Does the NG not require the pedals to be all the way back to install the gust lock?I rarely adjust the pedals as I am the only person who flys the airplane.
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: DA-40NG Purchase Advice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 544
Re: DA-40NG Purchase Advice
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: DA62 Forum
- Topic: DA62 Horizontal stabilizer AD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 507
Re: DA62 Horizontal stabilizer AD
My guess is that those s/ns were after they fixed the AMM, so unless the IAs were using the old revision it doesn't apply...aircraft manufactured prior to the publishing of revision 3 of the AMM
That being said, accidentally using an old revision is a very possible outcome!
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Tug for DA40 NG
- Replies: 13
- Views: 861
Re: Tug for DA40 NG
FWIW I wasn't able to make the AC tug work if you need to pull the plane out of an indent in, say, a tiedown spot, or up a small asphalt ledge. I really wanted it to work though!
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:43 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
- Replies: 11
- Views: 658
Re: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
Can you imagine GA pilots shelling out $5k every 6 months for recurrent training Well, the real question is whether the insurance companies can imagine requiring it for decent rates, and whether the claims/accidents they see would be affected by this training. I suspect they'd rather see 5k every 6...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
- Replies: 11
- Views: 658
Re: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
I spend a lot of time mulling over why the time-to-upset is so low for VMC in to IMC incidents - especially with modern avionics. Given that we can't ever ask the pilots why, all we can really do is pontificate, and my suspicion is it's this exact thing. I personally would like to see flight simulat...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: DA50 Forum
- Topic: DA50 vs The World
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4077
Re: DA50 vs The World
If the gear is bouncy then one could argue that you end up more often executing more demanding go-arounds which due to the increased skill requirement have an increased likelihood of failure. I don't have any skin in this game but I could definitely see how functionally always requiring a soft field...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: AHRS / HDG issue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 247
AHRS / HDG issue
I'm running in to some weirdness. After around 30-40 minutes of flight my HSI heading starts to drift by +/- 5-10 degrees. This ends up causing a large wind report. It's a lot worse with Rich's LEMO convertor running a lightspeed headset. At first I thought it was backtalk from that however I flew t...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Seattle Guy Looking To Fly DA40
- Replies: 3
- Views: 377
Re: Seattle Guy Looking To Fly DA40
I'm happy to but my schedule is unpredictable - I usually don't know I'm free to fly until morning of.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1851
Re: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
To check it, open the door a few inches and move the latch lever, it should snap to both the open and closed position and be held there by the spring. If it is possible to leave the latch lever in any position the the spring is not doing its job and the latch could vibrate open during flight. I per...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: DA40 Ground Speed Challenge
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5546
Re: DA40 Ground Speed Challenge
I had a shot at 200 kts a few weeks ago due to some puget sound convergence zone winds but sadly I would have needed to turn directly in to the SEA bravo to pull it off.