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The Aux is “EVEN” (forward and back) and outboard of the Mains in the J...

Ya, I am completely confused by this to be honest...

Is the page as you have shown above in this thread? If no please take a photo and post on here. Thanks.

We have a tabbed “soft cover” Three ring binder titled “Missile 300 STC & Gross Wt Increase conversion paperwork package. The Weight and Balance are in our POH in the plane. Ours had the STC for the Monroy Long Range Tanks at time of conversion, but I had/have nothing on the station 71? The Ap I have has only “one” fuel station. Doesn’t include the AUX. Are using the main AND aux in your W&B calculations or JUST the station 71?

Kind of questioning the change with Aux...I have plenty of trim available at take off...

So, We have the two batteries on the shelf in the Missile. I had zero idea that I needed to use 71 in the fuel with Aux tanks...I only have one fuel input available. Seems weird to use 71 vs. 46...Makes a huge difference on CG station...

VERY interesting. My max fuel is lowered to 75 with a VERY forward CG on takeoff. Thanks for this.

Online Aps like WnB Pro are NICE tools to be able to easily input and see what modification of loads do to CG. A good easy LEGAL way to do weight and balance for minimal cost of purchasing the ap.

Jose @Gagarin has been non-responsive to this thread to date...

Here is WnB Pro Ap with my common loadout (passengers and baggage and increasing fuel to 90 gallons. Hope this helps. It appears that the cross-over is right around 15-17 gallons into AUX. With ten gallons in main AUX is dry. With 15-17 gallons in main when you rock the plane you see a little fuel (more a stain showing than actual fuel in tank) in AUX. My guess is that the tanks will begin functioning when you have 90lbs remaining in Mains. Call it 15 gallons. That is an hour of flight in a Missile or two hours when both fuel gauges begin to function.

Counterpoint. I definitely WOULD and DID install the non-certified primary EDM830 and could NOT be happier. The upgrade path was easy...plug and play with our EDM700. Have digital tach back-up primary and have personally NEVER had an analog primary engine gauge fail. 830 is pilot side and VERY easy to read. Adding fuel flow harness at annual. A VERY cost effective route to digital engine management. ZERO regrets with decision.

Not on a Missile...

Here is a counter point to everybody that wants to spend your money on the “latest and greatest”. The 530W GPS from Garmin is a GREAT box that functions fantastic with the G5 and autopilots. It is a GREAT GPS/COM Navigator. People on Mooneyspace are avionics snobs...Buy what makes sense for you. Good luck! Signed A VERY happy GNS530w owner...

By God Holmes I think you’ve got it!

Power of the pus...Been sayin’ it for many moons.

When descriptive adjectives mean the difference between a smile and jail time...

Hark! A shot rings out! The political tribes shall gather and sling doggie poopie at one another’s shoe’s until fatigue sets in, they forget what they are talking about or thread lock ensues...

Not ALL bikers/hunters/pilots/snowmobiles etc have the same risk exposure through the activity statistically speaking, but you can do or not do things that mitigate risk. My wife and I were biking while Up North last weekend and later I see a SnapChat of me in front of her riding a section of paved trail that goes down hill has a grooved transition to a bridge over a marsh area. So, she is riding down hill with her phone out filming me...sigh... I tell her “please don’t do that, I want you around for awhile longer”...She will continue because the Queen does what the Queen wishes We were duck hunting on Lake Michigan just south of downtown Milwaukee years ago. My friend had a beautiful deep V Lund that handled a choppy lake “inside break wall” just fine. We were launching and a couple of guys were in a John Boat. I said to them “Hey Quint, I think you need a bigger boat”...You go into the lake in waders and it’s “C Ya”...Sidenote, friend had this beautiful little lab bitch that maybe weighed 40 pounds. Neoprene vest on we would see her (on retrieve) and then a wave would hide her...She would look back and we steered her to downed Golden Eye (Diver ducks that are beautiful) by throwing shotgun shells...The southern boundary was a church steeple...lol

Savage...Clarence won’t let that stand. Like dueling banjos...here we go... Can a moth NOT fly into a flame?

Humor?

Good suggestion on confirming fuel flow. Have filled to tabs and flown and filled and transducer was +-<gallon. Engine mounts replaced <500 hours. The seal I will 100% check as I wasn’t aware of this...THAT could be HUGE. Thanks.

27 is 9%. That was the number I was thinking of too Clarence “28”. MUCH APPRECIATED on your input. EVERYONE Thank you!

I will give Rocket Engineering a call. I see what TCM is saying regarding IO550, but Busch says if Gami’s and aftermarket configurations there may be differences. I think the Missile is one of those based on others fuel flow setting and reduced cylinder temps in climb. My A & P stated that he should NOT increase above 27.5 based on TCM’s criteria...Hoping Rocket has something I am missing. I just can’t imagine that more fuel wouldn’t address some of the temps in climb...

Might explore this after exploring MORE fuel option Paul. Thanks.

Agree with ALL of this -a-. We have a 2700 redline and 26.5 “ain’t getting it done” for cylinder cooling in climb...I am 100% certain that we are NOT flowing “too much fuel” at take off power in our Missile as currently configured...Appreciate the input.