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I was weathered in at cross city for a few hours in '95.....the pig was still there. not sure about the restaurant as the fbo manager and i drove into town for lunch. there are a million stories in the naked city general aviation......this is one of them!

my passenger would like to know why the little window is not to be opened above 130kts on my m20j and what would happen if it was. anyone know?

It was actually strangely quiet. We were returning from a john fogerty concert(which btw was wonderful). That might have something to do with it-ha.

Does anyone here cruise at higher power settings than 75%? I normally don't, but yesterday I was in a hurry and used 26" x 2600 rpm at 4500' against a headwind and got 159kts true. Oat was +15. I was using 11.5 gph and cht was at 380 across the board. Pretty fast, I think. I normally cruise at about 152kts at higher altitudes, lower power settings, and lower fuel burn. It probably only saved 15 minutes or so in a 3 1/2 hour flight..... I guess that's significant if you have an aching bladder-ha. But...It just "feels" better to go faster! Is it really harder on the engine?

could the m3 northstar gps be a simple replacement for my inoperative m1 northstar loran? using the same tray and antenna? if so i'll be interested. thanks!

We have no proof: Last week we flew 1008 statute miles in five hours flat, at max. gross weight. 11,500 ft. 9.5gph. Highest groundspeed in level flight was 224. What an amazing plane the 201 is!

Hi Scott, Can you tell me what you have in interior panels and what the condition is? Also the price? Many thanks, Larry

Quote: gmcd Here's a question. Are there any mods that can help oil cooling? A better replacement oil cooler, multiple coolers? Any lower cost cowl mods?

Quote: jetdriven You really should be seeing 110-120 KIAS in the climb. That and trailed cowl flaps really helps oil temps. Ours never gets above cruise values like that.

Quote: gmcd During nomal climb out... say 100 MPH maybe a bit faster, the oil temp gets to be one or two "needle widths" short of red line. Once at altitude it comes down and sits nicely in the middle of the green arc, maybe a tad higher than the middle.

Quote: DaV8or What's the point of this thread again? Oh, that's right, most people are idiots with no knowledge of anything and only a precious few are worthy of John's time. Got it.

My # 3 cht always shows an elevated temp relative to the others in my m20j. I think it has something to do with the location of the probe in thgat cylinder.....so I've been told.

Quote: smccray Why do you want the MFD? Compare cost and capabilities between a MX-20 and a 696 or 796 in an air gizmo. I'm planning an air gizmo for a 796. It will download the flightplan data and provide a battery powered GPS backup. It's not legal, but in an emergency you could use the handheld to shoot an LPV approach. All that and you get XM too. I've read that the MX-20s are really slow- the 200 is supposed to be a better choice, but of course that comes at a price.

Quote: jetdriven I heard that if you submit quotes through an agent then the insurance companies will not give quotes to the second agent. Plus all the insurance companies access a database where they know who quoted whom and how much. Sounds like a cartel.

Quote: jetdriven Don't forget climb at 25 square.