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by perossichi
Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:05 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft
Replies: 46
Views: 6056

Re: A very big deal -- FAA Approves G100UL for ALL GA piston spark-ignition aircraft

Im very much looking forward to buying unleaded gas. It is not practical to have more than one grade of fuel at an airport. 100ul works in every engine. Those folks with high performance planes need higher octane. This makes 94ul a non starter. As has been pointed out, you won’t need to change oil a...
by perossichi
Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Avionics Bus Max Voltage and Protection
Replies: 13
Views: 1455

Re: Avionics Bus Max Voltage and Protection

I fried my 24V BKool portable A/C by running it from the accessory plug. I moved to two lithium motorcycle 12v batteries in series. I am curious as to how well an O2 concentrator works at altitude where the partial pressure of O2 might be much lower than at the elevations these devices are designed ...
by perossichi
Fri May 06, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries
Replies: 6
Views: 848

Re: Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries

that's de-sulfating. This is what Battery Minder claims to do -- sending pulses of current so that sulphur crystals formed on battery plates dissolve. I note that there is some skepticism regarding whether or not this actually works. However, my own experience does confirm it -- when I moved from a ...
by perossichi
Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40
Replies: 46
Views: 6482

Re: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40

Dan Gryder is certainly entitled to air his views and make money on YouTube. He doesn’t get it right very often. He spreads erroneous info and doesn’t do his homework. I personally don’t like his constant strategy of promising to address a topic at the beginning of the video but moving on to irrelev...
by perossichi
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:31 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Polish for the prop spinner and exhaust
Replies: 1
Views: 412

Re: Polish for the prop spinner and exhaust

My experience is that Filtz works very well on the spinner but not as well on the exhaust. I tried these products on the spinner and they were decidedly inferior to Filtz. Filtz can actually be used to remove scratches as it contains some sort of rubbing compound.
by perossichi
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:15 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40
Replies: 46
Views: 6482

Re: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40

I'm working on my glider rating and I have learned that thermals can be your friend. I have used Thermals off mountains near Cedar City, Elko NV and Palm Springs to climb to cruise altitude. The DA 40 does a great imitation of a glider, no doubt due to its roots in motorized gliders. Does not work v...
by perossichi
Thu Apr 28, 2022 2:08 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40
Replies: 46
Views: 6482

Re: Fatal UT accident appears to be DA40

Really sad accident. The previous flight from Spanish Forks shows ample evidence of imprecise flight not at VFR altitudes and poor speed control. Have flown out of this airport many times on my way to and from Montana. Many times at very high density alt due to summer heat but never anywhere near ma...
by perossichi
Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:21 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: GAMI INJECTORS
Replies: 9
Views: 1212

Re: GAMI INJECTORS

Unfortunately, the FAA is doing its level best to sandbag the GAMI STC. First, they asked for an audit of the certification file. Then they asked for a cover report summarizing the audit and now they want to set up a Technical Advisory Board to delay it further. G100UL is a dropin solution -- you ca...
by perossichi
Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:43 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Feeling overwhelmed with the DA40
Replies: 12
Views: 2217

Re: Feeling overwhelmed with the DA40

Rich I think you misinterpreted what I said. I’d leave the AP out in the very beginning as you get to know the plane. As you get more comfortable with hand flying work in simple AP stuff. I felt overwhelmed by the confluence of a very different plane and so many different systems. There was no gps a...