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I will post those photos as soon as I can get to that airplane. The weather here has been crap for weeks.

It is currently set to Garmin G5

I didn’t think about doing that. I will have to attempt this. Thank you for the suggestion.

Yes the 530 is 5.4. Just to make sure my wiring here is correct as well GAD29 pin 22-24 p5006 10-23 23-46 p5001 11-47 24-48 12-49

Oddly enough I have already did that. Those wires were not pre existing. I added them. I removed a ki-525 to install the g5. Maybe I have the 530 programmed wrong. What should the settings be for the ARINC 429 menu in the 530. I also only ran one set of wires to the ARINC port in the 530.

Yes the wires from the 530 are installed. I think it is a single wire and three shielded pairs from the 530 to the kfc 150. This is only the problem in Nav mode as well. 530 p5001 con. KFC 150 21. U P1 22...

I recently installed a G5 into a Bonanza that has a kfc 150 and a 530w. When you use the auto pilot it will not intercept course. It will turn to the correct area and then blow past. The heading bug works perfectly with the auto pilot. If anyone has experience with this please chime in with...

I had the airport manager one day towing my lance. Somehow he managed to rub my right wing up against the fence. It ripped off the nav light/strobe and cracked the fiberglass tip. He paid for the parts and I repaired the damage. But accidents will always happen. I try not to get angry. I make...

It’s always a good idea to have it balanced. But there are many other things that can cause a vibration.

I dynamically balance a lot of props. I use an ACES 2020. One of the things that I have found is sometimes when the props are statically balanced the outer weights are 180 degrees off from where it needs to be. I have talked to several other mechanics who are afraid to remove the static weights...

I would see about having the switch disabled. It would be best to have it on all the time. Unless of course you are running drugs. Then you want to find a way to shut it off when you want such as a cockpit toggle. But for safety having it on all the time is best.

Both parties. The one is paying me and the other owns it. So if the deal goes south the owner needs to know what’s wrong. He may decide not to fly home or whatever or discuss it with his mechanic.

Safety of flight issue yes. It must be reported. As a mechanic I feel compelled to report anything like that.

I say you only have an obligation to the person paying you. I say this because there is no regulation on a pre-buy inspection I know of. I am not familiar with any published data from a manufacturer or the FAA that spells out what a pre-buy is. Things change though if the pre-buy is an annual...

I know I have installed a heated pitot on a 172E it took about 8 hours. But this was removing the non heated one and running new wires and such. So if your installation is similar I would expect the same. One of the reasons you probably are not getting a straight answer is because it is hard...

I own a maintenance shop and am an IA. I would consider the items you mentioned as cosmetic issues and not airworthy issues, but I am not the one signing it off. You could put four mechanics in a room together and show each one the same problem. One might say that is an issue another will say no...

Congrats. One giant leap there. Again congrats.

My flight school in Poplar Bluff, MO can do it. But I don't know if I am close enough for you.

Thank you very much.

I own a flight school in Poplar Bluff, MO. My rates are a lot less than that, but I am also an A&P IA. So I can maintain my air art and not pay someone else to do it. Also, I am not in a metropolitan area. My 172 rents for $110 or $1000 for ten hours and my 150 rents for $75 or $700 for ten...