PeteMc

We may be doing a X-US flight in Oct. Any suggestions on where to tie down or hangar for a week or two in the greater SEA area? We have use of a car there and if it makes a difference, our ride will be coming out of either the Queen Anne or Magnolia area. (Though I'm sure it really won't matter.) Thx

Do you have a second set for the 430? Granted SD Cards are a lot cheaper, but I have two sets that I just swap out. This way I never have to actually remove the card and forget it at home. (Of course, that would NEVER happen!! )

I also use the RAM Mount, but I also bought a couple of extension arms. So I was able to play around with the exact position and angle it a bit. So my iPad looks a lot like you're holding yours in the picture, but it's resting just a little higher so I can still grab the yoke with out any issues. When using the trim I occasionally will tap the screen and get a menu to pop up, but not a biggie and the more you fly with it in that position it becomes more familiar and you tap it a lot less. NOTE: If this is your first time attaching a yoke mount, take a moment to look at where you position the actual grip/mount on the yoke pipe. Be sure that when you turn the yoke when it is FULL IN that that the screw handle does not snap off anything that's sticking out of the panel.

No, I think it gets all that. He does a lot of work on PC-12s up to Amazon's 737/67s. So guessing it's just a memory reboot to get back to "Mooney" mode and how they did things. EDIT: Just fixed above "737" vs my rebellious fingers 777.

You should be able to load them all at once and it should only take a few minutes. I update my GI275 by putting the SD Card in my GNC355, but it should work the same as you plugging in the USB drive. My process is to put the card with the new DB in and power up the radios and both the GI and GNC will show a new DB. HOWEVER, sometimes I need to go into the GI's System menu to start it. I think if I did nothing that in a few seconds it would show up, but if I don't see the update question I just go into the menu. And similar to how I put the new DB in my GNC and it updates the GI275, you should be able to just plug the USB drive into one of the units and it should update both.... ASSUMING you created the USB drive as a "Sync" update and not a "Standard" update for a singe device. If both devices are on your Account, you should have the Sync option. Once the update is finished on all my devices I shut down the radios and Master and shutdown the GI275. Then after a normal start the GI275 often tells me it found more updates. Part of this is just the GI moving the new DB from storage into active memory and I believe part of this is that it found more info from the SD Card in the GNC. But again, just a push of the button to accept all and it only takes a few seconds. NOTE.... Don't do this with the plane in the Hangar. I've seen people here and other placed report the update failed if the device did not see the satellites (I think to confirm the time stamp). Not sure if it's all Garmin devices or only some, but something I'd test when you have some extra time.

Yes, indeed a KAP/KFC200 original installation (w/ Aspen Pro Max now in place of the FD/DG). And the info from @Aerodon and @PT20J seems to be on the mark. I've been searching for the wiring diagram online and so far no luck. If anyone has one for the 200, or even better the full installation manual, they can point me to online I'd appreciate it. (I kept a copy of the one for the 150 PT20J posted.) And as a curiosity... Did Mooney change up the wiring for the power when they installed a Century vs a King AP?

Thanks! I'll pass that on and have him dust off some of his old manuals!!

Okay... Per the message heading and per the body of my question... A 1980 231 K. (Sorry, it's late and I couldn't resist.... )

Talking to my avionics guy about an AP trim disconnect issue I've been having (1980 K). He's questioning how the Trim power is run to the panel rocker switch that he hasn't seen before, but I don't remember it ever being rewired since I've owned the plane. Right now he says the lines go from the breaker to a buss and then to the Trim rocker switch in the panel. Any other K owners know how their power is run? He's going to rerun the line from the breaker directly to the switch. But just a curiosity why it was done this way.

Aircraft Spruce is now showing some. Regretfully they do not show pictures of the actual light strip. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/sptlightstrip.php

I know a lot of the real engine guys are telling you lots of things to check with the Mags, etc. But as a 1980 K owner I need to ask about your priming? If I understand the problem correctly... AFTER they changed your primer assembly you have trouble starting. AND you are using a lot of "fuel" which I'm reading as a lot of priming. That mega priming is probably your problem. With the old prime we shot fuel into one cylinder. With the new prime you are just basically running the High Fuel Pump and you are putting fuel into ALL cylinders. So I'm wondering if you're over priming and then cranking until the mixture gets lean enough to start. For normal start I now go full rich, full throttle and then give about 3-4 seconds prime. I then take my my time resetting the throttle and double checking around the plane, calling "Clear", checking around the plane, etc. to give the fuel time to atomize (so at least 10-20 sec), then it usually starts right up. (Double or more in the winter pending the temps.)

Interesting... Thx

Care to clarify why you think that is true?

I was going to say turbulence from the prop wash along the belly.

I don't disagree that AT THE MOMENT George has a monopoly because he is FIRST and the ONLY one with a no lead Avgas. But I don't get your train of thought on why he is "entitled" to a monopoly??? There's nothing stopping you from creating another no lead formula. And there are actually others currently working on it. So as soon as one of them gets a formula approved, no more monopoly. Who knows, they may even get it approved without requiring an STC... So would that mean they also are "entitled" to a monopoly?

If you do not already have an Alt Preselect for your Autopilot, you need the Aspen EA100 module (which I think is actually built by a company in Europe). This basically just triggers the Alt Hold on your Autopilot and does not change the climb/descent rate to "capture" the altitude. So if you're climbing at 1,000+ ft/min you'll go right through the altitude and the AP will aggressively bring you back to the preselected altitude.

I was just reading the article to confirm it was going to cover the high compression engines as well. I didn't see anything that indicated it wasn't going to.

Any other links? CBS requires me to disable my AdBlocker to see the link you posted. ADDED: Found another link... But there does not appear to be any audio. Tried some other YouTube videos just to confirm, and no issues on my end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmhuG5aRFM Were there any injuries?

One other thought on the difference in temps.... From the front, look at both #5 cylinders and see if the '79 has some holes in the panel that is in front of the lower portion of the cylinder. A common issue with the K's is a hot #5 and a common fix I've heard various mechanics talk about is to drill some holes into that panel to get some more airflow on the lower portion of the cylinder. NOTE: If you're going to try it and your mechanic is going to give it a shot but hasn't heard about this or has never done it.... MAKE SURE they know to put a piece of steel between the plate and the cylinder to keep from drilling into the cylinder itself!!!!

Have a friend that used Sensenich at KLNS. He replaced his hub a couple of years ago, so hasn't been back for a while.

What is Don's procedure? I have a friend with an F (Trophy mods) and often has hot start issues. Mechanic has given him a procedure (which I don't remember exactly) and it seems to work. Curious what he'll say on the comparison with Don's.

We have a cabin. I'm originally from Spokane. Shoot me a message when you're coming and maybe we'll still be around. Going to head over to the Fly-In tomorrow. Been hearing weekend volume traffic for the last few days, so bet it's packed over there already!

Congraz!!

We're about to move to the PNW, so I'm sure we'll be feeling the same soon. But we're on vac at Priest Lake in N ID at the moment. The airport near me (66S) is having a fly-in this weekend. So there's new aviation activities here to explore.

Been to Bar Harbor many times and do agree that anyone reading this that hasn't been there and is in range, you should go. We'd often call multiple place on a Sat. morning on the way to the airport and see if anyone had a cancellation. If they have, they'll usually let you stay only one night and not the typical 2-3 nights (in the summer). If we can't find a place to stay, we'd either do a day trip or try another place like Nantucket.