FlyingScot

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

Updated!

Paired with a 750/650 and a gfc-500 these are amazing in the soup.

Butting in...going on 3 years. Love them.

It is in my book! I haven’t been there for a few years, but they used to make great fresh cut to order fries in a diner setting with malt vinegar -or- ketchup.

See you there - and at Al's French Frys! Safe travels all -

These things are great - I use them in plane, jeep, and motorcycles. The only drawback is you can't shut them off like a traditional extinguisher, and they discharge for 50 seconds. In flight, I guess you could point them out the pilot's window ;-). I don't know if the FAA would consider these a legitimate replacement, either. So, I kept my traditional extinguisher in the cabin as well, and I expect these would be best for ground fires.

2700 Takeoff 2550 in climb 2500 at altitude and 2400 at low altitude.

Same here - usually fly WOT, 10-12K, 10-20 LOP, yielding around 176-180 kts, 13.5-14.5 gph dep on conditions. Flaming dragon mode is 16-17 gph = 180-185kts (usually reserve this for lower or stiff headwinds when I need the time). Mine loves LOP - with GAMIs I can even run it much leaner than this without issues.

Missed the thread - thanks! Good News all around.

FYI - Garmin recently released a software update for the 650 and 750 Xi to permit a wider range of (read negative) squelch threshold values (as accessible in Setup). Since upgrading to the Xi units from the earlier version (several years ago), I have had trouble with the squelch breaking a low reception signal levels - often I ended up flying with the squelch disabled to ensure I would not miss center. I have both a 650Xi and a 750Xi installed and they exhibited the same behavior. Salvation is at Hand! There is now a software fix for this (as of last month) and it worked for me. https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=Zm4qxZqwIG00gPwgNhgDW8 Updated GTN XI main software to Software Version 20.42: Increased the range of the COM Carrier Squelch setting in Configuration Mode to resolve weak COM reception issues experienced in some installations (Requires COM Software Version 2.11) NOTE Negative COM carrier squelch settings require Main Software Version 20.42 and later and COM Software Version 2.11 and later. The COM carrier squelch setting must be set between 0 and 100 before installing older software versions. https://atlaske-content.garmin.com/filestorage//email/outbound/attachments/24045A_ASDN_Time1716998196333.pdf Cheers - Bob

Enjoy! I continue to use them and haven’t had an issue - hope they work for you as well.