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But no dynamic traffic presentation of any sort in the Lynx. And the FS510 is not "yet another box and still yet another amu or 2 in labor."... Are you researching these things Mike or just reacting because Garmin's GTX345 is eating L3's lunch?

In my view we have two ADS-B systems which approach and present traffic differently. The Lynx 9000+ includes active traffic and with ATAS enabled (extra charge) it provides voice alerts. The cost is about 9K. The other is the GTX345 which includes targettrend and terminaltraffic. Cost is 4.5K. Although ATAS is nice it's basically voice alerts and not targettrend. It's a huge step forward to have a dynamic presentation of traffic. To see traffic threats in real time and be able to see where it is now and where it will be in the future in relation to own ship. Active traffic is nice but I think it will be less and less relevant come 2020 and beyond. ADS-B is here to stay and it's the future. Also I'm turned off by L3 charging extra for their voice alerts! That's tacky and it should be included as far as I'm concerned. I have arrived at this conclusion after researching both systems. Unless something changes I don't think I'd pay twice as much and miss out on targettrend technology. If L3 develops their version of dynamic traffic similar to targettrend and includes it in their Lynx I'd consider it.

Personally I think we should be grateful for our mechanic pay his bill and say thank you. That's the relationship I have with my A&P. He knows I value and appreciate all his help whenever my Mooney needs something. If I call him for something he'll accomodate me even if it's after hours. Of course I would never call him to come out after hours unless it was some kind of emergency. He is in business to provide a service and deserves to make a profit. As far as the op is concerned he says his mag failed away from home. He found a mechanic on the field willing to help him so he could get on his way. He is lucky for that and should be grateful. Having said that we do need to be careful and pick a mechanic wisely. Unfortunately this is difficult to do with an aog away from home. I wish there was some kind of website where people could post their experiences with shops we may not be familiar with when away from home.

The thing I don't like about the G5 is the HSI diameter appears to be too small in relation to the box. This in contrast to the Sandel which maximizes the HSI. The G5 has all that glass which is dead glass around the HSI. I don't know G's logic here. Maybe there's a good reason. Oh well...I'm keeping my swiss watch KI 525 until something new comes around. Disclosure: I have not seen a G5 HSI in person.

The 345 is dual frequency in. This means that it will receive ADSB-R (rebroadcast traffic that’s 978 out being rebroadcast on 1090.) And it will receive the traffic that has no ADS -B at all on board (like the Hanks of the world) through TIS-B. According to the FAA that covers the entire country. And come 2020 for sure I don’t see where ADS-B would be lacking. And even the Hanks of the world probably will see the value of ADS-B by then! So, unless I’m missing something, Garmin targettrend and terminaltraffic are far more valuable. It’s a huge step forward to be able to resolve traffic in relation to own ship.

But I would see them with TIS-B would I not? To me Targetrend is much to valuable and that eliminates the Lynx.

Hold on! You can't have your cake and eat it too! Apparently King has been so awful to you and you can't stand them and want to drop all their equipment in the ocean. Go ahead and do it! But it has to be EVERYTHING! Can't pick and choose which King equipment you keep and which you send for a swim!

All required plackards should be listed in the Limitations section of your POH.

When I was looking to replace my OEM clock I wanted one with two time displays. I couldn’t find one and I thought I was being too picky, it’s just a clock after all. Or is it?! But I called Kevin at Davtron and he recommended their M802. I couldn’t be happier! I really like it because it has the two time displays. It permanently displays zulu as well as local time along with the usual timer functions. Davtron makes excellent products. I also have the M655 primarily for an instantaneous display of DA. It has a few other functions incl. OAT.

I think you, being a professional pilot and an A&P and with your extensive Mooney experience, are in a perfect position to own. As far as costs, imo, buy the Mooney you can comfortably afford and don’t bother with partnerships or rentals or doing comparisons and how many hours needed to break even etc etc. Rentals generally become prohibitive especially for overnight trips and finding a Mooney to rent is not easy. Having the keys to my own Mooney that I know intimately well and no one else flies and for which I’m the sole decision maker is paramount. And you are in a better position than most to control some costs to a degree. As an example, your estimation of 4-5K for annuals is high especially for an A&P like yourself. Also one subtle thing that sometimes is not considered is that you will recover some costs when and if you sell. But even if you don't sell you still have a 100% equity position in your own aircraft. Both of these lower your actual costs of ownership.

I installed the 650E in wingtips of my J a couple of years ago. Very happy with the decision.

Aspen. At around 0:30 look at the runway markings presentation. Also note jumpiness especially on the tapes. Screen is jerky, sluggish and tired. Original G500, i.e. before 2016 upgrade. At around 2:30 look at the runway markings presentation. Smooth and fluid. Life like.

