Slick Nick

Always always sump the tanks. Always. Even if you fueled it yourself. What was the quality of the avgas you just put in? Was it full of water? I always let it settle out for 5-10 minutes after fueling, then sump the tanks. Haven't found any water or contaminants yet, but that doesn't mean it's time wasted.

I solo’d at 14. In Canada you only need a student pilot permit for supervised solo.

In regards to your glideslope issue, have your avionics guy use a signal generator to determine if it’s the instrument or the antenna. Your post above mentioned that on an ILS your other instrument didn’t show glideslope until close to the station. This could also be an issue with your antenna diplexer.

I think you may be confused on how the HSI works. It is two separate systems, integrated into one instrument. There is a heading component, and a navigation component. Other than being displayed on the same instrument, the two have nothing to do with one another. You could remove your GPS from the airplane entirely, and the directional gyro component would still work normally. A compass swing is a deviation check. 5-7 degrees is within limits, but I wouldn’t fly IFR if I was off by that much on the HSI. You can correct for this by having your KA-51 adjusted, which is what I suggested originally. Even the super old units with no internal adjustment, the Bendix King procedure was to actually clock the magnetometer in the wing accordingly to compensate.

It’s very possible. In fact it’s been the cause of Mooney engine failures before.

What’s the benefit to that system? Is there much of a performance gain to be had with some sort of adjustable timing?

Up on top today, with Mt. Assiniboine poking through at 11,765’.

Have you got an intercooler?

I've got a J model MSE, so not apples to apples comparison. But I routinely fly the Canadian Rockies at 14,000-18,000' without a turbo. In the summer, there are days when I wish I had one, the climb rate above 12 can be a little anemic on a hot day, but I wouldn't say it's required. Nice to have, but not essential. It's usually just two of us and about 50 gallons of gas. Once you're up there, it's smooth sailing. The Mooney wing is very efficient.

That first one looks awesome, but the price is high. It’s got an an aftermarket belly panel with strakes on it. Wonder if it’s ever been geared up?

Why do you seem to think that your GPS unit has something to do with it? It's not related whatsoever. When was the last time you had a compass swing? You're probably setting the gyro manually to a compass that's not been calibrated properly. Here in Canada it's more pronounced at our latitudes, so compass swings are required by law every 24 months. If you do a compass check and find out that it's off, there's your problem. If not, the next step is to have the KA-51 adjusted. There are adjustment pots on them that need to be calibrated, especially if it's been a long time since it was last done. How much has the magnetic variation changed at your location in the last 10 years?

Where’s it leaking oil from? If compressions and borescopes are good with clean oil analysis, seems silly to overhaul because of an oil leak.

Well done! I like how you went with the flush mount G5's. I always thought it looked funny when they stick out of the panel.

That’s great to hear James. Who did the work for you? Post some photos!

I think he’s looking for an ADS-B one. “Tailbeacon X” based on another thread.

I did. Mine wasn’t marked far as I saw.

The PCB manufacturer is not denoted on the PCB itself. It’s a pretty simple device, and they’re quite reliable. Would be a good fit for a used working one.

Yes they do. 28V single alternator P/N 800270-501

Have your mechanic clean and re-rack the KN-72 Nav converter. It should be located in the tail. Sometimes a bad connection there can cause issues. Definetly re-calibrate the KA-51. What do you mean you wait and then start aligning it? The gyro in slave mode should self-align once power is applied. It does a quick align in the first 120 seconds, and then fine tunes from there. You should not have to align it yourself just leave the switch in the "slave" position. It's going to be much more accurate than your heading from the whiskey compass. By the way, when was the last time your compass was swung?

@dkkim73 very nice! GPI is my preferred spot to clear customs now that GTF is charging a fee. We were “stuck” there for a couple days last month when my starter clapped out. The boys over at Rocky Mountain had a new SkyTec installed for me within two days and we were back on our way. Kalispell city airport is neat, there are some nice people there. Take a flight up past hungry horse dam, it’s a sight to be seen! As you’ve seen, Glacier Jet center is no more, but even though it’s now a “big box” FBO, I still get treated really well even in my little Mooney.

If you're getting negative amperage it means the battery is discharging. Do you not have a "High / Low Volts" annunciator? What's the voltage showing while the ammeter indicates discharge?

Silicon.

So was it the engine driven fuel pump, or is that one Magneto suspect?

How the hell are these installs getting out of the shop in the first place?? Some very concerning stuff come to light in this thread.

Bump: Reasonable offers welcome. No good to me collecting dust.