NickG

There is no fuel boost pump use in takeoff. Make sure you don’t lean too much on the ground as this will increase CHTs quickly. On takeoff it’s WOT, full fuel, full prop. Keep leaning to maintain EGTs at 1250. If you’re still getting hot, flatten out. Don’t touch mixture prop or throttle until ur at cruise altitude. This is the John Deacon method and I use it all the time. I live in Vegas, hot and high DA’s my CHTs rarely go over 380 in climb. You are adding too much fuel in climb with the boost pump on. and as you climb, your mixture will naturally get richer anyhow. If you are still having issues, you may want to have your baffles checked. Oh, and I also use 100W oil during the hotter months - helps keep the oil temps from spiking.

I’m interested to know how you fixed the stall warning vein with TKS panels in the way as I have the same issue. Also, on landings, trimming the pane is important of course, but like you, I transitioned from a PA28 and a Cirrus. It took me 38 hours or so of transition training to get the landings in a place I was relatively comfortable with (may just be I’m not as skilled of a pilot as I should be…) and I’m now 95 hours in to my Ovation and I’m finally starting to get comfortable. Be patient, hit the numbers on final and forget the old PA28 and Cirrus sight picture - it’s a lot flatter of a landing than in those. Also remember that weight is very important and even though you may come over the threshold at 75KTS you will touch down when you run out of lift and that depends on weight. Good Luck!!!

My O3 is slower than book. I have TKS panels which carry a penalty. Either way, I fly LOP and cruise consistently at 172-175 KTAS at altitudes between 11k-16k on 11.3 - 12.5 GPH so I'm not trying to set any speed records. I am exceptionally happy with the performance and economy I get. The Mooney grin is WAY better than book, however!

That’s certainly is an attention getter! Where are you located?

Yes, that site works if you enter the HEX. If you want anonymity in private jet flying I suppose chartering is a good way. Anyhow, landing anonymously to escape fees in a biz jet is next to impossible lol.

That’s my Mooney and it’s not blocked from Flightaware…

Yes, that's true but that's a special purpose LLC whose sole job is to "own" the plane. CM003 has no function other than that. You can't track the movement of the plane by knowing the location of the entity that owns it.

Yes, our G280 won’t show up if you try to track it. N826SC.

Wow folks… not being very friendly…..

I'm having the Garmin AOA installed next month. It is compatible with my G3X. It provides a visual warning on the G3X but also audio cues through the audio panel. I imagine the alpha systems does as well.

Plus you get alot more performance from the O than the J. Even more with the STC and 310 HP. I can true 172-174 KTAS at 12-14k at 11.5 GPH or so.

I've got a beautiful Super Mid that I'd consider dry leasing....

Registering your aircraft in Florida will expose you to Florida taxes. However, the taxes you pay are calculated by "apportionment" and they will only tax you based on a percentage of value calculated by how long you are flying in Florida airspace as you EGRESS the state. I know, sounds crazy but that's how they do it.

I said Pioneeers in the “unreasonable” event fees. Mind you, all event fees are “unreasonable”

Yes, they publish NOTAMS along with requiring PPR

I completely agree with this. I have been doing a fair amount of X-C flying in the last month or so, including two round trips from Las Vegas to Houston. The max i can handle is about a 4.5 hour leg although I prefer to break the flight up into 2 x 3 hour legs. I fly an Ovation 3 so I'm flying between 11k and 16k so have cannula stuffed in nostrils. I couldn't imagine regularly flying the OP's mission - I think Turbine (although still a long flight) or commercial with a nice bird situated locally for use would be ideal.

Come and land in Las Vegas ( VGT, LAS, HND ) during a “special event”. Fees for light aircraft (up to 6k#) $750 up to $5000. They want to raise it to $10,000 for the top tier over the next 5 years.

I’m the AOPA AVN at KHND in Las Vegas. Unfortunately Las Vegas and the Clark County Dept of Airports have been the pioneers in the completely unreasonable “Special Event Fees”. AOPA is very active in fighting all of these attempts to squeeze GA.

I'm definitely going to make fire/smoke ID a part of my preflight planning, especially when flying in and out of California. The final leg of my flight will be Saturday when my friend will fly me down to KIFP to pick up the beloved O so I can fly it home to HND and a WASH (lol).

Yes. Agree. I didn't have the full picture of how large the fire was.

Yes, it is.

I have the paper filter.

Thanks - I consider myself a careful planner and quite conservative. This was my first foray into something this big. In retrospect, I also think I was suffering a small dose of get there itis combined with concern about the howling winds throughout Las Vegas on my arrival (which didn't happen due to the diversion). I've been told by another pilot that flew the area that the smoke tops were at 22k. and I would have had to make a multi hour detour to fly around it. I probably should have just kept the plane at Hawthorne and hopped on a Southwest to get home. Come back a couple days later and pick up the O. Luckily, nothing other than a dry throat and a dirty plane to serve as a reminder (although my buddy will fly me back to IFP on Saturday to pick up the plane). The outcome could definitely have been worse.

I spoke with my A&P today. He said that wildfire ash is generally not abrasive (a la volcanic ash). He said occasional flight through this will not cause any damage. However, he said I should blow out the induction air filter. Now I've got to figure out how to do that!

By the time I asked, the shortest route out was the one I was on. I had no idea the smoke area was that large or that high. I need to go back and see what I missed on the Leidos brief. As I mentioned, there had to be a better way to fly it than what I ended up doing. I may need to go back and re-examine how I look at weather briefs. I'm usually overly conservative, but this was a mistake. Luckily made it through ok. Plane will be ok (I'll need to clean out induction air filter).