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I think that if you ever were leaving it out it would be better through one of the filler doors. Otherwise in the baggage area is often easier.

Craig, Very solid plan and thank you for your stewardship of this great resource. A thought: is there any way to limit visibility of existing member info (stuff on profile, tail number, etc) when viewed by unverified members? Just a thought in that spam accounts could be used to get info for later spearphishing. A few members have described scams where the perp was more knowledgeable. Minor attack vector, I hope, but worth a thought. Thanks, David

BTW does anyone who uses these with Concorde batteries know if the blue "desulfating" light always blinks? The instructions say to leave it on each battery alone for a few days initially to get good reconditioning before switching to the parallel maintenance setup.

Recent install, following an earlier thread and inspired by @Rick Junkin 's and @donkaye, MCFI's installs.

No disposition needed. It's already eaten its way out of the tank. Sorry, 53 pages and accusations of extremism and I just feel like I'm missing out... Actually it is interesting that there is some interesting info still trickling in. Reading the last couple pages, got to thinking that it *is* an interesting question to turn the spotlight back on how this all happened. As @Jackk brings up. And what should be expectations for infrastructure. On one hand there are efforts like the Gubernator's old hydrogen fuel station initiative decades ago, and the big costly "effort" to build EV charging stations across the country in the last couple years. Lot of top down but little impact. On the other is what people practically adopt and use in different locales. Ie. Many places petroleum isn't going anywhere soon. So... are some of these airport positions and statements like a town that just decides to outlaw gas stations?

I had the same problem. They'd had the specified lube service from the Mooney Factory Svc Center, were overdue by pure hrs for a factory refurb. The problem became less frequent. Lubed/serviced again at annual this year. They seem to retract fully these days, esp. in warmer weather. So some of this might be exercise. I get the sense that limit switches need adjusting/cleaning, springs might become weak, etc. Pulling the breakers pulls them in unless the springs are broken. To be clear, if you want them "greened up", a factory refurbishment is the official way to go. Again, I wish Precise Flight offered some nuance in this regard.

I, for one, would prefer they take the time and do it right. Continuous delivery (CI/CD) is great in many ways, but rushing things out and then fixing them, or having users keep learning new things, creates its own issues in high-reliability environments. IMHO I think Foreflight actually manages this part pretty well, hope they keep doing so. I'm looking forward to trying it. I like the GP version but am still on Foreflight due to familiarity and performance profiles.

Somewhere a product manager is smiling at you and pretending he's listening to you, but going to do the same thing anyway.

Love it! I think we might be making some assumptions. You (or your wife) probably don't want to just build time flying in circles as slowly as possible. A Mooney will be a pretty efficient way to fly and have some adventures. Agree you can go slower or faster as the need dictates in most models. Even the TN. But a nice 4 cyl will give you lots of options on the frugal end. D

Is that a NH guard plane? That would make sense. Guessing that's one of the 767 based tankers.

Has anyone managed that? The plane is certified with the G1000 but I suppose that doesn't mean you couldn't customize the panel and slide things around. One thing that might work without too much change is to replace the AI with a GI-275 and put a tiny 2nd AI over all the way on the left. Both pilots would have a backup and you keep the mechanical baro gauges. Here's a wacky question: if you had an EIA. GI-275, could it talk to the GEA1 and display info if the main displays went bad?

Very sobering. That is sad, such a young family. Probably new to and excited about aviation. RIP Those are pretty low speeds. I wonder if there was an issue with partial power that lulled the pilot into continuing the takeoff. I agree with @Schllc, those speeds in the final 3rd of the runway get your attention.

Interested in this. I think you have a lot of leeway. I do like the redundancy of the altimeter and airspeed, non-electric. Replacing the electric AI with a GI 275 adds complexity, but both are electric, so... It's been hinted that the GI 275 could interface with the G1000 for extra functionality, but not clear what's "approved" by Garmin.

You're just saying that because of the jaw dislocating and hitting the floor, and the multiple heart attacks. Not to mention the puzzled look from the wife. Ha. I resemble that remark. That's definitely been my experience. I remember hanging it on the prop to climb to 10k in the hot summer in a rental plane with passengers in the 2000's. Carefully planning low routes. Now I blow through 10K early in the climb and mostly worry about crossing weather systems. Then again, amazing what the Mooney airframe can do in many forms. Lots of happy J owners taking amazing trips. I passed 200 hrs in the plane in a bit under 1.5 yrs, but that's with a commute... I hope I can keep up the regularity, it really helps.

I haven't flown a lot recently in areas with lower MEAs. Out in the west, the turbo means good climb rates all the way up, and easy compliance with MEAs and strategic dodging of icing layers. My plane does not have cooling issues where I've flown it so far (up to FL210), usually but not exclusively LOP. But I hear some variation in experience based on the engine, cooling baffle design, and ROP vs. LOP operations. In my mind, the turbos make it easier to manage power, at least with a good design and automatic wastegate. And, practically, you get full power (or whatever you select) higher up as opposed to letting ambient pressure set power for you. Aside: Your comment about fancy panel vs. TKS, I would also choose TKS. I love the fancy panel (G1000) but you can get a lot of the same SA with thoughtful selection of other avionics and a good tablet GPS (Garmin etc) or iPad.