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Some construct based models with a few parameters would a good start. Fun project to work on ....

And I thought actual science was dead in the centralized funding + corporate media era. Great thread. This is an area begging for some inexpensive NORSEE safety equipment. I think the guy who mentioned capnography has some ideas...

You say that like it's a bad thing.

That is the best argument I've heard for an NXi upgrade. Buy years of support regardless of the effective usability gain and how big or small it is.

Yeah, I noticed that, too. Although you could always just shut down one engine and drop your tanks and then *presto* you're an F-16! I'm actually surprised when anyone in the press doesn't mix up airplanes. You know, like the F-15's in the new Top Gun movie...

FWIW I had to reschedule my transition/ferry flight several times. We did some upgrade work but, man, it's opening a Pandora's box to pull a cover...

From what vantage do you best see those bushings? At the MPPP, Rob mentioned having access via a side panel on the center console. Is that it? Or maybe just crawling underneath?

You might also want to have the transition instructor fly the plane back with you. More time for ADM talk, working on panel nav, AP, weather gear operation as applicable. Then you can do specific training in your home sphere as indicated (high DA ops, LOFT along a planned commute, etc). My 2 cents. Don wasn't available when I was looking, I went with Mooney Pros and got a great instructor. Mike can work pretty proactively with you on timing as he has a rolodex.

"Everyone was watching the blonde as she sashayed down the bar and set her martini down... 'Is that,' she asked softly, '...CLP?'"

Tell them it's for a non-aviation application.

Last two times I did this, the shop QA mechanic was right seat. Inexpensive extra brainpower, can guide you through it. Definitely I agree with Brandt that it's a bad time to try that adventure flight over no-radio alligator country.

Pretty much the other end of the spectrum. But I eat everything...

I love this video. I can't believe I haven't come across this instructor before. She's so technically-specific, clearly-spoken, and artful in the flying. Big bonus that this translates exactly to my airplane. Inertia, speeds, etc. Also just watching the dynamics. I've wondered if I'm "working" the controls too much (a la C-172 and taildraggers), but I see she does the same to respond to the gusts and to "feel" the dynamics of the airplane. The prelude with the discussion of stability seems odd at first, but is totally on-point. Some of the ground-effect work reminds me of Don's comments on the importance of certain drills in building comfort with soft-field and crosswind landings. Thank you for sharing! Big help for long body newbies like me.

Even in the darkest of times, the flickering flame of civilization burns in the most surprising places. I can picture the Little Debbie logo...

Hi Ray, no idea on the specific questions you asked. I suppose one question would be, can you improve upon it? Or are you constrained by the initially-spec'ed materials? I would be starting from square one, but there's probably a marginal optimization opportunity here that excites Mooney pilots

Do you know if there are any fit issues with a long body? Gear doors etc. Depending on how much of a hurry you are in, I'd be interested. That's a very reasonable price, appreciated! We're in the process of a household move this week (within MT) but at some point in the next couple months, I'm going to be bringing out a ground load from the Puget Sound area. Let me do some legwork and I'll PM you.

Good write up!

I've been experimenting with keeping the low IFR charts up more often in FF for that reason. I still find some kind of topo more intuitive, will try to have at least one device showing some terrain reference. Good topic.

Very on-point. I haven't had to go missed for real in recent memory. Exception is where I thought I was going to go missed until the last 10 seconds or so... due to smoke. That was a surprise since it was technically VMC though wildfire smoke greatly reduced the visibility, and in a geographically-variable way. My practice is to brief the missed even in severe clear and I try to fly IFR approaches on most trips for the familiarity in sequencing, power settings, terrain, etc. My big variable as one other person touched on is terrain. Unfamiliarity with the environment would alter what I'd accept. E.g. after training, at KMSO I didn't attempt an approach in real IMC until I'd had over 100 hrs back in the plane (not a hard #, just what it worked out to). That's because there you have some real cumulogranite in multiple quadrants. Other commenters are right, the old doctrine of stepping down your limits is hard to apply in some settings. Works ok where I am now, worked better in the flat upper Midwest, probably in coastal CA, but a lot of places have only isolated real practice opportunities.

Hi All, Does anyone here still use any of the Garmin GPSMap series? 196, 396, 496? I have an old 196 that I no longer need (and, although Garmin will sell a DB update for it, I'm not sure how useful it is in my case). I have a car cradle mount, a yoke mount, external antenna and cigarette lighter adapter, card programmer, and misc. CDs and stuff. IIRC the 496 is still relevant and in use, so the mounts and cables would be useful. The 196 itself might even be useful for someone (e.g. backup VFR GPS in a club plane, etc). Asking only the cost of shipping to discourage spam, and limiting to people with prior posts and who can verify human status by phone (actually if you're a robot but I already know you, that's fine too...

Does anyone know if there's a way to enable internet-fed traffic on GP?

Update (since it sounded like the above was confusing to at least one person): The update to 401.37 was paid (by me) and they put a copy of the loader files for all the Garmin LRUs on an SD card with the AFM. So we found what we needed today after a little digging. What is apparently strange (and relevant) is that many manufacturers do not restrict this, so Garmin can provide up-to-date software directly to the dealers. But some manufacturers, incl. Mooney, and apparently recently Textron, do not. Apparently Mooney told Garmin last April to not include this on the dealer resource site. Which dealer resource site can be used by authorized servicers, E.g. my local dealer today who was trying to update the servo to match my existing installation. So.... the issue my installer pointed out is that, if the card isn't available or gets lost, it requires the manufacturer in the loop to sell (or in my case generate) a new. He had the same problem a few years ago when Mooney were inactive. FWIW no one picked up the phone when I called for technical support today. So a potential snag, FYI for others. Luckily, all is now updated and installed and tested. No post-mortem as the old servo didn't respond electrically at all, and it's on its way back to the mystical place called "Olathe" where it will judged by the Great LRU and be reborn again. Or that's what I recall from my Garmin course

Nevermind. Talked to Brian Kendrick, who straightened me out. Turned out that the paid upgrade involves access including an SD card placed with the AFM (POH). It's coming back to me now. Still odd that authorized dealers don't have separate access for maintenance, but oh well.

Hey all, Quick update and urgent question: Servo tested bad, the local Garmin dealer got an overnighted unit (GSA-81) but apparently when they went to get 401.37 software from the Garmin dealer site, it wasn't available. I got an email just now "when I went to the Garmin DRC to grab this system’s S/W, I saw that Garmin only has up to v 401.34. Apparently, last April, Mooney rescinded S/W v401.37, making Garmin take it OFF the DRC." He's looking for a release letter from Mooney to allow him to get the SW from Garmin, or someone to send him that software. I reached out to a Mooney avionics guy in TX, wondering if any of you have dealt with this problem and why in the world Mooney would restrict Garmin's general distribution of this SW? I can see steering business to Mooney centers, but limiting only certain SW versions seems a recipe to unnecessarily AOG planes... Thanks for any help, David Edit to clarify: The plane's already at 401.37, done at the Mooney factory service center in Feb 2024. So it's a matter of updating the servo to "fit in". I've never heard of a recall of the 401.37 software, so no idea why this is an issue at all.

I've got a built-in bottle and it lasts a long time with the Mountain High. But a concentrator is pretty elegant. Aithre has some systems, I think mostly for experimental but also certificated. Has anyone used those? A true hybrid system built-in would be the most elegant, I think.