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I think, and I can't be 100% certain, but I mentioned that I was a Usaa member to Falcon, and gave them my Usaa number, and when I signed the binder, the aviation insurance showed up in my USAA account. Falcon is the company that contacts me every year at renewal time, though: I haven't had any Usaa contact regarding the aviation policy: it just shows in my accounts, that's all. Whether there's a discount or not related to that, I don't know.

Falcon+USAA (there's another thread about whether or not the USAA piece matters)- Old Republic is the underwriter I should probably mention that I have several thousand turbine retract hours, ATP, CFII...which I'm sure helps lower the premium a little. I only have 800 or so mooney hours though, and while I've been instructing in the military for many years, I have very few civilian instructor hours. I found that Falcon was able to offer me rates that were 200-300 less than what AOPA had quoted me- I switched in 2011 and haven't explored other companies since.

I flew down there for that exact purpose last year (going to Legoland w/ my family)! If mine Wasn't in for annual right now, I'd fly down- sadly I'm waiting for the inspection (and bill) to be completed

We're all students when it comes to flying, even the most seasoned instructor pilots. But I get your drift- I wouldn't let my students fly my mooney either- or anyone else, for that matter: its mine! It was just a question as I noticed your rate appears to be higher than I'd expect for a Bravo: I paid $1200 last year on a 150,000 1M/1M smooth, so I assumed it wouldn't be but a couple hundred more for a 200K hull. I guess your hull is insured for quite a bit more than I'd expect- you do have a nice Avionics setup in there- so that would make sense, too.

I can tell you what not to do: dont go to a random place and buy a J for what looks like a steal, with a low time motor and baseline avionics. Don't get a prebuy inspection done and expect it to catch everything. Specify, or at least have the inspector tell you what they inspected, not just what they found. Don't expect to walk away from the first annual lightly, just because the prebuy came back ok. Especially if you take it to a white floor shop or msc: they WILL find all the problems with the bird. Now that I think of it: bring your own mechanic, that you plan on using later, for the prebuy: he will tell you what the plane needs in his opinion- and that's worth knowing earlier, rather than later. Dont say "I don't need a waas gps, I'll just fly ils's everywhere, or VFR only". That won't happen and you'll end up installing a waas gps anyway and it will be very expensive. dont say "that hsi/ adi is probably ok". You'll feel the urge to upgrade. dont say "I don't really care if the autopilot is broke" you'll pay to fix it. dont say "that paint sucks, but I don't really care". You'll repaint it- also expensive. if you buy a tricked out J that's well taken care of, it will cost 125-150K. Possibly more. anything less than 80K and you'll probably put 10-20K into it either in airworthiness or upgrades within the nadir at 2 years of ownership. just my (somewhat limited, totally subjective) experience and opinion edit: my second J- this missile- I bought sight unseen, and with no prebuy. And it has been an amazing ride- and way cheaper so far than my first J... the "steal"

That's a great point, and talking to the guys at chief avionics, the line to get ADSb in and out is getting substantial... to move a plane in the next 2-3 years, ADS-B out will probably the next "G430"

I'm living in the sticks in Oregon... anything within 200NM of the bay is the Bay Area to me!!! makes sense- lots of people, little hangar space. I pay 175 a month.... so 2100 a year. But then again, I'm in the sticks!

That hangar cost down there in the Bay Area is expensive! your insurance rate is more expensive ( double) than I'd expect, too. Is that due to your instruction in the airplane? the rest is a brutally honest assessment of airplane ownership: don't expect much different from this. I also LOVE that 10% rule you describe- very smart.

FlyQ EFB- then wait for Black Friday- Seattle Avionics typically sells a limited number of lifetime subscriptions for 300 bucks.- I've had mine for 4 years... its awesome

Oh, ok! Yeah, I was just talking about the screen and the o-rings- not a complete overhaul of the whole assembly- I'm pretty sure that's what the OP was after, as he was just asking about the o-rings used in the gascolator. If I ever found any signs of structural or corrosion damage within the gascolator, you can bet that I'd defer that to a professional (and probably try to just find a brand new one... if they still make them).

I know this topic rings personally to you.. but this actually is an owner serviceable part- FAR part 43 Appendix A, Paragraph C- preventative maintenance. Item number 23. "cleaning or replacing fuel and oil strainers or filter elements." with that in mind, though- like I mentioned above, if you're not confident in your ability to do it, enlist the help of an A&P.

