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I have one that I will give you. It worked fine when it was pulled out. Send me a PM.

I feel very fortunate. The folks I use schedule annuals a year out. I already have Myrtle scheduled to go in February 12th. It will take 1 - 2 weeks for the annual unless they find something that requires ordering parts. When we know we are going to be sending mags, fuel pumps or anything else out for overhaul, they pull those items first and get them sent out right away. On average the annuals have averaged 2 - 3 weeks total.

I had a G500 before I upgraded. It doesn’t have an internal GPS. The G3x does have an internal GPS, but it isn’t certified for IFR use..

Very nice panel. In my opinion the 231 is very capable and worthy of a excellent IFR panel, should you choose to invest the $$. I doubt I will get all my upgrade money back when I sell, but there is a lot to be said for really enjoying flying with a great IFR panel. When I upgraded Myrtle's panel I figured I should get at least 15 years worth of use out of the panel. I am 2 years into it now, and NO REGRETS. It was a lot of coins but it helps pay for itself every time I fly.

What is happening is that when you set the MP to 34" sometimes you get a fuel flow of 24 GPH but then occasionally you only get 19 GPH with the same setting. Same with other MP settings, but I used that for the example in this case. The fuel pump was rebuilt a little over a year ago. Sent the fuel pump back to the guys that rebuilt it this week for their evaluation. They seem to think they know what is wrong with it. The MP setting doesn't give a reliable fuel flow at this point. Sometimes its correct and sometimes its not. It's not a gauge issue because the TIT temp matches the fuel flow on the gauge.

Thank you sir. It seems there is a problem with my fuel pump........that was rebuilt a year or so ago. The fuel flow is fluctuating with the same MP setting.

Thank you. Those are the correct numbers for the LB, but I believe there is a step by step process to set it up correctly that I need as well.

Thank you for the information, but it doesn't cover the TSIO-360-LB engine. I believe that is for the engine in the 252 and Encore.

Does anyone have a digital or hard copy of how to set up the fuel flows on a 231 with the TSIO-360-LB engine with the Merlin upper deck pressure controller and the Turbo Plus Intercooler? I know the system is pretty complex and there may even be tribal knowledge necessary. Thanks!

I purchased Garmin Pilot and I will say the "Smart Charts" feature is very nice. I am certain it will take a while for me to get up to speed on Garmin Pilot, but it is half the cost of Foreflight, so that is a win.......along with Smart Charts. I suspect it will interface better with my panel than Foreflight, but that isn't really a big deal to me at this point.

Our new airport manager took over a couple of years ago. He has been aggressively ensuring that all the hangars are occupied by planes that fly. We still have an estimated 18 month wait.

To be fair, the ONLY thing I use my IPad for in the cockpit is to review approach plates. Everything else is on the panel...... traffic, weather, etc

I just purchased Garmin Pilot. I know it works, it is way cheaper than ForeFlight and I believe it will continue to improve...........and I expect ForeFlight to stagnate at best and cost more. I will run them parallel for the time being until I get up to speed and comfortable with Garmin Pilot and decide if i want to make the switch permanent.

Just read that Foreflight is reducing the features available to those who don’t purchase the Performance Plus package. I already purchase Performance Plus but I will be taking a look at switching to Garmin Pilot. I think the future of Foreflight is on a different trajectory than Garmin Pilot. Garmin is dedicated to aviation. The new owners of Foreflight are not.

That very well could be the case. It will be interesting to see how much the new owners increase subscription prices next year when they are actually running the business.

My Foreflight subscription is up for renewal. Before I renew I wanted to get some idea of whether folks are moving to Garmin pilot with their new features seeming quite an improvement, and the likelihood that Foreflight will be under new Wall St ownership with perhaps reduced enhancements in the future. I have been happy with Foreflight to this point, but they have already announced a price increase for this years subscription. Thoughts?

Recent trip back to KC from Texas. You can see the cold front very clearly in the center picture.

I just got my invoice for the IFR certification that is required every 2 years. I was wondering how much folks are paying for that service. My invoice was for $634.38 which includes the certification for my 2nd altimeter on the G5.

If I am not mistaken the TIT is required for the 231 but not the 252 or Encore, which is why I have it on my display.

This is exactly why I don’t recommend a Mooney to a low time pilot.

The G3x is customizable. It is very easy to rearrange the screen and move the engine instruments to the other side. In that particular layout it only shows the temperature of the highest cylinder. If you touch the engine monitor screen it shows everything in detail for all 6 cylinders. I was running a fuel flow of 10.2 GPH. The entire trip only took 30.2 gallons which includes climbing to 15,000’.

Finally got it right side up.

Took the pictures with my IPad. That’s likely the issue.

I can’t figure out how to turn the pictures right side up.

This is what it looked like today headed to Kentucky. Apparently I was flying upside down.