PeteMc

My K (231) POH has a Speed At 50 Ft. IAS chart for different weights on the page with the graphs for Takeoff Distance Over A 50 Ft. Obstacle. There is no mention of V speed or if clean or dirty, but I've always believed that is Mooney's recommended climb speed at weight until you get above the obstacle. Then you go to Vy or whatever climb speed you want.

For most of my local flights (50-300 miles) I don't typically talk to ATC. But if I'm doing a X-US flight or 500+ mile flight, I typically file IFR regardless of the Wx. The second set of eyes and already being in contact with ATC if something came up was the primary reason. But also high on the list was not having to deal with airspace and finding out if MOAs were in use. Especially on flights to the south or out west. In the NYC area for the day trips the radar coverage is pretty much down to the surface and easy to get someone on Guard if needed.

So not that it can't be something else... But we're back to the Gear circuitry as a place for you to focus on first.

Didn't really think to address the "how to" since so many others were, but then I got to thinking about our process. Usually fly in the high teens, but wouldn't really matter if we were always in the FLs. We don't like to fly legs much longer than 4 hours just because when you add the taxi times on each end you're sitting for quite a while. So we usually break out the water about 30-60 min. before landing (for obvious bio reasons). And somewhere in that window you're going to be starting down and can switch back to the cannulas. So the mask has never been a consideration, but as others have said, just pull it down while you're eating or drinking and then put it back on between bites or sips. (Wait... Are we talking about in the Mooney or on a commercial flight??? )

Yep, that's why I'd be doing my option 2 on the way down and start lean and slowly turn in the mixture. And, OF COURSE, my path would have put me close to one of those nice Airports on your Sectional. Or at least near a road!!

Any chance there's a problem with one of the Up Contact Switches for the gear and the motor still has a load on it? That could cause a lot of interference and eventually burn out the motor. (Pending the motor and if it's well built, it could run that way for quite a while before it burns out.)

Yes, mine are pressurized.

Although you can feel better when visiting high altitudes (skiing, etc.) in day or two, your body takes about a month+ to acclimate to the higher altitude. So assuming you've been in Salt Lake for a while, that's your new norm. Go back to visit friends at Sea Level and they'll wonder where you got all your energy!

I was trying to find some documentation on restarting at altitude, but can't. So maybe I'm making it up.... But I seem to remember in some course or conversation that if the engine doesn't restart on it's own soon after switching tanks, the best option if you are in high terrain is: Throttle Half Open Mixture Lean, then advance slowly Continue to advance slowly until engine starts Also, hopefully you would have noticed Induction Icing earlier, but don't forget to pull the Alt Air. The issue may not be just fuel.

Mine basically says if you don't catch it while the Tubo is still spinning, take a quiet ride down below12K and try again. At altitudes above 12000 feet engine restart will take 13 seconds or longer when switching from an empty fueltank to a full fuel tank. 1. Throttle - Full Forward. 2. Low Fuel Boost Pump - On. 3. Fuel Selector - other Tank. 4. Mixture - Full Rich. 5. Magneto/Starter Switch - Check Both On. 6. If Engine Starts - Retard throttle as MP approaches 40 in. Hg. Boost Pump Off. 7. If engine does not restart - Attempt restart procedure with high boost pump on. 8. If engine does not restart - Descend below 12000 ft and repeat.

I know the POH says to push everything in, but don't, at least at first. Just switch the tank and give it a few (agonizing long) seconds. If you're running LOP, then as @201er said, push the mixture in a bit to get in the rich side of peak. If the engine doesn't start, then slowly push the mixture all the way in and then slowly push in the throttle. If the prop has stopped, bring the throttle back more to the middle and use the starter.

If you're talking about the failures a few years ago, that was a software issue that was resolved. Aspen actually thought it was a hardware issue and I lucked out because I had purchased my unit just before the Pro Max was released and the plane was in the shop for the install. So my 1000 was sent back under a recall and a new Pro Max was sent back. Shortly after that they figured out it was software and stopped swapping out the hardware. HOWEVER.... If this is something that's been happening in the last few months, please post more details!!

I'm with @JunkmanDifferent issue with a radio, but the first thing the avionics guy did was check the connectors for a pin that had pushed back (even just a little). We did move on from there and found a different configuration issue, but going back to test all the pins was still on the list if needed. You could easily have a bad crimp or even a broken wire even if the pins look okay .

