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  1. gsengle
    You need to exercise the prop and ensure warm oil is in the hub. This requires high rpm. This is 3x more critical in a twin tho, where you need to make sure you can feather. Mag check can’t be deferred to flight either. The first 1000 feet of climb is the biggest danger.... Also you need to get the engine fully warmed up, which takes power in the winter. Finally a run up stresses the engine which could expose any problems before the roll, and can clear fouled plugs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    As a practical matter there is no difference between a 310hp R and a 280 in cruise. These example flights aren’t flown at or above 2500 rpm or at altitudes that will allow over 24” of manifold pressure. The only difference is the prop, and I have a 280 with a top prop, so the max hp isn’t the factor... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Tonight was worse, when I had to turn around back to BOS! ps, during a snow run up keep your head up enough to see if you start to slide... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I fly for Cape Air out of the Adirondacks in addition to having a Mooney. This mornings ramp photo below. No good answer. Don’t do it at the hold short line. Do it on a taxiway with lots of room particularly ahead. Keep it quick. A run up needn’t take 10 mins like it seems some GA pilots take. Be prepared and run your flow or checklist. Not all of the pre takeoff stuff is high rpm. It can be done while moving in a pinch but it’s not the safest. In a twin it’s worse due to asymmetric thrust while exercising props, so it’s not recommended... Preheat so you don’t need a long warm up.
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    Lower dispatch rate, no direct tv... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I’m a FIKI O1, but with the top prop. I like around 7500ft, 175kts, 13gph LOP... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    This is my personal Ovation record... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Barely doable nonstop with minimum winds LOP with VFR reserves. That’s right now winds... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I’ve heard many speak highly of the folks in Groton. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    If I’m not still there, 7B2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    US ATC is pretty strict about it’s first come first serve policy is my understanding. They wouldn’t discriminate because you’re not commercial or not certified and so on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I’ve never gotten an EDCT that wasn’t related to saturation at the destination airport which in turn was generally weather related. Hmmm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    None shall pass. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I concur, mine has been very reliable. Of the autopilots I fly at work, the king is also my favorite, except for the lack of roll steering. It performs better than the S-TECs and Cessna autopilots. That said the Garmin is excellent too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Sure, but it could be the thing that would make me select the King over the Garmin if the king doesn’t have that issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Put another way, an inoperable approach autopilot would make flight illegal single pilot if it were a commercial operation. Fine, smooth out things when you have GPS signal. But to disconnect totally when you lose it? I’ll take a little bit of figuring out the winds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Again my current 25 year old king does it just fine. Not like the sloppy S-TEC. It’s a reduction in capability and if you fly hard single pilot IFR its an unacceptable one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The point is current mechanical gyros do it just fine. It’s not hard. I expect the KI300 won’t have such a limitation. Need to confirm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Ok it’s just really odd! Got one cheap as a test bed maybe... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    No, the original topic is that we lose the ability to fly a coupled ILS with this new gear even when we aren’t relying on GPS *at all* for navigation. If King can do that and Garmin can’t, that’s a compelling consideration. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    With 25 year old gear I fly ILS approaches every day with zero reliance on a GPS signal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Where do you see that the KI300 is substantially more expensive? I expect M20L is a typo. https://sarasotaavionics.com/avionics/ki300 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Without approach mode it will only fly a lateral not a vertical needle, so it won’t fly the needles... just the needle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    If they are going to start to win back GA business it will be with a good G5 competitor paired with a good competitive autopilot. Will have to be cheaper/better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    But the king is priced at under 10k and is a slide in replacement for a kfc150. It’s pretty tempting. Let’s see when it’s out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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