chiBranda22 Posted December 4 Report Posted December 4 Looks incredible! Happy Flying! Abraços! Quote
PT20J Posted December 5 Report Posted December 5 7 hours ago, DC_Brasil said: Finally in the air! After solving some quirks after the upgrade, my J is finally flying. Just loving the new panel and especially the GFC500 autopilot. It reaaaaly makes things easier. Next steps for 2025 should be a new GPS, transponder and most likely CiES fuel senders. After a turbulence bump my R fuel sender stopped working (it was working fine in previous test flights). There are a couple interesting things to note here. First, placing the Gear Override button below the switch. I never understood why when Mooney went to placing the switch and button in line vertically put the button above the switch. If you ever need it, the switch is going to be in the UP position and it makes the button a lot easier to get to the button when it is below the switch. Second, notice how the B-K switch mount was retained on the left yoke horn but the B-K trim switches were replaced with the Cygnet switches. This is perhaps the best way to mount the Cygnet switches and it eliminates the expensive B-K switches. 1 Quote
DC_Brasil Posted December 5 Author Report Posted December 5 15 hours ago, PT20J said: There are a couple interesting things to note here. First, placing the Gear Override button below the switch. I never understood why when Mooney went to placing the switch and button in line vertically put the button above the switch. If you ever need it, the switch is going to be in the UP position and it makes the button a lot easier to get to the button when it is below the switch. Second, notice how the B-K switch mount was retained on the left yoke horn but the B-K trim switches were replaced with the Cygnet switches. This is perhaps the best way to mount the Cygnet switches and it eliminates the expensive B-K switches. The original Gear Override switch in my plane was to the left of the gear lever. I also thought it made sense to put it below and save some lateral space. Yes, the Cygnet switches were placed in the same mount. Now I need to try and fix the R fuel senders. New picture, flying today to Rio de Janeiro (SBRJ). Navigating with the G3X and GFC500 is a breeze! 2 Quote
Pinecone Posted December 5 Report Posted December 5 The only thing I see, and it is a personal problem, is that the PFD is not centered on ME. That bugs me. But I admit that it is a personal issue. Quote
DC_Brasil Posted December 5 Author Report Posted December 5 Yes, that's personal but you actually get used pretty fast. The upside is that the G3X is as left as possible (and in my case, as high as possible) freeing more panel real estate for future upgrades. Quote
Pinecone Posted December 6 Report Posted December 6 Probably. The amount of space remains the same, it is just where it is. Quote
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