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    My experience is similar to what @carusoam said about the KLN94. The GTN screens feel more somewhat more solid to me than the GNS, but certainly with the GNS displays, it's like you're poking a soft LCD with your finger. Obviously the GNS displays have no touch functionality, so you're not supposed to be pushing them. But I don't think the GTN touchscreen feels anything like the GG on a smartphone. The GTN feels like soft plastic, while the phone feels essentially like glass.
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    Speaking only as a user of these products, Garmin touch screens have always felt *much* more fragile than GG. Is this purely a perception thing? Does Garmin actually use GG?
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    I'm not sure how well they work, but you can buy screen protectors for panel-mount radios that theoretically protect against both fingernails and glare. Could be cheap insurance for an expensive toy.
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    I have a fair amount of experience with both the GNS- and GTN-series navigators. I find the GTN touchscreen harder to use in turbulence, but I think that Garmin has made reasonable tradeoffs. Having fewer physical buttons allows for a much larger screen, and as mentioned above there are still a handful of inputs for the most frequent functions (home, direct-to, frequency knob). And today there's also the option of voice control via the GMA-350 if you're so inclined.
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    Using PayPal, buyer protections from eBay tend to be pretty generous. I'd be more worried about a stolen unit. I suspect that Garmin has a serial number registry - you might be able to check based on photos.
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    No doubt that's true. I just meant that if a W&B change was required anyway, might as well do the Gill->Concorde switch.
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    Cool, thanks for the link. Honestly my concern was that the G-243 line has been discontinued, and the 7243 series is (aiui) the Gill recommended replacement. Given the vast amount of support on this board for the Concorde batteries, my thinking was that I'd swap Gill-for-Gill if I could do it myself, but I would just ask the mechanic to put in a Concorde.
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    Steve Mooney at Air Associates (KOJC). I'll PM you contact details.
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    I'm looking at replacing my 11yo G-243 with a 7243 (or something else). If I can swap out a Gill for another Gill, I'll be happy to do it myself - but it sounds like the weight difference might be a problem. Does anyone know for sure whether moving from a 243 to a 7243 will require a new W&B? I'm dubious about the accuracy of weight specs from online retailers.
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    Netflix even has some 4k movies / shows now. You do have to pay slightly more for 4k (I think it's $11.99/mo instead of $9.99). But if you have a 4k TV, Netflix is one of the only streaming sources for 4k content.
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    I have an app called "Tiny Scanner" that I've used to create an electronic copy of a POH and other documents using the camera on my phone. Obviously not an auto-feed solution, but it's surprisingly useful, and accepts all different sorts of things that would be hard to scan. Tiny Scanner is available for both Android and iOS, don't recall whether it's free or cheap (but it's not particularly expensive in any case).
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    Hi @ohdub, did you ever resolve this question? Did you end up waiting to annual? I had nearly identical symptoms on my last flight - fuel pressure was at top of the green, but would go into the red with boost on. Carefully watching fuel flow, perhaps out of paranoia, I was seeing consistent but not rock-solid flow, varying no more than 0.2gph. The engine seemed perfectly happy. I'm trying to decide whether it should go into the shop for fuel screen inspection before my next flight, or whether this is something that can safely be watched for a while.
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    Do we have any engineers on this board who are familiar with the science behind ENC? (I'm more or less completely ignorant on the topic.) I've always wondered whether correct operation of ENC depends on a specific volume of air between the speaker and the ear drum, and whether having ear plugs in that space would negatively impact the ENC magic. Like everyone, I want maximum hearing protection, but I've always kind of assumed that the engineers behind these products have made assumptions about how pilots will use them, and I worry that ENC will be less effective if used in a different way. E.g., I worry that wearing foam ear plugs under a Bose headset might add some passive noise reduction, but reduce some of the active.
