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William, welcome aboard. I suspect Judi might chime in here, but you can reach her through Suncoast Aviation. 219.850.4083.

When I bought 94J in 2017, a turbo was a "must have" for me, due to living at 5,200 feet & there are alot of high DA days. Over the years, I've come to recognize how superb the Hot Shot system is. This past weekend I took 94J up for a "familiarization flight," much of which was to get used to...

Clayton, welcome aboard! Carl Lee holds the STC for adding a turbo normalizer, turning a 114 into a 114 Hot Shot. You'll find lots of info on the forum about the "Hot Shot" with a search. Carl posted back in March 2021 that no 114HS kits were available then - maybe he can be swayed.....

Ken, this is a most generous offer, very kind of you & sounds like a grand time. Not committing yet, but ...... is this your place?

EarthX Lithium btty I am going to need a new battery pretty soon to replace my aging Gill-35 in my 112a. I can’t get over the addition of 22 pounds useful load should I change to one of the Earth-X lithium batteries for which RCM Normalizing handles. So I haven’t heard much. Has someone got...

Dennis, glad you've decided to jump in with a discussion. I have no time in a Sierra so can't speak to that one. My journey started in a Cessna 150 in 1977. Through my PPL I spent most of my time in the 150, a 'then-new" 152, and the 172. My introduction to complex was a T-tail Arrow the...

Scott & Gabi, welcome to the COG. I know you will enjoy your Hot Shot.

Dave, what is it you're looking to do and see? Phoenix to the Grand Canyon should be about 1.5 hours for you; Sedona's nearly under the path. My wife and I spent a 3-day weekend in Sedona a few years back, plenty to do in that area. The airport cafe has excellent food, the scenery is great...

Welcome to the joys of being a Commander owner! You will find lots of help here; I know I have.

Kurt, I can't strongly enough endorse in written words what Dean has said! In 3 years of owning my 112, I've not had any problem obtaining any part needed. I do owe a debt of gratitude to other members of this Forum in providing invaluable assistance in that regard, tho! Can't help with your 3rd...

Dave, I can send you my ForeFlight W&B profile via e-mail. Might help a bunch. Let me know.

Alex, good to hear from you. Best way to proceed is for me to send you a dropbox link. Shoot me your e-mail and I'll do that.

Judi - thanks for saying so. Jay, I appreciate your vote of confidence! However, I'm far from an expert about flight planning over the Grand Canyon. This was my first venture there! All I learned & IMHO the minimum of what one needs to know to plan a flight can be ascertained from the Grand...