Bravoman Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I am in the process of ordering a mid continent lifesaver attitude indicator with battery back up for the bravo. The company asks to specify panel tilt when ordering (it can range from 0 to 20 deg.)and I called midcontinent and spoke to a fellow there who seemed not to know too much. Does this refer to the angle of the instrument panel itself or the angle of the nose to the ground? Does anybody know what the proper panel tilt is for the M20M ( or if there is any variance as between any of the M20 line)? I assume panel tilt refers to the instrument panel itself and the correct angle for the Mooney is 0 deg but I wanted to check to be sure. thanks in advance for your help, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 The correct angle is the 0 degree model I think. I think the lifesaver AI is a great unit but I wonder if you might be better off with a L3 500 or similar. You might also be able to find a nice used unit for under 1k as others switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I am in the process of ordering a mid continent lifesaver attitude indicator with battery back up for the bravo. The company asks to specify panel tilt when ordering (it can range from 0 to 20 deg.)and I called midcontinent and spoke to a fellow there who seemed not to know too much. Does this refer to the angle of the instrument panel itself or the angle of the nose to the ground? Does anybody know what the proper panel tilt is for the M20M ( or if there is any variance as between any of the M20 line)? I assume panel tilt refers to the instrument panel itself and the correct angle for the Mooney is 0 deg but I wanted to check to be sure. thanks in advance for your help, Frank Should be zero...some of the earlier birds had some tilt but in the mid 70s they went to flat panels.Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 12 hours ago, KSMooniac said: Should be zero...some of the earlier birds had some tilt but in the mid 70s they went to flat panels. Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Thanks very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 13 hours ago, Bravoman said: I am in the process of ordering a mid continent lifesaver attitude indicator with battery back up for the bravo. The company asks to specify panel tilt when ordering (it can range from 0 to 20 deg.)and I called midcontinent and spoke to a fellow there who seemed not to know too much. Does this refer to the angle of the instrument panel itself or the angle of the nose to the ground? Does anybody know what the proper panel tilt is for the M20M ( or if there is any variance as between any of the M20 line)? I assume panel tilt refers to the instrument panel itself and the correct angle for the Mooney is 0 deg but I wanted to check to be sure. thanks in advance for your help, Frank Looks like the list price is around $4,700. What is the street price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just installed this nice little piece of glass I got from a guy with a sawzall...Thanks @Alan Fox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravoman Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, Marauder said: Looks like the list price is around $4,700. What is the street price? I ordered it from Spruce, which I think has the best price. The price for the unit is $3975, and I ordered the optional slip indicator kit for $295. Once this is installed, I will be able to pull out my vacuum systems. Regard, Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just now, Bravoman said: I ordered it from Spruce, which I think has the best price. The price for the unit is $3975, and I ordered the optional slip indicator kit for $295. Once this is installed, I will be able to pull out my vacuum systems. Regard, Frank Thanks. Curious how that unit priced out. I went with the ESI-500. Primarily because I wanted to have a separate Nav head in addition to an approved standby AI. I did need to add in the Nav enablement so it could channel the GPS or ILS/VOR signals. That jacked the installed price up to $6500. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Oldguy said: Just installed this nice little piece of glass I got from a guy with a sawzall...Thanks @Alan Fox I like it..... Thanks for your business... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/14/2017 at 8:33 AM, Bravoman said: I ordered it from Spruce, which I think has the best price. The price for the unit is $3975, and I ordered the optional slip indicator kit for $295. Once this is installed, I will be able to pull out my vacuum systems. Regard, Frank I also plan to use the midcontinent lifesaver since used units are priced very well...let me know how vacuum removal goes..I plan for mid december 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/14/2017 at 10:33 AM, Bravoman said: I ordered it from Spruce, which I think has the best price. The price for the unit is $3975, and I ordered the optional slip indicator kit for $295. Once this is installed, I will be able to pull out my vacuum systems. Regard, Frank I don't get a huge discount on things from Mid-Continent through Spruce, but on some items from Spruce I get 15% off and am happy to pass on savings to Mooneyspace members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just completed install..14 lbs removed net 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Yeah..that nose heavy Bravo just 14 lbs lighter where it would do the most good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 27 minutes ago, thinwing said: Yeah..that nose heavy Bravo just 14 lbs lighter where it would do the most good! What did you replace the KI256 with - an Aspen or a G500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 G500 done in 2010 but still had the vac system for backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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