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All 4 Scott connectors for my model Mooney are in the center of the headliner and I don't have a connector by the arm rest on the side wall. So even if I use a conserving cannula the feed connection is just behind the seats up above.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/hellermann_adhesive.php @Z W Get some adhesive zip tie mounts and that will help tame your tube and keep it where you want. I know at least one Mooney pilot who drilled a hole in the center console for the feed tube to go through and wound the feed line behind the pilot side wall then drilled another hole coming out right around the scott connector. I'm sure he did it at annual so he could see exactly what he was doing. I have the oxygen connectors on the headliner. So I just had Hector at Aero Comfort make a little pocket for the O2D2 module. Regardless, I'm sure that you'll find the O2D2 module a huge help in rationing your oxygen and cut your number of fills in half! It's pretty sweet with the facemasks as well. Hate the mics and communicating with them, but super efficient for keeping your SPO2 up. I find that with cannula sometimes I'm clicking on the F1 mode higher than 17,000 ft to keep >96%. But with a facemask I'm 98% on F1 up at 25,000 feet.

I have the ACK E-04 as well. Seems solid. There are three batteries (main, remote, alert) and the main just came up for replacement. Lithium $273, 5 year duration. Of course the ELT may be one piece of equipment to avoid the cheapest available. YMMV.

I think it's great for terrain and obstruction awareness in general, but definitely at night and in IMC. The SVT in my Garmin G500 TXi also has traffic overlay that helps in rough estimation of location of potential traffic. But one of the best things is the flight path vector that shows you where your aircraft is heading. I find SVT very useful.

I replaced my CHT probes with all robust probes thanks to EI. Time will tell the durability but my readings all are now within a degree of each other at power in and I can’t really tell a difference between the rapid and the robust in flight. Fingers crossed no more probe replacements for quite a while!

Btw, if you have an older MVP50 that has the old display or has issue, get EI to perform an upgrade while they’re at it. New battery, new screen (crisp display on par with Garmin TXi/Xi rather than pixelated), and basically new innards. You can call them for details and cost.

^This. From what I understand there is plenty of rubber left to wear past the time the tread is gone, but the wet/contaminated runway stopping distance greatly increases. But the general rule of thumb I've been taught is replace if cords showing, or any one tread line gone. Given the potential cost of an off runway excursion, seems poor tube/tire mgmt is penny wise, pound foolish at least for me personally. The Mooney is a race car, I just wish my shop had the staff and funding to run like a pit crew!

@GeeBee I was thinking so...wasn't it you who had the Max Pulse mounted just behind your upper switches? I should have preemptively installed a pulsing system when I updated my panel, but... Although that might be a great location for the switch anyways.

@GeeBee Do you have them set up with pulsing or just on/off?

BTW. I think at one point Garmin had 8 or 16GB card limits, but for my GTN750/650 Xi and for the G500TXi I use SanDisk Ultra 32GB cards and they've worked perfectly. Unfortunately I didn't try them with the legacy so usually just had to update the original Garmin SD cards on the field if I forgot to bring them home for update. with my last cellphone I got quite a discount to go with the unlimited plan, whereas I previously had the 2GB plan and only seemed to go over if I was traveling and the one time I tried to update my Foreflight as well as Garmin cards with my hotspot... Now I find I am a lot more carefree with videos, music, and updates!

@wombat I thought that was an old process and no longer needed re: top and bottom. I always use a single slot/card for all databases for both g500 legacy as well as TXi. I used bottom slot exclusively with G500 and have the card in the top slot with my TXi.

Just make sure you don’t have bandwidth restrictions or slow connections. The databases on mine are large files, and takes 3-4 times a long using the FBO Wi-Fi than it does for me at home!

I have GTNs/G500TXi and just bought an extra set of SD cards to keep in my flight bag. So I update 3 cards at my house at leisure, then swap cards, start up with update then turn off GTN750 to put back in FS510 card then power up and take off. Pretty simple and way faster than trying to use database concierge. From what I understand Xi/TXi store databases on unit instead of using SD card. So you don’t have to have most recent database on your card if you’ve already updated the unit—really this just matters with the FS510 card. Other cards can be rotated. From what i saw at osh this year, the new GDL would shine more with a complete garmin engine monitor/radio situation. Then you can wirelessly see how much fuel, see engine data, update databases, etc. wirelessly. Could really see how a jointly owned aircraft or club plane could benefit…oh crap, fuel is low, better call the FBO on the drive out.

