David Lloyd

I’ve owned 5 Lycomings, 4 Continentals. Every Lyco has leaked, some a little, some a lot. Some have leak problems with Contis but each of mine were bone dry their entire lifetime. Well, except for the stuck valve bending a pushrod which in turn broke a pushrod tube and made quite a mess. Maybe Weep-no-more should do tanks and Lycomings.

Is that the original MP gauge? Indications look a little odd in that 20-25" is a larger arc than older factory gauges. Also, it is obvious with the instant wide variations there is no snubber in the line. No way mine could be made to jump around like that. Shouldn't cause a problem, just one more thing to check at a later time. The fuel injector servo will do it's job from 15psi or less up to 50-60 psi. Like some other things, Mooney had to select a red line and because the mechanical pump they used was from about 24-27psi, Mooney (and others) chose 30 as a red line. Shouldn't cause a problem, just one more thing to check at a later time. Fuel stain/leak at the bottom back of the engine cowling needs to be investigated before running again. Fire on the ground is ugly. Worse in-flight. I have seen leaking hoses, leaking tubes, loose b-nuts, ruptured mechanical fuel pump diaphragms, leaking servos, leaking spiders, broken injector lines. All the above may be unrelated to the engine losing power. I suspect the fuel servo.

Bonanzas do have the inner gear door that opens at the beginning of the gear retraction. Supposedly, clear the obstacle before retracting the gear as that door opening increases drag. Don't remember seeing that in the POH nor was ever apparent to me flying a Bo. The high gear speeds did make for a very effective speed brake however.

I don’t know but in Garmin Pilot KPBI to KRNC direct is 615.2 nautical miles. Putting in a couple waypoints to approximate what your map shows, say NRB near Jacksonville and HRS right near the intersection of NC GA and TN, and changing to statute miles, Garmin Pilot comes up with 734 statute miles.

If I were guessing, the chart showing 734 miles is statute miles and includes the waypoints that add slightly to the distance. The other being 615 nautical miles in a straight line from PBI to RNC.

Yes, M20C. Late model looks a little different so it must be one of the earlier part numbers. Mooney used several designs on the C over the years.

about halfway thru the pics.

GI-275 works with the KX-155/KX-155A/KX-165/KX-165A. Not so with the G-5.

That Outback Cirrus must use 10 Charlie weights!

Someone regrets telling their mother that means What The Fun. The grandkids now text her everything they do and show their friends her reaction.

That's actually less of a tangled mess of wires than most.

Short trip today, could not get mine to connect on the way down, did fine coming home. iPad was not restarted in between, kind of indicting the GI-275. 1 Year old iPad Air with latest update, 375 with the latest update, 275 updated in October, don't have the latest from 2 weeks ago.

Was talking to Garmin about another difficulty and asked the same question just this week. Except in my case, involves my iPad with Garmin Pilot, GI-275s ad GNX375. Tells me I need to pair my iPad. Funny, it is showing position and traffic, just no flight plan transfer.

Back in my experimental days, AN970 washers from Spruce did the job. One washer on each bottom mount will raise the spinner about 3/8”. Not me, but have seen the same use on a Mooney after cutting a slot to ease installation.

All that Lance said about the 375. One install, does a bunch, talks to your iPad and other stuff for later. Get rid of the old. And that is why I have a 375.

Two degrees per minute is too much. Send the gyro for overhaul. After your first post I should have mentioned that usually when a vacuum pump fails, it also breaks the coupling between the pump and engine. This can be seen prior to taking anything apart.

I read the posts on POA and never saw anything that would be considered bragging. There was little comment from the pilot about the cause due to the ongoing investigation. Be careful flying. Be careful writing. The feds look at both.

Years ago flying into ROA on the LDA 6 due to 33 being closed for construction. There was a 80K+ wind out of the west, I was kept high at 10 for traffic. Turn left 090, descend and maintain 5300 until established...cleared for the approach, contact tower.... I was just a few miles from the fix, pulled a bunch of power, used a bunch of rudder and came bombing down. Somewhere near the fix tower asked me to slow as I had an 80 knot overtake with a 737 on short final.

My Mooney has two GI275s and a GTX375 installed. Great setup. I've spent some time with a GTN750 and about 500 hours with a Dynon Skyview. The two options you list 275/375 or G3X/750, make for a difficult decision. Either, you will really enjoy. I would probably go with the G3X panel, more screen space and more information on one screen. Is it compatible with your autopilot? The Dynon would show the six pack similar to the G3X. Limits what you can see. If you want to fly a six pack, don't buy glass. The most difficult thing for me to use is the airspeed tape. No choice flying with the Dynon, there was no analog airspeed needle. With the 275s, I kept my steam gauge ASI, altimeter, VSI (will be removed this year) and T&B (Stec autopilot). I haven't been able to train my eyes away from the airspeed needle on short final. I have even taped over the steam gauges for about 20 flying hours. Durn, here comes the painter's tape again.

Just a harness for walking. It is tight but that sneaky girl can still back out of it in the blink of an eye. We have tried several brands with the same result. She rode just fine in the baggage, standing, sitting, laying and eventually sleeping. Just need to plug the hat shelf to keep her out.

One of the former Bonanza gurus said to keep some fuel in the bladder tanks to keep from drying out, never leave them empty. He said a cup of fuel was adequate, they need not be full. Partial tanks for a few weeks at a time should not be a big deal. Five years on the ramp in Tuscon with empty tanks will be.

I had taken our 2 year old, 65 pound black lab mix for a short ride to make certain she was good with flying. A few days before Christmas, removed the copilot seat for extra room and loaded up the wife and both dogs for a trip to Owensboro, KY. Idea was for the big dog to lay on the floor beside me, the small dog to sit with Penny in the back seat. That worked good for a few minutes. Then Jackie decided the back seat might be a little more quiet. Then she squeezed between the back seats to the cargo area. Good thing we packed light. Leveling out, I glanced back just in time to see Jackie climbing into the hat shelf area. Thank goodness it did not collapse into the tailcone. Full nose-down trim. I did not see any speed advantage. She did return to the back seat for landing. Coming home, I packed the hat shelf full of light stuff to prevent a repeat performance. Pic: Jackie in cargo, Jake on lap.

There is a Just Plane Silly video of that happening to Trevor.

I didn’t latch the door properly one cold nite. Realized leveling out the door was being sucked open at the top. When I touched it, it popped open. Wife almost froze before I could get back on the ground. 10 degrees and a open door, there was no time to fool around trying to shut it. Never again. I give the door an extra shove every time. There were too many IFR departures to not check.

Too many of my attempts would result in a great big splash.