I've had no issues with my Aspen Pro Max and I'm also glad I got it. But I do TOTALLY AGREE that at lot of the displays need to be a LOT bigger. Basically now that it's been out for quite a while, they really need to reach out to their users and get a "wish list" from all of them. This kind of stuff is an easy software change, not like they have to manufacture the unit. For the Vertical Speed, depending the software, your E1000 should have both the digital climb/descend display and the white bar in the same area. But there should also be a magenta bar that goes up or down from the Altitude Mark. They call it the Altitude Trend Vector and it give you an indication if you're climbing or descending. Now I wish that Altitude Trend Vector line was wider. It would make it stand out more. And I really wish the VSI numbers (e.g. +500, -820, etc.) were a LOT bigger. There is a lot of space in that area and no reason for the tiny font size. Also wish they'd redo the Altitude numbers! Instead of 4500, 4510, 4520, etc., I'd like to see 4500, 4510, 4520. or 5000, 5010, 5020. With the larger hundreds number (45xx or 50xx) it would gives you another visual reference to quickly see that there's a change. There are numerous articles on how the old analog dials were much better at showing you a change as your mind works quicker with pictures than with text/digits you have to READ not just look at (no comic book references please... ). So I wish Aspen really would do some much needed redesigns.

I'll 2nd to give the mixture a few twists to lean on the rollout. My first time into the Albuquerque area I landed at Coronado, NM (4AC) and it didn't seem like any other landing until I slowed down and pulled off the runway.... Engine quite. Learned to lean on the rollout after that. (Long before it was a big thing to lean aggressively for taxi. ).

Good to know. Basin Harbor, VT (B06) is/was like that. The runway was maintained by the golf course grounds keepers. Haven't been there in years, but I'm assuming it is similar.

I do if I personally know the strip. Also pull off the inner gear doors before going into grass strips, which isn't really an option on this trip.

Need to stretch my Mooney's wings and also want to check off a few states here in the East before moving West in the next year or so. Anyone have recommendations for where to stay in AR for the night? Not opposed to ***** places if they're a must visit once. But basically looking for the basics. Highest on the list would be a place with or near a good restaurant. Would rather not do a McDonalds or Denny's for dinner. And it does not need to be a big city, again, not opposed but just going to be there overnight so I will not really be taking in the sites.

Haven't done the corridor in a while. Need to start doing it more.

It was much more of an issue for the early cell system, the got better at filtering out duplicate phones in later updates. But the main reason cell phone are banned from use in the air is that they are a "land based" license. It all ties into the fact that in the air your phone can attempt to connect to multiple towers, but a bigger concern (I think) of the FCC back in the day was basic frequency interference. Phone was designed to be on the ground and when you take it up high, it can now interfere with a lot of other cell phones trying to connect. That's a basic radio frequency issue that goes back to the early licensing. Same reason most radio stations reduce their power or change their antenna array at night, there can be a lot more frequency interference due to the cooling air (and a lot of other tech reasons). I've seen some push the issue that "technically" you shouldn't use a cell phone on a boat either since there is a Marine License, which cellular service doesn't have. But personally I think that's pushing it.

The Garmin inReach allows you to send text messages via satellite. So fully legal in a plane.

What change?

Yes, I'm using the straight up and down bar... It's called the pipe. In some financial searches I've read the | can be used for Either/Or, but with hit or miss results. In searching Google "Search" sites, the | never comes up as a standard modifier. (That I can fine.) I do see individuals making comments that it never gives consistent results. Do you have a reference where it specifically says to use it in a Google (or other SE search)? Never seeing it used in that way, so I was curious and I tried it the other day. Using the | gave me no better search than using only quotes (e.g. “no back spring”). Well, it did bring up the generic mooneyspace.com as the first item, but not related to the back spring. That's why I recommended the way Google suggests you do it with site:mooneyspace.com There's a space between what you're searching for and the site, but no spaces between the "site:url" (and note the colon : in there). If you haven't tried it, use either of the following and you'll see you get pages of ONLY mooneyspace.com listings on the back spring. “no back spring” site:mooneyspace.com no back spring site:mooneyspace.com

Actually I've frequented his site... Just never connected that he was "James" until now.

And to confirm, how do you get on James's list?