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    The records you'll get from Aero-Space Reports are identical to what you'll get from FAA, but using Aero-Space might save you some time. They have a package for AOPA members that covers much of what you'd worry about. https://www.aerospacereports.com/services/aopa-title-search-package-95 If you end up using Aero-Space for title and escrow, they'll do some handholding and provide some peace of mind. But even if you don't use them for anything else, the records search is probably well worth the $95. You can't get much in aviation for 0.095 AMU They'll also send you the results electronically within a few hours. Compare with FAA, where you have to wait for USPS mailing (even when the records come on a CD).
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    To echo what others have said... If you decide to go down this road, the key to doing it safely is to have a rock-solid backup plan. "Get-there-itis" is always a thing, and it can be especially pronounced if your work depends on you being in a certain place at a certain time. Some airlines (I'm thinking SWA) have very lenient cancellation policies for full-fare tickets, which allow a cash refund up to - and sometimes even beyond - your departure time. Having a paid airline ticket in your back pocket is a nice hedge​ against a bad launch decision. When you first get your PPL, you'll use the back-pocket ticket a lot. Almost certainly more often than you'll fly yourself. But as your experience (and confidence) improves, you'll find yourself relying less and less on the safety net.
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    I stopped flying into Boulder several years ago in favor of BJC. I actually really prefer Boulder, and being within biking distance of downtown, but I grew increasingly uncomfortable with the level of nordo activity from gliders and tow planes. It wasn't unusual to have one or more of each in the immediate vicinity of the airport. Signature at BJC has iirc a $50 ramp fee that's waived with a 15-gallon fuel purchase. The staff are helpful and friendly, and have never said a word about my being the only non-jet customer. The only real surprise was a $160/night hangar fee for a piston single if you want to park inside. Sheesh.
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    I believe that MAPA still sells new copies for $20 or so. They're kind of hard to find, on the second page of the "merchandise" section of the MAPA website. http://www.mooneypilots.com/merchandise.htm#!/The-Al-Mooney-Story-by-Gordon-Baxter/p/11936820/category=0
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    For what it's worth, I always read AirNav FBO comments before making a decision about where to park overnight. If an FBO has a tendency to charge hidden fees, this is usually obvious from the comments. And when something like an ownership change has produced significantly different prices or quality of service, people often write about it. I really like hearing a first-hand account before I leave my a/c with a new FBO. And I also like to mention to the FBO that I read the online reviews, which implies the possibility of positive (or negative) feedback depending on my experience.
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    The initial buy-in depends on installed equipment and what size binder you want, but figure $180 or so with shipping. Nice system - I've been using it for ~15 years. The FAA has gotten better about owner AD notifications, but I really like the ADLog annual summaries. Quick once-a-year comparison against your logged signoffs to ensure that nothing is missing. (And with luck, the vast majority of applicable ADs in your binder are "permanently complied with.")
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    Yep, Fritz mentioned this up above. I do think the UMA units look much closer to the original. I was sort of shocked to see that the EI tachs haven't changed in 20 years - seems like a missed opportunity. The current EI factory manual was last updated in 1997.
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    Great, thanks for the offer. I may take you up on that if it turns out that the tach itself is the source of the problem. The plane is an '89, and I'm still a little confused about the installed equipment. The mechanic consulted Mooney tech support before even opening the cowl, and they were the source of info on the tach generator. He has since shipped the tach generator off for repair, though I don't believe that the indicator has been completely ruled out. I should know more in the next few days.
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    Ouch. Apologies for missing the point of your original reply - I didn't make any distinction between an electronic tach and a tach that uses a generator. I do have copies of the J mx manuals, but I'm obviously not a mechanic and certainly don't have the knowledge I would need to steer the shop in the right direction. This mechanic has never touched the plane before, but I was hoping to avoid needing a ferry permit to a shop that I know, and I was assured that he had "plenty" of Mooney experience.
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    By serial number, my a/c should have the tach connected to the mag. In either case, when the mechanic says that he has traced the problem back to the tach generator, what's he likely referring to? I don't want to start replacing things if there's just a worn connector somewhere that needs to be tightened or resoldered.
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    For what it's worth, here's a shot of the affected 2.25" stack in my a/c.
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    Looks fantastic!
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