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  1. While I don't know the innards of the KC192, replacing a capacitor on a board is not difficult for a skilled electronics technician. The particular capacitor is not generally critical. Just match the capacitance rating. Voltage rating can be >= the old part. Pretty much any replacement capacitor that is able to physically fit should work. www.mouser.com has thousands of different capacitors in stock. I would try to find a technician willing to do it before buying a whole replacement unit.
  2. For me the source of that problem was the pillow bearing for the trim tube in the rear avionics compartment. Just needed a shot of tri flow.
  3. The panels and pumps are different as already mentioned. When I was shopping for my own TKS Mooney I wanted FIKI only. I figured if I was paying to own and maintain it, it may as well be full FIKI. I rejected a couple candidates that were not FIKI.
  4. I would give the exhaust system a good visual looking over. Look for white or tan deposits which indicate leaks. As long as the system looks good I would not worry about what you saw. I have seen similar behavior on the ground with a tailwind.
  5. Tailwind or headwind in the ground? I had this happen one time on the ground with a stiff tailwind.
  6. For mine I 3D printed seat rail attachment mounts. Even though plastic they failed at 700 lb pull and I use 4. Should be strong enough. The upper section of the net clips to the shoulder harness attach points.
  7. In this case we just have to depend on the Aspen to properly manage the battery charge state. The user does not have any control over the battery. The battery is made of 2 18650 cells, which can be purchased for around $5 each. In theory, the existing pack could be overhauled with new cells. I buy Samsung cells from https://www.18650batterystore.com. I don't buy unknown cells off of Amazon. Equipment needed is a battery spot welder, nickel strips, and shrink wrap.
  8. For electronics the colder the better as long as it is not colder than the design spec. Computer chips close the timing spec in a defined temp range. Outside this range the design may not work. Other than this it does not matter. The equipment spec will tell you what it was designed and tested to. Spinning gyros don’t like very cold environment.
  9. The shop had to do it. While I don’t know for sure, I expect that when TKS is initially installed they install the slinger ring to your existing bulkhead.
  10. When I needed a new spinner bulkhead the shop moved my TKS ring from the old one to the new one. That only took a couple hours.
  11. Good lighting. I had a single dim bulb like that. I asked for and received permission from the airport to upgrade to LED lighting. I used 3 high power UFO style LEDs.
  12. First, congratulations on what sounds like a great trip. On my trips I like to use mid-size regional airports. These airports have at least regional airline service, as well as FBO's, cars and reasonably priced fuel. For the hotel I have two sources, Airnav.com and the FBO itself. I've found that FBO's often have great local hotel rates and can hook you up with a local hotel that at least has an airport shuttle van. The person that knows this stuff however generally works M-F 8-5. So if you call late at night or on the weekend you just get a random line person answering who doesn't know anything. The FBO's are used to dealing with crews from the visiting jets so they are very used to doing this sort of service. Airnav.com has a hotels tab and they sort the hotels by distance from FBO. I've gotten some outstanding rates through them as well. Larry
  13. I like to cross through Salt Lake City, Rock Springs, KRKS, and Casper WY, KCPR. Terrain is relatively flat.
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