FlyingScot

She is a family physician (Los Angeles) as well.

A simple (a.k.a. stupid) question - anyone know where I can buy "NO STEP" Stickers that match the ones the Ovation uses? I can find all sorts of designs, but not a simple white vinyl sticker. None of the usual suspects (Spruce, etc) have them. Thanks in advance - Bob

I use both and have for a number of years. Comfortable in both (more in FF, though). Full Garmin panel. Smartcharts are really a great innovation, and the Garmin web application is now superior, but I still find the FF workflow more seamless, and the iconography and menu structures better, especially in a high cockpit workload. I haven't switched....yet... Too bad you can't reliably run both at the same time on the same device (or at least I haven't ever been able to). One thing is clear, though, Garmin is whittling away at FF's advantages, and at some point the scale will tip unless answered.

Ditto - no issues (LHS-200-C) 2+ years. Very reliable. Love it.

Make that 3! - We love Marfa - the airport and the town!

Just a fun topic – I’m always looking to add additional capability or features to my ovation. Is there anything that you have added or modified that you are particularly happy with that you feel has added value to your airplane or enjoyment when you use it? These could be upgrades to existing systems or additions. I wasn’t really thinking about things like the 310 hp STC or replacing all the lights with LED bulbs - what I was really trying to capture with the question are the smaller or maybe non-required things that increase your delight with your airplane. An example might be a landing height system or a Surefly, or some panel gadget that wasn’t much on the surface, but that in practice you get particular enjoyment from. This may be a dumb question, but I really love my ovation and the way it flies and I’m always looking for ways small and large to improve it. Cheers -

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/orders_notices/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1043524?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYX4pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQ_Iqqb6RaySAdjV5pmRG4kmcyIu_3xhYpCYTLAPjY236V-GlqoQMclKzg_aem_fyq_tugr4tCCbe957xic9w

Just curious, really. I have both datasets on Foreflight, and I do find it useful sometimes to switch between the two different versions of an approach plate. I was wondering if the same was possible with the Nav system if both databases were loaded.

A different but tangential question regarding databases - If you have both Jepp and Garmin current avionics NAV database subscriptions, can you load both current databases into your navigator (e.g. a GTN750Xi) and then (somehow?) select between them, or can you only load/use one of these at a time? Or is it possible to switch between versions of, say, approach plates like you can in Foreflight? Thanks in advance!

The only caveat is that you may wish to not become dependent on SB to manage consistently some portion of the flight, because their use is not advised during icing because of the risk of icing-induced failure-to-retract or of asymmetric retraction. It is tempting to use them to manage airspeed during critical phases as a matter of course, but these are often the same times (e.g. FAF to GS decent during approach through a layer of weather in fall/winter) that you are most likely to encounter these conditions, and I never wanted to build a dependency on SB in how I "normally" structure my approaches. (Otherwise, I do use them to stabilize an approach on occasion, and very often to keep from breaking the sound barrier on one of those ATC induced slam dunk decents from cruise.) But others may feel differently.

After @kortopates raised this with me at my last PPP, I always lock it and I added it to the checklist. I know it is supposed to be an emergency exit, but I can’t find - and I did do some searching – any Mooney accident report where it was reported that it was used in this way. But I did find several that referenced the door opening in flight.

Representative numbers at two power settings for 310 HP 2000 O2 w/TKS: 15000’ WOT 2500 176 TAS 16.5 gph 59% 15000’ WOT 2400 170 TAS 13.9 gph 56%

My experience exactly - and I do have a mask, although I hate wearing it so I rarely go above 18 (which would be the case in a Bravo as well ). The O is an amazing cross country machine and the speed+burn performance at mid-altitudes is phenomenal.

FYI - Lasar is now taking deposits on no-back spring kits. They are currently quoting a 32 week lead-time, the clock for which starts after they receive 45 deposits. https://lasar.com/hardware-springs/eaton-no-back-clutch-spring-50-deposit

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