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Hey Guy's - Up for sale is a panel mount for a 796. $100 via paypal. Pic:

As I said in a previous post, my Bonanza is going through a complete avionics redo... By next Friday I should have the following for sale: - Two KX-155 with glide-slope - KT-76 Transponder - King KMA 20 Audio Panel - Apollo NMS 2001 IFR GPS w/antenna (needs database) - Eventide Argus 5000 Moving Map - King CDI All of the above avionics will come with trays and all the accompanying stuff that is being pulled out. I'd like to sell it all to one person and will try that route before splitting it all up. The first $6,000 (or OBO) takes it all... Email me at: jim.audette at gmail.com Here is a pic of the current panel as installed in my Bo (this is an older pic). The King CDI is located behind the control arm and only the very top is visible:

Which headset is this? Is it the classic?

BOTH ARE NOW SOLD

David - Thanks! I've been watching 430/530's for a while... I can't believe the WAAS 530's are selling for less than the 430W's??? Best I found on a 430W is around $7,500 (that was on ebay and it popped right away)... If you find one for less, jump on it! Jim

I'm not sure what year they were produced. They are in perfect condition... It's right around $3,500 to have Garmin update them... Contemplated that and then decided to go a different route... Jim

Would like to get these sold... Make an offer... I'll give it a couple days and then put them on eBay...

I'm located in Denver... Thanks!

Gents: My Bo is going in for a major avionics overhaul. As such I have two Garmin GNS 430's for sale. Both are 14/28v: 1). Garmin GNS 430. NON-WAAS with terrain, tray, connectors and antenna. Has a yellow tag to go along with it. WAS $5,300 - Now $5,000... 2). Garmin GNS 430. NON-WAAS with tray, connectors, and antenna. Has a form 8130. WAS $5,100 - Now $4,800 Both are in great shape. If you buy both, I'll sell them together for $9,800. Email: jim.audette at gmail.com BOTH ARE NOW SOLD

Made an offer on a Mooney 201 MSE today - It's a long shot, but looks like a nice bird. We'll see what happens...

Sorry you couldn't make it - X-wind was 15G20... Really like the 182RG. We were seeing ground speeds of 140'ish. A little faster than my bird, but not much. Much more stable in approach (weight) and, obviously, love that I can land it in heavy x-winds! Jim

I'm getting checked out in a 182rg at 9:00 - Should take about an hour. My hangar is T83-5e - I'll head over to the hangar as soon as I land (probably be at the hanger by no later than 10:30). Sound good?

Yeah... That's what I was thinking.

Cool! My hanger is in the Wind-chaser T85 Complex, just to the west of the doppler ball. I'm going to try go up for a little while Sunday morning (was thinking about tomorrow morning, but it's just going to be sloppy and wet). Let me know if you're going to be around. Jim

Yeah - Piperpainter turned me on to this site. We were going back and forth about Mooney's over at Backcountrypilot.org and said you guy's over here had a ton of good info - He was right! That guy is one hell of a pilot to land where he does and not take out his prop... Impressive for sure! Jim

Really? The 170 is a pussycat... With the 180 upgrade the 170 is a real STOL performer!

Joe - I consider myself poor at most things, but I've become a pretty good TD pilot. If I can help you in your RV-8, I'd be glad. Come over and fly the Maule - Things happen slower the the RV and it's a good platform to learn on.

Sky Captain - Thank you! If you have the time, I'll meet you out there and buy you a cup of coffee.

That would be perfect! The crazy thing is, I don't even trust my CFI to land the Maule, so a partner would have to spend a ton of time getting proficient. It took me almost 200 landings to feel safe enough to take my kids up. Last time my CFI went up with me, we flew over to La Garita (wicked approach and no go around) and then to Hopper Springs (1,500 Dirt) and back to KFTG (home) when we were entering downwind, I asked him if he wanted to practice a landing, he said one word: "Nope!" The thing is easy to land on dirt or grass, but pavement is a bear!

I've thought a bunch about this question... I do a ton of back-country flying, fishing, hunting, trips to AK, etc... The Maule is a great platform for "Fun" flying. My son enjoys the "Fun" flying, as well (he's 10); My wife and daughter want to spend as little time in the air as possible. I would also use the plane for work and so a little speed will go a long way. The stuff I fly into in the Maule would eat a 182's lunch! I kinda look at it like this: If I take good care of the airplanes, I'll be able to get my money back out of them, and so then the question becomes operating costs - The Mooney and the Maule have about the same fuel consumption and both are relatively cheap to maintain... The 182RG will be more expensive for parts and and will burn a few more GPH... Dunno... If I can afford to keep both, I will.

I have not ruled out a J model - If I could find one similarly equipped to my Maule, I would love to own one. It just seems like the K's are a better value. I do not have much retract training. A few hours in a Cardinal and a few hours in a 182RG. I have gone around the patch 3 times in a Mooney M20C and really liked it (The F had a little more leg-room than the C). My plan was to buy a Cirrus SR22 and have about 10 hours in them. I would buy the Cirrus, but the insurance is totally crazy (High incidence of the hull being totaled out is what my broker said). Great advice - Really appreciate it. Bottom line sounds like if you fly them by the numbers, should not be a problem. Jim

It's funny - I hear it a lot: "If you can fly a Maule, you can fly...." The Maule is a spectacular STOL performer, stalls are a non event, great for hands off flying but it will bite you quick on touch-down and rollout. Can't have it all, I guess...

Hey Joe - I Own a hanger out at KFTG - I'd certainly trade you some time in my Maule!

Hey guy's... I'm new to the forum and have done all the appropriate searches re: Buying a Mooney, Vintage Mooney, Transition, etc... I think I have narrowed my search down to a pre-69 Model F as I think it best fits my mission. To that end, I currently own a 2000 Maule MX180C that I love and will likely keep. It's a great back-country ship with a 430W, 250XL, Stec 30, and a 396 in the yoke. My goal is to find a F model that has a similar avionics configuration. The problem with the Maule is that it isn't a very good IFR platform and X-country's with the family just take too long. I think a Mooney would be adequate for the a couple family vacations per year and the rest of the time me flying solo x-country's for work. So my questions are around transition and x-wind capabilities: On transition: I've read all I could find on here about transition time and it seems that 10-20 hours is about standard (seems high though). What is it that causes such a high transition time into these aircraft? My Maule is arguably one of the toughest aircraft to control on the ground (there is a reason insurance rates are high as are the incidence of prop-strikes and ground loops). Is it just the slippery airframe and flying by the numbers that people find hard to master? On x-wind: The Maule has a very low demonstrated x-wind capability and my personal limit is around 13MPH of direct x-wind. Beyond 13MPH, it's hard to taxi. It really limits where and when I can fly (as evidenced by the last two months of no flying because of the wind here in Denver). So, I've read the specs and understand that a lot of it comes down to pilot skill; but what is an average top x-wind these will handle? I appreciate your insights...