Alan Fox

It is usually a com power problem , when you see this , Also could be a glitch , Hold the clear button on , when you power it up , until Garmin appears on the screen , after it boots , it should say saved memory lost , See if that helps , if not , Bring it down , and we can slide it into one of my planes to test the radio,,....

You thought wrong , 1200 flat rate repair..

Not legally

Bladders on the Beech are factory , Mooneys are wet wing ... I don't believe the combination of wet wing and the puck style gear were a good design for the Mooney , It seems that wet wings , with Oleo or springy gear , last forever as evidenced in the later Cessnas , and the Beech 19/23/24 series....

Sorry , My useful is 1200 plus without tips...tips will put it up to 1340 plus...

Its not a fair question for me , as I am an A@P and do my own maintenance and decide on what to defer , The Bonanza is a lot easier to work on , with lots of room and a cowl that opens like a cars hood....... All things considered I think they are comparable , with the exception of the overhaul cost , The Bo engine is 25% more at overhaul , They say cylinders last longer in the Lyc. but I haven't seen it , because I usually run at 60 to 65% in either.... As far as holding value , its all about condition..... Its better to buy more plane and grow into it , than buy less and then have to upgrade in 5 years...... Look at your mission , Mission decides airframe , not the other way around...... The fact that I did not get crucified on this thread , probably means I am on point in my descriptions....... And I do enjoy my Mooney....... I just enjoy my Beech more......

1400 plus a 4 hour install....

I own both , The Mooney is a good plane for economy , As far as a sports car , I have never heard of an Aerobatic Mooney , There are quite a few Aerobatic Bonanzas..... You be the judge.....The V-35 can have a CG Issue , when reaching 1/4 tanks , as fuel burns , the CG moves rearwards The useful load on most Bonanzas is about 1200 UL , most J Mooneys 950 , Personally , I do not like running either at MGTOW , The Bonanza is a true 4 place aircraft , The Mooney is not .... The V tail Beeches post 64 run about 175 KTAS at 7500 ft , The J Mooneys are about 155 KTAS at 7500 feet .... On trips shorter than 200 NM 20 kts is not a big deal , On 500 Nm trips the extra 20 kts is huge.... The Beech will burn about 15 GPH on the rich side , The M20J will run about 10 on the rich side ... The Beech carries 80 gallons standard , the Mooney J I believe is 62 , Both can get extended fuel , The Beech fuel system is superior in that it uses bladders , they are cheap to service , and generally last about 40 years .... You will NOT get that type of service from wet wings , The Beech is MUCH more comfortable in the front seats , and a Zillion times better for the rear seat passengers , It also has about twice the baggage space.... The landing gear retract systems are similar , electro mechanical , but the gear on the Mooney is expensive to maintain , as the pucks must be replaced every 10 to 15 years at 2000 dollars average , The Beech uses Oleo struts , which are superior not only in function , but as well as a maintenance......You will hear people say that Beech parts are expensive , The one positive is that the Beech is built better than every other GA aircraft and you are not using parts to the degree of most other aircraft , On a positive note , Mooney comes in a not so distant 2nd as far as quality build , So parts for the most part are not a big issue..... People try to compare these aircraft Apples to Apples , They are not so similar , YOU have to decide what your mission is , mission determines the airplane .... The budget at 130 will allow you to get a lot of airplane , I recommend you fly both for a 200 NM trip , and decide which is for you....... I will venture to say though , if economy is first on your list , I would gravitate towards the Mooney , economy should not be first on your list..... And fair warning , If you bring your wife shopping , she will make you buy the Bonanza , Also the Bonanza , is a much easier plane to operate and land , also a lot more responsive on the controls..... And at 550 lbs heavier (stock) you can stc it to 900 lbs heavier , It is a much more stable aircraft....

I have had both , I prefer the 3 blade...No real vibration problems....... Takes a while to get used to the feel sound of the 3 blade , if transitioning from a 2 blade...

Cessna has a cool mod for the seat problem , They put a seat belt with cable clutch connected to the seat adjuster , The belt goes between the floor and the seat.... If the tracks fail , the belt prevents the seat from going back..... Simple design...

Don is saving the wing too

It was a 76A

No , I would have bought yours , if it wasn't a thousand miles away , In fact , I turned it down , before you took it..... I also talked the guy you bought it from , into taking your offer , (which was about 1800 less than than he wanted to sell for ) for the reasoning , that it wasn't worth a few thousand dollars , to possibly sit on the plane for a few more years..... I think he was an EAA guy or something ..... Been a while , but for some reason I remember EAA or Young eagles associated with that plane...... Also the BIG ONE your plane was totally together and in tact....

Send the Cylinder to Art at Aero Engines of Winchester , If you want to do it all in one day , I have good cores so you can do an exchange...

76c wont fit , only 76 , or 78 They are hard to find anymore ....

What happens when you trivialize the severity , is some poor fool buys it , pours 15 K into it , and it still will never fly..... I am not getting pissy , there are plenty of planes to take saws to... but to quote repair costs , and not even look at the pics , is just plain ignorant...... Yes this plane needs the saw......

You are the man !!!!

You have no clue whatsoever what you are talking about , 3 to 5 K wouldn't even fix that tank , where they put new sealant in it without stripping it........

Will do tomorrow , but I don't have any used 440s..

I can sell you a 540 , factory serviced with paperwork , and all the options , for about 11.5 , I can give yo a trade for a 430w for a delta of 6000.00 ... No way to do it at 4 K ,

Pussy

As far as Avidyne is concerned , the dealers are at wits end with the company , The company is giving a dealership to anyone , they are selling all the Garmin takeouts to two dealers ( one doesn't even have a shop ) , I am getting close to the point where I may start selling them at cost , just to get trades...... They are not protecting their dealers , and the dealers are not happy about it....

The letter said there would be no cosmetic repairs , the units are still being and will be supported for a long time to come , Sent one in a few months ago for a flat rate repair....

They sell them to select dealers

I should be there in the F