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by dgger
Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Want To Buy
Topic: Becker ADF RA3502 wanted
Replies: 0
Views: 1384

Becker ADF RA3502 wanted

Has anyone ripped out their ADF and is looking to part from it? I am looking for the ADF & antenna.
by dgger
Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: DA62 iPad Mount
Replies: 22
Views: 2976

Re: DA62 iPad Mount

It does fit an 11" iPad pro provided you keep the thing more or less vertical. Works just fine for me. While we are at it: the CFRP of the DA62 shields any cellular signal quite nicely. Has anyone tried to mount an external antenna such as the RAMI-289 for better reception? If so, did that make...
by dgger
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:18 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Aircraft ownership structure
Replies: 12
Views: 1632

Re: Aircraft ownership structure

I second the advise to speak with a tax consultant. For years I had a DA42 in a similar construct in Germany. The key to have it recognized by the tax authorities was chartering the aircraft out to multiple customers, which I understand you don’t want to do. There is no way around talking to a knowl...
by dgger
Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:37 am
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Diesel smell in the cabin
Replies: 19
Views: 2500

Re: Diesel smell in the cabin

This one is interesting. After flying 4 different DA42s and now my DA62 I am at a point where I considered jet fuel fumes in the cabin after re-fueling to be “normal” to a degree. In my experience the smell would almost always disappear after 15 to 30 minutes into the flight and, yes, the problem ca...
by dgger
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:03 am
Forum: Austro
Topic: Where to buy engine oil in Europe?
Replies: 3
Views: 1946

Re: Where to buy engine oil in Europe?

Not sure about the Castrol. I am using Shell Helix Ultra - mostly for the reason that I can usually by it at gas stations around Europe when I am running low. That worked at least in Spain, Germany and Hungary. If you are ever have an immediate need for oil and don’t mind mixing that might be an opt...
by dgger
Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:34 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: 100UL and Us
Replies: 35
Views: 6406

Re: 100UL and Us

I am just watching from a distance, but just by chance saw AVweb‘s summary of the 100UL drama, yesterday: https://youtu.be/9F-WngVMJBQ From what I understand, any drop-in replacement legally requires either a load of STCs or an act of congress, according to AVweb. On my side of the Atlantic things a...
by dgger
Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Airventure / Oshkosh 2022 .. who plans to fly in from Europe?
Replies: 15
Views: 3173

Re: Airventure / Oshkosh 2022 .. who plans to fly in from Europe?

ememic99 wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:27 pm Raft, suits, HF radio, freezing temperatures...
Oh, that bit ;) I was thinking paperwork. I guess you‘re right. It adds up.
by dgger
Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Airventure / Oshkosh 2022 .. who plans to fly in from Europe?
Replies: 15
Views: 3173

Re: Airventure / Oshkosh 2022 .. who plans to fly in from Europe?

A bit far for me :) and it has always looked too complicated from logistics point of view. How many legs will you have for crossing and how many in total? It‘s really not that bad. Weather allowing you can do Oshkosh from central Germany in six legs (Germany, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Goose Bay...
by dgger
Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:49 am
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: DA62 - Personal ETOPS Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 6150

Re: DA62 - Personal ETOPS Discussion

ETOPS - How far (in minutes) from land, at the one-engine speed (what is that number CFIDave?!) do we consider acceptable for "every Saturday morning" type flights in a DA62? I would not worry about the engines too much. You can quite comfortably cruise home on a single engine should one ...
by dgger
Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:11 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Advice for a (soon to be) DA42-NG owner
Replies: 8
Views: 3450

Re: Advice for a (soon to be) DA42-NG owner

I put about 500 hours on my DA42NG traveling across the Atlantic a couple of times, cruising the Caribbean and criss-crossing Africa. The worst that ever happened to me was that I had to have a mechanic out fly from Johannesburg to a bush strip in the Okavango delta in Botswana to fix a broken solen...