Max Clark

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Do you have a dedicated 275 for EIS or do you use that as your standby as well?

It would be nice if our panel was just a little bigger! Remote audio interface and transponder feel like a must just to get more room The right seat pilot comment makes sense, do you find you use that MFD when it's just you in the plane?

Helps a lot thanks Rick!

Current: M20R Ovation 2 DX mostly original. JPI EDM 730 was added replacing the 700, Avidyne 540/440 stack replaced the Garmin Want: Large PFD & GFC 500 autopilot Questions: G500 TXi w/ 275 Standby or G3X w/ G5 Standby - I haven't figured out what the tradeoffs between these displays & standbys are Integrated EIS or EDM 900/930 - hearing that Garmin's EIS isn't what you might hope for vs the EDM GTN 750Xi seems like a no brainer - is it worth spending the $ on a GTN650Xi or step down to a GNC 215 or GTR 205 Should I even think about adding a 9" portrait mode MFD for the right seat Really curious what you think is worth it, and what isn't. Don't want to waste money, but don't want to wish I did something different after the fact. Thanks!

This is brutal

Anyone have a wiring diagram for a precise flight 2000 handy???

I'm going to head out to the field tomorrow and see what I can figure out (starting with what exactly I have).

Thank you for posting this diagram! That picture is is a link to a previous post on the forums - not my plane.

I’m assuming/hoping/praying it’s the switch. How to I get a copy of the service manual? I’d probably go ahead and order a replacement switch just to have.

This morning during pre-flight the speed brakes would not deploy. I cycled the breaker in the plane with no change. Pressing the button on the yoke did not result with anything happening (like the speed brakes even twitching). I've been looking for things I can do to test & troubleshoot myself (i.e. I'm hoping it's something simple like a faulty switch) but haven't found much. The brakes were serviced ~200 hours ago. Anything I should be doing before turning this into a bigger project?

I understand the amount of work and the time required, just a bitter pill to swallow.

The counter to me wanting to do the same thing to my panel. That’s a long time to be grounded.

Outside of oil leek about how long start to finish?

It's easy when you know what you need to do - was annoying because I couldn't find this documented anywhere FWIW the IFD + KFC flys the approach perfectly

This will be fun at annual

This was not obvious or easy to figure out. When flying the segment approaching the FAF you have to activate APR on the autopilot. The autopilot should indicate APR ARM, and GS ARM on it. This is the correct and normal indications before reaching the FAF. The problem I was having was pressing APR immediately switched the autopilot to APR mode without indicating GS ARM, or activating GS. Here's the trick The IFD with display and advisory in the lower right corner in blue "Enable A/P APR". When this comes up you can clear the advisory by pressing on the screen, and you'd believe that it's time to press APR on the autopilot. This is wrong. The correct procedure is to press the LSK soft key on the lower left side of the IFD next to "Enable A/P Approach" on the FPL page (it's not obvious, different color, flashing, anything, it's just sort of there), and then after that press APR on the autopilot. BTW documentation says that the LSK is available on the FPL page, I need to check if it's available on the MAP page as well. I also need to check if it it's available on the 440 as well, but I don't believe it is. Activate the approach in the IFD Fly the approach When nearing the FAF the IFD advisory (blue box lower right screen) "Enable A/P APR" will display From IFD FPL page press "Enable A/P Approach" LSK on lower left of IFD Press APR on autopilot Verify APR and GS are ARM I'll try to make and post a video showing this

Thanks everyone - I'm set for Thursday

What's involved with adjusting the stall speed/horn? I don't want to bug him about it, but pretty sure the previous owner of my plane added some additional buffer.

Exactly!

I'm flying my new (to me) M20R Ovation from Dallas to Los Angeles this Thursday (6/20). First long flight with the plane, an opportunity for training is sure to come up. My CFI who was going to make the flight with me threw his back out this weekend and is out. I'm looking for someone who can join on crazy short notice (not ideal but could push to Friday if necessary). I've been calling around the Mooney CFI list https://themooneyflyer.com/cfi.html but figured I should try here as well. Please DM me if you're interested, or if you have any ideas. Thanks!

Regardless of purchase price they assigned their own hull value >$300k hull (their value) triggered more requirements

Could you help me identify the right part to order for this?

Knowing what I know now (bought my first plane this month) I would tell you to buy an IFR capable PA-28-180 or 181. Fly that through 250 hours and your commercial rating before thinking about buying a RG. Find a club or FBO with an Arrow that you can get checked out in. Fly that for 25+ hours. Sell the Archer and trade into an Arrow with ratings and time in type. 100-200 hours RG before you think about moving to another plane, but again figure out how to get 15-25 hours in type before buying. This will get you the optimal insurance premiums along the way. When shopping insurance I was told to quote Avemco as a benchmark. They wouldn’t even quote me insurance in an RG with less than 700 PIC, 100 RG, and 25 in type. Alternatively you can do what I ended up doing. Just suck it up, pay the fortune in insurance year one and try to have 100+ hours in the plane at your renewal. Also FWIW having your IRA is worth a 15-20% decrease in the premium. But you’re still going to pay through the nose year one. Max Other tips - Hangar at an airport with long runways and approaches makes a difference - Be ready with a CFI under 65 with lots of time in your specific make/model

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I bought the Aerox Oxysaver Mustache Cannula Kit for the time being. I plan on flying with this, seeing how much I use O2, what my consumption is, and what I like/don’t like before doing anything else.