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Check the panel by the right passenger's left knee.

More GA, less commercial.

I think the theory goes that the GA heyday of the 60's and 70's was driven largely by retiring service members who had been exposed to military aviation in one way or another before transitioning to the private sector. Learning to fly today is expensive, and if you don't already have aviation in your blood, investing lots of money and time learning to fly isn't an obvious choice for a hobby. This is where I think that organizations like the EAA Young Eagles can play a hugely important role: exposing kids to aviation at a formative age, so they're already motivated to learn to fly before they start collecting disposable income.

Many thanks, @Landantheman, @Stephen, and @FlyboyKC!! Those all sound like good possibilities. Moberly and Ayers are new to me, but I've had some contact in the past with Chasaero, as I inquired about the Dynon Certified system - they're one of the authorized install shops. Also, I'll note here that I had a great phone call with @Wes earlier this week. He had some very interesting ideas and potentially a good future mx option.

+1 for Avare. It doesn't try to be a full-featured EFB, and what it does, it does extremely well.

I used to run WingX on a phone and a tablet, but I switched to GP because WX didn't have support for Garmin ADS-B devices.

I use GP on an Android tablet and an iPhone. The iPhone is just a cockpit backup AI driven by a panel AHRS. For planning/filing purposes, I always use fltplan.com.

My personal preference is for the Android platform, but I definitely don't want to start an iOS vs Android thread here ---- I just wanted to share info with MS users about the current state of GP features.

So GP came out with a new major release this week, with emails and a bunch of PR. None of the articles I read said anything about the new features being iOS-only, but the new version (v7.4) that was released the same day for Android didn't include anything other than support for the GI 275. Anyway, I contacted Garmin to find out when the new features would be released for Android. Their response: >>>> "We are always trying to make Garmin pilot better for Android but unfortunately the features currently available for iOS will not be available in the near future for Android." I know that iOS:Android feature parity is a pipe dream for aviation apps, despite the fact that Android has commanding global market share. But when I asked them about fltplan.com integration for the Android platform after their October 2018 announcement, they told me to watch for the next release. It's now been 16 months with no progress. I have a strong preference for Android, and I'm a paying GP customer, but I'm definitely getting the sense that the Android platform has minimal attention from Garmin.

Is the new site the official site now? I thought that the .org site was still in development, and not yet ready for prime time?

Thanks Wes. Got your PM, just replied.

Thanks @carusoam! For some reason, MS didn't send me an email with Wes's post, but it *did* send me an email with your nudge I sent Wes a PM -

Background: I had a fantastic relationship with a fantastic A&P/IA for almost 20 years. He worked a regular shop job during the day, but would moonlight evenings and weekends. Everything that needed to be done, was done owner-assist, and I learned a ton about aircraft maintenance. Fast-forward to now. My mechanic friend has retired and moved out of state. I've used a few local shops for odds and ends, and a shop on the field for the past two annuals. People who use big maintenance shops all the time are probably accustomed to this, but it's been a stressful transition for me. I like being able to spend time understanding how the pieces fit together, and I like doing research, ordering parts, etc. With a big shop, it's always a different person turning the wrench, and often they'll have a half dozen planes in various states of repair at any time. Anyway, I'd love to find a good Mooney mechanic in the Kansas City area. If you know of a freelancer who will work in the hangar, great. If you have a recommendation on a solo or smallish shop, that's also welcomed. Really anything from anyone who has a good relationship with a mechanic who knows Mooneys, please reply or PM me.

That very same switch cost me almost 3AMU. (Don't ask.) Concorde battery was about 18mos old, had to be replaced. Why they don't have the dome light wired into the master, I have no idea.

So I drove the two hours... Turns out that they had just overfilled the tank, and the float was at the top because that's where the fuel was. Everything seems solidly attached and the fuel reading is correct. Apparently the fueler panicked because he thought that the float was "an ice cube," so he told his supervisor and they called me. Anyway, seems like no harm done. Aside from an extra gallon of fuel that spilled all over the ground when I opened the cap. Thanks all for your help!!

Interesting. I may have to get in there with a mirror at some point to understand exactly where the sender arm normally sits.

Just received a call from the FBO that filled my tanks - they said that "your plane had a plastic buoy that floated to the top, right onto the fuel cap." It's not clear to me whether the float is detached, or whether the sending arm just happened to be positioned immediately under the cap. I've had zero problems with fuel read, either on the in-wing gauges or on the panel. I have searched the archives for this specific question, but haven't found anything. I suspect that the FBO is calling out of an abundance of caution, and the sender is still functioning correctly, but I'm hoping that someone familiar with these units can advise whether there is cause for concern. I haven't seen the "buoy" myself, and I'm about two hours away from the plane, so I can't easily look at it to verify. ETA: Talked to the FBO again, and I clarified the comment about the buoy. He said that it's the sender arm under the fuel cap - I'm guessing that this is the sender for the little wing gauge, and not for the panel gauge.

I always stop at Kinkos on the way home from the AME to laminate the new cert. It takes about 5 minutes. I always photocopy it right before cutting, folding, and laminating, and since the ink is all black anyway, I have a non-laminated copy that looks indistinguishable from the laminated one. But I've never had anyone say anything about it.

Interesting. I actually thought it was a nice differentiator. I renewed two policies this past year with Global, and stayed with them despite slightly lower quotes from other carriers - in part because of the Savvy benefit.

They had some sort of problem with their PayPal subscriptions and I believe they are in the process of switching to a new payment provider. You may have to renew with a check by mail.

Others on this board know far more than I do about this topic, but I think the risk is little changed from a year ago. Most of us have never purchased a part from the factory, and the few parts that aren't available from third party manufacturers are pretty easy to find in salvage.

Unfortunately the info page clarifies that the FS510 is sold separately. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/606798

The timeline was pretty close - I seem to recall doing the GNS WAAS upgrade in about 2005, which was about 7 years into the product life. But adding WAAS is a huge improvement in capability, and resolution/processor speed is much smaller in comparison.

It's a slide-in replacement, but that still means that an avionics shop removes the old radio, puts the new one in, and fills out paperwork. In the simplest case, there will be a nonzero install cost.

Well, you know what I mean. If the delta with install is ten grand, then a faster processor and higher resolution isn't all that interesting. If it's two grand, then sign me up.