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  1. MIm20c
    I think you will be able to make the switch for very little capital investment as the late J’s maintain a high premium. Personally I’d look for a plane in the 2-2.5k hrs range that has been maintained properly and rested in a hangar. These planes are 20-25 years old now so a low time original engine is not an asset IMO.
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    Good choice and probably 10k cheaper and 3 months faster to your door vs the MT.
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    Many of the inadvertent systems did not include the slinger ring and just used the heated prop option. I’m guessing the complete system is referring to that. I would trust the “complete system” as it protects the antennas/windshield/fuselage that the other one doesn’t. If buying a plane with the hot prop/tks system I would pay to upgrade...not sure if the cost.
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    Agree, bummer about the pre 65 exclusion. In my case I’ll be looking for the TT autopilot if my stec ever fails.
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    Nice! But the second picture is not very realistic... the engine gauges are still working
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    Nice article! Our family is looking for a nice airpark with possibly hiking, sailing, shooting, mountains, oceans, racing...anything but another golf course when I step out of the plane.
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    @wcb any pictures of your setup? Looking to build a similar 3 screen plus touchscreen. Can an iPad be interfaced for the panel control?
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    Just ordered a two channel unit. I’ll give a full review in the next couple of weeks.
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    I would leave them alone for another 250 hrs...
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    I appreciate the background info. Similar to @Marauder we have the box triggering high quality relays so max current is not a concern.
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    Thinking about picking one up... Have battled this issue for over a decade with an old beeper box updated with an old iPhone inside.
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    To me this reads making a move up the aviation ladder, or starting out, at 65+ might be harder (More expensive) in the near future.
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    This is really as basic as it gets for an install shop. IMO it is their responsibility to weigh everything coming out and calculate the arm at the time of removal. Can’t believe they are relying on the owner to calculate this for them and then just sign it off. Buy a $20 postal scale and drop it off for them to use...
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    @oregon87 If you guys came out with a 900 size unit that would allow for installer configured limits you would sell a metric ton of them...
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    Doesn’t need to get to 2701. It’s flashing emergency, world is going to end (sarcasm), if you reach 2700.000000 rpm.
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    Well I’m going to put a plug in for the 830. Since you have the 700 already it’s plug and play minus the connection for the fuel flow (which is a separate connector/harness). I use both models exactly the same and when I‘m frustrated at a display it’s the 900 every time.
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    Should be a $4k swap max. 3k for equipment (4.5-1.5 used value) and 1k for labor. That being said I’m leaving one 330es in one plane and swapping a 330es for a 345 in the other. So I’m going with both options.
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    I used to worry about battery replacements. However, my wife is so efficient at breaking screens I’ve gotten pretty fast at changing them out.
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    Agree completely. My next will be a nice used Omega.
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    With an aspen pro you can remove the TC. For the standard 6 pack it needs to remain. Cirrus, Cessna, and Mooney used the blind mount for the stec 55 in the newer PFD planes.
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    This would make a perfect backup for my aspen... Should have gone with this or a esi500 instead of my 340A paperweight.
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    No perfect plane out there, just do the best you can for your mission. Flying an Ovation and M20c back to back and side by side I’m amazed how capable even the lowly C is. For a 400 mile trip the block to block difference is around 20 mins depending on winds. Where the Ovation pays off is the 1000 mile hops in a day. So if your planning on marking the round trip in a day I’d go as much speed as you can afford. Otherwise, with as much flexibility you mentioned, any plane with a backward tail will work great.
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    Yours looks great. I’m just wondering with the gfc hanging out along with a Garmin large screen protruding what will look best.
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    Thanks. The radio stack and the gfc control is 0.68 inches tall. Not sure if I want to bring all the units out that far, just flush mount the JPI and g5, or flush the gfc as well.
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    @PJClark would you say the G5 and jpi have about the same reveal (height above panel)? Which flush mount did you use on the g5? Struggling between flush mount and surface mount for the JPI/G5 and the gfc controller.
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