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  1. Mooney Dog
    Oh i see. I wonder if some of that is going into the fuel line itself. Either way nice to know there's a little extra just in case.
  2. Mooney Dog
    Ill look into it more, but man i miss my old sub 10 cents and hour rate. Thanks for the link
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    Even on that site i see those weird "tiered" rates. I rarely use more than 800KWH a month so i get slapped paying 23 an hour instead of 13 for the over 1000kwh users.
  4. Mooney Dog
    per tank? wouldnt that be listed in the POH?
  5. Mooney Dog
    groundspeed isnt true airspeed. Groundspeed is true +/- winds. My E model easily gets 145 true at 2400rpm 23mp around 5,000ft. a J should be getting better if not for the same as that.
  6. Mooney Dog
    Wait can a 530 show approach plates? oh for sure, id just do whatever is cheaper for pure navdata though.
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    Now i cant speak for the 530, but on my 375 downloads and installs to the SD card take a minute max and i have never had a problem with it, even when i tethered off my phone to get an update. I dont worry about things like safe taxi due to the fact i always have my ipad with me an i have taxi on there with georef. Overall i get my updates from garmin cause when i last checked, it was cheaper for just the navdata than jepp and it still has all the same points/fixes.
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    are you getting screwed with this "must use 1000KWH a month" thing as well?
  9. Mooney Dog
    I had looked into this when doing upgrade, but there's nothing really wrong with my 6000 right now and i have bose for bluetooth. I am unsure about intellivox but ill look into that. thanks!
  10. Mooney Dog
    wow i have never seen my CHTs that hot in my E model down here. I normal sit around 320-330 on all of them, 14xx egt. Recent temps too. Didnt think speed would play that much difference. Granted i normally run ROP around 9.8gph. From Lycoming website as well ""During normal operation, maintain the following recommended temperature limits: Cylinder head temperature – limit listed in the Lycoming Operator’s Manual. Oil temperature – limit listed in the Lycoming Operator’s Manual. For maximum service life, maintain the following recommended limits for continuous cruise operation: Engine power setting – 65% of rated or less. Cylinder head temperatures – 400˚ F. or below. Oil temperature – 165˚ F. – 220˚ F. ""
  11. Mooney Dog
    god dam i need this upgrade Yeah the higher prices have hurt but hasnt stopped me from flying yet. About to take a trip out to the west coast again. Not looking forward to fueling out there.
  12. Mooney Dog
    They do have to be approved sadly. I looked into it.
  13. Mooney Dog
    I would offer him 90 and be done with it. Its a nice airplane but that panel could use a bit of updating if you wanted to go more modern. Other than that it looks like its a 201 converted E. Would be a great XC machine for something around 10gph on the high side.
  14. Mooney Dog
    From Foreflight's own website. Q: WHAT KIND OF FLIGHTS AM I ALLOWED TO USE MY FOREFLIGHT CALL SIGN ON? A: You can use your call sign on any VFR or IFR flight plan within the U.S. airspace. If your flight leaves U.S. airspace at any point then you may not use your call sign on that flight. These callsigns also help with PDC if you use that at one of the 70 or so participating airports.
  15. Mooney Dog
    The engine, not the thing making the electricity. The electric motor is incredibly efficient I was talking ATP the flight school, not ATP the rating. Up till covid, it was very heavily encouraged to get your 4 year to work in the airline 121 world. It was changed on United's website after covid from required to preferred as well.
  16. Mooney Dog
    The same battery runs my drills, weedwhacker, leaf blower, and lawn mower. its great!
  17. Mooney Dog
    When school like ATP are $100,000 and you still need a 4 year degree (though that requirement is going away) after that. And no one in training can really hope to own a plane. Yeah it sucks.
  18. Mooney Dog
    If we're lucky we'll get rid of the internal combustion engine with time. an ICE is only about 11-27% efficient. Electric motors are much more efficient, somewhere around 80-90%. The biggest problem for electric motors are batteries/power sources. Thats why hybrids right now are a pretty big market. Concern about the future are the same that have been there for year and year. Sadly aviation is expensive and its going to be the "cost to entry" that causes light GA to die. Kind of hard to buy an airplane when you cant afford must more than a place to live. Electric cars are MUCH more efficient than an ICE car. There's 0 question about that. Again the problem is the batteries. The only way they get better is to keep R&D on the projects. I for one would love an eclectic car though. Much cheaper to charge the battery than fill a tank, even at old gas prices. Gets me around the city where i need to go. Sure the only problem would be a long cross country drive from city to city but i have a plane for that. Governments dont really control gas prices, and even if the gov does push people to electric cars, thats not necessarily a bad thing. Sadly that whole debate gets way to deep into politics and pilots and politics dont mix well. Plane prices will continue to go up due to lack of planes, increases of cost of materials, and certifications and building of parts.
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    THATS 1 WHOLE KNOT OF SPEED YOU'RE LOSING THERE MAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! On a more serious note. You're probably losing a bit of speed. There was a study done on a bonanza some years ago which showed around 3% loss of speed with VGs installed. Here's a link to the full thing. https://www.nar-associates.com/technical-flying/vortex/Vgs_cruise_wide_screen.pdf
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    I wouldnt want to trust i could hold an iphone up to the glass and it would show me anything i want.
  21. Mooney Dog
    ATC will clear you for whatever the point your going to normally is vs their MVA for that area. They will say "maintain X till established" which in short means until you're using whatever nav aid for the approach you're on, keep that altitude In your case, (direct MQP, maintain 3000, cleared for the ils), you would fly direct to the VOR at 3000. You would remain within 10NM of the VOR as you do the procedure turn. Once inbound you're able to descend to 2500 where you would capture the GS and follow it in. Using a AP i would have it in nav and alt mode as you go to the vor. As you turn outbound for the turn start to bug up 2500, and either turn the AP into heading mode and manually adjust the turns, or disconnect the AP and fly the turn. As you turn inbound and have the LOC captured descend down to 2500, at which point arm the approach for the AP. There should be no problem from that point for the AP to follow the LOC and GS down to the minimums. You should not arm the approach until you are inbound to the FAF. or as Mooniac says just stay at 3 and follow the GS from there, just verify you're at 2500 at CUTIS to ensure you're on the proper GS. v
  22. Mooney Dog
    I second the GNX375. Its an amazing GPS/ADSB in and out unit. Very easy to use in flight too. I dont know what the prices would be now, but in 2019 2 G5s installed where about 10 grand. G5 now seem to be backordered so YMMV on where you go and who has stock. I would not go with the GI275 unless you want the extra features they give as they're more money all around. For reference here's my panel with G5s, GNX375, and 255. Only thing i wish i did when getting the upgrade was spend more and get a full engine monitoring system like the JPI900.
  23. Mooney Dog
    Now onto the commercial ride!
  24. Mooney Dog
    If there's no oil under them, there's no oil in them! you might check the prop governor, thats where mine started to leak. The oil lines to the cooler also might have a small leak. Remember a small bit of oil looks like a whole quart.
  25. Mooney Dog
    Im never going to get to retire now... Also I keep a 1st class, mainly due to work.
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