Robert M. Gary wrote:
Maik wrote:

Will work. I installed new avionics in my Mooney M20J last April.
Righly tight....
Take a look http://gallery.payinter.de

If you plan to change something... do it right and change all parts

that

you desire, because it is really a lot of work to do so in a Mooney.
One of my old rRadios was wirking only 50% and after trying 4 radios

of

the same type to replöace my radio with a working one... and no one

was

better than mine, I decided to do a complete redesign.

Which Mooney do you have?


I have an F model Mooney. I just sent my MX-170 radio in for service.
If it ends up costing much to fix, I was thinking about just buying a
$400 KX-170B on ebay. Then I thought, I'd put in a King IFR GPS. But
then I figured that I still want my #2 nav and com (2 nav's let me do
my VOR sign off every 30 days easily). It also appears that the 430 is
the only IFR GPS taht does not require an external head for IFR
approach cert. Add to that the price of the 430 has dropped a LOT since
the 480 was introduced, and it seems to make sense.

430 will fit, but because all avionic in a Mooney is fixed with rivets
it ends mostly with a new handmade frame. So if you have any other think
that you want to change... do it at the same time.
I installed the 430 but only because it was about 3000 USD cheaper than
the 480...

If you do not really need an IFR GPS ... just buy a 170b and you will
have a lot less hassle... :-)

BTW: I just got two 170b out of a Piper Aztec in servicable condition.

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Pilots, Mooney dealers and mechanics
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Maik
80j D-ECPH

-Robert