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Greetings - If an Ovation has the 310 STC, upon engine overhaul/replacement the IO-550-G can be switched to an IO-550-N. This I know. But when overhauling an engine is there any reason one could not source from RAM? They list Cessna/Cirrus/Beechcraft.... etc. but not Mooney. They produce a IO-550-N for SR22's among others. But this installation appears to require an STC. If so, why? I assume it is because they use enhanced/their components. They also produce engines to stock specs, which I assume does not require an STC. They don't appear to have an STC for Mooney. In the absence of this can the requisite approvals be done as a field approval with the FSDO? Anyone have experience with this? Cheers - Bob

Thank you for the assist. I did finally reach Jeff late yesterday in Kansas. He has always been helpful in the past, so getting through to him was a bit of a relief. I am getting the impression (not from him by the way) that the US operation is much smaller now, understaffed, and doing their best to manage - it's going to get harder to service these systems if we have to source everything from the UK, though - Again thanks for the offer. I will let you know how it works out. Best - Bob

I have too - in the past. They have just gone dark over the past couple of days. I am hoping to get a personal cell or something that I can use to find out what's going on.

I have an Ovation with a CAV TKS. I have been trying to connect with someone at CAV in the US (WV and Kansas) and in the UK for a couple of days, and no one answers the phone or responds to email. If anyone has a personal contact with the company (and maybe even a cell number) that they would be willing to share, please DM me. Thank you for your help in advance - Bob

Did the same on my O. Love it. Field Approval was straightforward since it’s the same engine as the Bo.

The Foreflight update containing Dynamic Procedures (17.7.4) was posted 2h ago to the iPhone App Store.

Earlier thread:

I have one hanging in my hangar. The O2 came with a two blade optimized for cruise performance. I upgraded to a 3-blade when I added the 310hp STC. Ironically, the plane with a two-blade is a bit faster. Take-off performance not so much.

But wasn’t the GX variant certified with the 1000? If so, it suffers the same avionics restriction as the 3. So my logic still stands! (Besides it was a joke!)

Ovation 2’s with the STC ought to be called Ovation 3++’s since they aren’t limited to the G1000. (12.1” Txi anyone?)

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!