Larry

Nick - Do you recall what you paid for these fairings?

You should rephrase options for question 1 to for those of us that have original sealant. I have 35 year old sealant that is not leaking. Only repair was of an inspection plate several years ago.

Did anyone mention a carbon monoxide detector?

In some municipalities, homes near the airports are old enough to have been painted with paint containing lead. Does the testing for lead take this under consideration?

Thanks. I'm trying to get an idea how much labor is involved with the actual swap. Most people do the swap with other installation work. This of course goes with the thought that Garmin should be replacing the TXI with a TXII or whatever. Probably announcing two days after I order. Larry

I have a J with a G500 (legacy) and am considering changing to the TXI. My left panel was changed a few years ago and I asked them to cut the hole for the TXI, then ring it to the existing G500. I've heard it's a simple upgrade and had shops say the it's 40 hours. Does anyone have experience in the net cost of the upgrade? What about the G500 value to the shop or ??? Thanks!

Consider adjusting the cowl flaps so they are open 1/2" when you close them. You'll get better air flow and according to a Mooney test pilot a very small increase in speed (1-2 kts).

Just for reference, I had Topgun replace my Plessey actuator in 2016 with a rebuilt actuator. I went back to that invoice and part #M20-282-001 No-back spring kit was priced at $802.50. Larry

For those in California, you can order through the Forensics website/s with free shipping.

I second the suggestion to read John Deakin's articles. They're informative and entertaining. Larry

When you are looking at a "freshly overhauled" prop, dig a little deeper. Check to see how many times it has been overhauled and what shop did the last OH. Each time it is overhauled, you lose some of the blade due to re-contouring. Just like engines, there are good OH and some that are marginal. You would hate to get a different prop only have the next prop shop tell you that the blades need to be replaced.

Skip Thanks for the info, I ordered it this afternoon. As they say, start with the cheap things. Larry

I called Don Maxwell to see if this sounded like a failure mode of the regulator and to have him repair it. His recommendation was to replace the diode that goes from the F1 to ground as it's probably bad. He said that it's probably getting an occasional spike which is tripping the breaker. I've looked through the parts manual and don't see a callout for the diode. I'll check the schematic for my plane, but I don't have the paper version, so it always takes twice as long with the digital version.

Lee - It has always tripped during level flight. Last time it was 30 min after take-off. Larry

I have a 90J (24 volt) with a 400 hour Lycoming reman which included a new alternator. Starting 25-30 hours ago, I will get a field C/B trip every 8-10 hours. After 1 reset it will not trip for 4-10 hours. At annual, the field switch wires were checked and sprayed with contact cleaner, the field wire and T2 wires at the alternator were replaced. They looked fine, but everything was opened..... Yesterday, about 6-7 hours after annual, the field CB tripped again. Tomorrow, I'm checking the regulator and master switch wire connections. Any suggestions?