@sleeper-319 Moab, on the Whole Enchilada. Great ride with lots of amazing views!

I added a Surefly at 500 hr as I was having mag trouble…of course I have a pressurized mag that probably is more problematic. Never had issues with start but easier start still. Easier hot start. Smoother with LOP and can go much deeper LOP than I could before and still run smooth. And I liked the idea of 2400 TBO without possibility of maintenance induced issues plus the added reliability of EIS. Financially for me it was a wash but was paid upfront instead of over time. Since I have a turbo no timing advance for me. Basically it boils down to do you want EIS or conventional mag? Small differences with pros and cons. Personally I like the idea of single EIS with single conventional mag. Seems best of both worlds.

FWIW. M20K Encore with Monroy aux tank; I have all 4 caps 531-001 as well.

I have a VOT on the field where I get maintenance. And it’s easy enough to get airborne VOR checks (<6deg error). But my question was has anyone seen anything other than zero error on TAA/glass cockpit and would there be safety issues to align this with IFR cert every 24 months with pitot-static/altimeter/transponder?

@N201MKTurbo I just sent AOPA an email. Of course my comment was much less thought out than a specific request. More a curiosity if an all glass approved equipment 91.171 check could safely be extended to annual vs 24 month with pitot/static/altimeter/transponder check….

Just wondering if seeing VOR error is just a throwback to the past? I understand misalignment of compass card with radio signal, but with all glass does anyone ever get something other than zero deg error without something broken? My n is 2 years checking every 30 days and it’s always been ZERO error/ZERO difference between Nav 1&2. Have any of you with glass ever seen an error? Of course vast majority of my flying is GPS, but I do use radios for ILS approaches. If 14 CFR 91.171 was drafted for the glass cockpit, do you think 30 days** still needed? What are the chances that Garmin could draft a self test utility that would check and log these? Ala RAiM for VORs? **edit: by “needed” I mean would it still be 30 days vs annual? Or some other interval? Vs done autonomously by Garmin unit…

@EricJ maybe the op was asking about Ark Encounter? https://arkencounter.com

@philiplane current probe may be just a connection. Others were inspected and connections were cleaned and replaced but issue persisted. What I’ve seen on monitor data were erratic readings, readings off by several hundred deg, and flat readings close to zero. I don’t know what DVM showed on probes but my shop said they needed to be replaced. I reached out to Dave at EI and he’s gonna get me squared away. Thanks for the help @oregon87 Fast response probes were originally installed rather than robust; but sounds like robust probe likely a little more durable/thicker and a better match for turbo. It’s only been EGTs and not other probes and no other connection issues.

@oregon87 Thanks for the help! I'll email you now.

I have a MVP-50 that was installed in 2018 in my M20K. Looks like it was installed with the fast response probes (P-110-F). Since then the #5 EGT probe replaced 1/27/21, #4 EGT replaced 2/11/22, and #3/#6 EGT replaced 5/17/23. Now my #2 is erratic and probably going out. I'm curious what others are seeing as the normal life expectancy for the fast probes. Marching through half the probes in the past 2 years makes me wonder if I should just replace them all with robust probes P-110-R vs just keep replacing on condition with same? Can you mix and match? i.e. can I start to replace with robust each time one burns out and have robust and fast mixed until then. @oregon87 Not sure if you have any other recommendation or guidance? Are the EGT probes considered consumables and have a 3-5 yr lifespan?

Ps. Moderator, should this be moved to the forum “Bug Reports & Suggestions”?

Geese and other waterfowl fly super high…bird poop?? I had a big splotch of yellow bug guts right in my view last month. Then flew in rain and my first thought was “awesome, this will clean it right off”…well, it was just enough moisture to make silver dollar bug guts turn to a salad plate of smeared guts running up the window. Wonder what Atc would think if I asked for 15 deg right so I can head deeper into the rain?!?