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I'm in the same boat. My iPad mini is painfully slow, but I don't want to spend money on a 3 year old device either. I am also hoping for an iPad mini that is compatible with the Apple Pencil. Based on the (somewhat) recent news of throttling devices as the battery degrades, I'm wondering if replacing the battery would be an acceptable band-aid fix for the time being.

Agree that there's no reason to exceed Vfe in the climb with the flaps partially extended. I was just pointing out that Vfe is for full flaps (at least, according to the PPP). On the ILS with the gear down and takeoff flaps, I would exceed Vfe at 15" manifold pressure. I'd prefer to keep in 15" manifold pressure for as long as possible so that the engine isn't excessively cold for the missed/go around. Not to mention that I get "max forward speed" on the approach more often than not (being based at AUS). That's the scenario where T/O flaps beyond Vfe would be helpful for me.

I'm not sure it's in the manual (I quickly flipped through and couldn't find it), but it was openly discussed in one of the sessions a few weeks ago in Fort Worth. I also confirmed that I heard that correctly with the instructor that I flew with because that's the first time I'd heard it. That being said, if this information is incorrect (or I misheard), I would like to be corrected here...that's why I posted. Maybe someone that also attended the Fort Worth PPP can confirm or deny?

According to the MAPA PPP, flap speed limitations only apply to full flaps...not T/O flaps. My POH isn't very clear on that.

Thanks Trevor. $980/mo is still expensive, but more tolerable..maybe just temporarily until I get in at PAE. I think I'll try the unenclosed at Auburn for the summer, enclosed at Auburn (sublease) for the winter, then try to get in at BFI until getting in at PAE. I'm currently based at an airport that I wouldn't necessarily consider GA friendly...so I don't think that would bother me (assuming I can swing the hangar). I've probably purchased gas at AUS 4 or 5 times total since I've been there in 4 years. It's inconvenient planning around overpaying for gas, but that's still better than a long commute to the airport (imo). I've already joined FATPNW. Looking forward to getting plugged in once I'm in town. Thanks again.

Thanks! Sent the request to join.

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I considered AWO, but it's a longer commute than I'd prefer. Auburn is 27 miles (shows 32 mins with no traffic), Arlington is 42 (47 mins with no traffic). I'll call and check on availability though, because I'd much rather be in an enclosed hangar. Are you on the wait list for all hangar types at Paine? I had to pay $500 ($100/type) to get on the list for each type, but that's refundable. If it's really 5 years across all types, that would be very disappointing. Thanks for the tip on FATPNW...I wasn't aware of that group. Any idea about the hangar availability at BFI? I have called 3 times now and can't get a callback. I've heard from some say they're can't be had, but some say they're readily available (and expensive). I am ADSB out, and the traffic capability is huge in busy airspace. Thank you for the info!

Thanks...looking forward to meeting you as well. Would love a recommendation on the mechanic and the oil location as well. $53 is significantly cheaper than what I'm paying, and I'll need to switch to a multi-weight anyways. What's the reason for the 32 degree start temp policy? Just to avoid pre-heating the engine and/or avionics?

Looks like we're going to be neighbors! D-15. Probably would have seen your airplane if she had taken this the opposite direction. I'm on schedule for a December annual, so that works out nicely (except that I normally squeeze a 13th month out of that by dropping off late in the month, so I may have to stop that). I normally fly every 2 weeks, but it does occasionally slip to 3. My flying drops off a bit when the temps hit triple digits...so I think I'll fly more in milder weather (plus the fact that we'll be exploring a new area of the country). Thanks for sharing the info..

Well, she told me 7ish years, but she also told me that I was 84 on the list and they turnover about 1 hangar per year. My math is a little rusty, but 7 years doesn't add up. And yes, it's 100 degrees here right now so don't talk to me about heat...hah. I'm on the list at KPAE and I'll stay on the list for an enclosed hangar at S50...both were about 2 years. Google maps shows about 40 mins to Auburn with no traffic, 1 hour 20 mins on Friday during rush hour. I previously based my J model in San Marcos (HYI) and live in downtown Austin, so I think that's fairly comparable. It's definitely not ideal, but doable. The hangar does have power, but it looks like the lows are fairly mild (30s and 40s). I have a preheater, but it's portable and not installed on the engine. Would you guys consider an installed pre-heater a must-have in order to explore the surrounding areas? And that's 2 no-pickle votes...I'm sold. Looking forward to escaping this heat and exploring the PNW! Thanks again for the helpful info.

