PeteMc

Regardless if the antenna itself is okay, how long ago was the cable installed? Even if the shop says they can use the antenna, be sure they really look at the type and condition of the cable. It's well worth swapping it out if there is any issue with the old antenna cable.

Potential going into the FLs is main reason I'm keeping my 3rd Class. I've only done it a few times, but the times I have saved some big diversions when I could go up and over vs around. And going into Canada, though I doubt it would matter. But if something happens and everyone starts checking all their little Gov and Insurance boxes, I don't want someone to tell me I'm not covered because of a technicality.

Even though I don't plan to get a Basic any time soon, good to know. There was a lot of talk about it last summer when AOPA was making their rounds to the various airports. At that time I think they were already pushing the Ins. Co. on it, so maybe they backed down. Either that or it was the pocket book... If I had a Basic Med and my Ins. Co. wouldn't cover me, I'd probably switch Ins Co before I changed my Basic Med.

Sorry to hear that. I have know "of them" for years, but never did much research since I never had power. I'll probably go back to my trickle charger to just warm the battery and hope I'm flying enough that a Minder wouldn't matter anyway.

Oh, I get being a different Co/Division. That doesn't bother me at all for a company that size. But they have NO coordination. There should be a HQ department that keeps track of what they're all doing and what they're all looking to release in the next 12-24 months. Other than Patches for BUGS, it's not like they develop the new features in a week. (Not talking writing the code, but actually the planning and research.) So when they see something for the 600 that would work for the 500, then they let them know for continuity. Same with Experimental vs. Certified.... curious if there's anything the Exp. versions can do that the Cert. versions could benefit by? That would be another perfect example of lack of coordination. Right now we Users will be the only way the Cert. crowd will hear about a great Feature Request. That's pretty bad IMHO.

Always amazes me to see the total lack of coordination with some companies. As much as I like Garmin, I also think they are one of the worst managed companies there is. The GTN Xi with no Bluetooth. The belief that anyone buying a GTN would not by a GNC as a Comm 2 so there was no need for them to talk to each other - even though the Engineers brought it up and it was still nixed. I'm sure others here can add multiple faux pas to the list.

First call before switching might be to your Insurance Broker/Company to see if they care. Next call would be to AOPA to get more info from them and to see what the status of their potential Insurance Co. They have been talking about how some insurance companies are milking their clients when there is NO data to show a Basic being an issue. So they were either going to create (maybe purchase) and insurance company to deal with this issue. I'd actually be curious where that stands and if they're still moving forward.

Follow up on O2 and is there a difference. I posted a link to a video by Dr Brent Blue on O2 and CO that is always relevant, but maybe a little more so going into winter where we crank up the heat and close down those cold fresh air vents. In the video Brent does discuss a little bit about how all the O2 is now the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOEBoeuyR0U

Any particular reason you don't use the Mooney recommended Tri-Flow? What I guess is now what's called Tri-Flow Superior Lubricant since they have so many products now.

Right after COVID I needed a spring and it took some time for my shop to find one. You might get a couple if you find some! I probably should think about getting one or two and just hanging on to them too.

Yes on the antenna move. The GA35 is listed in the GNC355 Installation Manual as one of the approved antennae. But it is interesting that the 1.6.1.4 GPS Aiding document you posted does NOT list the GNC355. Is it an older document? I would think the GNC355 would work as I believe the "GPS" is the same in all three of the smaller boxes, but you might want to check with Garmin as to why it is not listed as a GPS Source for the G5. (Hopefully someone else here will know the answer.)

Yea... but let's not confuse the issue. He just asked about the GPS!

That's the diagram for the G5 installation. Go look at the GNC355s installation diagram and you'll probably see a GPS Antenna.

Okay... But there are also inexpensive de-sulfator pulse chargers. I would need to do some research, but from memory I think if I turned one of those on every so often on a cold morning to warm the battery I would get the same result of a battery that was ready to crank, have some de-sulfator benefits and and still cost a lot less than a battery minder.

