Rick Junkin

The OP is looking for input from someone who has installed a new muffler on a J recently. A post from that person would actually be helpful.

@skyfarer There are two MSCs near us (I'm in Gatlinburg TN). Cole Aviation (706) 271-0222 at KDNN in Dalton Georgia and AGL Aviation (828) 391-8645 at KMRN in Morganton NC. You might give them both a call and see what they have to say about fitting your need. AGL has changed ownership since my last annual there but I've heard good things about the new owner. Lynn Mace, the previous owner, is a solid guy and now works at Maxwell's. Cole Aviation has a good rep but I don't know how versed they are with our Bravo turbo system. Both are within an hour and a half of Louisville by Mooney.

@IvanP I have a MP gauge that was working when removed for my panel redux. Let me know if you decide to go the replacement route and I'll make you a deal.

Guardian CO detector https://www.guardianavionics.com/guardian-aero-451-101-panel-co-detector-certified-norsee

I'm a fan of LOP ops and consistently run my 1989 TLS/Bravo at the same power settings every flight, unless I want to pull it back for sight seeing. I posted this in another thread, repeating it here to offer a different perspective. On the LOP side at 11-12,000’ I see 165-170KTAS at 13.2gph (70%) and 30”/2200RPM. I also have TKS. For reference, here’s a screen shot of my G3X at 6,000’. Adding 2 KTAS per thousand feet up to 12,000’ the math shows 170KTAS, which of course will vary with OAT/ISA offset.

On the LOP side at 11-12,000’ I see 165-170KTAS at 13.2gph (70%) and 30”/2200RPM. I also have TKS. For reference, here’s a screen shot of my G3X at 6,000’. Adding 2 KTAS per thousand feet up to 12,000’ the math shows 170KTAS, which of course will vary with OAT/ISA offset.

Merry Christmas @Hank! I transit the ATL Class B north to south and south to north, 90 degrees out with the runways, a few times a year and have never been denied. Your flight path alignment with the runways is a different story. Congrats on hitting it “just right”.

@George Braly, any chance you have a copy of what you posted? If so, could you post it again here so we can refer to it in the future? There was a lot of good information there that I'd like to be able to find again.

UPDATE: I pulled the G5 SD card only to find that data logging has been turned off the whole time. DOH!!! It's on now so I'll be able to look at it if the problem asserts again. I'll be taking a break from Mooneyspace and all other social media for the foreseeable future. I need less face-in-the-screen time and more butt-in-the-air and other hobby time to help me recage a bit. Peace out! Cheers, Junkman

I copied this G5 list from POA Parameters: UTC Date (yyyy-mm-dd) UTC Time (hh:mm:ss) GPS Fix Status GPS Sats Latitude (WGS84 deg) Longitude (WGS84 deg) GPS Altitude (WGS84 ft) GPS HDOP GPS VDOP GPS Velocity (m/s) GPS Ground Speed (kt) GPS Ground Track (deg true) Magnetic Heading (deg) Magnetic Variation (deg) Pressure Altitude (ft) Baro Setting (inch Hg) Baro Altitude (ft) Vertical Speed (fpm) Indicated Airspeed (kt) True Airspeed (kt) Pitch (deg) Roll (deg) Turn Rate (deg/sec) Slip/Skid Lateral Acceleration (G) Normal Acceleration (G) Active Nav Source Nav Course (deg) Nav Frequency (MHz) Horizontal Deviation Vertical Deviation VNAV Deviation VNAV Flight Path Angle (deg) VNAV Target Altitude (ft) Attitude Status Internal Temperature (deg C) Battery Status Battery Charge (%) Resolution: 1Hz (1/second)

Here's the link for the full context of what I cut and pasted. Judge for yourself. Try to avoid the jump to the ridiculous this time. https://gsl.noaa.gov/tmp/302-redirect

What I meant was I think the claim that the site was pulled because blind people can't use it is a bogus claim.

I think the "not accessible for blind people" ADA explanation is a bogus misdirect. Here's what I just got from the NOAA site, including recommended alternate sources of the data.

Everyone likes their panel design going into an upgrade project. Hours and hours of thought and "what ifs" go in to the layout. I'm no different and I really love how it came out, but there are a few things I would think through differently now that I've had a year to fly behind it. Mine looks quite similar to your plan, accepting the GMC507 location. I'd put the GMC507 where you have yours. I set my panel up so that everything I needed to touch inflight was accessible with my right hand, and I run the G3X split screen most of the time with the EIS and PFD on the left side. I make all my altimeter, altitude and heading adjustments through the G5 and the GMC507 rather than with the left knobs on the G3X. This is easy with the G5 and GMC507 at the top of the panel, but would be even easier if the 507 was under the G3X. I would think more about a clean sheet design on the panel, rather than constraining myself with the standard placement for the radio stack and the gear switch/trim indicators. I would look at moving those switches/indicators and the G5 and the strike finder elsewhere so I could have the radio stack right next to the G3X. This makes it easier to access the GTN650 for the flight plan elements and procedures that don't pass through the G3X for IFR ops. Not a huge deal as it isn't difficult to fat finger the GTN650 in the standard location but it would be easier. In my case I would move my GDU 470 from the right side of the panel and put it next to the GDU460. However, a lot of things have to move around to move the G5, so there are trade-offs. I agree that moving the USB ports to the bottom of the panel is a good idea, unless you're needing to power a portable device on the glareshield. I have the Electroaire mag/start switch panel and really like it. @Pinecone is right, the mag switches have a light and cheesy feel to them compared to mil spec switches but they work and have a decent positive over-center switch function. Some things to consider with the Electroaire as compared to a keyed ignition switch is engine start requires a new habit pattern to make sure you get the second mag on after start, and at shutdown you need to make sure you add a checklist step to confirm you've turned the mag switches off. "Key on the glareshield" isn't a thing anymore. I moved my headset jacks from under the panel up onto the panel on the pilot side to get them out of the way. I found that I kept bumping the plugs with my knee in the original recessed location under the panel and that's why I moved them. A better location would be to move them to the side panel in a recessed housing like in the later model Mooneys. EDIT: Something else we did that required a minor modification to the installation was to put the TOGA button on the left horn of the yoke. We used the CWS button on the King autopilot cluster since CWS isn't available for the certified GFC500. That way both the A/P disconnect button and the GA button are under my left thumb as I approach minimums, and I select the proper one as appropriate. I also used the remote mount Guardian CO detector and interfaced it with the G3X. I get CO values from 0ppm, rather than from 30ppm with the 553 model, and I also get a CAS message and a tone on the G3X if the sustained CO level goes above 50ppm. The CO level is recorded along with all of the other flight and engine data on the G3X data card. And it's one less thing taking up panel space. You might consider putting the compass out of the way on the right side of the panel. You would need it if the whole panel went down, but in normal operation you will never look at it. So consider using the valuable panel space areas for other things. Just as an aside, I understand the DC8 cockpit had the compass located on the back wall behind the pilots.

Another option is to put the dehydrator hose into the oil fill tube. I got a silicone stopper that fit the fill tube and drilled a hole through the center of it for the dehydrator hose. It’s not the recommended method but definitely puts dryed air in the cam area of my Lycoming.