PeteMc

Yes, but.... the FAA data is very inexpensive. And when you consider how many people are paying for the Business/Airline versions, I think there's getting QUITE the large markup. I'm all for someone making a buck, but never had soft spot for gougers.

@Jocbay I wish you had posted your intentions earlier.... You could have renewed Tuesday at the old price for another year. The month or so you still had on your subscription would have applied to the renewal. Because I have primarily a Garmin panel I really can only use Garmin Pilot or FF. Even though they're saying they haven't raised prices in 5+ years, I still think that's quite the price gouge.

Congratz!! Next time you'll have to keep heading up to the NE for a fly-in....

Congratz!! Looks like a nice route home. On those initial local flights, have your CFI pound into you being on speed for the pattern and especially for the final and landing. If you have a lot of time in a Cessna, for the first few flares in a low wing and especially in a Mooney will seem different to you. But if you nail the speeds, you'll get the feel for the flare with just a few landings.

When I was asking around for a pending move to KSFF they were in the $500 range. Surprised there's such a difference - though they are limited in number so that's probably the driving factor. ADDED: Just saw @PT20J comment that he's paying "...$280/mo for a T-hangar with power and air and concrete floor in Port Townsend WA..."

Are you looking for right now (this week) or coming up in the near future (poss. April)?

And again... Where is the plane? I'm heading over to ABE probably on Wednesday. So if that's anywhere close to where the plane is I could easily pick up Dave (Air Mods) on my way and drop him off. Don't know how long it takes for a pre-buy, but at least he could do a once over and talk to you about what your goal was. Then he could figure out a plan with you.

You lost the six quarts over what period? Was it a 4-5 hour flight? If it was something like a turbo seal or any number of other things on a long flight, I could see that it blew out slowly during the duration of the flight. Was there no indication of a high or low (lack of oil to sense) oil temp during the flight? And how much oil does the Rocket hold normally? In my K that would be all but one quart (8 max, but usually only 7 when you check the dip stick).

I'll second Air Mods they're in NJ at the Trenton-Robinsville Airport (N87). Give Dave Mathiesen a call 609-259-2400 https://www.airmodsflightcenter.com/ What airport is the plane you're looking at located?

Ah! Well of course!!

I was checking out hangar options at two airports in the area we're moving to. Both the larger in city and much smaller community near by told me the costs for them as a government/city entity would be astronomical. The big city asked if I'd be interested in leasing some property and building the hangars. Same with the smaller airport that was offering ground leases for 500/yr to build your own. So neither airport was opposed to new hangars. But neither one could do it for a reasonable cost. So I think I'm seriously going to go back to looking at the soft "carport" type cover and see if I can get them to allow it. Sure, a full on hangar would be nice, but I just want to keep the snow and ice off and get some sun protection.

Nice! Just last week a few of us were talking about missing the Wx Channel morning aviation segment.

Hmmm... So did I have too much coffee or too little coffee that day....

There's another thread on how Avidyne "Black Lists" it units if the plane has been involved in any kind of incident. And there isn't clear guidance on what the threshold is. Sounded like even a gear up with no major damage to the plane would result with any Avidyne equipment going on their Black List, so no more support. At least that's how I read it.

Downside of the GNX is that it wouldn't give him the 2nd Comm he's looking for.

I opted for the GNC355 as my Comm 2 and Backup GPS. But there's nothing wrong with keeping the 430W for now if you don't want to go all in on the upgrade. Down the road a used GTN650Xi might come on the market and then you'll have a setup like you do now.

OH, not only do you want to ask questions but NOW you want into the Secret Club too!!!!! (I had to ask also to figure it out...) Got to: http://visitednorthamericamap.com/ Create the map and download the image. Then add it to your Profile. And I really need to do some flying this year to fill in the blanks.

Depending upon the other glass displays are installed, there are a few things to consider between the G5 and the GI275. But if you're looking to put one or the other in, the GI275 is the newer more robust device. In multiple Webinars I've heard Garmin say it is the preferred choice if you don't have a specific need for the G5.

If you're staying with the traditional 6-Pack, can I suggest you consider the G1275. It is also a great device to drive a multitude of autopilots. It would also give you multiple views for you instrument flights.

And outside air (we'll assume fresh air) comes into the cabin from multiple sources. One down side in my consideration of moving the CO detector to the right side of the panel is the door seal. Some years when it's just been changed there is no air leaking, then sometime down the road there are often some leak in our Mooneys. They start off slow and slowly get worse, until we finally decide to replace the seals again. So is the indication going to be as high for the right seat as it is for my seat for those years where there is fresh air coming in around the door? Yes, I get that none of us hear can say for sure. But it is a consideration.

I think I may have changed the Start & Taxi Fuel a bit, but otherwise I left it as is (often long delays for departure at my home airport). But I don't usually fly at Gross Weight and don't usually fly Max Distant legs. So on long trips I'll depart with full fuel and fly 4+hour legs and land with plenty of fuel. So the standard FF Profile is pretty close for my flight planning. And since I don't push the distance, I'm not worried if I'm a bit off with my fuel flow vs. what they estimated.

This is why I currently have it on the floor where the heater/vent air blows right over it. It is plenty loud enough to hear if the alarm goes off and it has a display for the Max ppm it has detected (even if below alarm levels). So if there's any headache or any other questionable symptoms, you can always check the reading. And it resets to 0 when you check it. So if you check it again later and there is an equivalent number showing, you get an idea if you need to have things checked out before they become a real issue. Yes, not as good as some of the super high tech ones. But it looks like it will do the job.

In a recent FAAST Webinar they discussed the X-Sense XC01 Carbon Monoxide Detector for $30 https://www.x-sense.com/products/xc01-carbon-monoxide-detector Right now I have it on the floor between the tank selector and the emerg. gear extension. I like the the floor location because it is directly in the heat/vent air flow and I can look down and see it. But I do have blank panel space on the right side, so I'm considering Velcroing it up on the panel. It would be easier to see up on the panel, but I'm not sure if it would take longer to go off up there.

Yep, what @carusoam said... Just start looking at the numbers you're getting on your flights. If you wanted to start with crunching numbers. Get the numbers for the E and the J and see what percentage they change with altitude. Then compare those numbers to the numbers you do have. From there, look at the F & J above whatever the last numbers you have for your F. Again, use those numbers as a guide to calculate numbers to plug into ForeFlight. After you've got the numbers in FF, go fly and see how close they are. Regardless of temps, winds, etc., FF is calculating how it thinks your plane will perform in those conditions. So if what you're really getting is off, tweak as needed until you're happy with the numbers.

If you go into your aircraft's profile, do you not have the option to +Add Basic Performance Profile? It may not be there pending which FF subscription you have, but if it is there, you should be able to add performance date up to your service ceiling. You may have to make it/modify it as you go, but at least FF will try and calculate something.