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Joy ! Now you’re at it, please file for STC with EASA as wel

I had my AP computer recalibrated a month ago. Bad timing

Allright, I tend to give it a try. It doesn’t sound too complicated unless I’m missing something ?

Allright, time to ship this thing. Can I take the adi out by just unscrewing the 4 bolts or do I need to take off the glareshield ?

Thank you @Oldguy :-)

Is the MAX installation manual already to be found online ?

I’ll put it in this topic because it seems appropriate. During straight & level flight (AP KFC150 in ALT & HDG) attitude indicator (KI256) slowly starts to pitch down to -15 degrees. AP reacts with pitch up trim and acft starts to climb. After a couple of ap on/off cycles the pitch up becomes rather agressive. Nothing to do but to handfly the remainder of the flight. The next flight, same problem occurs. The bank indication is spot on, so only the pitch axis is way off. I guess I have a bearing problem. Is this something that can be repaired (<1K $) ? I’d like to upgrade to glass, but now is not the time. And I’ll need the KI256 for the AP...

My 252 came with those tanks. Problem is: Full tanks prohibit me from crawling in my aircraft because I would be over MTOW.

Trouble with those LR tanks: gauges in the wing are unreliable. When I fill up to 30 gallons, the gauge will show 25 after 5 minutes.

Looks like Bendix King is the star of this edition

I was hoping that Aspen Avionics would come with something similar. The “HSI only” part of their EFD Pro. It would be more budget friendly than the complete EFD 1000 and you can continue using the ADI to drive the KFC150. The big thing I’m missing with the Garmin G5 is dual rotating knobs and arc-view.

Good ! That one was long overdue.

So, did all the major announcements from manufacturers already happen ? I have the feeling there wasn't anything new during this edition. Except for the BK-aerocruz and the G5-updates that is...

C’mon pricelist ! Make me happy !

That’s good information guys, thanks a lot !

It tends to be more like 25-30 degrees which I find a lot. Is this something that can be adjusted ?

I have a question about my KFC150. The autopilot banks rather agressively when I change the hdg. By agressively I mean it banks faster than the previous Mooney I flew (same ap). When I command a hdg change of 30 degrees or more the ap has trouble maintaining altitude and starts a shallow descend. He corrects when exiting the turn. Once I changed hdg by more than 90 degrees and this resulted in a vertical speed of -1500 fpm. Needless to say I disconnected the ap... My question: is this behaviour a result of the autopilot computer, the servos or something else ? And is this something that can be calibrated ?

My iPad mini 3 shuts down frequently in cruise. It runs Jeppesen & Skydemon and uses a Bad Elf gps dongle. When I take it off my leg & direct the overhead airduct towards it, it seems to cope.

I had this every single flight since april. The reason is my kneepad which doesn’t cool the iPad at all. Au contraire, it adds body heat :-/ I’m going for the yoke mount this time...

Did you mount the socket mount under the yoke as well ?

John, care to list the part references ? The Ram website gives me a headache... thanks, Stan

I didn’t even think about temperature control. Good point ! Door seal might need some replacing as well...

Yesterday I took my M20K up for its first flight since purchase. What drew my attention was how much louder the cabin noise was compared to a ‘90s M20J. I’m not referring to the difference in engine sound, but the general noise level in flight. I still have the original 1987 interior (and thus insulation). Has there been a significant evolution in materials being used nowadays ? Could I significantly reduce cabin noise by replacing insulation with the newest kind available ?