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by dant
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
Replies: 11
Views: 344

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...
by dant
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
Replies: 11
Views: 344

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...
by dant
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: DA50 Forum
Topic: DA50 vs The World
Replies: 52
Views: 2837

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...
by dant
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: AHRS / HDG issue
Replies: 1
Views: 228

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...
by dant
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Seattle Guy Looking To Fly DA40
Replies: 3
Views: 346

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.
by dant
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
Replies: 28
Views: 1739

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...
by dant
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Ground Speed Challenge
Replies: 18
Views: 5458

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. :(
by dant
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: One way to put it
Replies: 3
Views: 277

Re: One way to put it

My guess is if all you do is local area flights, I can imagine it gets easy to assume you've got enough fuel all the time and maybe miss verifying tanks were filled one critical time. Especially if you're relying/assuming the last person filled up. Richard (the club owner in question) relatively rec...
by dant
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: I-70 Across Continental Divide
Replies: 10
Views: 586

Re: I-70 Across Continental Divide

I realize and understand the desire to follow interstates, but in terms of risk avoidance in that area I think you might be better off avoiding that mass of peaks that I-70 charges through unheeded. Rollins pass under V8 is just north a relatively short way and doesn't have as many venturi forming p...
by dant
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Push for EarthX Lithium Battery STC
Replies: 3
Views: 606

Re: Push for EarthX Lithium Battery STC

Lots more DA40s and 20# means a lot more!