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I don’t think their plan is going to play out well. Lee

I’ve had good luck using fiberglass cloth and PVC pipe cement. It melts the fiberglass cloth into the abs plastic. I do this on the backside of the trim to add strength. I then use some pvc putty to fill the larger cracks on the front side. Sand and then paint and it looks like new. Lee

I like the Trig radio. I have one in my Citabria along with a Garmin GTN 650. The Trig audio is better than the Garmin radio. The trig is remote mounted and tied into the PS engineering intercom/com. Lee

I had the pitch servo fail two weeks after installing the GTC-500. That was three years ago. I had another pitch servo fail last week and they did a warranty replacement on the second one too. Lee

I had the same thing happen to me recently. The pin slipped out of three of 2700’s. I never had that happen before. Lee

Concerning checklist, I used the ‘ACE Editor’ app on my iPad and found it to be relatively easy to use. Lee

Did you notice the rust around the fuel tank filler neck? I suspect the airplane has significant corrosion. Lee

Me too. I always spray the screws with LPS before reinstalling. Rarely have any problems. Lee

I have my Mooney, Citabria, and my son’s ski boat in my 50x50 hangar. The taildragger is a little difficult since the tail cannot be moved over something lower such as a wing or boat trailer. Works fine though. Lee

I live on a 3,000’ grass strip with my M20J. I collected data for a couple of years on all the factors influencing performance. I found that ground roll is within about 5% of a paved runway when the grass is dry and recently mowed. Otherwise about 10% variance. Lee

Is the gdl88 connected to the Fs210? I believe the GDL88 is hardwired to the 530. lee

The edm900 and 930 are great products. It’s a lot of work to install but it has a lot of useful features. Lee

Is your presentation to enlightened and aviation audience on the value proposition of having a Mooney? if so, the record of the moneys are worth exploring. Old wives tales (difficult to land, cockpit is too small, etc). Address maintenance issues (fuel tanks, dual mag, no back spring, etc). Explain the performance of the Mooney in sped and efficiency. Basically tell the audience what is unique about the Mooney (good and bad). lee

As others have said, there are a lot of factors to consider (me, the airplane, turbulence, WS, area wx, etc). Generally, my planning is 500-1 or better at the planned time of arrival. Upon arrival, if the weather is reporting minimums or better, I’ll fly it. In the past, I would depart if the weather was at minimums or better. That has worked fine for me for over 50 years, but I’m 70 now and have readjusted due to age. I expect the numbers will increase again before long. Lee

My complaint is the pink outlines on the map. However, Rick correctly said it’s the aeronautical map. I don’t use that and don’t know how it got selected. Anyway, it’s solved. thanks to everyone for your comments. lee