PJClark

Sure is!!!

MU-2 Solitaire

All, I'm upgrading to a turbine and will have to let N305PJ go. A few highlights and pics (well, no pics I seem to be out of "attachment space" will upload some when I figure that out. 1986 252 Rocket TTAF ~3500 TSIO-520NB SMOH ~325 hours Overhaul: Power by Victor Victor Black Premium overhaul with all the fixins. Turbine-smooth in cruise. Check to see what this does to the Vref value! 2019 strip to bare metal and custom paint with Imron midnight navy metallic base/clearcoat, ruby red and silver stripes, glacier white upper 2019 completely new 4 seats with comfort foam in front, custom gray leather with red contrast stitching, headreast Mooney Logo embroidery, custom matching side leather trim panels and armreasts, ultraleather dashboard, all by AeroComfort , San Antonio Black leather covered yokes by Aero Comfort 2019 Avionics: G3X touch 10.6" GTN-750 GTX-345R G5 backup sync'd to G3X GFC500 autopilot w/ pitch, roll, and pitch trim servos WX500 stormscope (displays on 750 and G3X MFD pane) PSEngineering 8000B audio panel ( not bluetooth) GNS430W with new Nav and Terrain cards JPI900 primary engine instrument (see pics for data displayed--everything all the time) All avionics software updated to latest versions in Jan 2023. GFC500 software glitch update has been accomplished. all-LED exterior lights except for the strobes (wingtip and tail) Total electrical draw all lights and avionics on (no pitot heat): 10 amps. Monroy long range tanks (103 gal total) Oxy bottle was new in 2019--kevlar Most of you have seen many pics of the panel and the speed. At most temperatures at 14,000 MSL and up it's doing 200 KTAS+ at 31" MP, 2300 rpm, 19.5-20 gph. One pic here shows it doing 205 KTAS at 17,000--my fastest and the highest I've been on cannulas. Paint is immaculate and high gloss (has 5+ coats of Gtechniq C2V3 liquid crystal overall, applied by me), interior is like new (the carpet is original--no rips/wear/dirt, but it's a lighter blue). There is one spot near the right inboard fuel drain where a screw had a tiny leak and over time the paint has flaked off. Leak has been sealed at Maxwell annual. I'm picking it up from annual at Maxwell this Friday and flying home to Ohio. It is a no-squawk airplane and has been for me since I bought it in 2019. Listing it here and in Mooney Pilots on FB first to see if anybody I "know" wants a crack at it before I put it on Controller. $249,000 firm takes it. PM me if interested and come see it in Ohio! PJ

Greetings all, Just adding a little experience to this thread. As part of my GFC500 sofware update/fix in Jan 23 I had the software also updated on my G3X Touch, GTN750, etc. Post update, I had one successful database load to the GTN, but the G3x would not update. Finally had time to work through it yesterday, and after a few calls with Garmin I did several things: 1. unilstall the Garmin database manager app from my windows PC 2. eject all USB connected peripherals including SD card reader 3. shut down and restart computer 4. connect USB card reader 5. reformat SD cards used for database transfers 6. re-download and reinstall Garmin Database Manager 7. REINSTALL ALL DATABASES on G3X and GTN750 datacards. Update after all this was successful. The odd thing is that the Garmin guy actually said that "it is possible for a corrupted card to actually look like it successfully updated in the Database manager without showing an error. Then your cockpit equipment is not seeing the card since it's corrupt" The combination of updates to the Garmin Database Manager application over the last 4-5 months apparently can corrupt your cards. OH one small detail: when you reformat datacards, use FAT32 and 4096 bit allocation....the latter appears not to be the default, you have to select it when reformatting. Ought to be simpler than this.. and seems to me the last 3 years since I bought all this stuff it WAS simpler. Not "progress" at Garmin... hope this helps someone else before they're driven mad by database update probs. PJ

Ok, just saw I'm being paged... I agree with @201Steve...find another shop if you own a Rocket and are trying to have a GFC500 installed in it. @Yooper Rocketman are you trying to get one installed? Where is this FBO? I just screenshot this from the Garmin site, highlighted for your reference. Mentions nothing about a Rocket being "specifically excluded". You will note if you go to that site there's an * after the Socata Trinidad and at the bottom it says "some serial numbers excluded"...so they could have done that here if there was an issue. in any case, I have a Rocket and my GFC500 is installed with a 337. If you need one, call AATG, I'm sure they'll be happy to do it for you. Stop visiting that FBO in the meantime...

Aww crap!

No Dawn, GTecniq W9 for belly, ONR wash and GTeqnic C2V3 liquid Crystal to finish it off

Thx gents, No Dawn.

Apologies if this has been asked and answered. Can't imagine it hasn't but could not find it with search: is there any reason NOT to use water and Dawn to degrease the airplane belly? need a quick answer so I can go do this today, been slackin' pretty much all year

Piece of tape or some other packaging artifact left over from install. See previous post for OCD status.

There are two. They always disagree. I am not OCD so I don't fret about it.

EDM 900

@Junkman Greetings, sir. I bought an X3 in January, expecting a bunch of business travel to Eglin AFB area this Spring and Summer and I want to get up high for the nonstop. (Also, a little sheepishly I just want to see my TAS up around 215+ at least once...) I tested it on my way out to KSUS week before last, with the Mask on at FL180 (with 207 KTAS on about 71% power!). Kept me nicely oxygenated at 96-97% but I noticed my oxy quantity guage was dropping faster than normal, rather than slower, and after about 45 min of that I started investigating. I discovered that the green Inline Regulator closest to the Scott fitting plugged into the Oxy port was constantly venting oxygen out both holes in the side. So I descended to 16k and switched to my old A5 flowmeter and a cannula. Is it possible I did something wrong? I will confess I may not have had it set up right. I've just re-read the instructions and it's possible I had the switch in "Conserve" rather than "Constant"....would that have caused this? I was afraid maybe my system is providing too much pressure and the Inline was therefore venting the excess. @kortopates my airplane is an '86 252 so I think I can assume my system is the same as yours and Junkman's and ought to be compatible if I can figure out how to follow instructions??? thx Gents. PJ

Mine is fixed after a donation.

Just make it stop. Where does it tell me how much to donate? (Hint: NOT at the donate button)