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  1. MikeOH
    Just another data point: my 430W bricked a few years ago. Pulled it myself and sent to Garmin. $1600 IIRC. Has worked great ever since. My advice is to bite the bullet....before you don't have the option. I agree with a previous poster that 'exercising' the buttons is a temporary fix. The precious metal plating (that does not oxidize) is long gone.
  2. MikeOH
    Hmm, seems like we were going along just fine paying for the "other idiot that gear ups" without any extreme increases in premiums. In hindsight, I rather wish we were NOT grouped in with the airlines. $1.5 Billion will pay for quite a few gear ups, don't ya know!
  3. MikeOH
    LOL! True that! My issue is when 'market' prices go through the ceiling over a short period of time; like we've seen for GA insurance! And, I don't see any loss data, from GA, that explains it. I think we are paying for 737MAX type payouts, NOT GA payouts. Your second sentence is precisely the problem: what industry can survive losing $1.5 billion a year! You can bet that wan't their plan. But, regardless of GA helping cover losses from other risks, it doesn't explain the age discrimination.
  4. MikeOH
    Which is pretty disappointing, really. If the data really supports old age/gear ups, then why wouldn't any insurers accept your rather reasonable proposal? It truly seems an arbitrary policy based only on age!
  5. MikeOH
    @Parker_Woodruff I'd be very interested to learn if there is any actuarial data to support such a draconian policy implemented at an arbitrary age (e.g. 70 or 80). Without such data, it seems like pretty blatant age discrimination...
  6. MikeOH
    Per another page in the M20F POH, below, it doesn't look like there is an appreciable difference in IAS vs CAS (<1 mph) for the range of airspeeds we are discussing:
  7. MikeOH
    One more data point: my A&P tells me it affects ALL aviation greases His story of the factory burning down matches one of the above. He is NOT nearly so optimistic about an April recovery...more like, "who knows when???"
  8. MikeOH
    Good Lord! If I even dared suggest that to my wife...I'd be flying home DIVORCED!!
  9. MikeOH
    Damn glad I've got those "unreliable" vacuum gyros
  10. MikeOH
    Cost me about the same when I was pushing my plane into the hangar and hit the elevator on a shelving unit. Never even crossed my mind to file a claim.
  11. MikeOH
    Here ya go
  12. MikeOH
    What's your rate for in-flight tire changes, Clarence?
  13. MikeOH
    Been using the internet very long?
  14. MikeOH
    Another happy TailBeacon owner. Been working for just over 2 years. I just couldn't accept paying more than the 2 AMUs it cost me for a system that I didn't want in the first place! I already had ADS-B In via Scout ($200) on my iPad/Foreflight.
  15. MikeOH
    Could be. But, is that a month, a year, 5? When my 430W croaks again, that's when I'll worry about it. Meantime, I'm going to enjoy the use of my functioning 430W. If it can be fixed for a few AMU I'll fix it again before I drop 20 large on a brand new system. If someone is just looking for any excuse to rip the 430W out of their panel to put in the latest and greatest, then I hope theirs bricks tomorrow
  16. MikeOH
    Another happy F model owner here! Mine is a '70 with a bunch of speed mods, but I plan for 145 kts. Never flown a J so can't say, first hand, how much faster they are. But, even if a J is 10-15 kts faster, it isn't going to save much time on a 200 nm trip. IMHO, an F gets you 90% to a J. Take a look at the ratio of prices on similarly equipped Js and Fs, and decide for yourself if the premium is worth the 10% delta. Obviously, I didn't think it was
  17. MikeOH
    Only the ones optioned with a manual transmission
  18. MikeOH
    Ultimately, when it comes to buying toys (especially an airplane!), worrying about making sure you 'buy low' so you can 'sell high' just seems silly. You do that when you are buying an INVESTMENT, NOT an airplane! IMHO
  19. MikeOH
    Yuup. Slow learner, here. Three trips to my butt, before I finally put the proper bend in my tow bar No soreness since.
  20. MikeOH
    Very true. And, even if you go to "THE SHOP" better pray nothing comes up after you buy it...cause the experts here will blame you for not telling the shop what to look for
  21. MikeOH
    I've been very happy with Savvy. They are more than willing to analyze my engine data, and help with troubleshooting. Not to mention, if I'm ever stranded they are available 24/7. In the scheme of aviation costs, their annual fee is a pittance. (I have no connection with Savvy, so this is an honest, unbiased, opinion)
  22. MikeOH
    Keep in mind that purchase price is going to be a small part of multi-year ownership...I'm a little over four years into ownership and I've already spent more operating than I paid to buy my plane
  23. MikeOH
    91.205(b)(3) Magnetic Direction Indicator Doesn't a magnetically slaved HSI meet that requirement? It does NOT say a magnetic compass is required. What else would you need?
  24. MikeOH
    Expect the cost of train insurance to increase
  25. MikeOH
    Damn! THAT is going to take a lot of buffing compound
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