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My May vote based on my trip last year in a 115kt plane; Vegas to Florida. -outbound I10, inbound I40.

"Werewolf! Werewolf? - There wolf, there castle" OK, I'm childish..

Certainly - General Aviation Co in Fullerton (KFUL) - guy called 'smudge' did mine. He's a bit of a perfectionist which means it'll take a little longer than elsewhere but suits me!

I too am left-handed, and just permanently keep a pen/pencil in my hand - try it - was life changing decades ago when I saw someone else do it.

The issue in Las Vegas (both KVGT and KHND) is the FBO is actually the county, not a private entity which could be 'bypassed' in normal airports.

Flew it last year from Las Vegas to SnF in my Cherokee; stopped in Sedona - KSEZ - simply because it's stunning there, then ABQ, then thru several uninteresting stops in Texas , thence mostly followed the coastline with a few 'inland' fuel/rest stops. Return trip was purposefully longer to sight...

Look at my earlier post (10/14) with photo - 660 absolutely DOES show geo referenced approaches, that's (mostly) how I use it

Good and bad news; not the same size, you will need a new air gizmo dock. Good news though... the new dock's external size is identical to yours so it will fit in the old hole. $140 and minimal install time.

About a 100 hours per year in the last 5 years (with a low of 70 last year) - fairly sure it was 1QT every 5 hours when I bought it in 2019 so not a huge change.

tomahawk and skipper feel big inside and certainly wider feeling that aa1 (for reference; I'm 6'2 and fat...). the aa1 was more fun/sporty and felt like you're 'wearing' it but had no wiggle room on longish flights. Tomahawk was great and I would have bought one but needed a trifle more...

I fill it just to 6 qts, as anything above that just blows out immediately. spark plugs not fouled. based on your comments, perhaps I should consider an old fashioned 'top overhaul' although I know these days, the benefits of that are disputed by gurus such as Mike Busch..

same engine in my pa28 - oil turns dark after 2 flights, consumes 1QT every 4 hours and has been doing this for last several years (all compression mid 70s) - I thought it's high, mechanic says 'normal'. I just fly and remember to add oil after each long x-country..

I'm old fat and a heavy smoker; pulse O2 down to 90% by 10,000 and 88% at 12,000 - with G5, 96% at 12,000 and 95% at 14,000 (with just me plugged in), with second person (not fat, non smoker, healthy and younger...), just 2% lower at 12,000.

I'm an Apple fan, but here in the Las Vegas 'warmth', my iPad frequently overheats - my solution? a dock mounted 660, problem solved. Love that unit.

I used this - https://www.sportys.com/twin-hornet-engine-heater.html - sounds a little like snake oil, but it works!

I have a Trio autopilot which does EXACTLY what you want; you can turn on either servo air both. Never thought that would be a useful feature, but it is!

I'm on year 4 of hangar less parking in the warmth of Las Vegas - tank 'lives' on backseat, no problems. (I do have sunshields in all the windows, but the inside temp is still oven like 6 months of the year).

I've done the trip (well, almost - Chicago to Las Vegas NV) - a few times. I always plan 2 options; same as you via ELP and can do it at 8500 or via ABQ at 10500 with the added bonus of stopping of at Alamogordo or other interesting places on the way. I make a final decision on the day; if upper...

PA28 - O360, my number 3 hovers just a hair over 400 on climb out of high DA - but only 380 when I occasionally make it across to 'normal' temp/elevations.Back down to 380 ish in cruise at 10,000 DA

When coming out of LA basin VFR, I go Rosebowl, follow 210 freeway to the I15 interchange, then up I-15 to KAPV for fuel at 7500. Using FF, they will hand you over to Joshua approach for descent to APV.