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carusoam Grand Master

carusoam

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I hope my hangar elves don't have internet access!

They like color screens!

how do you explain that to the fin admin?  Sorry honey, it's not my fault...  :)

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cnoe Mentor

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I hope my hangar elves don't have internet access!
They like color screens!
how do you explain that to the fin admin?  Sorry honey, it's not my fault...  default_smile.png
Best regards,
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I'm not sure why some of you still put up with those pesky mischievous hangar elves. My fairy does quality work and is much easier on the eyes!358f354ed3edb53c6b36fecfa2c89de2.jpg
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DAVIDWH Proficient

DAVIDWH

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Whew,

That is some serious vandalism.

What do you estimate the damage to be?

Looks like felony range for sure.

Guess there is no such thing as a misdemeanor when a Mooney is involved.

Enjoy

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FoxMike Proficient

FoxMike

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Left behind from the vandalism are a KT 76C transponder (pictured above) and a KN 72 VOR/LOC converter.  Both are available with connectors,tray or mounting bracket.  Either would make an excellent gift for your aluminum mistress.  KT 76C slides into a the earlier King transponder tray.  

The 750/345 equipment seems to be working OK.  I flew up to Steamboat Springs last week which was enough to allow me to get the $500.00 rebate (rule airspace above 10K).  All that paper work is done, approved and I am waiting for the check.

rbridges Grand Master

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On 11/24/2016 at 0:14 PM, Marauder said:

And don't forget, there are male fairies too!

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he better be damn good with avionics.  :D

FoxMike Proficient

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Several have asked about the cost of the 750/345 install.  It was north on 20K.  I have sold most of the radio equipment that was removed so the net cost is around 18K.  I also sent the HSI gyro and KI 256 to Aerolabs for overhaul.  They had 1800 on them and never been out of the airplane.  Bob Bramble said they were tired but did not require any special work or parts.  I hope they will go another 1800.  I looked at installing an Aspen but the cost of setting it up to run the KFC 150 just seemed to much.  After flying steam gauges for 50 years I am not reluctant to rely on them.  I installed the Sandia Quartto last year because I was flying to Cuba and the KI256 while not showing any bad signs had a lot of time on it.  I felt it was a good decision when approaching Havana we got into Colorado level turbulence.  

I have not tried the 750 on any long trips as I am still trying to learn it.  Pilot manual is 650 pages.  It seems intuitive but about the time I think I have conquered it, I get handed some humble pie.  I have been noticing that very few folks have yet complied with ADS-B.  I see lots of FIS B traffic but not much tagged with an N number.  The 345 passed the check ride as I mentioned in another thread.  I should say that the radio shop did the install wiring well, but on the day I went to pick the airplane their were so many problems I had to leave it for another day. During the  radio installation I sent the entire fuel system in for overhaul.  As with the gyros the fuel system was original.  In the past I could fly lean of peak but not without a small amount of roughness.  After the overhaul I have found the engine runs smoothly lean of peak and idles down to around 500 RPM without difficulty.

One query I have for the Garmin owners is what database works out best.  I was going to go with Jepp as I travel the Caribbean and Latin America.  In the past I have gotten a Jepp trip kit but I thought I might splurge for the Americas Jepp database.  The radio shop said the key to open up the 750 to Jepp was 2K.  I am now reconsidering that idea.  I wondering what other folks have done.  I think the 2K unlock is a recent development and maybe it will go away after Jepp thinks of a way to put some pressure on Garmin.  Anyhow I would appreciate your thoughts.  Sorry this thread got hijacked so badly but if anyone is still reading this I would appreciate your input.

   

Marauder Grand Master

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Several have asked about the cost of the 750/345 install.  It was north on 20K.  I have sold most of the radio equipment that was removed so the net cost is around 18K.  I also sent the HSI gyro and KI 256 to Aerolabs for overhaul.  They had 1800 on them and never been out of the airplane.  Bob Bramble said they were tired but did not require any special work or parts.  I hope they will go another 1800.  I looked at installing an Aspen but the cost of setting it up to run the KFC 150 just seemed to much.  After flying steam gauges for 50 years I am not reluctant to rely on them.  I installed the Sandia Quartto last year because I was flying to Cuba and the KI256 while not showing any bad signs had a lot of time on it.  I felt it was a good decision when approaching Havana we got into Colorado level turbulence.  

I have not tried the 750 on any long trips as I am still trying to learn it.  Pilot manual is 650 pages.  It seems intuitive but about the time I think I have conquered it, I get handed some humble pie.  I have been noticing that very few folks have yet complied with ADS-B.  I see lots of FIS B traffic but not much tagged with an N number.  The 345 passed the check ride as I mentioned in another thread.  I should say that the radio shop did the install wiring well, but on the day I went to pick the airplane their were so many problems I had to leave it for another day. During the  radio installation I sent the entire fuel system in for overhaul.  As with the gyros the fuel system was original.  In the past I could fly lean of peak but not without a small amount of roughness.  After the overhaul I have found the engine runs smoothly lean of peak and idles down to around 500 RPM without difficulty.

One query I have for the Garmin owners is what database works out best.  I was going to go with Jepp as I travel the Caribbean and Latin America.  In the past I have gotten a Jepp trip kit but I thought I might splurge for the Americas Jepp database.  The radio shop said the key to open up the 750 to Jepp was 2K.  I am now reconsidering that idea.  I wondering what other folks have done.  I think the 2K unlock is a recent development and maybe it will go away after Jepp thinks of a way to put some pressure on Garmin.  Anyhow I would appreciate your thoughts.  Sorry this thread got hijacked so badly but if anyone is still reading this I would appreciate your input.

   

Buy the Garmin PilotPak. It will cover the 750 and if you use Garmin Pilot, you pay half of the $150 annual fee. They also lowered the price quite a bit over the summer.

Garmin is in the driver seat with the driver seat with the non-nav database portions. Jepp can provide the nav portion but the SafeTaxi, terrain & obstacles come from Garmin. When I had the subscription through Jepp, I could only download the Garmin portion only once in the cycle.

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