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You are talking about a serious money upgrade! Well North of 25 AMUs! You are talking about adding a GPS navigator, ADS-B transponder, and a G5. And integrating everything together, and with your ancient autopilot too. I would try REAL hard to attend Oshkosh, or at the very least follow the...

GLMS: Thanks for the advice. I appreciate the tips, I really do. But I'm tired of fiddling with the thing and I'm tired of buying stuff to make it work better. I've tried several USB cigarette lighter power supplies, several cause interference, although I did find one that worked OK. I have...

I built a Stratux and it is not without it's problems. First of all it's very sesnsitive to low voltage, you must have the right battery and the right cable of the right length or you will have problems. I can't seem to find the right combination that allows me to run both bands of ADS-B and...

Pilawt: You make an excellent point and one that strikes very close to home. I have wheel pants on my Grumman Tiger and I can say for certain, that the 5 knot increase in true airspeed they buy me do not save nearly as much time spent adding air to the tires. Regardless, I'll keep the wheel...

Even if there was a 10 knot difference in speed between a Lance and a fixed gear Cherokee 6, the savings in fuel will not make up for the extra expense of maintenance and insurance. If you fly 12,000 miles per year you will end up flying 7 hours less in a retractable Lance than you would in the...

Not unreasonable that a well rigged fixed gear aircraft with a cleaned up airframe, loaded with a favorable CG would fly as fast as the same aircraft with retractable gear that perhaps is not as fovorably configured. I fly a 180 Grumman Tiger (fixed gear & fixed pitch prop) that trues out at...

I didn't realize that there was such a thing as a non-certified transponder. Then again, I'm not looking for one. I have seen non-certified ADS-B Out devices. Learn something new every day!

If you are buying a transponder anyway, why not an all in one transponder/ADS-B out solution? Stratus ESG comes to mind, I have seen quotes for $3500 installed, sometimes less.

Don't forget about the big dog he mentioned. Are you going to have room for any bags at all in that Mooney with 4 folks and a dog. I think not! Sounds like a Cherokee 6-260 mission to me. About the same speed as the C model Mooney, 6 seats, plenty of baggage, 2000 hr TBO Lycoming engine...

The switch has been replaced. The point is that false activations can happen for a variety of reasons and are therefore somewhat "normal". 406 mhz ELTs were "supposed" to greatly reduce or eliminate false activations that were common in simpler VHF systems. It seems this objective has failed...

I have an Airtex 406 mhz ELT. It has gone off twice sitting in a locked hangar without a hand laid on the aircraft for days. First repair was $400, next repair was $125. All within a span of 2 months. Poor customer service, they don't stand behind their repair and they are expensive...

Here are a few tips: 1. Try getting the clearance in the FBO with a handheld radio. Much easier in a quiet environment without any sense of haste. 2. Spend a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the departures and airways in the direction you wish to fly. 3. Spend a while listening to...

Indeed none of those thoughts at the time of booking. But they may have policies in place concerning the selling of deadhead flights and some of those policies may be based on some of the reasons given above.

I can think of several reasons: 1. You show up to the airport and a few minutes before the flight, the pilot's cell phone rings and the dispatcher has a full fare charter for the aircraft from the airport next door. 2. You are onboard, after take-off and the crew gets notified of a full fare...

Also here: 91.227 (G) If inoperative you are allowed to fly only under the following provisions: 1) For operation of an aircraft with an inoperative ADS-B Out, to the airport of ultimate destination, including any intermediate stops, or to proceed to a place where suitable repairs can be made...

FAR 91.225 (f) (f) Each person operating an aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out must operate this equipment in the transmit mode at all times.

Leave the panel alone till after you get your instrument cert. Installing a GPS now will increase the complexity of instrument training several times over. You will have to learn how to operate the new equipment at a very high level for the checkride. The examiner can ask you just about...

I have an ACR ME406 in my Grumman Tiger. Not happy with the ELT or the manufacturer. The ELT activated while sitting in a locked hangar, received a call from the Air Force within minutes of activation. Sent to the Manufacturer for repair and $500 later received my ELT back with a new G...