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Iam combining part of my annual with my avionics work. 1) Plane is down for 2 months with work 2) No need to pay two different shops to pull all the inspection panels and interior and such.

There is also the Mooney factory.

Bolts are supposed be loading in shear when possible. That is, 90 degrees to the length of the bolt. With lifting by the mount, I would be more worried about bending a mount tube. So I would make sure the strap is at a cluster of tubes.

I don't think it is undeserved. And I understand where you are coming from. And I agree with who to use for a pre-buy, in general. But there are some mechanics that I would trust, even if they had a relationship with the plane and owner. But those are ones who do a real annual and do not skimp. So, in those cases, their word would be enough for me without a "formal pre-buy."

One issue is, if you have issues with your King AP, you will be spending a lot to fix a very old piece of equipment. Going to GFC-500 means you are likely to not have to be fixing things. My KAS-297 has issues, but I am not interested in spending several AMU to fix it and they have something else fail.

Since it was experimental, it was probably legal. Years ago there was a big gypsy moth spraying operation. One group staged out of my home field. They had two Ayrs Turbo Thrush aircraft. They were Restricted airworthiness. The fuel placards said USE ONLY - Jet-A, Jet-A1, Jet-B, Jet-B1, JP-4, JP-5, Diesel Fuel - Kerosine, Home Heating Oil, AVGAS 80/97, AVGAS 91/96, AVGAS 100LL, AVGAS 100/130, AVGAS 115/145, MOGAS I loved the ONLY The text wrapped around the filler several times. I was surprised that they did not list Moonshine.

I would contact SureFly.

No. The pawl engages based on the speed of the reel turning. Slow, it is free, increase the speed and centrifugal force moves the pawls to engage.

Hmm, I wish I had known that a day ago. Too late now. But a good idea.

You do a cost construct. It is a form where you list the costs of the "normally way of traveling" and what you are doing. They will only pay the lower of the two numbers. This would include if you wanted to drive a very long distance that was not for a relocation. The reimbursement rates are what the General Services Administration sets as the full cost of that means of travel. So the $1.76 includes fuel, oil, insurance, maintenance, wear and tear, and depreciation. The air fare is based on economy for domestic travel. There are provisions for business class for long flights, but not all agencies or even all parts of some agencies will send you business class. Although, if the trip meets the requirements to be business class, if you are flying economy, you get a 24 hour rest stop along the way. So you get overnights in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and other horrible places. On top of that, there are contract fares, which are negotiated for the entire year. And those are the fare basis for cost constuct.

Becca won't let him. But I was looking at buying a plane he maintained and we worked out he would give direction to another mechanic at KGAI.

I just thought it would be a good idea to also have the existing low fuel lights come on, but can't. So I will use them for other things.

I just talked to IAI and they can do a custom overlay to repurpose the two fuel low and the vac lights. There is no vac system. And the Garmin STC does not allow wiring the low fuel lights, so they would be unused anyway. So my annunciator will be (from left to right). Gear Down - Green Gear Unsafe - Red Speed Brake - Amber Pitot Heat - Amber Prop Hear - Amber Start Power On - Red Alt Air - Amber

The nice thing is, in a pinch it will also burn road vehicle diesel, home heating oil, and kerosine.

AFAIK the 275 provides the GPSS steering. It translates the GPS info into headings for the AP. That is why you want the AP in Heading mode, NOT NAV mode.

GSA reimbursement rate for gov travel is 67 cents per mile for a car. It is $1.76 per mile for your airplane. The $1.76 per mile, works out to $354 per hour for my 252 at cruise (also converting to statute miles for cruise speed). I need to figure out some trips I can take and fly. But they do typically cap the payment to the cost of traveling by commercial air. But that would include parking, driving to/from the airport (or taxi/Uber).

That is why I did a calibration table for the sight gauges and sticking both fuel caps.

Aaaah, that I don't know. But it seems from other answers, no. Maybe a later software version. Or the G3Xi

Yes, when I did mine ( Present Position (themooneyflyer.com) ), I made sure I used a repeatable position for measuring.

I wrote about doing this for mine plane in Mooney Flyer. Present Position (themooneyflyer.com) Got 5 5 gallon jugs. I dumped the first one in, figuring under 5 gallons would not be measurable (I did not calibrate my electric gauges). Then I dumped half of one into the empty so did increments of 2.5 gallons. My 252 with Monroy are supposed to hold 52 per side. I managed to get 55 into the right tank from sputtering.

My FBO has a 172 with Garmin setup (G3X, GTN-650Xi, G-5, GTX-345, GFC-500) with that setup. Glad it is not my plane. Seems cobbled together. But it works. Trim switch is a reach with my thumb.

One of those things that you know you can do it, but finding the info in the manual. In the Rev D manual, it is referenced on page 19. The thing you have to understand is that Garmin mainly talks about the "Map" for the MFD. That is their map with various things shown. You need "Charts" which is on the Charts tab. This is where you can choose VFR Charts (Sectionals) or IFR Low Charts Got the Main Menu, touch Setup > Display, and in the PFD/MFD Page field, touch Auto. Selecting Auto, allows you to choose what page to show. You can also choose using the Page Navigation Bar or the Large Knob for the MFD (like a GTN or GNS).

I have seen this a few times. I figured that there was rain from the clouds, but it was evaporating before it got down to my altitude.

You can prop a Cub from behind the prop, so your hand is on the throttle. That would help. If I had a plane that needed hand propping, I would put in a glider hook. That would provide a tail tie down until you got running and in the plane.

I will post when it gets done. The yokes are done and the front seats will be worked on shortly. Plane is in avionics upgrade, so no need to rush the interior.