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I am not a fan of Apple products. In fact we as a family only own a single iPad mini and only to use in the plane. I also have a iPad mini I fly with for work and have used the larger iPad 2 as an EFB. I have operated with my iPads where the air temp was 130 F before the door on the plane was closed. I hear folks complaining about them shutting down in the heat. I have never once had one shut down or even give a temp warning. All have had an Otter Box Defender case or a Life Proof Case and I fly with it in my Mooney on a Ram Mount attached to the yoke.

The Mooney factory? @mike_elliott is our insider, maybe he knows the status.

They fly fairly light on fuel so once the slurry has been dropped these planes have an amazing thrust to weight advantage which allows them to operate in mountainous terrain. Also most runs are made going down hill. If the King Air lead plane can make the run the DC-10 will have no problems.

Interesting topic. I started flying in the mid 80s and never flew an airplane without using a headset until two weeks ago when I flew in a J3 cub with no electrical system. I guess the 152/172s I rented in the 80s were ahead of their time.

Savvy Maintenance has their breakdown service. That program is probably as close as we come to what you are describing. @kortopates

Apparently $92,475 with the taxes and fees

MSA is published and available on charts and approach plates. The MVA is generally only known by the controllers.

Sad, it appears that Mr. Powers recently retired. Went from a First Class physical with 757/767 type ratings to basic med this year.

As noted the goal is to not have it happen, but once you are there....We teach if at any time you get one dot below or two dots above the glide path you revert to the LOC mins, if you re-capture the GP prior to the VDP then you can continue on the ILS.

I have a Century 41 with dual G5s. I am not sure if the IIB and 41 are similar, however the GPSS works great in my plane.

There is the Chaparral Biome in California, it is home to many plants and animals to include numerous birds. When I was in New Mexico, the Chaparral was the mascot of my daughter's Elementary school, they used the Greater Roadrunner. I have absolutely no idea how any of this applies to Mooney's naming convention.

If Jon doesn't take you up on the offer, I will. I can have Ron clean and install it at annual.

I fly with the MFB. it has pretty much all the bells and whistles available, world wide charts, approach plates, also has access to TPCs, JOGs and other maps. I only use the DoD plates in my current asignment, the Jepp is an additional cost, the military only uses Jepp if no DoD plate exists.

That's impressive. I have never seen one get that far and still have any rubber on the wheel. It is usually just the rim when it has gone that bad.

$27,500 was the number mentioned at the Summit.

Yes, I was the lucky winner...I was beat out last year.

Our own Bob Belville @Bob_Belville was presented with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award today in PCB at the Mooney Summit. I do however think that Bob may have taken the award a little too seriously by emulating Milton Wight's beard for the ceremony. (Orville and Wilber's father below)

Some banks allow you to turn off travel restrictions on your card. I had to do that with USAA. I initially had that problem when traveling in my motorhome, by the third day of a trip my card would get declined.

Looks like the G5 is in MPH which matches pretty closely to the machinal ASI.

Are you basing your plane at Milton? When I was based down there, I kept my plane at Defuniak Springs (54J). I had two annuals done there at 54J using Monarch Aviation Maintenance, its now called Eagle Aviation Maintenance. The name change came about when the owner partnered with Onvoi GLobal Services, who happens to be a defense contractor and bases their Cessna 208 operation and a small flight school there. Since the merger the prices have increased quite a bit. Erik, the DOM/Owner/A&P IA worked at Destin when they had a MSC so he has Mooney experience. There was at least one other Mooney based on the field and maintained there, but I believe that the owner of that plane may have taken his plane elsewhere for his most recent annual @thomas1142would have the most recent information on the status of EAM's current maintenance. Who did your last annual in Clovis/Portales? If possible you might want to knock it out with some one you have used before, that way you have a full year to test the waters and find someone you are comfortable with. When I moves to NE Mississippi, I could have flown back to 54J, but I now take my plane to North Carolina and AGL Aviation (MSC).

Just upload them, we know a guy around here who has a knack of correcting them. Love to see my home state...only about 10 months until I finally get to move back!

Yes, the 41 trims on its own. It uses the same servo connected to the trim switch on my yoke. My trim switch requires two actions to operate - push down and then rocker fore/aft. I have attached a snip from the C41 manual because I don't have a good picture of the trim switch in the plane.

I have a Century 41 A/P. My electric trim switch is also my A/P disconnect.

I'm with you...However, it opens on my Surface.

I know you are just in the planning stages, however this map is showing you departing from Malmstrom AFB (KGFA) make sure you plan on using Great Falls (KGTF). Air Force Security Forces have NO sense of humor. Your routing there would work if you "needed" to be IFR. Generally, early mornings are best, you just want to be ahead of the thermal heating of the afternoons. I flew gliders a few times out of KGPI and you can do some pretty descent thermaling and ridge soaring in the afternoons. If you departed from Cut Bank (KCTB) as you previously mentioned. I would just climb to 10.5 or 12.5 and plan to cross the mountains over Marias Pass. It is the shortest distance across the mountains. Its only about a 40 minute flight to KGPI. If you are nervous, stick close to the highways - fly IFRRR - I Follow Roads, Rivers and Railroads. South of Marias Pass is the Big Bear and Bob Marshall wildernesses. Its pretty inhospitable, although a beautiful place to do some back country backpacking.