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Thanks. You do have ETA? One is on it way to be models, but is needed, I will reach out for another one. Are you putting rockers back in? I have been thinking about going to toggle switches when I do a panel upgrade.

I still wish this unit would be expanded to provide wifi (even slow wifi) in the hangar.

Sims are great for this. When I was in UPT we would do "solo" sim rides. It meant two students without an instructor. If the other student was flying and messed up the approach, but I could see the runway, I would try to land. Did I do it every time? NO. But I found my limits to try it if the choice was land or eject.

And lighter and strong if made from cloth. And chopped strand is normally polyester resin, not epoxy.

FYI, there is a GSA Personal Aircraft rate. Currently at $1.81 per mile. But they normally will only pay you what the airline ticket would be.

That would be GREAT. I will DM my address.

Ok, makes sense. But I would probably have just waited. Mooney frugal.

My mechanic should have seen this. @jetdriven

Why do you need the vacuum pump if you are putting in a G3X? Can't you just fly it VFR to the avionics shop? Will they reuse the EGT probes? Or are you going with the Garmin EIS?

That is why I am trying to get a good (not broken) ETA switch cover, it get a CAD file done, so we have a source for them. But no one seems to have a spare one to donate for a short period.

The USAF still used it into the 80s. They even ran the O-2A/Bs (Cessna Skymaster) on it. I am sure they had lead fouling issues. You cannot have an "octane rating" higher than 100, as by definition, pure iso-octane is 100 octane. So above that it is technically a performance number. To get those higher ratings, you go to aromatic compounds. I know that at one point, Formula 1 cars were running almost pure toluene. Xylene is used in G100UL to boost the rating. And metallic additives, such as tetraethyl lead. Even today, you can get leaded race fuels. VP Racing fuels makes an MON 120+ fuel. MON is similar to the 115 of the 115/145 fuel. IIRC G100UL is something like 98/140+

Just like owning a convertible. Lock it, and they may cut the top.

And also very telling. Those who don't have it don't know what they are missing.

I disagree. You CAN do it, but you need to train your feet. Tail wheel or glider time will help do that.

You could float them, at a low enough voltage. Just not full voltage. As for cell by cell balancing, even cheap radio control packs have had the capability for 15 years. Either through a separate connector that allows individual charging from a good charger or built into them. I agree that LIFEPo4 makes a lot of sense. And while a lighter battery generally good, on Mooneys, we would just be increasing the Charlie weights or putting in two batteries to make up for the light weight.

Lithium ion/lithium polymer can be very safe. IF you keep within the parameters of the technology. Do not over discharge them (including leaving them too long and self discharge takes them too low), do not charge them too quickly, do not discharge them too quickly, and do not over charge them.

VERY low percentage of population is covered by trains at all. And only VERY limited high speed ones. Once you pass NYC north or DC south, no more high speed trains. I have traveled around Japan, and several other countries, by train. And coupled with good in city transport, no car needed.

We do. But limited areas. Acela from DC to NYC is faster than several Japanese lines. Heck, normal Amtrak on that corridor do 125 MPH.

Military has been flying with the same basic symbology on HUDs systems for many years. I know in bombing, is it GREAT to have all the info in one place. IIRC, the HUD is primary for IFR on the F-16.

So true. Bottom line, you pay one way or another.

The point is, you don't have to scan several instruments, as all the data is on one. I currently have an Aspen 1000 (not Max) and a G5. I was comparing upgrading to the Max and adding the 1000 MFD. Technically would not need to keep the G5 but would. But the price was within spitting distance of a G3X. Hmmmm.

If you duct the back of the oil cooler to a low pressure point (near the cowl exit) it may actually work better. If the flow reverses, there are times when there is no flow.

And people finding out that you own and airplane, think you have lots of money. Which you might, if you didn't own and airplane.

And since Mooney owners are about speed, keeping the tail in check is worth a few knots.

How much weight did the CLD plus insulation add?