Exactly, that's all part of the evaluation. If I'm flying enough to keep the battery charged, which is also good for the engine, then why spend the money for the battery minder. One could also just add a descent battery trickle charger with a remote switch and in the winter turn it on in the morning if you were going to go flying. It would warm the battery, which should already have a good charge, so you're good to go when you get there. No need for the added cost of the "MINDER" part to constantly calculate if it should turn the charging function On or Off.

I'd also be curious what the difference is. I've now got power, so a battery minder may be in the future. Pending how much I fly, not sure if it would be worth it or not.

I also like having a dedicated Traffic screen. For me it's my GI275 on the Traffic page when in VMC (Backup AI in IMC). And on my GNC355 (#2 Nav/Comm for me) I often put it on the Terrain page in IMC or at Night.

I don't remember the "Next leg on route" so I'm going to guess that's the From, To and Next Waypoint. Regardless, you have it in the Lower Right and the Distance (DIS) in the Upper Left. Personally I'd move one or the other so they are on the same side of the screen. I also don't see much difference in the ETE and ETE to Dest. Pick whichever one you want. (I'd prob. go with ETE to Dest.) You may have this info somewhere else, but if not, Wind Speed and Direction (Wind) can come in handy when you're hand flying.

Doc Blue, Senior AME out of KJAC, did this video earlier this year and besides the potential of CO poisoning in the summer, it can be more of a potential in the winter with faulty heater or just because you start to close up all the Fresh Air vents as it gets colder. It's worth learning about the reason to use O2 on almost any flight and the threat of CO. (He also has some thoughts on the Sentry CO Detector for any of you FF Users that have one.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOEBoeuyR0U

My friends used to always bug me when I first flying and taking them places "...what kind of airline is this anyway?..." Always wanted to put together a little bag and just yell at them to get it out of the back. In it would be a blow up girl and guy (since there were female friends that would often come along). Also one of those little Disney Princess viewfinders with the little thumb clicker to advance. Some sort of snacks and I always figured I leave an old rotten hard boiled egg in a baggie too. ADDED: I forgot! A little toy version of the S. S. Minow!

I'd still stay away from a polarized lens for aviation. You may have checked all the equipment in your plane to make sure it doesn't matter, but you never know when you may be in a different plane or get some replacement gear when it DOES matter. So (IMHO), stick to non-polarized for your aviation glasses.

I have Progressive and am VERY happy with them. HOWEVER!!!! Not all Progressive are the same! There are two types of Progressive lenses (probably per manufacturer) where the center "hour glass" portion of the lens can be VERY NARROW or a bit wider. You will NOT like the narrow one. You end up moving your head back and forth if you're trying to use the mid range, which is probably where a lot of your panel will be. If you get the wider ones I bet you'll be very happy. I've heard stories where some people take a long time to get use to them, but it took me basically no time at all.

Dave's a great guy and really knows Mooneys. If there are any questions I'm guessing he can answer them. I remember YEARS ago going to some other shop down in FL because I was there for a couple of weeks working on an event and figured it wouldn't hurt to have a second set of eyes. They came back with a HUGE list of MUST DO NOW!!! So we talked about them and they were all items that did NOT need to be done now and were on a scheduled rotation to be done over the next couple of years and then the cycle would continue. So you may run across some stuff that the prior owner was intentionally deferring after a discussion with Dave, but not ignoring. You may choose to clean it all up at once or not. But there's going to be something! There always is when someone new looks.

Air Mods had some issue during COVID with staffing. But my guess is the multitude of regulars that keep going back would disagree with any long term issues.

So I went back again today.... Still can't pull up the Low Enroute or the VFR Basemap. Anyone connected to them to find out when the site will not *really* be a Beta site? (Used two computers and two different browsers on my Desktop, do don't think it's me.)