PeteMc

Just had another thought. Are you Arming the Approach before you switch the IFD to VLOC (or it switches on it's own)? Wondering if there's a "glitch" when switching from GPS to VLOC that's messing up the AP if you've already put it in the Approach mode?

Not sure about what you need to purchase. But you're going to need an Aspen shop to install it, so best check with them. And if you have an Autopilot, which one and is your friend giving you the EA100 I'm assuming he has for his old AP. Also, is it a Legacy 1000 or a ProMax? I've had a Pro Max for 3 years now and it's been great.

Following up on what @MikeOH said. The non certified units may be accurate to the 1/100th of a degree or even better out of the box. But what happens after a year or two of sitting on the ramp or in you hangar as the temperature fluctuates greatly. And what about that hard landing you had last week, and the one because of the crosswinds 8 months ago and then the one a year ago.... And that 1 cent part they put in instead of the 2 cent part... Sort of makes sense why the FAA doesn't just give them a blank approval because they are super accurate in a temperature controlled lab.

Both the GROL and the RROP (what most pilots get) are good for your lifetime.

I wouldn't think one year would be an issue IF everything was okay before it was parked. But certainly something to keep in the back of your mind on the first few flights.

It will be interesting to hear what the story is about buying a plane and then letting it sit for 9 months. I think @MikeOH hit the nail with "it needs MONEY!"

Remember each leg is just like flying from your home Apt to some new lunch spot. It's not one giant flight, but a bunch of individual flights, no biggie at all that you've never been there before. And I'm with the group that no longer looks for the cheapest fuel when not in my home area. Not to say that if I'm stopping in a bigger metro area I won't shop around, but I don't usually pick small Apts in the middle of nowhere because I can save a few cents per gallon. Having a mechanic and people around in case there's an issue are a big plus. Besides search for hotels/motels at overnight stops, I'll also call the FBO. Sometimes they have deals with local places and can also guide you to parts of town where it's easy to get to restaurants (or places with restaurants). Some places also have shuttle vans that make it easier. I always have a bag full of snack bars, M&Ms or whatever. Every once in a while you get someplace and that Apt rest. is closed and you really don't want to spend the time getting to the one that's 20 min. each way and probably has a line too.

Excellent job! And potentially a new owner too. The Registration shows as "Pending."

I got a guy for you over by Atlantic City. Down side is he's getting that FL bug in his ear, so may not be in NJ much longer.

Is this the good ol' Mooney lock (he says with a bit of a smirk) or did you ever have it replaced? And I'm guessing my K has the same type cylinder as your J.

Email? To Mooney Flyer or to an individual CFI??? Go back to the list and keep scrolling down. After the top part of the list with CFI name, it starts showing them by state and they usually say what Airports they're by. So you should be able to reach out directly to some CFIs that are in your area.

The Mooney Flyer list is probably going to be your best bet. I'm not sure how many CFI(I)s use their own planes due to insurance. But I have heard of some.

You just got a plane or you're looking for one to rent with a CFI? If you have a plane, I know that Air-Mods Flight Academy over at Trenton Robbinsville Airport (N87) used to have a Mooney on their line, but sold it. But they may still have some instructors that did the training. https://www.airmodsflightacademy.com/ (609) 259-6877

If I'm sitting in the Pilot's seat, where would the extinguisher be? Trying to visualize where riveted into the spar.

I had my nose gear messed up years ago with the same basic story that the FBO was refusing to fix. A year or so later out of the blue I got a check. Turns out someone I knew that had heard the story ran into the FBO owner "at the club" or somewhere and the story went that the owner was complaining about his ramp people being rough on the plane and OF COURSE that couldn't be true we train them!!! So he brought up my plane and said, I know Pete, if he said your guys did it, they did. So ya never know.

KMDW = Chicago Midway KMDA = Martindale Army Heliport, San Antonio, TX

And I hope you have pics from that day with the Limits clearly marked on the nose gear.

Call ahead!!! It's your best bet to see what today's policy and pricing is. I think there are a lot of people that see others gouging and they are not getting much pushback, so they're doing the same. And I'm assuming all of these were larger CORPORATE national FBOs. That should be your first clue. In April I did a OH to WA flight and at two of my destinations I changed my FBO choice by what I was told on the phone.

Totally agree you should keep all the old W&B, but if your POH is overflowing, just keep the current one. The older ones can be put in the Aircraft Logbooks in case there is ever a need to review them.

The website compatibility list shows the GNS series. Says it will display 8 targets and Regional NEXRAD, CONUS NEXRAD, METARs, TAFs.

I was reading your list and wondering how much weight you were using up! I have probably 1/2 or a 1/3 of what you have, but also have an inReach and a HH. inReach clips to the door (and is already on so I can hit the SOS if I need to). But the basics are in a funny old vest with lots of pockets that is on the back of my seat so that it can be grabbed on the way out the door if there's a fire and I can't get to anything else. So no tent, but a couple of tarps and line to create a shelter and wait. Well... Actually the vest is at home while I'm getting rid of some old stuff and putting in new. Guess I should finish that project before the planes out of the Annual.

I just had my FF fail, bad transducer. Sucked because the plane sat on the ground forever in the interior shop, but the manufacturer said it was 1 month out of warrantee regardless of the minimal hours it actually was in use.

But going from XC 20w-50 to 20w-50 to 20w-50, in theory, should not show any change. Sure, maybe change over years, but not from a flight yesterday to a flight today after an oil change. Why the change with no real time between, using the same oil type that has been used over a long period?

Good to know. I don't know when it changed from 91.33 to 91.205, but I guess that 2016 legal interp. was to put back in/clarify the "installed" part that was left out of the wording.

Stopwatch? Don't you mean a clock? And note that the clock must be in the panel, your watch doesn't count. Not that you can't use a stopwatch, or a kitchen timer like I used to use before all the other timers appeared in my panel. But a stopwatch itself will make you illegal. ADDED: Just checked and I remember it saying it needed to be an installed clock, but it looks like that has changed to just a clock. REF: 91.205(d) (6) A clock displaying hours, minutes, and seconds with a sweep-second pointer or digital presentation.