Cruiser

can I get copies of the logs ?

We are at KPCW which is smack dab in the center of the path of totality. Looking forward to having all you fliers visit the airport, diner and museum while you are here.

Unless you have or plan to have other Garmin avionics, the Avidyne is an excellent choice. Going from a GTN430 to and IFD540 is not a simple slide in replacement however.

the extra 200 hours says a lot about the ability of the engine to perform that many hours. Continental did not change anything to the engine or components when they changed the TBO. It was a decision based on years of performance data. No new materials, no tighter tolerances, no design changes. What that means is your current 2000 TBO is just as good as the new 2200 TBO (or 2400 TBO) engines currently being built by Continental.

it would seem the only upgrade path from Garmin would be the G2000... and Mooney is not currently approved. what would it take to build a completely new panel with the G500Txi/EIS GFC500 GTN750Xi etc. -- this would much more desirable anyway.

in fact, the only thing you gain is actual operation between 2500 RPM and 2700 RPM. The rest is just numbers on a piece of paper. If you don't need the change in prop and takeoff performance the rest of the operation should be the same.

sitting in the lobby of the FBO listening to the plane on approach report icing in the clouds.

STCs are not hard to write and they show attention to detail and thoroughness of aircraft maintenance and care. This would be noteworthy when the plane comes up for sale. Good detailed logs are an asset.

is there anyone here that has flown an 1994 Ovation at 190 KTAS ? "According to Mooneys preliminary marketing boilerplate, the Eagles max cruise is 175 knots versus 188 knots for the Ovation but based on flying both, our guess is that real-world cruise numbers will be a bit closer, on the order of a 5 to 7 knot spread. (The horsepower delta is only 36, which seems more likely to show up as increased climb than a huge cruise gain, especially given the Eagles purpose-designed cruise prop.)" -- https://www.aviationconsumer.com/aircraftreviews/mooney-m20s-eagle/ I concede.

I probably am wrong but the Eagle was flight tested in late 1998, the O2 was not produced until 2000 and it had a two blade prop that gave it that additional speed. I don't think the original Ovations were that fast.

Great airplane ! I was the third owner of N99MS (shown in the OPs post) it was on the cover of AOPA magazine and a picture of it hangs in the AOPA lobby. @Bolter owns it now. He is here on MooneySpace, I hope he has something to add. @Curusoam describes it very well except that at the time of certification 03/1999 it was the fasted NA certified airplane in the world. Only 65 were made. It has great useful load, normally above 1000# with the upgrades to 310HP and three blade prop it flies like the O3, it likes the low teens and can go fast or far. It will fly 170 kts on 13.5 gph, it is really smooth LOP or can scream along at 185 kts if you want to. It will push you back in the seat on takeoff and can climb 1000 fpm to 10,000 feet but the #5 cylinder will run hotter than you want in an extended climb because of the alternator location.

what happens when Garmin stops supporting the G1000 ?

IF you fly IFR and if you only fly into airports with ILS approaches you don't need WAAS.

Take off and extended climbs. It sure makes climbs a LOT more comfortable not standing on the right rudder all the way up to altitude.

original Mooney equipment removed from an 1999 M20S in error (the mechanic didn't read the rule correctly. ) These main gear disks were in spec as removed. see attached image. let me know what you think.