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They are not in one place. From the Home Page: GPS Status = System > GPS Status SBAS = System > GPS Status > SBAS (upper left on the Status page) RAIM = Utilities > RAIM Prediction > Enter Wpt/Airport, Date & Arrival Time No idea what +V is. LNAV+V ??? Not something I would think you could disable and not sure why either. What exactly are you looking for?
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He actually has choices living in that part of the country. John Pallante and Bud Johnson are also in his area. Both I believe were (are?) Mooney Safety Board Members with lots of hours.
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Who was it? I might know a great guy if it's not the same one.
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Nose wheel collapsed with towing
PeteMc replied to PeeJee's topic in Mooney Safety & Accident Discussion
Don't know if you can still find one, but there were little tubes with locks that prevent them from attaching a tow to the nose wheel. Sounds like you could use one! -
Never had a problem with mine, that I know of. I use the Oxymizer cannula, so I monitor the flow with their built in gauge.
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Crossing the Atlantic (Advice wanted)
PeteMc replied to Tyler G's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
bump???? And did you ever make the trip? I just did a quick review and didn't see what happened. -
Yes, I know that. But they also know all the people involved and some still have ties. Plus it probably always comes up at the PPPs from those that don't really realize they have been separate for YEARS now. So it wouldn't shock me that at a PPP there was someone that was "in the know" and could give an update on what's happening at MAPA.
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Possibly some of the people in the MAPA Safety Foundation have a current update. So anyone going to their PPPs might be able to get an update.
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In my earlier post it doesn't look like I said to check for recessed pins in the connector. It shouldn't happen if the connector was created with the right pins and done correctly, but it can happen and it easily can happen if the wrong pins were used. And it may be a subtle difference, but if any of the pins are recessed/pushed back into the connector, you may be getting a bad connection or no connection at all.
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Engine break-in: leaving gear & speed brakes extended
PeteMc replied to hais's topic in Modern Mooney Discussion
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I agree with the others that MOST sites will let you resize your picture. But if you run into problems, let me know. I can resize it for you.
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This will stir-up a hornet’s nest…
PeteMc replied to hammdo's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
Even if the old LORAN stations were up and running, my guess is they'd all have to be rebuilt/refurbished to convert to *e*LORAN. Certainly the Transmitters, but I'm sure there's a lot more too the new system. If eLORAN takes off, maybe they'll end up with more locations or better locations. (Don't know that the old ones were in a bad location, but I'm sure there is always the chance for improvement.) -
This is just a installation calibration? Or the AV-20 doesn't show level when it really is level????
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This will stir-up a hornet’s nest…
PeteMc replied to hammdo's topic in Miscellaneous Aviation Talk
There probably wasn't any GPS Spoofing reported back when they created their device. And very few people really think about the "what if" and have a backup plan. Now if you did come up with a device like this, it might be of more interest. Design in now the possibility of including an eLORAN receiver too. If they expand the system to cover the ground as well as the oceans, then it would be a simple add. Possibly even an upgrade/retrofit to existing customers. And then there's always to chance you can sell your startup to Garmin to make a certified panel mount receiver that will feed your PDF. -
For a Mooney install? That would be a Garmin shop installation wouldn't it be? So they would have the file (or a simple DL form their Dealer site).
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As @N201MKTurbo said, just ask ATC to confirm your Mode C and ADS-B out if they're not busy. And if you've been on any IFR flight plans or requested Flight Following, they would have told you if there was a problem. Just because FlightAware doesn't see you, doesn't mean you really have a problem. The other thing you can always do is request an ADS-B Performance Report from the FAA. https://adsbperformance.faa.gov/PAPRRequest.aspx
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As of now (0140Z), still no contact with the Odysseus moon lander. At one point when they were reviewing the last data they had received, one of the guys said it had initiated a 90 degree roll. Don't know if that was part of the planned roll or an additional roll. But that sounded like he was saying that was the last data on it's way down.
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So with two radios having the issue, it would suggest it's not the radios. But it takes two seconds to make sure the connectors are seated correctly on the back of the radios and the Comm panel. Were the radios removed recently? There's a chance that some pins were bent and for some reason it just took a while for you to get a short on the speaker/headset side. Does the Speaker have the same issue? And when you swapped the Comm panel, did you look at the connector. Hard to see it really when connected to the tray, but you might see something. But make sure that connector on the back does not have anything pulled loose, etc.
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iPad/ForeFlight and Garmin Connext Bluetooth pairing anomaly
PeteMc replied to PT20J's topic in Avionics/Panel Discussion
I was about to ask if they were going to charge you for the swap or not. Glad to see they'll just swap it out. -
For your long term solution, where are you located and do you have plans to fly to Canada? It hasn't been implemented yet, but if you're going to do a full panel upgrade down the road, consider putting in the GTX345D (Diversity). Then you covered if you ever decide to fly to Cda and the Diversity requirement is eventually put in place. (Required now in Class A airspace, will be required in May 2024 for Class B.)
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I like @Kelpro999's idea of using a video snake down from the top. Then attach a draw string so that after you get the camera out you can pull the coax through.
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That's not part of the antenna array itself? You have to split it before it gets to the antenna which then has two connectors?
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Could be, but that should mean that what I just did is an "edit" strictly speaking. I took it to mean that if they make some changes it is possible for everything to go to the Default and not reload when you log in next time. It just seemed like a strange comment to send me.
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ForeFlight is my primary Performance and W&B tool, but I've used FltPlan.com for and Wx and other things over the years. So I started looking at it again because of this discussion and discovered a couple of FYIs... The Performance Profile they had for my K was a bit off. The numbers were close, but not exactly the same as my POH. But the bigger issue was that the numbers did not track as it went up in Altitude. The obvious one is the first column, IAS. It moved in the correct direction with the IAS going down for a few 1000ft, then the IAS would go UP. It would then bounce around between showing a decrease as you went up and then an increase as you still went up. There were other issues in other columns. I sent them an email and basically got back that I had changed my numbers (which I had) so they didn't know what I was talking about. I guess the concept of checking the "default Performance Profile for the M20K/231" was a bit much for them. I also noticed that they had turned ON their Advanced Fuel Burn Calculations, which has a decreasing fuel burn per hour (think big jet burning off lots of weight and reducing power). Stepping back a moment, I had noticed my Total Fuel in the Flight Plan page was off a bit, but never really knew why, but I don't file with them so never pursued the issue. This Fuel Burn they had turned on had 7 hours of diminishing fuel burns. And when I added them up, they totaled more fuel than I had entered in my Aircraft Profile and this was the number going to the Flight Plan page. Turning it OFF does not hide or collapse the entries or zero out the numbers. I'm unclear if turning it OFF really did anything, so I entered a high number in the first hour for climb, 14 gals (just because) four more hours and then the balance of my Usable Fuel in the last hour. And the final FYI is that in my email from Support they told me "...Since we are not saving user editing in these fields take snapshots of what you are editing and keep that safe on your device in case your inputs are lost..." Now that's a scary thought! I guess if you're a frequent FltPlan users you need to go in and check your Profiles every so often. That trip where you were pushing it, but you thought you had just enough for your personal reserves may or may not be correct. If the specific numbers you've put into your Profile for YOUR plane change and you did know it, you may be in for a surprise!
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I remember a discussion how adjusting the cowl flaps so that they did not close completely helped a lot with bleeding off that reverse pressure. And once that pressure is removed, you may pick up a knot or two!