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I misspoke (miswrote?). It's not a Hobbs. It's just a counter, but it's the counter I use for 50- and 100-hour maintenance appointments. I have to figure out what makes it spin/count.

It counts flight time. It's definitely not counting when I'm on the ground, taxiing or doing the runup, etc. I don't know if it counts by RPM or oil pressure or RAM air. Someone told me once that his plane was parked into high wind (maybe 40 kt?) without the pitot cover on and he found a couple of extra hours in the morning. That's why I mentioned the pitot cover in my original post. Someone else mentioned a squat switch that maybe triggered it to run when my plane was moved by airport ground personnel, but I don't have a squat switch. I'll ask my maintainer. Maybe I need to replace it. I also don't want to use digital time because I don't want the hassle when it comes time to sell. The photo is from the lower left corner of the panel Here is the whole pic. I took it to show the avionics guy that my backup horizon wasn't fixed as promised...

So I flew to London to see my sister and when I landed, my Hobbs Meter read 3807:16. A couple days later, I flew back home - a 2'50" flight - and it read 3812:10. Total flight time 4'54" according to the meter. I didn't check it before I left, so I don't know when the discrepancy happened. It was windy during my ground time, but the pitot cover was on. Any ideas why that happened? I've done a couple of short flights since then and everything was normal.

Almost 20% of reports were wall and foundation cracks! Yikes! How did McDonnell Aircraft fix those? Edit: Summary: Alleged building damage was superficial in nature.... There were no reports of direct adverse physiological effects. Recommendations: Reactions for further stimulus exposure be further defined in terms of (a) nighttime sonic booms, (d) large supersonic aircraft such as B-70. Response of structures be further examined (b) in special studies isolated from populated areas where very intense booms could be utilised. Holy smokes.

I have a Stormscope and since my panel upgrade, it shows strikes on most flights and where there are definitely none. It has shown multiple strikes in clouds that turned out to be about 1 meter tall. I frequently get strikes showing just behind my tail. My 2 cents is that a Strikefinder or Stormscope is only as good as its information. Mine was much more reliable before the upgrade.

However, if someone is interested in joining me, please be aware that the ability to repair/replace things like outside solar lighting and pool filters is a definite plus! Thanks so much to @neilpilot for all his expertise in the air and on the ground

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.