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Oh no! I hope Mooney makes him whole...

Thanks, @flyboy0681! We will plan food and drink accordingly! Yes, we are looking for quiet, sandy, sunny lazy days with the intermittent day trip to other Cays sprinkled in for more fun.

My wife, Denise, and I are headed down to Eluthera / Governors Harbor / Staniel Cay in two weeks for 6 days. We are staying at a bed and breakfast called Pineapple Fields. Here's the link: http://www.pineapplefields.com/index.html I'll keep my eyes peeled for a spot that suits your and your wife's requirements. This will be our first trip together in the Bahamas and my first one in the Mooney Bravo. I am beyond excited! Like you, I just had a new JPI monitor installed so that will make the trip all the more interesting.

My wife is ready to start learning to be a pilot! It’s been decades since I went through the initial training and so I am wondering what recommendations are out there for well written study guides, etc. Any suggestions are appreciated. Alex

Hmm, that's important. My aircraft was re painted before I purchased it and I suspect it was not re rigged perfectly. I'm also dragging TKS around and I have yet to tune my GAMI injectors so I may be losing more airspeed than I should LOP. I used to worry about all of this a lot more until I realized that there is a beautiful view out of the glarescreen to be had at any speed.

My apology if you took offense. I was actually trying to lighten the mood a bit. I'm not known for my social tact. I understand you are certain you are right.

My Dad used to tell me often: "Son, you're in a lot of trouble when you start believing your own bullshit." There are so many parameters here that I do not think you can make such a comparison nor does it really matter. Each to his or her own though.

Thanks, All, for the responses!

Those figures are running LOP...ROP, add 10-15kts.

Below 10,000, 165kts TAS (+-) 15,000, 175kts TAS (+-) 18,000, 180 kts TAS (+-) I have not been higher yet. Mid weight, with TKS.

Paul, that's my understanding also...BTW, I watched your Burning Man Arrival video yesterday...WOW!

I monitor it and keep it at 1600. If it goes higher, I reduce the MP slightly to get it back at or below 1600

Please help me settle this question for once and for all: Is it possible to run an engine (turbocharged or NA) too lean (from the perspective of damaging something)? My current understanding is "no" although poor performance is the limiting factor. I know that's probably too simplistic...what do the experts on the forum have to say? For the sake of context, I fly a Bravo with GAMI's and I run about 20 degrees LOP in cruise (30 in MP, 2400 RPM, 14.3 GPH). I have yet to "tune the GAMI's" because I do not have FF recording. That's coming soon with a swap of the JPI 700 for either an 830 or 900. Thanks.

I agree! I really had no idea just how useful this would be either until I bought an airplane with it already installed.

@rbridges, I plan to do exactly that although the vacuum is already long gone in my plane, thank goodness. (Backup EAI)

Thanks @gsxrpilot, for the detailed response! I'm with you on keeping and upgraded the Aspen(s) vs switching to Garmin. I just do not have the money to throw at the panel to convert to a full Garmin (in the case of the G3X) suite and if I did, I'm not sure I could justify the cost delta. I previously owned two other G1000 equipped airplanes and I really liked the way they performed and displayed data. However, being locked into one brand of equipment and faced with increasingly expensive or non-existent upgrades (non-WAAS to WAAS for example) are not features that I can live with. As an aside, this is by far the best forum I've ever participated in! I hope I can begin to contribute something useful in return for the help I have received here. Thanks all! Alex

I’m curios, what questions were relevant to you? I’ve got one Aspen too and I’m considering upgrading to Max and the second Aspen MFD / backup...

I'm late to the party here but I want to first say welcome! I was in exactly your position late last summer - trying to compare and contrast equipment options on a Bravo vs Ovation ( G1000 or not, TKS etc). I opted for a '95 Bravo with TKS, an Aspen 1000 Pro, GDL-88 (ADS-B in and out), GTX 330ES (Also ADS-B out - Transmits on 1090MHz, allowing for higher altitudes, etc), and GTN 750 (WAAS, of course). It was extremely hard for me to give up on the mystique of the G1000 because my last two airplanes had it (2005 Ovation 2 GX without WAAS and 2007 Acclaim S with WAAS, Synthetic Vision, etc) and I re activated my license after 8 years hiatus in a G1000 equipped Ovation. In hindsight, I am very pleased I made the choice I did. I could not afford another Acclaim Type S and I would not go back to a non-WAAS aircraft for the simple reason that I want the safety margin as was previously mentioned. The Bravo is a great airplane if you fly it correctly. BTW: I purchased mine from Jimmy Garrison at AAA. He seemed to me to be honest and knowledgable. Please do consider having a full annual inspection prior to purchase at a MSC and let them take their time with it. I talked an MSC into squeezing me in on short notice for a pre-buy and annual and it was not a good experience for either of us (and costly for us both, too). I'm by no means an expert on this forum but I can provide you with personal ownership experiences with late model Ovations, Bravos and Acclaims if it helps. Please PM me if I can help.

It appears my previous post was deleted from this thread...may I ask why? Disregard.

That's a good PIREP! Thanks!

I am curious about this too. Mine has an ashtray but not cup holder. I guess priorities were different in '95

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. It reminds me to be more careful and to treat those annoying little cuts and scrapes more seriously.

Congrats!!! Your world just got more interesting!

Thanks for the advice! That is a very nice panel you have!

My current installation of the 700 is on the right side of the panel, no FF (I do have a Shadin however). My first priority is to get data collection of FF so that you (through my Savvy account) can help me tune my GAMI injectors for optimum LOP operation. It so happens that I could fit either an 830 or 900 in the same location as the 700 (with fabrication of one small panel). However, ultimately, I would like to move one or the closer to me as you suggested. That will have to wait though for a time when I am ready to do some other upgrades (Aspen MFD for instance) and I can do without the plane for a while. So, I what I am hoping to do in the meantime is to figure out how to get the best possible engine monitor with the least amount of effort, installation-wise. Then, over time, to connect new features and move the unit. So, I do not mind buying the new harness, holding onto it until the move of the unit on the panel (in a year or so). Any further advice is appreciated...current panel below: