This is puzzling to me because it's a strong performer in the civil markets. Can you speak broadly as to where the issues are impacting availability? Avionics? Airframe? Drivetrain? Engine?
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- Thread starter Randy Daytona
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I’ll bet you $100 the root cause is that we either got cheap on the maintenance contract, or we signed a shitty contract and let ourselves get hosed by the service provider…again.
It looks like a Dynon. Our 650/750 aircraft have Dynon's. Both the older VFR versions and the newer ones are as thick as you see in the picture. It doesn't have to go back into panel like a G5 does, so it's lighter and smaller.
It's also not the easiest thing to read (or at least the newer ones).
Fun fact, the -60Rs have (or had) an unsigned flight clearance for putting Dynon's in the back for the SensO. The units themselves had already been paid for and acquired, but N98 didn't want to sign it off for "reasons" that were never really clear.
Eh... I've mentioned before about how the inspection cycles are rough on availability. When I visited a buddy that flew them out west, he mentioned that just the T/R inspection required complete removal of the T/R...every 100 hours. That's not much at Whiting. Also dealing with the Italians required a "flexible" time line.