Gary R. Jones Posted July 24, 2018 Report Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) After a lot of work and a fairly big chunk of change this is my upgraded panel for my 89' Mooney 201. It features a Garmin 530WAAS, 345 Gamin Transponder (ADS-B In& Out). Regarding the 345, I opted for the density altitude/temperature feature. Very handy when taking off when dealing with high density altitude airports. This required a separate temperature probe. Garmin Encoder, JPI900 engine monitor (Love it). Century autopilot. I mounted my Wing X Pro 7 on my mini iPad. Not shown is an antenna pig tail where I can plug in my Icom hand held should I need a 2nd Comm. It is as close to all glass as I can afford. I fly approximately 150hr/year. BTW-all the instruments and Druck transducers are listed For Sale here on Mooney Space. Everything worked fine when removed. AOPA article August 2016.pdf Edited July 24, 2018 by Gary R. Jones Left out a sentence 10 Quote
carusoam Posted July 24, 2018 Report Posted July 24, 2018 Hey Gary! Nice to put a name with a face / instrument panel / plane..... I recall reading the AOPA story when it was printed. Thanks for sharing, -a- 1 Quote
Gary R. Jones Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks. I'd love to know more about your Ovation. What performance numbers including fuel burn do you see? Quote
Gary R. Jones Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Posted July 29, 2018 1 hour ago, MATTS875 said: Wow. Very nice. Thank you. Quote
carusoam Posted August 1, 2018 Report Posted August 1, 2018 Gary, I have the O1... numbers I generally use.... 175 kts @15 gph... prop stuck at 2500rpm 50° ROP... 165 kts @12.5 gph... prop stuck at 2500rpm a few degrees LOP... MP WOT at 10k’ If looking for a NA Long Body... The 310hp O or Eagle is worth the extra... Short T/O run, great climb, and efficient as the O1 in cruise... unless you bump the rpm up to 2550 because you can! Or 2700 why not? Got to love a good thread drift by its OP! Best regards, -a- Quote
Gary R. Jones Posted August 1, 2018 Author Report Posted August 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, carusoam said: Gary, I have the O1... numbers I generally use.... 175 kts @15 gph... prop stuck at 2500rpm 50° ROP... 165 kts @12.5 gph... prop stuck at 2500rpm a few degrees LOP... MP WOT at 10k’ If looking for a NA Long Body... The 310hp O or Eagle is worth the extra... Short T/O run, great climb, and efficient as the O1 in cruise... unless you bump the rpm up to 2550 because you can! Or 2700 why not? Got to love a good thread drift by its OP! Best regards, -a- Thank you. Flew an Ovation for the first time yesterday. I liked what I saw and it would be a better fit for my mission than my 201. Hindsight is 20-20 haha 1 Quote
carusoam Posted August 1, 2018 Report Posted August 1, 2018 The Acclaim will be eerily similar in flight characteristics... and may make even more sense if you are crossing mountains often. The options when looking we’re few... Built in O2 Built in AC FIKI Instrument panel G1000... check for WAAS capability... and 2020 capability... I mostly fly the east coast, no turbo required... not a lot of O2 either... Things that add to the plane’s skills for a higher level of Serious traveling in the FLs on ‘tighter’ schedules... ULs are at or over 1kLBs... but look closely when the options are added... Best regards, -a- Quote
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