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Best choice in the area is @donkaye, MCFI

Sorry, I just meant if the FADEC was available for the IO-360 as an STC add-on I would consider it.

Are there STCs for this? I didn't see any mention of them. I would certainly consider it at overhaul time if I could use it on my IO-360. If they are only looking to new production aircraft, I doubt this will get much traction.

I thought in the end it was really just the Mooney quality process that mattered to the FAA, they can contract out the actual parts production as I understand it.

I've often wondered about that as well, I've seen many saying 18+gph but on my IO360-A3B6D I typically see from 16.8-17.2. No real temperature issues and my mechanic says it is fine so I've not worried much about it.

Yes, a few years ago the supply of A&Ps dried up and the ones they had moved on. They still do a great job though just the scheduling is more difficult.

I’ve been using Top Gun for 30 years now. While Mark is the only IA, they have 2 other mechanics that work there so it is not quite a 1 man shop. They certainly are booked though. It might be helpful to know the model Mooney and condition to help suggest shops, some are good for annuals where there is little needed and others may be required to handle bigger or Mooney specific jobs that require expertise.

Unfortunately I can give you that answer for KRHV, zero, due to the very unfortunately state of affairs with the county.

Sorry to ask but do you mean differentiate the altitude to get the rate of change of altitude or am I not understanding what you are after?

I guess I’m a bit confused why people are referring to the carrier frequency when discussing the bandwidth. The modulation around the carrier defines the bandwidth so I could easily define a system that used the same carrier frequency (1090MHz, 978MHz, etc.) but used very different bandwidths based on the amount of information I need to transmit, the modulation scheme, the encoding scheme, etc. I’m not saying that old antennas aren’t good for new transponder plus ADS-B systems but discussing the center frequency instead of the bandwidth confused me. What am I missing?

I just renewed mine today with USAIG, no issues and the increase seems very reasonable as I increased the hull value as well. I don't think this is an industry wide issue.

Good to know it won't cause any issues. I wonder why the Lycoming guy mentioned that to me then, I guess another OWT.

Seems to be the consensus on many of the auto type forums. I'm told it is due to the fuel helping to cool the pump but haven't verified if this is really true or an owt.

I've been told (many years ago by a Lycoming factory rep) that it is bad enough to not let the RPMs drop more than 400 on a prop check during the runup. I would imagine high power to power off would be worse. I wouldn't expect that to be the case though when running the tank dry if you are ready for it and switch quickly. I never flight plan close enough on fuel that I've had a need to run a tank dry so I'm not sure but I forgot to check the fuel selector position once after annual and started up and the engine began to die and I realized the selector was in off and switched it to the left tank without much more than the stumble which wasn't a huge drop in RPMs.

I had mine rewebbed at an annual a couple of years ago by Aviation Safety Products https://aircraftseatbelts.com/ (recommended by Top Gun). They did a great job with a quick turn around. They have many color choices. I'm not sure but I think I paid $250 for the two front seats lap and shoulder belts.

That's a really good idea, I'll check with my IA to make sure he won't have an issue at annual and they I can start carving away. Thanks!

If anyone has one, please let me know, I'm interested in a new wheel handle as mine is showing some cracks. I carry an easily accessible multitool so I'm sure it won't be an emergency but it would be nice to get a replacement before this 45 year old one falls apart.

Is that a new switch or also a new wheel handle? I’m looking for where to get the wheel handle as mine shows some small cracks and if new ones are available I’d consider replacing it.

I had too much trouble with the one from Vantage so I got one from Mooney. The two speaker grills would not fit and the center section with the switches and air flow control didn’t fit right either. If all of the parts had been available from vantage I expect they would work but mixing the Mooney and Vantage parts didn’t work well.

Mine was in bad shape so I ordered one from Vantage but it didn’t fit properly and I found that Mooney will make one. Expensive but arrived in a few weeks.

Agreed, especially those parts that are formed using jigs and pressing forms.

If you are friendly with an MSC, you might want to ask if they have one around from an LED upgrade.

It's been a couple of weeks and I'm still waiting. I'm glad to hear that even if it took awhile they did follow through, this makes me hopeful. This thread has been really helpful with this otherwise opaque system.

Yes, I know, I was just making the case that it isn't only Mooneys that they could support this way as they have type experts for other types as well and it could be larger opportunity for them and GA.

Yep, that's the one.