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Mooney.

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Got it home safely (though definitely appreciated having ADS-B weather in the cockpit! Also AHRS, courtesy of a new-to-me Stratus 2 I picked up for this trip). Mounted the iPad from underneath the yoke (first with the claw, now with a U-bolt ). Carried a handheld ( Yaesu FTA-550 ) that came in handy (it comes with a headset adapter, along with some RAM pieces ( RAP-B-201U-A ; RAM-HOL-BC1 ; ) so I could stick it on the window for the best-possible reception and easy tuning, etc., plus a  PTT switch  I could yoke mount (I figured, if I'm in flight and relying on a handheld, things are going to be stressful enough, didn't want to add "fumbling with the radio" to my workload). Pro tip I picked up from Josh: Get ATIS with the handheld; it's an "every flight" test that ensures it's still working and will catch, e.g., low batteries, before they become an issue. (The 550 uses six AAs, which I carry a bunch of spares for anyway, for my flashlight and Bose h