Real life-like motion starts at around 200 fps and the eye detects motion as smooth or "fluid" at around 80 fps. The motion picture industry standard I believe is 24fps. Since we aren't talking about high speed gaming, which requires the brain quickly interpret and react to multiple moving targets, a lower fps will suffice. For our purposes in a pfd we are talking about movement detection and interpertation and for this the minimum fps is around 15 to 20 fps. Now let's take the G500 and Aspen as examples. The G500 runs at about 60 fps. As a comparison almost all iphone and iPad screens, with the exception of the ipad pro, run at 60 fps. (The pro runs at 120 fps.) To the human eye 60 fps approaches gaming fluidity rates. And this is with or without sv. The Aspen on the other hand with SV runs at a whopping 5 fps! This affects simple movement, like that of the tapes and bugs for exapmple, and it is noticeable. Some will say it's intolerable but some may tolerate it. Compounding this is the low graphics power of the Aspen. It may be because Garmin designed their screens with sv from the ground up whereas Aspen sv came later as an afterthought and they have not upgraded their graphics refresh rates. This is not intended on knocking the Aspen products. Perhaps those Aspen owners who seem bothered should put their energy in demanding more from Aspen. Just an observation. Happy New Year everyone!

In all the talk about glass I never hear anything about Sandel and their offerings. I wonder why that is...

An avionics tech at Penn Avionics mentioned this very issue to me about 6 or 7 years ago. We were looking at a demo unit they had. He described it as "jumpy" and to not expect it to be "fluid smooth." It has been this way since they first came out. Unless they've changed something, which I doubt, Aspen was then and more so today old technology.

The KI300 is designed to replace the KI25x AI. It is the only such instrument that provides attitude reference to King autopilots. In addition it's made by Sandia, the makers of the Quattro Plus. For airplanes without autopilots or even for those with rate-based autopilots, the Quatro Plus is arguably the best of the best in quality and value. I see it, thefore, as a brilliant move made by BK. They take the best electronic AI platform and have it provide autopilot reference to its own venerable and very capable autopilots. When Garmin, L3 and the rest are quick to sell us more than we need or want, and nothing of what we really need, i.e. autopilot support, BK gives us exactly what we need. Smart...very smart! Edit: I am strictly speaking about the digital King autopilots/FD such as my KFC150. Garmin tries to convince us to replace them for theirs. It makes “zero” sense imo to take out a digital ap only to turn around and put in another digital ap! When all we need is to remove the analog vacuum attitude, i.e. the weak link, and give the digital autopilot a digital AHRS for its attitude reference instead! It's a no brainer!

This is the email I received from BK: Hello Peter,The KI 300 will be available in late January of 2018. You can place orders with BendixKing dealers now. Best wishes and Happy New Year.Steve

Steve, while TAS is nice to have it seems to me it would be redundant to an aircraft having ADS-B "in" when everyone is required to have ADS-B out. In other words when all aircraft are broadcasting ADS-B out wouldn't they be seen by aircraft that have ADS-B in? And wouldn't TAS show the same aircraft? I'm talking after the 2020 deadline. I agree that it's a service but I think it's only a servive to those who choose to partake of the "in" component. The out component is not a service. It's a requirement. Am I correct?

So failure rates from the field are: ADI > alternator > vacuum pump That’s intetesting! I know what you mean about more functionality. This is why I’m thinking of putting in the new KI300 which provides output for my KFC150. Then if or when my vacuum fails and I decide to go further I can always relegate it to a backup role. Or simply remove the vacuum all together.

I was wondering which system tends to fail more frequently: vacuum or electrical? My guess would be vacuum due to two components vs. one. i.e. pump and ADI vs. alternator. But I may be wrong.

Welcome Mike! My recommendation is to contact Ralph Semb at the Mooney Safety Foundation. There are a few instructors in the NE region who may be able to help you. I have personal experience with Ralph and also with Ted Corsones. Great instructors. I also recommend you register for a Mooney proficiency seminar given by the MSF. Excellent way to learn your Mooney and become as proficient as possble. http://www.mapasafety.com/home

Merry Christmas to everyone and to your families!

Two screws, one on each side on top and one in the middle that holds the cover piece for the down tube slot. A short tip 90° phillips screw driver helps. Space is tight there under the windshield especially the middle one. The glareshield lifts out with a little encouragement. Also need to disconnect the plug of glare shield lights. You'll see it as you lift the windshield a little. I removed mine and refinished it when I did my interior plastics. Cleaned up nicely. Painted it with a nice flat SEM colorcoat black. Looks like brand new.

That sounds great and it’s a good question for the avionics shop. Assuming it can be installed in certified as a minor mod I wonder if it’d be also allowed to display on the GTN?

The only problem is the GDL-52(R) is for experimental and, as you noted, no ADS-B out.