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  1. MooneyDriver78

    Long Cross country 51.8nm straight line without landing at airport?

    I see no reason to cut it so close, you would think they don’t like to fly? Cross country trips were the best part of the training. IIRC, doesn’t Hawaii have special rules about this?
  2. MooneyDriver78

    Garmin G3X RS232 Question

    I would think the G5 would connect to the G3X?
  3. MooneyDriver78

    Flying to Florida

    I would stay within gliding distance of the shore unless you have a life raft. Definitely get flight following.
  4. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    Other than improving database update performance what do you want from it? It’s not like you are going to watch 4K movies so screen improvements wouldn’t be necessary? Integration of satellite imagery into the synthetic vision? What does the new G1000 or even the G3000 do (applicable to pistons)...
  5. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    The G5 needs to be flush mounted, otherwise its bezel sticks out.
  6. MooneyDriver78

    New panel for a 206

    Smart glide does more than shortcut direct-to, it pitches for best glide speed automatically.
  7. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    You should ask them to price the G3X/GFC500 combo, since you have a G5 already.
  8. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    Reread the 1st post, last paragraph.
  9. MooneyDriver78

    Proper Engine Break-in

    It was recommended by the overhaul shop.
  10. MooneyDriver78

    Proper Engine Break-in

    I used it (NOT the Victory version that has additives).
  11. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    Back in the good old days before Covid I had G3X/GFC500 installed with a new panel cut for about $30k, not 50s. I think the TXi also requires Flightstream box for WIFI connection, G3X it’s built in but doesn’t do the wireless database updates. The TXI has the high speed bus, G3X doesn’t, this is...
  12. MooneyDriver78

    Spend my money - which autopilot?

    And why not consider G3X/GFC500 combo, you already have the G5?
  13. MooneyDriver78

    New panel for a 206

    Or to make the G3X (and G5, GFC500, GDL 50, etc) less expensive.
  14. MooneyDriver78

    New panel for a 206

    It is slow, but if you’re just flying around (VFR, no AP) to enjoy the ride, you can replace the sdcard with database updates and do it in flight, using the G5 as your primary instrument.
  15. MooneyDriver78

    Winds aloft forecast

    They shouldn’t be, except may be location is off: Example St. Paul vs Fargo
  16. MooneyDriver78

    I have tasted speed, and I like it

    That would make me nervous, does the GPS not recognize that its GPS data is temporarily corrupted and ignore it?
  17. MooneyDriver78

    New paint scheme - opinions

    I looked for something similar to what I wanted, then worked with the paint shop who used photoshop to create a drawing of my scheme. But mine wasn’t that unique, if you want something special I would learn how to use photoshop or something similar.
  18. MooneyDriver78

    Tire time! Goodyear Flight Special II or Airhawk, $50/tire difference. Which one?

    Airstop and Airhawk for my Mooney for 10 years as well.
  19. MooneyDriver78

    New panel for a 206

    It does., @flyingcheesehead is mistaken. You do have to bug the final altitude, sometimes I forget that. Also it won’t work if your descent requires you to exceed your preferred descent rate and you must be navigating via GPS. There’s no VNAV climb capability, I think VNAVs were designed with...
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