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Our KFC200 has electric trim. If it turns out to be more cost effective to replace the KFC200 with the TruTrak than it is to repair our pitch servo, I have a couple questions. 1. Can we legally keep the electric trim from the KFC200 even though it would no longer be our autopilot? 2. Assuming we want to keep the KI256 (AI) and KI525A (HSI) until they fail, what parts can we legally remove? I'm guessing the control panel and the annunciator would have to go, but does the computer have to stay for the HSI to work? That is, does the HSI get its course and glideslope info through the computer or does it get the information directly from the (in our case) GTN650? Obviously, the pitch and roll servos would be replaced by the TruTrak servos. Thanks in advance for any collective knowledge. Bob

Looking for collective wisdom. The last few flights, shortly after start with everything turned on, our KFC200 system would start beeping at us. If we press the test button it goes away for maybe 15 seconds and then comes back on. Usually it only does that a few times and then stays quiet. Yesterday, instead of beeping at us, after we got airborne the elevator trim/CB turned off. We reset it and it turned off again a few seconds later. We flew for about 2 hours with it off using manual trim. Then on the 3rd leg of the day we decided to try turning it on again and it worked fine. However, even though the trim was working, they system started beeping at us again. While it was beeping I turned off the elevator trim and the beeping stopped. The flight director still works fine. After landing we ran the manual trim through the limits and did not find any binding but we did notice that it takes quite a bit more effort to trim nose up than nose down. However, that kind of makes sense. When trimming nose down, we are moving the tail down and gravity is helping us. When trimming nose up, we are working against gravity. I'm thinking this is a problem somewhere in the elevator trim system, and most likely the servo. What do you think? Thanks

My partner and I are selling our Mooney. It is a 1977 M20J with low 2900 TTAF and 900 SMOH. The airplane is very nice and well equipped. It has a GNS530W, KX-155, JPI EDM-700, Panel mounted Garmin Aera560 synced with the 530, KMA-24 Audio Panel, Intercom, KFC-200 A/P w/ Flight Director, Stormscope, SL70 digital transponder, new turn/bank coordinator, new altimeter, fire exstinguisher, and window shades. The aircraft has been hangared and has no damage history. The fuel tanks were resealed last year by Paul at Weep No More. Tires are good. Paint is an 8 and the interior is a 7. The leather is in pretty good condition but the plastic is getting brittle like all Mooneys this age. We love this bird and she flies beautifully. We are asking $89,000. The airplane is based at KGEV, Ashe County airport in West Jefferson, NC. If you are interested, email my partner at elliotbigman@gmail.com. Let him know you saw the airplane on Mooneyspace.