Sue Bon

Hi guys, Remember this thread? @neilpilot answered my cry for help and we are on our way to Stockholm! After spending a few days outside of Munich to visit friends of his, we flew to Roskilde airport in Denmark today, and will continue to Stockholm tomorrow. Not a lot of photos, unfortunately, but there have been a lot of laughs. MS is the best!

Be careful.... VIRAL STATE : HIGH

Multipass!

Imagine the I5 and 405 freeways in Southern California with a few of these stuck in traffic. There would be piles of them scattered up and down the highways after crashing into each other.

My mom always thought Byrdie would be a cute name for a (non-avian) pet.

And... I've been meaning to say... I'm sorry that this fell through for you. I hope you find what you're looking for soon. At least from your Avatar it looks like you have a gorgeous motorcycle!

So your Apache was non-binary? We've currently got a 4/2 split with female/male Mooneys....

^^Yes. When I was agonizing over whether to upgrade my Mooney or my panel, I had my eyes on a turbo Mooney for sale here in Switzerland. When I asked my shop about a PPI, they said that they would have to do it in their shop, with their lifts and their maintainers in order to give me what I need as their customer.

I almost always give the spinner a little hug and thank her.

I don't have a wife, but I hear this from many, many other people!

I took mine to the recycling center. I couldn't take its shenanigans either.

Do you all have names for your airplanes? @hubcap's is called Myrtle, which is just awesome. Mine is named Mooby Mooky, which the previous owner named her and I think fits well.

I just love that your plane is called Myrtle!

They are very careful and show me everything. Yes, you're right. They did the annual at the same time as the avionics upgrade. I neglected to mention that. They found excessive play while swinging the gear. I'm a bit torn on this. My plane is now in for the 50-hour service, which is something that I don't think you guys are required to do. It's a "small" one - oil change and other stuff. I don't know exactly what's involved. I can only say that I feel safe with my shop. I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a maintainer, and I only know the basics about how it all works, so I trust their expertise. But it is expensive as heck.

No, only if they find something while the plane is under their care. For example, when they did a deep dive during my panel upgrade, the maintainer noticed that the bolts of my main landing gear were worn down. The parts needed to be ordered from the US (of course), delaying the handover yet another week or ten days. I said that I would take the risk and fly the plane until the parts came in and they said, "No way. We are aware of this now and can't let you do it." They were as frustrated as I was. Shops are so overwhelmed with work here that they don't need to look for it. There are some bad apples. I've dealt with them, both cutting corners and outright ripping me off. I'm happy to have a great shop now.

Another difference between you guys and us over here. If a mechanic finds a problem here, I don't know if he can ground the airplane, but he can and will refuse to give it back until the problem has been resolved. This has happened to me a couple of times with the explanation, "We are aware of X problem. We can't give you your airplane until it's fixed. Aviation is 100% and nothing less." It definitely contributes to the costs which seem to be at least double what you pay in the US, but I do feel really good about the service that I get.

I was going to say this too. I was reluctant when my avionics guy recommended it, but one month after getting my plane back from my panel upgrade, I dropped my iPhone in the lake and the new iPhones are USB-c. Mine is in the middle, above the throttle, which I like. Others have said the cords get in the way, but I'm ok with it.

"If you see this ad it is STILL AVAILABLE it will be marked SOLD when it is gone, don't waste my time." OP sounds lovely.

I wish I would have known. I could have come to meet you. (Although the weather was strange on Sunday and I couldn't fly on Saturday, so maybe it wouldn't have worked out anyway).

Thanks! Yes, it's my baby. It's a wrap. It was done by a previous owner that sold ICAO maps out of Zurich. It's the Zurich airport.

I see you've got your J. Excellent choice! Where did you land with your registration?

Thanks! It's in front of the Rock of Gibraltar It was my big adventure last year.

Hmm... Maybe this is why it doesn't happen all the time. Maybe it's something to do with the frequencies. He did adjust the squelch on the receiver, but didn't want to turn it down too much. He did say new cables. My invoice says Coaxial cable RG-142. Is that it? I also have a Coaxial cable P/N GX03272. On top. The normal distance. Same as before.

Hi guys, I'm back after a long and frustrating panel upgrade. I'm super stoked with 99% but I'm dealing with one issue... If I have Com1 and Com2 audio active (using Com1, monitoring Com2 on 121.5), when I speak on Com1 it activates the squelch of Com2 causing lots of static feedback in my headset. ATC doesn't hear it, but it's brutal on my side. I see the RX on Com2, so that's how I know it's being activated. Here's another thing... it's not all the time. It happens maybe 75% of the time, but not every single time. Any thoughts? I'm loving the GFC500 and the GTN650Xi. Maybe it helps to know that my Com1 is now GTN650Xi and Com2 is my old GNS 430W. Can't wait to hear your thoughts Sue