kris_adams

sidewinder here too for many years. No problem going up small inclines. Some hangars have a "lip" for the door and I have to help push there just a bit. Also struggles a bit if ramp is wet. Overall very happy with it.

Not an expert on 210s but iirc the 210a (and maybe the b) is more like a 182RG, so comparing to a Mooney is not quite as far off from a mission perspective as a later (4+2, or 6 place) 210. I certainly like the 210s and capabilities--the Mooney just matches me better for now. I've heard there are some critical landing gear parts that aren't (or weren't 5-6 years ago) available so in the case of mistaken or mechanical failure resulting in gear up, you have to go looking at salvage yards for them. Not trying to scare anyone from the 210s. A good friend of mine has a 210 and I really like them.

Congrats!

I think there was a bad batch of probes back around this time from EI (at least that's what I was told for the reason my EI probes went out so much). I originally had the fast probes on my CGR and pretty much all of them went out and were replaced, then those were replaced again with the "robust" or whatever they are called. I had better luck with the 3 round though still had issues. Fwiw, I couldn't really tell any operational difference in the fast vs "robust/slow". Of course I've had all of mine removed now but that's a whole other story. -K

here we go lol...

at risk of starting the debate...can't imagine why one would ever want to...I sure wouldn't go back...never

Weird thing is that the "belly up" that I'm referencing in ~1986, happened on departure as well...broke ground on a hot Georgia day, yanked up the gear immediately (super fast electric gear on a '69) and it settled back down on the runway...within a month the pilot owned a 231...

Sad to see N9135V sitting on its belly. My dad owned this for a while in the 80s. Ironically the pilot that purchased it from him did a belly up in 1986 within just a month or two of buying it.

Happy B-Kool customer here. I got the remote option which I use on most flights. I'll be changing to block ice once I get a freezer in my hangar. It gives plenty of cool to get to altitude. We have a lot of yeti, but I don't think I'd splurge. Plus the lack of a hose to pump out the water is a big minus (unless I missed it). I use that almost every time.

I think it is pretty common to adjust cowl flaps to be open an inch or so even when they are closed. I haven't done that. I just run them in trail as needed on the hottest days and temps easily stay below 380.

I wish...beautiful plane btw

^looks like it

Looks to be ~75 pounds heavier than the IO360...love everything other than that. I'm sure I could offload fuel based on lower fuel burn but still not thrilled with the weight. Wonder if there are other net savings or other hidden weight gains

I still have my 430W as my #2 so whenever I feel like I need knobs to turn I just have at it…at least until it gets upgraded (to a 650 to stay on topic lol) in a year or two

I did a similar upgrade and ended up gaining 7 pounds in spite of everything removed. I will weigh again after paint and make sure everything is completely out of the plane. I suspect I may get 15-20 pounds back.