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also... be sure the quotes are apples:apples, especially with respect to accessories and turbo's/exhaust. Dunno about the TSIO360MB, but for the TSIO550G, the invoice includes new turbos and accessories, and it generally is priced very close to field overhaul when all that is taken into account. -dan

Success! Congrats to the caravan participants for perseverance

Mike,, Thanks very much for posting these updates. -dan

Similar experience here: initially they felt too big and always in the way, but storing them longitudinally like you do is fine, and especially for blocking the sun coming in the side window, I wouldn't be without them now. -dan

I visited with Kelly Aerospace last OSH, and they have an Ovation with their A/C unit installed. Dunno what the status of the STC is, but they list a weight of 49 pounds for their system. That is pretty light if they can do it for a long body Mooney. The unit sits in th hat shelf, which wouldn’t meaningfully change my baggage capacity. http://www.kellyaerospace.com/thermacool-aircraft-air-conditioning.html

Totally agree. A well-insulated hangar, with a massive slab, will stay cool pretty well up here in Chicagoland. Mine is 40x50, stick-built w/ 2x6, R-something fiberglass on the sidewalls, blown cellulose in the attic, rigid foam panels on the Hydro-swing door, which makes a very tight seal, and an insulated foundation. It costs pennies to heat to 50* in the winter, and in the summer, even after a three week string of very hot weather, it's still holding low 70's. I'm just careful about when I open the big door and avoid dumping hot, humid air inside if at all possible. B-Kool is sufficient to handle taxi, takeoff, approach, and landing. YMMV. -dan

Staying hydrated helps greatly with the high altitude fatigue as does a pulse demand oxygen system. -dan

How well does th A/C work in the Mooney’s? A few flights in Diamond twins were underwhelming, but maybe it was a poor charge on the A/C. Edit... timing is everything. I see my question is answered one post above. Thanks @Robert C.

Also available on Flightplan page. Mine ties out almost perfectly with ForeFlight and actual fuel when I refuel. TBM930 I flew had a nice weight/runway calculator built in, too. -dan

Ah.... linden. Was based there for several years. Lots of helicopter traffic, the occasional banner tow operator, all sorts of excitement. glad it all worked out for you, but golly: that ramp in your stills.... somebody buy Dudley a sprayer and some Roundup. Are they really letting the place go? -dan

Nice field with a MSC on site and a great restaurant. Be aware, however, that there is no IAP, there are tall (800' AGL) antennas to the SE, and instrument departures will require a non-trivial amount of patience as the work you into the ORD flow overhead. -dan

@ilovecornfields great stuff. In addition to knowing what fields are reachable via FF glide adviser there is one thing I do religiously before IFR (actual IMC) departures from my home drome: field is short, so if something goes wrong on departure, return to field is a not-great idea. I do put the LPV approach for a field that is a straight-in 10 miles or so from home drome into the G1000 flight plan. I don't activate it, but if needed, it's a couple button presses away from steering me to a big rwy with a great approach. En-route, I delete it from the flight plan and continue normally. loading a departure alternate in a stressful situation is not something I'd want to do. -dan

Look at airspeed indicator: 133KIAS = ~ 158KTAS at 9500'. Sameas Aspen calculates for TAS under the tape.

The missing bits, so far as I'm aware, are: 1) unable to handle approaches without glidepath angle and 2) ADS-B weather won't display. (I believe this to be the case, but I haven't tried yet) (1) is not a big deal as I know of no airports that this would exclude. (2) is not a big deal as I run FF with stratus and have XM weather. -dan

https://www.12news.com/article/news/pilot-in-deer-valley-plane-crash-reported-rough-running-engine-minutes-after-takeoff-report-says/75-dffe37a9-3dea-4b37-a86a-b0cd84c7abab No update on his condition. Rough running engine could be a lot of things. It was very hot that day, and the plane had reportedly sat outside, so fuel vaporization will surely be looked at. -dan

In: Dan and Paul. May be able to help w/ ground logistics again.

This is why I hesitate buying a PA46: I'm spoiled by my 310 HP Acclaim S, which cruise climbs 12-1500 FPM into the mid to high teens. Pressurization and radar are on my wish list, but 40 minute climbs aren't. P46T like yours would be perfect, but without Jet-A on my home field, logistics get goofy. -dan

If you have handicapped credentials, there are many close-in handicapped spots. -dan

Update on pilot's condition: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/pilot-in-deer-valley-plane-crash-still-fighting-for-his-life-wife-says/ar-AAD9iGN?ocid=spartandhp Prayers up for a successful recovery, the challenges of which I cannot imagine.

@gsxrpilot Paul, doesn't the O2D2 get hot sitting above the heat inlet like that? My 231 could toast marshmallows when the heater was on. I'm still trying to find a semi-permanent place for the unit, which is much more difficult with the ceiling-mounted O2 ports. -dan

No handy slot to blast them, unfortunately.

Find someone “upgrading” to a pressurized plane. That’s about the only reason I’d sell mine.

It allows me to get the nozzle straw down into the tail and spray around, getting the jack screw, the pull-ups, and all the untreated stuff in the tail Excess fluid will be pushed backwards in the air on on the ground with the way the long body sits. I haven’t seen fluid forward.

2/3 of the way back up against the tail. Pics will prolly be upside down, but maybe Anthony will fix them for me This is the left side looking forward. And yes, I did put the screwdriver away

11 years using TKS extensively for four of those years commuting 50 hours/month NYC-BOS. No corrosion. 3 years with the Acclaim, previous owner was KDET - based and used it as much as I do. No corrosion. DMAX did suggest spraying some Corrosion-X in the little slits on the horizontal stab after use. easy to do, and I do. -dan