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    '83 M20J
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  1. I agree that the turn rate indicator on an Aspen is hard to read in a scan. The Aspen VSI isn't much better. I had one open 3-1/8" hole in my panel and decided to go with a VSI. For me, that is a better steam gauge to have for flying a stabilized approach compared to a TC. It seems I'm always flying in turbulence lately and holding a standard or half-standard rate turn is impossible anyway!
  2. They taking longer to sell, I suppose? How long is the average time from listing to sale do you reckon?
  3. On an IFR flight plan today to Arkansas to scope out possible eclipse viewing sites, I got cleared through the MEM class-B. Took this photo of a FedEx heavy on approach just to capture the moment. I think I found a good small airport to view the eclipse if the wx gods approve.
  4. Several different manufacturers make these in different form factors. You gotta give us more detail or a photo so we know what you are talking about.
  5. Not sure. It was a short clip someone posted on reddit. My plane came equipped like that too and I love it! Too bad both companies seem to have surrendered to Big G. The nav side of my KX-155 is connected to the Aspen too, so I can display to VOR's on the HSI in case of an EMP. As far as I'm concerned, for what you get in terms of info on display, an Aspen beats to G5's. Two 275's too. But that's just my opinion. Of course Big G's Big Glass would be great too, but I don't have that upgrade budget especially since I like what I have.
  6. Recently I came across a video of a Navy pilot shooting a carrier instrument approach in (I think) a Grumman C-2 Greyhound. It dawned on me that my Mooney has essentially the same panel with an Aspen, and uAvionix AV-20, and Avidyne IFD540. A shop recently called mine an "anti-establishment panel" My JPI engine monitor is smaller... Screencap:
  7. I've considered that... but it creates a challenge because I don't think it will couple to the KC192 autopilot computer without over-driving the interelectrode diffusion integrator. Of course, Garmin sells a total solution, but I don't want to drop 65 AMU's on that turnkey solution.
  8. Yes! Good catch! All true, except the A-C design replaced spurving bearings with anachroic helecoidal units housed in a rendundant plenum to avoid the known problem with want of lubricity.
  9. Thanks. Maybe one of our newer members can offer one of those! I'd prefer the original as made by Allis-Chalmers though.
  10. Anybody have one of these they are willing to sell? I'm especially interested in the version with P/N ending in -17, which indicates functionally variable reflectance with double stator imposivity. Negative reluctance version not desired. Thanks!
  11. Your target EGT might be different from 1250F depending on how far from the exhaust valve your EGT probes are and random errors. The best way to identify your target max. power EGT is to observe the indicated EGT on takeoff from a field near sea level, mixture forward, in your airplane. It might be 1300 or 1200.
  12. @Shadrach, I pulled my numbers out of my arse. I mis-remembered the dry weight of the IO-360 as 250 pounds. But with the diesel, you must six quarts of water, a radiator, and mounting hardware too. I don't think that their 357 # includes that stuff. My number included a 30-lb add for that. For people like me with an early-mid '80's M20J that is a bit on the heavy side as they were made then and therefore UL challenged, going to a heavier engine just doesn't make much sense. Folks with a later J model with the increased gross, it might make more sense. Yesterday I filled out the questionnaire and received an e-mail back from the company this morning that seemed to indicate that the 180 h.p. version is most desired.
  13. Man, I got completely excited reading the specs. Sadly, it seems too heavy for most Mooney airframes given our useful load constraints. As I read it, the engine weighs >130 lbs more than the Lycoming IO-360. That would throw the CG out the front. Na ganna happan.
  14. The KC-192 autopilot computer in my J has an intermittent connection. Reseating the computer can cause it to start working again. Would this adjustment work with those pins or should I get the pins replaced? Thanks, Fred
  15. Here's what me and Mrs. OTreeLemur did last weekend. When we bought our J in late '22, I thought the tail number looked naked. We fixed that. It was a long, fun weekend!
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