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Is there a iPad mini 5 holder that magnetically attaches to a suction cup mount? I currently have a RAM roller mount on a RAM suction cup mounted to the center of my Navion’s windscreen. I want something that I can just grab the iPad and pull it down in front of me to change a setting or bring...

I have some questions on the Garmin safe taxi feature. Does it show up on a 650xi screen or is it just a Garmin Pilot feature? If it does come on the 650 are there any user settings that control when it comes on and how large or zoomed in does the screen automatically go to or do you have to...

Was flying with my CFII to shoot some AP coupled approaches yesterday. While cruising down to the airport we were shooting the approaches we leveled off at 2000’ and engaged the HDG and then the ALT modes. Heading seemed to be steady but the plane immediately pitched over and startied diving. We...

Is it possible for an old MK-12D to lose Xmit capability in a certain frequency range? Last week on a IFR training flight we tried to contact Houston Approach on 134.45 several times on both of my MK-12Ds and got crickets. Not even a standby even though we could hear them chatting away with...

Well one of mymold Narco MK-12Ds is finally biting the dust. The orange displays are failing fast. This just started in the past 3 weeks. It’s still useable for AWOS but I need to look for replacement options. I recently upgraded the panel in my Navion with Aspen 2000 Pro Max displays and GNX...

I got the GNX 375 installed a year ago and I am seeing more and more random GPS dropout failures as I fly around near Houston, TX. I usually notice it when the SYN Vis and magenta line on my Aspen displays goes away. I noticed it again a few days ago shooting approaches into Galveston...

Lately the screens on my iPhone 11 and iPad Mini 5 are getting extremely dark when flying. They are fully charged and the screen brightness is up to the max level but they are so dark as to be practically unreadable to me. It’s not a glare issue it’s just the screen is very dark and unreadable...

Are there any good foggles that will fit over glasses? I have started my IFR training and need something that will fit over my glasses and under my headset so I don’t have to take off my hat and headset every time I need to put on or take off the hood. I got a cardboard hood called The Feather...

On my recent flight from TX to Il and then to Branson, MO for the annual Navion Society convention I experienced some unexpected issues with my Garmin Pilot app on my iPad. Several times during a flight leg I would tap on an airport to bring up the large circle with icons for airport info...

I went flying yesterday and had trouble seeing my iPad mini 5 screen running Garmin Pilot. This was around noon so it was getting hot. But the iPad was on the panel charger and I wasn’t getting and overheating shutdown warnings. The screen brightness was at full brightness and GP was in day...

So what tool do folks use when planning long distance cross countries to preplan their fuel stops. Using GP of FF I usually had to plan the total flight, see how much fuel it would take and then start iterating to find another airport/waypoint with a total fuel burn that fits my tank load. In...

My MP sensor is behaving erratically again and providing artificially low or zero reading even though the engine is running fine. My plane is a ‘49 Navion with the E-225 engine. This is the 3rd MP sensor that has been installed in my plane since the CHR was installed in April 2022. The first...

So I recently switched the Garmin Pilot from Foreflight and I have some questions about missing features. In FF after a flight that was recorded you could see the recorded flight path on the map and if you looked at the profile view you could see the Alt and speed traces and use a slider to go...

I need to update the databases on my GNX375 in my Navion and am looking at a Garmin OnePak bundle. Does that bundle come with a full Garmin PIlot app subscription or just a Premium upgrade if I have already purchased the standard version separately? Currently I use Foreflight Plus and need to...

My Navion has 2 Narco MK-12D navcoms. Com1 has the GS and Com2 does not. Before my recent panel upgrade Com1 was my go to radio for all com and it worked fine. No noise or static what so ever. Com2 worked fine except at times the feedback side tone in the headset during transimssions was...

I just had a CGR-30P installed in my Navion with a E-225 engine. I am having some issues and would like to hear from others who have this instrument. My plane has the pressure carb so I have a forward and return transducer for fuel flow. Even with the engine not running I can see a .2-.3 gph...

My new Navion panel has a PMA-450B audio panel and a GNX 375 and Aspen 2000 Pro Max PFD/MFD. I use a Bose A20 headset. I also run Foreflight on an iPad mini. Before engine start I have the iPad BT’d to the A20 so I can hear the FF checklists. After engine start and I turn on all the avionics the...

I got my new panel installed in my Navion and I am seeking advice on how to connect everything via BT to get the best functionality. I have a PMA 450B audio panel, a Garmin GNX 375 GPS transponder, Aspen 2000 Pro Max PFD/MFD, an iPad mini, iPhone and a Bose A20 headset. I have the iPad set up to...

I am getting a new panel installed in my Navion and need to select a paint color. We originally picked Beechcraft Tan but most of the Beechcraft panels I see are a cream or ivory color and I prefer something thats a little darker tan than also that goes with my gold/ light brownish interior. I...

For those that have used or installed either the 355 or 375 is there any preference other than price? Does one work any better than the other in terms of reliability. I am considering either a 355 and continue to use my existing Stratus ESG xpndr for ADS-B on my iPad or get a 375 and get ADS-B...