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This looks great. Do you mind sharing what products you used? Also, my plastic glare shield is in rough shape - might need to replace it. Thanks!!

The battery drain happens while flying - at normal power. The battery minder is on the bench in the hanger. The only thing hooked up to the battery is the 12" leads that have an insulated cap on the end. I do understand that you wouldn't want to leave the battery minder hooked up to the battery and not plug it into shore power

yah - one battery but I have a pair of LED lights..

I sent a note to VDC. Good to hear it's working for you. Sleepingsquirrel - thanks, I'll check that. I reading some discussion that it could actually be a starter issue.

I'm having an issue with my SECOND Concorde platinum series battery. I have the extra cranking power version. My ammeter on the panel says I'm charging. My EDM700 shows 14.3 volts with the engine running. At the battery, when the engine is running, we show 14.3 volts. When I land, I don't have enough power to start the engine again. I have a Battery Minder installed and if I keep it hooked up, the airplane will always start for the flight. When I come back from the flight, after only about 45 minutes, I've got a very weak battery if not dead. We have checked the battery ground, the alternator ground, the starter ground. The installation of the battery minder is simply one wire with two leads - one for each post on the battery and it is accessed through the aux power plug hole. There is a special plug from the battery minder that plugs into this plug. The battery minder is the aircraft version and has a charge and a float charge (maint) mode. I don't see any damage to the battery and it seems to take a charge from the battery minder that lets me start the airplane for the first flight of the day. It is the 12V system by the way. One A&P had a theory that the 12" lead for the connector from the battery to the battery minder plug was the source of the drain while flying. This doesn't make any sense to me. Has anyone had any similar issue? Does it seem possible that my battery (RG-35AXC) could be bad? I had one that was bad not long ago. More history.. I put in an RG-35AXC about a year ago. I used the battery minder for about 6 months with no issue. Then, the "drain while flying" problem started. I replaced the battery and the new one started having the same issue only about two months later. The battery monder I'm using is: "Designated as the 12-V model 12248-AA-S2 (Aviation Specific), it is similar to model 12248-AA-S1 except for its Plug ‘n Run feature, eliminating the need to set neither the output current nor battery type, before operating." Thanks for any ideas you might have!!!

After getting some help here when it came time to remove my yokes and send them off, I wanted to let everyone know what I learned. First of all, my mission was to remove my yokes and send them to Aero Comfort for new leather wrapping. Step one, label the wires on the back of your yokes if they're not color coded. You'll be using environmental splices to put them back together. You're going to snip them on the back of the yoke (yes, this is a little scarry). Remove the caps on top of the yokes and all the hardware. At this point you'll have all caps and screws and switches off. Remove the set screw in the bottom of the yoke with an allan wrench. Remove the nut on the bolt that goes through yoke and connects it to all control surfaces. You'll likely have to use a center punch of some sort to "encourage" the bolt out of the yoke. this was the hard part. Send all yokes and caps to Aero Comfort. $600 they charged me - two day turnaround. Very efficient. Remount everything - have your A&P help out with the environmental splices. Essentially, you strip both ends of these tiny wires, then insert them into splice and heat. Works great. Test all connections and put all caps and switches on. Aero Comfort put new label plates on both yokes. Looks much better. If you have questions, just ask Hector at Aero Comfort. This seems like an ad for them - sorry. They just helped me out.

I decided to tackle removing my yokes on my K model today. Pretty straight forward on right side. Only the ptt switch. On the left side, I have ptt, trim, control wheel steer and auto pilot disconnect. There is also a map light. There is a small set screw on the bottom of each yoke. The bolt that holds the yoke on won't budge. I suppose I could tap on it with a hammer but I'm pretty reluctant to so that. Is there any way to do the leather wraps without taking the yokes off?

They tell me the gear donuts are about $90~$100 each. Is there a source for something more reasonably priced?

I would have loved to see some Mooneys on the field in Lakeland also. I only saw one other besides me. While there I did buy some new Whelen LED landing lights - put them in myself. They were pricy but I've been having trouble keeping my battery fully charged with two landing lights. Was a nice addition.