Panel Plans

[John O'Shaughnessy [FCM]]

Looks great! And as I mentioned in the other thread, a very pretty plane and nice panel (getting nicer!)

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Nice, Terry! Happy flying!

[Terry Carraway]

First step done. Upgraded the JPI 700 to an 830 and installed the MicroKit Landing Height System. This thing is awesome. It uses laser to call out altitudes. 200, 100, 70, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 Makes landing a Mooney easy. The latest model also checks for your gear switch being down and starts giving you Check Gear calls at 200 feet if the gear switch is Up. This is the main reason I installed it.

Second step also done. Upgraded my GTN-650 to a Xi. I did it mainly for the longer term support and upgrades. Comments here helped the decision.

Had a GREAT experience with Sarasota Avionics, Sarasota locations. Great people, wonderful service. The way a shop should be run. Not only did they do the swap in about half the time quoted, they also dealt with Garmin to switch my data subscription to the new box.

I also got a Flight Stream 510. SWEET. Now I can call clearance with just the radios on, shut them down, put the cleared routing into my iPad and then once I have the plane running, shoot it into the GTN. And in flight, if I get rerouted or even a Direct, I put it into the GTN and it updates the iPad with ForeFlight automatically.

BTW, I have put 36 hours on my plane since picking it up August 13.

[Terry Carraway]

OK, plane is done. Reading the manual on the 830 to configure it.

To fit the 830, we swapped the CDI and the StormScope and have the 830 overhanging the CDI. You can still set the reciprocal on the bottom and see the needle and sort of see the to/from flag.

[Terry Carraway]

Get a HUD for the 830, then orient the windshield as desired. Only nuisance would be adding inverted oil and fuel systems, but could be fun.

I wouldn't mind a HUD for PFD info. Not for engine info.

[Terry Carraway]

Never a dull moment, Terry!

Nope.

At least the engine is back for our CAP plane.

[Terry Carraway]

G3X all day Terry, I’ve got two. Overkill in my SLING2…

Eventually. But that also requires a GFC-500 autopilot. So a LOT of AMUs.

[John Tucci]

G3X all day Terry, I’ve got two. Overkill in my SLING2…

[Ray Tackett]

Get a HUD for the 830, then orient the windshield as desired. Only nuisance would be adding inverted oil and fuel systems, but could be fun.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Never a dull moment, Terry!

[Terry Carraway]

Learning the joys of owning a plane.

So, as an interim upgrade, I decided to replace the JPI 700 with an 830. Bigger screen, logging, more things displayed. The nice thing is, the 830 uses the same probes for CHT, EGT, and TIT. Great.

First was figuring out how to orient the 830 display, as it is a rectangle, that can be oriented any of 4 ways. Up, the gear switch cannot be placed in the Down position. Right interferes with the radio stack. Left runs into the KAS-297B altitude preselect. Down runs into the StormScope. Finally, we swapped the Storm Scope and the CDI for Nav2 and let the 830 overlap the top of the CDI. Can still set it at the bottom and see the needle and to/from flag.

Then, when actually doing the install, it seems my plane originally had a GEM engine monitor, and there is an adapter to allow the 700 to use the GEM probes, but they will not work with the 830.

So, after ordering a set of probes .........

And an extra week in the shop ..........

The next upgrade is supposed to go more smoothly. Going to upgrade this GTN650 to the GTN650Xi and add a Flight Stream 510

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

I'm bringing popcorn. Terry, thanks for drawing Cole's fire from me....

[Cole Loftus]

Just to be CLEAR, that is a 7: portrait orientation G3X Touch screen.

But I could use a portrait of you, I need a new one for my dartboard.

We can talk about it in two weeks.

[Terry Carraway]

I'll look around, and see if I can find a 7" picture for you.

Just to be CLEAR, that is a 7: portrait orientation G3X Touch screen.

But I could use a portrait of you, I need a new one for my dartboard.

[Cole Loftus]

I'll look around, and see if I can find a 7" picture for you.