabama Plane Painting in Luverne Alabama?

We’re in Texas right now visiting daughter, else we would be there. Hope all have a great time.

We traveled from the Florida panhandle to AGL for our annual, Looks like we will be heading to Longview now. Not a bad trip, daughter lives in Houston. We’ll see you next May. Best of luck on this new adventure.

I replaced the Servo once about ten months after installation. I thought I might have escaped the latest round of faulty servos..

During a recent flight I got these two error messages. First leg of the flight the PTRIM lit up on the G3X but the GFC 500 continued operating normally. Trim was adjusting automatically, I could see the trim wheel moving. Second leg of the flight the TRIM UP or TRIM DOWN notification was displayed. I had to trim manually. Any ideas Thanks

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Absolutely love them! I’ve had three annuals at AGL and have been very satisfied with the work, time and cost. Definitely recommend.

I have a G3X w/EIS quits you are grounded. If you have a G5 as a backup to your G3X and a JPI 900 you can fly to your avionics installer to have the G3X repaired.

Just replaced these with LEDs, all work. Nav bulbs are LEDs. $500 takes it all. Angelos

I have this issue on climb out. I set IAS climb at 90 knots and will see anywhere from 88 to 93 knots on the climb. At times the pitch correction to the correct airspeed is a bit excessive, especially in IMC. I started using VS climb out and it works much better. Kind of disappointed.

Would anyone have hangar space available from early May to mid August. Currently based at Eglin AFB, KVPS, so anything around the area would be great. Thanks Angelos

this is why it is called the Emerald Coast! Destin Pass.

Did you ever have your plane painted? Pic.

Yup, and love it. Pic is old now, center stack has GTN 750 and GNC 255.

Does anyone have any info on the maintenance shop at KECP? I need my defroster system replaced, I have the parts, now for a mechanic.

That’s very true. It did not have any water, nor was there any evidence that water had penetrated at any time. Maybe I’ll just monitor it after I get it back together just to make sure my installation is as good as the original.

I don’t think their is a drain hole in my lens either, I’ll be drilling.

Mine just flashes, no rotating.

I cleaned it all up. The substance look and felt like silicone, very soft and flexible. I would say just like silicone caulking.

I just took apart a rotating beacon (located on the belly) from a 1997 M20J and found the unit electronics are encased in some type of silicone. Would anyone know what that silicone is and what I can replace it with? Thanks

All great advice, just like I received when I was new to my 97 M20J and having starting issues. But for me nothing worked I was so frustrated I was ready to put a for sale sign on it. I was "stranded" for hours on three different occasions till I was able to start it. Once I could not start it on my home field, called the mechanic (AI), but by the time he came over I managed to start it. Got the same advice from him; patience you are new, and you will learn. On the last "stranded" event I had the mechanic look over the aircraft real good. Did a timing test on it and he said he could not believe it even started at all by how far off the timing was. Had the AP try to set the timing on it, he could not, so the AI tried and had a hard time. Removed the magneto to find that the cap was rotating a full 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch. One Mag almost shot, the other barely firing, but my preflight runups were fine. Moral to this story: if you are doing everything right, and all the advice you are getting isn't working, maybe its not you. Get your plane checked before it frustrates you like it did me.

I’m going to ask my field IA to take a look at that. Probably should have had that done a while back

Not a single issue with the PFD. I am considering installing a blower fan for that purpose. Just an assumption on my part, but when I touch the screen of the unit it is way warmer than the 10”. I asked the avionics shop if something else back there could be overheating the unit. They did not think so, but I feel that is exactly what is going on.

Nope, according to the Avionics shop and Garmin. The avionics shop is not doing any kind of trouble shooting, just ordering a new unit. I’m going along with this “order new unit” fix just to see how long it takes Garmin to get off their keester and question the avionics shop. To me it seems to overheat.