MBDiagMan

I guess God has been flying as copilot. I have never used an instrument for AOA and am still alive and kicking. I wouldn’t make a comment as strong as Chucks, but I understand what he’s saying. I don’t know that I would be saying one shouldn’t fly if they need one, but if someone has to have one for basic flying, I’m a bit suspicious of their stick and rudder skills. That’s not to say that the instrument has no purpose.

Skates describes my procedure pretty closely when I had my C. The F has speed brakes, which adds another option. I can fly it similarly or if too high can lose altitude very fast but safely with the speed brakes, then scrub off the speed before trading the speed brakes for the gear. Then with full flaps trim for 80 and it then lands like a 172.

Yep, I guess it follows my old motto that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Back to the old wing leveler I guess. Thanks for the responses guys.

From what I’ve read, you don’t need to have G5’s for the GFC500 to work.

Am I missing something here? The GFC500 shows a price of $6995. The GAD29 shows $499. My shop who has a stellar reputation and has done great work for me says iris a $2500 installation. These prices don’t jibe with those in the early part of this thread. When I bought the F last year Trutrak was supposed to be ready “next month” and I set aside $7000 for it. I read this thread along the way and got the idea that the GFC500 would be twice as much as the Trutrak. If my prices above are right I can cough up the extra $3K for something that is available, and appears to be more product. Again, am I missing something?

Yeah, the AV20 is what came to mind. It’s inexpensive, easy installation and feature rich. I’ve never been one to desire AOA beyond an attitude indicator, but I have a need for a number of its other features in my little tail dragged. It’s a good value.

You’re gonna get hungry waiting on this..

Customer Service is definitely a long suit for them. I bought my F from them last year with first annual included. I’m taking the F to him next week for that annual. The few issues I’ve had, Paul has jumped on them immediately.. They have been in close contact with me covering the issues I’ve had and have supported everything well. Great outfit.

I saw politics DESTROY the best auto enthusiast forum I ever saw. Keep it out! Please!

I think my Cessna 140 and I should live in a community called “ I Slip”. It would be very appropriate.

A SPIN balancer from harbor freight?

Just got my renewal quote and it is indeed up about 20%. Would you guys PLEASE stop landing gear up?!

I would start by checking tire pressure.

For a radius that short 2 1/2 ounces isn’t a ridiculously large amount.

Yep, paper charts, a plotter and an E6B are still in my flightbag, but some days I wonder why.,

Yes, make sure that the edges of the doors don’t extend such that they won’t tuck in out of the airstream. Paul Maxwell showed me how mine weren’t fitting well and cost several knots. Also make sure the wing leading edge about 12” behind on both top and bottom are clean and even waxed. A former Mooney test pilot told us at a seminar that this could cost a couple of knots. It all adds up. My F has ALL the J modifications and it’s not much faster than the OP’s.

I didn’t read the entire thread, so if this has already been covered I apologize. For those with a KT76, now that the KT74 is available for about $2000, it is a wonderful choice for ADS-B compliance. It slides in the KT76 tray and only needs the antenna and one wire added making for an inexpensive installation. This only slightly more expensive than an XBeacon, but brings a fresh push button transponder the panel. This is a solution far superior to the XBeacon.

Yes, push button squawk beats the heck out of twisting it in while climbing out and having other things to keep up with.

Okay. Please excuse me.

Very informative thread! I ran my towbaragainst the stop yesterday and needed to know what to inspect. Got home last night and this thread appeared and had exactly the info I needed. Everything is okay and I flew it again this morning. Thanks guys!

Are you replacing a KT76? If so, I think this a great choice! The installation shouldn’t be ridiculously expensive making the total cost not much more than amtail/sky beacon.

There was a thread a year or so ago about the air speed switch used in the landing gear circuit in the early F models. I need to know where to get a diaphragm replacement.

Does anyone know the MSC shops do it!

Turns out I made the gear swing just fine. There is some concern that the air speed switch diaphragm might be sticky, but the gear is working fine. Leads me to believe that i did indeed knock the breaker out when working under the panel. it is very good to know that I can now raise the plane and swing the gear when I need to. It will make annual time a little more flexible also.

Good point carusoam. I did inspect it and it appears to have been replaced by Maxwell when he did the rejuvenation.