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Here's a link to the $5 app in the App store...https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wnb-pro/id408836204 I suggest you pay for it and then you will have your own LEGAL copy to use. ;-).

@mike_elliott just hit on something important. Is your aircraft even covered AT ALL by your insurance carrier if you have knowingly disregarded an issue that makes it unairworthy??? I believe the answer is "no". Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

That's a very nice looking Bravo! Check or the actual track log for that flight and you will see the performance is better than filled: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N123BB/history/20190829/1845Z/KABQ/1T7/tracklog Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Man, I'm jealous! I take the bottom cowl of EVERY 25 hours for the oil change. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

These engines are not for the faint at heart, are they? I save 1 AMU per month toward my future overhaul.

**Caution**: You are about to read a comment meant to be part sarcasm and part humor, not to be taken too seriously: Perhaps some transition training in a long body Mooney taught by @mike_elliottwould help you to understand how to handle crosswinds safely and effectively.

BTW, the OEM card is 8 GB... Hangar faries have confirmed that 32GB SanDisk cards work fine on GTN 750's running current software. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Look at the back of the Garmin card pictured here closely...SanDisk is the actual manufacturer. As was already stated, any cards will work... Or so I've heard [emoji6] Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

@peevee, or anyone else with experience using something like this, I have a few questions: 1. What psi did you raise your purge rig to? 2. Did you push TKS fluid through the system or Isopropyl Alcohol? 3. What is the advantage of using this rig over just running the on board pumps? Thanks in advance, Alex

If the NTSB is ever involved in my flying activities, I'll have much bigger troubles than a non-TSO'ed card Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Replace SD card. Use a low capacity card though.

Here's a photo of the part in place so it will be more clear as to why heat shielding is important Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Yes, spot on @Awful_Charlie! I was going to explain but you beat me to it. I am still trying to find the source of the CO but given that the entire exhaust was just dropped to install two cylinders and a new starter, I suppose we are back at square one....The exhaust system was inspected AGAIN while off the engine.

Whew, that coin will buy a lot of AVGAS Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Thanks for your concern, Tom. Here is description on the Kevlar Heat Shield: I'll keep a close eye on it.

Tom, the part is fiberglass, the patch is Kevlar with a metal skin. There is no way to weld it. Yes it's legal because it's signed off by an AI. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

This CO leak was hard to find but so obvious once I did. The intercooler duct has a bonded cabin heat chamber in the back side. A previous repair was made and the wall of the chamber was deteriorated at the border of the repair. I repaired it again with Kevlar cloth and high heat silicone. CO levels are near zero now. Alex Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Don, I'm with you on this. I have too many gadgets to keep up with as it is.

Yes, I wear a mask over 15k feet. It's the only way I've found that I can achieve the desired result. Once I figured out how to wear the mask comfortably, it became no big deal. Years ago, I was placed into a medically induced coma for three weeks in order to save my life during a bout of pneumonia... My lungs just aren't as effective as they once were. The moral of the story is:. Do what's safe for YOUR body, regardless of what you read online, your age, health status, etc. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

Very interesting so far, thanks for sharing and please keep them coming!

My FIKI Bravo flies a TAS of 180 kts @13.8 GPH at FL190, 50 degrees LOP. I'm still torn though on the whole LOP debate. What I have learned so far is that LOP is safe and efficient IF the engine is performing well and tuned properly. The minute something changes (an exhaust gasket leak, etc) that causes a cylinder to become more lean or rich, thus throwing off the GAMI spread, it's time to go back to ROP operations and fix the problem at hand.

Is there an STC'ed fire suppression system for Mooney engine compartments?

Hang in there...I just passed my first year of ownership, complete with several "surprises" like the one you describe. I would still do it all over again.

I assisted with the last annual and necessary repairs. I learned a lot, personally witnessed the additional hours needed on some things and I know that the bill was correct as a result.

Hey, @M20Doc (and anyone else interested in the Lycoming Valve Guide "Wobble Test"... I read SB 388C, the Lycoming 400 hr "Wobble Test" service bulletin very closely as I was planning on buying the test rig when I discovered this statement: "400 hour intervals or earlier if valve sticking suspected until exhaust valve guides are replaced with guides made of improved material. (Refer to latest revision of Service Instruction No. 1485.)" I then looked up Service Instruction No. 1485. It says: "TIME OF COMPLIANCE: Half way to recommended TBO or at 1000 hours of operation, whichever occurs first or earlier at owner’s discretion or anytime valve sticking is suspected. \As a product improvement, Lycoming has introduced a new exhaust valve guide material with an increased chrome content for improved wear characteristics. The incorporation of this guide material has significantly reduced the amount of valve guide wear (bell-mouthing) seen by some operators of Lycoming engines. Improved exhaust valve guides were initially incorporated into some cylinder assemblies beginning in April 1996. Since March 1, 1998, all engines, cylinder kits and spare exhaust valve guides shipped from Lycoming contain the improved material. Cylinder assemblies which incorporated the improved “Hi-Chrome” exhaust valve guides when the engine was shipped from Lycoming are identifiable by the letter “C” stamped inside a circle on the boss for the drain back fitting. The individual guides made with the improved material can be identified by a 5° chamfer at the top of the guide (See Figure 1)." So, for those who are interested, it appears that if your cylinder assembly is newer than 1998 and the guides are therefore the improved ones, the "Wobble Test" is recommended every 1000 hrs instead of every 400 hrs.... Alex