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So both are reportably due to lack of use. He had the speed brakes repair only to have them fail again and then just left them inop. Same with the O2. His mission just didn’t require it and from my understanding once that tank goes “dry” it requires recertification(?). The useful load is without the bottle. 870#? Oof! I luckily for me, 90% of my flying will be just the wife and me.

I was thinking along the same lines. Thanks!

Thanks much, I didn’t note the fuel flows as I was too enamored with being back in a Mooney but I have a MSC rep doing the pre buy and will talk to him about the engine baffling and fuel flows as settings along with a thorough boresope inspection.

Thanks everyone. We lowered the nose and reduced power to keep things reasonable. We’ll take a close look at the exhaust valves and baffling at pre buy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. Good info. Sure, N46BA. Advertised in Trade-A-Plane. Any inside info would be appreciated.

**Note: I’m editing this topic somewhat because I originally posted with a question about high CHTs. I’ll leave the original question below for context as there’s some good discussion as a result but to clarify, I’ve since talked with the pilot that I flew with and realize that I picked up the wrong data. Unfortunately, this stirred up some well-founded concern for the engine. So with a bit of egg on my face, I want to redirect the conversation a bit and ask for any tips or gotchas to look out for in the prebuy/early ownership and I’d be interested in your take on what improvements would bring the best value. I’m in the process on a 98 Ovation w/ an IO550G (no STC), speed brakes, O2, factory AC, steam gauges, a Garmin 750/430/345 and a KFC150 AP. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— All, I’m finally getting back to aircraft ownership after a long hiatus. Previously owned a ‘68G which I loved and flew all over the East Coast. I recently test flew an Ovation and was surprised at the high CHTs throughout the flight. It was a summer morning flight in the SouthEast but the temps were approaching 500. What should I expect to see?

I was there too. Parked just a couple down from you I believe. Flew in from the Charlotte area for the convention. Great event! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk