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It seems this has been discussed many times with different opinions. I'm gonna watch this one because it seems logical to me to use a heater all of the time as long as a cowl blanket is used.

We purchased an engine cover from macsairplanecovers on ebay for the Cherokee a couple of year ago. Its a guy in Northern Michigan who makes them. Not sure he has patterns for a Mooney but I would check. If I didn't have two Tannis covers for the Mooney already, i would be checking with him. I think I like his cover better than the Tannis.

Thanks for the information. He does a nice job explaining the ground loop phenomena. I'll keep you posted if this solves the issue. fingers crossed.

If i understand correctly, they are only able to make the static go away by powering off the Aspen. I believe the other avionics except 530 and audio panel are also powered down. They swapped the Aspen with one from the mechanics plane with the same results. So, i doubt it is the Aspen but something associated with it (wiring, etc)

Well, the issue is not yet resolved. It appears that the noise goes away when the aspen is shut down. They found some improperly grounded and shielded wires but so far has not yielded any better results . It still does it with the engine off.

I don't feel their is a bias against Mooney's by AOPA. AOPA picked the 201 for their Millennium sweepstakes because they wanted something special to commemorate the turn of the century. The cover of the edition which featured the almost finished sweepstakes airplane was "Prize of the Century". Previously, the "best" airplanes they gave away was an Arrow and a Cessna 206. The Mooney is far sexier and efficient than either of them.

Sl15 audio panel, sl30 nav/com, flight stream 210, strike finder, Aspen 1000 pro pfd, vm1000 engine monitor. The issue is, I get the static on the ground with all this stuff off. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I have recently had a530W installed in my panel in place of a GX60. Also installed a Garmin 345 transponder to be ADSB compliant. A couple months after the install, I started to get intermittent static where the Comm breaks squelch. Initially, it wasn't too bad and I basically ignored it. However, it became so bad, that the Comm was basically useless as it drove me nuts with all the static. It seems to send and receive effectively, but the static otherwise drove me nuts. Long story, short - the avionics shop who installed the radio has not yet been able to determine root cause. Even consulting with Garmin has been unfruitful. Any ideas?

Send me a PM. I have a J hangared at PTk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had a fantastic time flying into Oshkosh with the Mooney Caravan. Left Thursday. Departed 27 and flew runway heading for a few miles before ATC turned me east and basically took me over the airport. Here is a pic just before entering the cloud deck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What does your insurance company say? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Enjoyed my time at the Danville Clinic. Big thank you to KP my instructor er.. sorry .. safety pilot. I could not have done it without you. See ya'all in Madison.

I'm 6'2" and had 3" rudder pedal extensions in my J and could not even get my legs under the panel with them installed. Took them out and it is perfect. Still on the last hole though. I do have long legs.

Just had a 530W and Garmin 345 Adsb installed. During the test flight parts of the engine monitor stopped working - it the primary (read only) engine gauges so they are required. So, the airplane is grounded until it gets back. A 2 week job into it’s 7 the week. Sorry. Just venting a little. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My first airplane crashed killing the student pilot onboard. Looked it up a few years after we sold it. I was pretty bummed that it had crashed, but was even more sad that a young student pilot lost her life in it - very tragic. She hit the top of a truck while landing at an unfamiliar airport. The highway passed pretty close to the end of the runway and she mis-judged her landing angle.

Labor to remove MX20, GX60 & annuciator, Install 530W, flight stream 210, and GTX 345 is $4000 (50 hrs).

I have also booked the Sleep Inn and Suites. See you there.

You need a 2 amp USB adapter to charge an iPad or even to keep it charged. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Men’s room in Coldwater Michigan has this notice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where is everyone staying? The Hotel listed is full due to some other convention in town.

Flew to Marshall, MI for lunch with my daughter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You are correct, it is the AOPA give-a-way airplane from 2000. I like the avionics a lot less than I thought I would. I am comfortable with the 430/530 GPS's and have a 530 to put in. The MX20 has a lot of lines in it and I don't find it useful. I was looking at the PS7000 audio panel as it is supposed to be a drop in replacement for the SL15. This piece is more of a want than a need because after all it is only an audio panel, but I really don't like it that much, but it works. I was planning to pull the GX60 as I wouldn't need it but pulling it leaves empty panel space and if I can't get much resale for it, I might as well keep it for redundancy. The PS 7000 also has 3 com inputs so it should work for this scenario. Any idea how much the GX60 is worth if I pull it?

I am planning a panel upgrade. Currently i have a whole stack of UPS avionics consisting of SL15 audio panel, MX20 display, SL30 nav/com, GX60 GPS, SL70 transponder. I am planning to replace the MX20 with a Garmin GNS 530W and replacing the transponder with a Garmin GTX 345 to comply with ADSB. I am considering replacing the audio panel with a PS Engineering 7000BT. Should i remove the GX60 GPS or keep it as a back up / 3rd com? Is there any value in the avionics i am removing?

Hi Tracy - I am in the Detroit area and would be more than happy to fly over to meet you sometime. I can’t do it in the next couple of months though due to my schedule. Probably would be more fun for you when it is warmer anyway. A couple months ago, I purchased the Mooney refurbished and given away by AOPA in 2000. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s a lot of light houses! I believe there are more than 100[emoji848] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk