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I'm pretty sure any non-antique car collects the data, not all present it. It can be read off CANBUS - I'm thinking something like this might be my winter project... I'll have to scale the "boost" so it goes up to 11 ;-) Our daily driver (Skoda Fabia 1.2) doesn't even show coolant temp - just a blue light for "too cold" and (supposedly) a red one for "too hot". I guess with FADEC it "just works" and we're the 1% that like the info.

Scope creep is not by any means limited to aviation projects C'mon, what's another AMU when it's all taken apart anyway...

Born on. There is a procedure to test the "spring" left in them in the SMM; for my M20K it is section 38-81-00 and it comes down to measuring the gap between the top retaining collar and top retaining plate. The gap should be between 0 and 0.6".

Those problems would be more likely to appear as nonsensical altitude values being presented (flipped bit), right?

Wasn't AF447 basically a stall from FL350 all the way down?

Over here one doesn't even have to be very old to remember all that, I sure do; we had leaded fuel available in pumps till 2000.

But he did bring up a valid point. EASA regulations are different from FAA ones and this particular question is about an EASA plane. I didn't find the comment cynical but rather a genuine call-out for a potential pitfall.

I can't speak for the Balkans, but while GA in Europe is different from the US (much smaller, more fragmented, etc) it can work and be fun. Each country is different, and while EASA is slowly harmonizing regulation across the member states (countries), there often are noticeable regional differences. You can offset those by keeping the plane with the FAA, and that is what I'd strongly recommend - mine is a N-reg. I'd also expect GA to be noticeably more expensive - not sure about Bosnia and Herzegovina, but in Poland a US gallon of 100LL costs $9.73. If you are seriously considering both the move and taking the plane with you, I can put you in touch with a person from Croatia that knows GA in the Balkans. There is also a fairly active European GA forum, which can be a good resource. @brndiar can hopefully offer some additional info, maybe @Guillaume or @Lucas

So, for a steel tank, does one just need a "normal" hydro-static test and then it's all good for another 5 years? Kudos for the positive attitude, sorry you picked the short straw.

Come - I'm sure the first flight anyone will give you will be free ;-)

When we (you, me, etc) do one plane per year, we can afford to take our time; in a shop like Clarence's, he's in the big leagues. I used to creep under the car to tinker with things, nowadays I go to a friendly neighborhood shop and use one of their lifts on a day off. The creeper moved to the hangar. I suspect a tangent is him wanting his people to have more comfort, I know I would.

Just mine over here. Haven't seen any other ones around Poland either.

Welcome, Raymond. We need more mechanics skilled in the intricacies of a Mooney this side of the Atlantic!

Every time I replace the 5A slow blow inline fuse, it eventually blows; I replaced the bulbs with LED ones from AeroLites, hoping that will solve it, but nope. Must be some chaffed wire, I think.

On a TSIO-360 why would one use such an adapter?

@smwash02 - when I wrote "information bubble" I didn't mean "peer pressure" but "news in general" - the fact that it takes a lot of conscious effort to see the world from outside of one's "bubble". Something along the lines of the fact that we tend to read the paper that is along our lines of seeing the world, not the one that represents a fundamentally different view; even more so in the "digital realm" where we not only bias ourselves the same way we do in the "real" world, but the usual providers of information bias what they present us with what they think we want to see.

Not exactly what you asked for, but a very detailed account of a very successful (almost no loss of airspeed) TKS install on a Socata TB20 might give you some clues. Keep in mind full FIKI is more than just TKS, but an Ovation might have all the other bits.

True. The "real world" "information bubble" (that thing that them evil algorithms do when they select the news / posts / recommendations of people to become "friends" with we see online). But there isn't a good way to escape it, that I know of, and I'd say that is a very universal problem (as in, over here in Poland I live in my own version of a "bubble" blissfully unaware of the hardships others not that far away go through). That said, I'm sure Erik is aware, and is doing his part to "bridge the gap" - e.g. the foundation he mentioned. A great undertaking for which I can only applaud him. A road trip across multiple states is very eye-opening as to the differences of peoples' qualities of life. Even just taking a drive from the Death Valley back to LA you will see people living in trailer homes with nothing but tumbleweed to play with, through "normal" towns, all the way to the Hollywood Hills or thereabouts. Or taking a U-Haul from Austin to Cleveland, with many interesting stops along the way. Or a Greyhound from Austin to Chicago. Or just driving through parts of Chicago and on to some of the better-to-do suburbs. It is not unique to the US, and I am in no way trying to shame it. I have a very soft spot in my heart / brain for the country and its people, as diverse as they are. There is as much difference between parts of Poland, and the distances are much smaller. And we, as a society, haven't yet really gotten to the level of you guys when it comes to doing things for other people just because we believe it to be the right thing to do. Not really sure how we got here and what it has to do with general aviation, but what the heck

Your friendly neighborhood hacker space and those who hang out there should be able to help. You probably just need to cut off a bit of the cable and re-crimp it on the connector (where the friendly neighborhood hackers and their tools will come in handy). You can also try to find a local Ham or group. If all else fails, a friendly avionics shop might have the tool to help you. Do not try to "crimp" it with a small screwdriver.

@jlunseth - at what power setting is the 1600F TIT limiting for you? I'm very curious, because my plane (stock M20K) seems to be happy to do 35/2500 at around 10.5 gph and below 1400 TIT and I don't know if I should just be happy, or worried that something isn't reading right. Granted this is fairly low (6500 ASL) relatively cold OAT (10C below ISA) and open cowl flaps (otherwise the CHT goes up enough to make me feel uneasy). I really need to get that EDM installed! Your expert input is most appreciated!

Better now than later; you will kiss a few frogs before you find a princess. Consider it a bullet dodged and carry on. Some good planes for sale appear here first...

What Steve wrote. FWIW, my 1980 M20K had two PAR36, one next to the other, under the prop. Installed two AeroLites Sunsetter G2 Ultra (one taxi, one flood spot) and couldn't be happier.

I'd pay extra to keep it!

Do really more than 50% of the population take out student loans? Do even that many go to college? I'd think that the ones that did end up making noticeably more than $50k/year. Genuinely interested, as I reminisce of my days at UT Austin.

Garmin themselves claim something along those lines: see the Silky-smooth Servo Control part of the GFC500 page.