I'd somewhat disagree on taking it to LASAR in regards to the gascolator: it only takes 5 minutes to break down and put back together again- it's very simple. You can get a new mesh screen and o-rings from Spruce for under $5.00. Taking the gascolator to LASAR for a rebuild will cost you premium shop rates (probably about $100.00)- although if one isn't confident in their ability to take the single screw out, replace the o-rings and screen, and re-install then safety wire, it would be a good idea to have an A&P do it for them- as this is a potential single point failure area. I cant remember the o-ring part numbers, but they are already listed here on mooney space - I found them using the search function.

If you enter your mode S code on the stratux settings page, it won't "push" your own position to your flight app- i.e. You'll no longer see a ghost of yourself. the page is located at 192.168.10.1 accessible in any browser once your connected to the stratux

That's a great little deal for a beautiful J im honestly surprised this plane hadn't moved yet.

Exactly. When they had a cornered market, it was a different story, but now, there are tons of options out there: all just as capable.

Just sent a vote your direction!

Hey- pick me instead- I could use a little help too!!!! https://lasar.com/contest/?contest=photo-detail&photo_id=1807 besides, all you folks that scoffed my missile recently could help me get it back to LASAR for a check up this year!

Both products look great, but they missed the price point, I believe... they'd sell a ton of these things if they were priced the same as a G5. 2-3K each (ki300 and autopilot head) would have these flyingoff the shelves. At 7k and 10K they will only sell onsey twoseys... typical GA... not thinking about the cheaper light pistons, focusing on the 200K+ airframes and basing the percentages on that. It will be no wonder when they stop selling these units because nobody is paying up for them.

NGA / Military has foreflight liscences. Not wingX. Not to say that the WingX guy isn't doing "something" for the govt: just that the electronic flight book we've been using is foreflight. personally, I dislike it (foreflight). I prefer FlyQ... far simpler to use IMO. I've never used wingX.

120 hours is ridiculously high for the install time. Find a new shop- whom ever quoted you that doesn't want your business, or is incompetent. I wouldn't trust a shop that would throw out a number like that- they certainly don't have your best interest as a customer in mind. 20 hours install time... max. my single screen purchase and install cost $9500 total. That was including the hardware (efd1000 pilot pro, no EA100 though). That purchase / install was completed by chief aircraft in grants pass, Or.

Tradition? Just kidding

It's the age old debate- Fiki in a light single! Or... do you really want to launch in that?! some of the TKS systems are not FIKI on mooneys. The difference is the STC required 28V alternators, and 2 pumps. The non-FIKI systems have identical coverage, but are typically found on 14V aircraft, and have one main pump. No difference in coverage or operation, but lack redundancy. I'm still waiting to hear if anyone has ever had a TKS meter pump fail before.... haven't heard of one yet- but two are still required for the FIKI rating.

If it's hotter than standard day out, it's a higher density altitude, thus your ground roll will be longer, and your aircraft will perform in accordance with said density altitude, not your indicated altimeter. hence the "check density altitude" warnings that are mandatory on ATIS when the DA gets significantly higher than actual altitude (I can't remember when those warnings are triggered, but they seem constant in the summers where I'm located). This is a common thing out in the high desert and/or higher elevation fields.

So, you don't see the low cost, software based ability to display space stabilized overlayed waypoints, navpoints and gps points onto a digital or rendered image in realtime as a useful technology. Fair enough. i find this to be pretty revolutionary- and primarily due to the cost. Here's why: port this concept and technology to a google glass or similar type product, certify or use wifi, BT or some other form of wireless protocol to transmit solid state nav and performance data to your head mounted display, and now you're essentially flying an F-35 from an instrument perspective. I've used several HUDs, as well as a head mounted displays in aviation both as primary flight instruments, and as SA enhancers: none show graphical overlays of every airport in the us nav database. Now imagine a new form of instrument approach- or perhaps the exact same WAAS approach, but with a head mounted overlay... where you just have to "fly through the container" that is digitally displayed in front of you down to the runway. As the young Taylor Swift says: haters gotta hate... what I see, though, is potential in this app and something that none of the other EFB companys have attempted. Perfectly useful in its current iteration? Maybe, maybe not- but for the price I find their concept fascinating and a potential game changer. I can't wait to try it while airborne tomorrow.

It's about what this could/will be.... imagine all the instruments physically mounted in your airplane as being just backups, and using technology like this (albeit in a more robust and pointed manner)as your primary flight instruments. several iterations away, sure... but it's pretty sweet to see this technology in action, as an app, by a company leveraging a 500.00 iPhone's hardware.