Thanks fellas for all of the helpful info. Just an update. I managed to get a (non-enclosed) t-hangar at Auburn (S50). The waiting list for an enclosed hangar seems to be 2 years (except for Renton, which is 84 years?!?)...and I'm on all of those lists. The non-enclosed hangar is north-facing, and not on the end. I wouldn't even consider this in Texas (because the sun/heat is brutal...even indirect), but maybe that's not as big of a deal in the NW? Thoughts and/or other considerations? I've visited Seattle for 3 days total...so don't hold back on the seemingly obvious. The price is reasonable enough (and is month to month) that I could potentially bring the Mooney up for flying season, and pickle it back in Austin during the offseason. Would that be necessary?

There's no model on this strip poll. Don't you think that's important??

Wow...thank you. I didn't mean to make you do the leg work for me, but I am still waiting on callbacks from 3 of those airports.

Thanks Bob/Steve. I'll definitely be downtown...maybe around the South Lake Union area? I don't know exactly where yet...I just know that I don't want to commute because that comes directly out of time that I get with the kids (and I'm willing to suffer the politics for that reason!). We'll definitely be renting for a while until we know where exactly we want to be long term. I'm looking for an enclosed hangar and ideally close (< an hour on weekends?), but it sounds like I may not be able to be that picky? Also, define paying through the nose...because I feel like I'm doing that already. I'm currently paying $537 and it goes up every year, but I think it's worth it...because it's much easier to make sure that the Mooney doesn't sit for more than a week or two without flying. If flying is that seasonal in the NW though, maybe it's worth "pickling" the Acclaim in the off season and hangaring further out?

Anyone have any recommendations for hangars around the Seattle area? I'm relocating there in July (likely downtown). I have called around, and it sounds like waiting lists are multiple years deep. I know it's a long shot, but I have a hangar at AUS that I'd be willing to swap temporarily if anyone is interested (waiting list is also a year or 2 deep in Austin). Also, can anyone familiar with the area weather speak to how much non-FIKI flyable weather you get during the year? Thanks in advance.

Sounds like a good habit. I'm going to steal that.

I doubt you'll hear anything from the FAA. I had a similar situation departing out of Austin Bergstrom one evening several years ago. Retracting the gear popped the breaker and left the "Gear Unsafe" light illuminated. Putting the handle back down and resetting the breaker would extend the gear no problem (with good indications). I wasn't going far anyways, so I opted to return and drive and deal with it Monday morning in the daytime. I by no means asked for any priority/urgency, but I was assigned 35L (normally not used for GA traffic)...and when I made it back to the airport, I saw why. Like your event, firetrucks or ambulances at each intersection and lots of waiting commercial traffic, but unlike your event, I could have logged a couple of landings. The entire parade followed me for the VERY long taxi to the other side of the airport back to the FBO. It made for a huge scene...especially at night. They wrote my information down asked about the situation, but that was the last I heard of it. I hadn't really thought too much about it prior to that event, but those services would be nice if you had a less desirable outcome. Glad your situation ended well though.

I don't have a primer switch, but what did that do that made the engine recover? Wouldn't that be more gas?

Wow. It is bizarre to me that a switch can fail while it isn't being (and hasn't been) touched and "flip" itself in the process. I suppose it makes sense for a switch to be designed in such a way that it always fails closed/on though. Curious if that is the design, and also curious if high boost at cruise power would flood the engine. Either way, glad to hear that it happened on the ground.

I have had a great experience with US Aircraft Finance as well, but they do charge pre-payment penalties if you pre-pay within the first 2 years (greater of 2% or $2,000 in the first year, 1% or $1,000 in the second year). I attempted to negotiate that out but was unsuccessful. I think Dave said they end up losing money otherwise...so it's likely par for the course unless you pay higher closing fees.

I had similar (and sporadic) symptoms following my GTX 345 install (see here: ). I believe that in my case, someone had leaned on the AHRS connections during the GTX345 install...which pulled the individual pins out of the harness slightly. After re-seating, I have not seen any issues. In flight, I was able to resolve the problem by pulling and resetting the GPS1 and GPS2 breakers...but I'm sure it depends on which pins aren't making a good connection.

Holy smokes. I am more jealous of this post than any I've ever seen.

Can't believe I forgot to mention that one. I was blown away by the amount of information that is logged. Also, for anyone using Garmin Pilot for logbooks, you can upload these files directly to fly.garmin.com...which is pretty cool because you can replay the entire flight (including engine data). See attached. It also makes it super easy to catch up on your logbooks (if you have a tendency to get behind like I do).

I upgraded to 401.34 as of about a year ago with my GTX-345 install. The main reason that I wanted the upgrade was for geo-referenced approach plates. I was hoping that my iPad would just become a backup at that point (and thus wouldn't need anything yoke-mounted), but I found it's still better to use the iPad for approach plates so that you can use other MFD screens. Plus 401.34 still can't display ADS-B weather on the MFD.