RoundTwo Posted November 10 Author Report Posted November 10 This Friday will be my first trip taking the Mini to the Bahamas, one of the main reasons I bought it. I’m currently on the Local Priority ($65) plan and will need to switch to the Global Priority ($250) plan to get the international usage over water. Luckily, upgrading is pro-rated, so I won’t have to pay the higher rate for the whole month. Details to follow. 3
Paul Thomas Posted November 10 Report Posted November 10 3 hours ago, kortopates said: Incorrect; it does have speed restrictions though that aren't an issue in a Mooney. That makes it an awesome option then!
hazek Posted November 10 Report Posted November 10 This is a nice writeup (some interesting youtube video links at the bottom of the article for various things): https://www.safesky.app/post/starlink-mini-safesky-a-practical-test 1
Hank Posted November 10 Report Posted November 10 6 hours ago, kortopates said: It much describes most of EU flying. Here in the US, not that many pilots get more than 100 nm miles from home and very very few leave the country. But in the EU the average pilot is an international pilot. 6 hours ago, varlajo said: That's a fascinating statistic That's a sad statistic. 6 hours ago, hazek said: My personal favorite flight of 400NM or so has me fly through 6 countries though. So it will be interesting how Starlink will work for me. My typical flights in the 400-500 nm range span 5 states north-south (Alabama-Virginia) or barely 4 states east-west (Bama to Texas). Texas was work; Virginia was vacation; family is scattered across NC, up to 375 nm. My only flights < 100 nm are local flightseeing, since moving 12 years ago and having very few lunch options.
Crawfish Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Same, I very rarely do a flight less than 200NM. there have been quite a few flights now that I’ve taken my M20K on a 5 hour leg. What an amazing traveling machine.
toto Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Price is now down to $229 for the Starlink Mini.. https://starlink.com/ … and for anyone who followed my lead and bought one of these from Home Depot, they have a 30-day price guarantee. Just sayin
hazek Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Got mine today, 2 days after ordering, tested at home and it works, of course. Had it up and running 5 min after opening the box. In-flight test tomorrow. I bought the cigarette lighter plug from them.
RoundTwo Posted November 11 Author Report Posted November 11 Just now, hazek said: Got mine today, 2 days after ordering, tested at home and it works, of course. Had it up and running 5 min after opening the box. In-flight test tomorrow. I bought the cigarette lighter plug from them. I wish everything worked out as easily. Enjoy! 1
LANCECASPER Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 9 hours ago, toto said: Price is now down to $229 for the Starlink Mini.. https://starlink.com/ … and for anyone who followed my lead and bought one of these from Home Depot, they have a 30-day price guarantee. Just sayin I just checked the Home Depot site and they are also down to $229 with free shipping. I recently had a 100w USB-C jack installed in the Mooney. For $229 it's probably time to go ahead and try it out and see if I can live with the antenna on the right side of the glareshield.
toto Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 47 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said: I just checked the Home Depot site and they are also down to $229 with free shipping. I recently had a 100w USB-C jack installed in the Mooney. For $229 it's probably time to go ahead and try it out and see if I can live with the antenna on the right side of the glareshield. Yep. Home Depot honored the $229 price match for me. (They’ll match their own price if it changes within 30 days of purchase.)
Pinecone Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 On 11/9/2025 at 2:52 AM, Ibra said: They think they have tough life I spent all night behind 56k modem waiting to download a 10 pixels videogame (during the day it gets interrupted by phone dial-in) My first modem was a whopping 4800. Then a 9600, 14.4L, the finally 56K. Got ISDN (128K speed) and that I was in heaven. 1
MikeOH Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 1 hour ago, Pinecone said: My first modem was a whopping 4800. Then a 9600, 14.4L, the finally 56K. Got ISDN (128K speed) and that I was in heaven. PSHAW! My first modem was 300 baud...and THAT was way faster than the 110 baud I was used to on the school's modem! 2
N201MKTurbo Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 18 minutes ago, MikeOH said: PSHAW! My first modem was 300 baud...and THAT was way faster than the 110 baud I was used to on the school's modem! Did you have to put the phone receiver into it?
LANCECASPER Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 1 minute ago, N201MKTurbo said: Did you have to put the phone receiver into it? I did and basically is was a teletype connected over the phone to a state mainframe.
Hank Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 1 minute ago, N201MKTurbo said: Did you have to put the phone receiver into it? No, he unhooked the morse key and plugged into the wire. 2
N201MKTurbo Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 3 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said: I did and basically is was a teletype connected over the phone to a state mainframe. When I was in high school, I was in the computer explorer post. We met at the Honeywell Computer Factory. Me and my friends would tell the sponsor we needed to go to the bathroom and then go through the cubes looking for ID’s passwords and phone numbers. We found a lot. I had access to a teletype 35 at school and found a phone modem in a cabinet. I asked my teacher if I could use the phone in the teachers lounge AKA the smoking room. He said yes! I would connect to one of the biggest computers in the country and I could do all sorts of stuff. At the end of the session it would give me a $$$ amount for the session. It was usually over $1000.
LANCECASPER Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 Just now, N201MKTurbo said: Wow, flashbacks to 8th grade . . lol
MikeOH Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 23 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said: Did you have to put the phone receiver into it? Yes! ASR33 teletype was connected to a 110 baud acoustic modem. Stored my programs on paper tape punched and read by the AS33. Popular Electronics magazine had an article about a kit for a ‘terminal’ using your TV and another kit for building a 300 baud acoustic modem…I bought and built both so I could access the school computer from home. Circa 1973.
EricJ Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 It was always SOP whenever you saw an acoustic modem to casually drop your books or whatever you were carrying on the desk next to it and watch the string of garbage go across the terminal of whoever was using it. Usually a liberal dosage of swearing would immediately follow, and then you'd apologize profusely for your clumsiness. Unless, of course, you liked whoever was at the terminal or they were doing something you needed, in which case you guarded the acoustic coupler to prevent anybody else from putting their books or book bag there. 1
N201MKTurbo Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 When I got my job at Raytheon Data Systems as a kid. My boss asked me if I knew how to fix Teletype machines. I said “yes”. He said that wasn’t right and asked me again if I could fix Teletype machines, I said “Yes, I can fix them”. He asked again and I answered “What’s a Teletype”. He said “I thought you would get the right answer”. 1
hazek Posted November 13 Report Posted November 13 Did the test today, worked flawlessly. I threw it off the dash for takeoff and landing but had a good connection flying north or south, could do everything that I need it for in the air. It's a no brainer. I can't wait for a longer flight! 1
Lax291 Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 20 hours ago, hazek said: Did the test today, worked flawlessly. I threw it off the dash for takeoff and landing but had a good connection flying north or south, could do everything that I need it for in the air. It's a no brainer. I can't wait for a longer flight! Think you have convinced me to pull the trigger on it. I was thinking that when not using in the plane, if I can somehow mount it outside the hangar, I can now connect a smart switch to the wifi and remotely turn on, say a heater, from home.
LANCECASPER Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 If you're signing up for a new account. Here's a link for a free month of service (actually we each get a free month if you're signing up on a new account) https://starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-DF-8931342-53462-48&app_source=share 1
toto Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 2 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: If you're signing up for a new account. Here's a link for a free month of service (actually we each get a free month if you're signing up on a new account) https://starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-DF-8931342-53462-48&app_source=share Is that only for residential service, or does it work for roam as well?
LANCECASPER Posted November 14 Report Posted November 14 4 hours ago, toto said: Is that only for residential service, or does it work for roam as well? It works for either
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