Niko182

can you start building the hangar now, and the house when you get there?

I should add it also helps, to raise the flaps as the mains touch down. If you get comfy with the site picture, you can even raise them a half foot over the ground. It'll just plant the plane down, and you can apply significantly more breaking action at the higher speeds without worrying about wearing down the tires.

Depends on your minimums. I know @MooneyMitch used to operate his ovation out of a 2300ft strip. I have taken my slovation into a 1400ft strip. Multiple people in Europe operate their ovations and acclaims out of sub 2000ft strips. The plane will easily handle getting into and out of a 2400ft strip at gross weight. It depends what you're comfortable with. It helps with 310hp too, but will still easily handle it with 280hp.

Would you recommend switching it? Have you heard anything about this @Gee Bee Aeroproducts?

I have the old Gee Bee seal, that had a slightly thicker wall. is the thinner one worthwhile? my door doesn't seal completely because the bottom is too thick to allow the door to close completely flush, so I have a bit of wind noise coming through the door.

whats the part number? I might have a spare VR for a 252. The eagle and the 252 share voltage regulators. I got my voltage regulator from a 252 with dual alternators. even though they had different part numbers, I opened the voltage regulator case, and the only difference was that there were the same 2 voltage regulators in the case. I just took it out and put it in the eagle voltage regulator case.

The market is softening. I think its not necessarily overpriced, but the market softening would be something id keep in mind.

The hartzell spinners are too small. the Mccauleys fit perfectly. You're going to want the hartzell, because the prop is superior and you can then have 310hp.

The upgrade creep is real. Step 1: Start with a gps175 and a G5. Step 2: Move to a gps175 and 2 G5's. Step 3: Might as well do a GNX375 and 2 G5's. Step 4: Actually the GI275s offer way more so GNX375 and 2 GI275s Step 5: A gtn would actually be better than the GNX/GPS series So now 2 GI275s, a GTN650, and a GTX345. Step 6: I actually would prefer a larger screen so a 2 GI275s, a GTN750, and a GTX345. ... ... Second last Step: Think to yourself, "what type of moron would spend all that money on this equipment, All I wanted was a damn WAAS GPS." Last Step: Spend "all that money." Ask me how I know.

If i'm going high, I'll usually climb at the full 2700rpm. Above 15000ft I'm usually running between 2600 to 2700rpm anyway since the lack of power up there for us non turbo'd folks.

There is no different in seating size in the back between the more modern mid bodies and long bodies. The difference in space is in the luggage area. Also there is slightly more room in the front seats since the landing gear is further forward on the long bodies.

I used JB weld to reset my pin that broke. That solved the issue for about 2 years. It broke again a couple months back so I’ll probably just do that again and hope it holds for another 2 or more years.

M My bet would be that if you had a 390 , MT would just get you a field approval for their 3 blade. They’ve done it a couple times for the Rocket models and the C models. Don’t know why they wouldn’t do it for a 390.

They give you a vfr on top clearance so you just handle your own terrain clearance on takeoff. I’ve gotten VFR on top clearances while on the ground. You’re not tricking them. They know you aren’t flying. Just allows you to handle your own obstacle clearances while still being on a full IFR flight plan.

I bought the STC for the 310HP conversion from AGL who bought it from Mooney. Don't know if Bob owns the STC to the 280HP conversion, But i'm fairly certain I bought my STC from Mooney to get my screaming eagle.