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by jbz
Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?
Replies: 29
Views: 2263

Re: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?

Yep to all. My main frustrating blocker - I *cannot* reliably get to an airport more than approximately once every two weeks while I"m in NYC. My life schedule just won't let me for the next six to eight months. This is the primary reason I am looking at accelerated - because I don't want to ju...
by jbz
Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?
Replies: 29
Views: 2263

Re: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?

Thanks everyone for the valuable advice. re: sims - I have built a fairly capable X-Plane 12 setup with SiMIONIC G1000 units (I have a thread about it in the DA40 forum) but I'm being very disciplined about not trying IFR procedures in it until I have instruction because I don't want to learn bad ha...
by jbz
Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:44 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?
Replies: 29
Views: 2263

Re: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?

Thanks for your words of caution. I am a PPL with approx 240 hrs but infrequent time over some years, partly because trying to fly consistently and frequently enough to train from the middle of NY City has proven near impossible. I am looking for focused training to see if I can get my IR by traveli...
by jbz
Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?
Replies: 29
Views: 2263

Re: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?

Thanks. I know Take Flight and have taken a lesson with them. I am really looking for somewhere that specializes in intense, timeboxed accelerated training. While they talk about accelerated training on their website, when I discussed it with them it didn't really feel like a 'product offered 'but a...
by jbz
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:28 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?
Replies: 29
Views: 2263

Accelerated IFR training in DA40 - recommendations?

Hi all. As my profile indicates, I am furiously pursuing a Diamond of my Very Own(™). While I'm not 100% positive I'll make it, I absolutely do want to be prepared to use it effectively and safely (or any I rent in future). With that in mind, I need to get my IR. Given my current life schedules and ...
by jbz
Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:13 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Home Sim Components?
Replies: 36
Views: 11438

Re: DA40 Home Sim Components?

Well things have got INTERESTING(™): https://youtu.be/7_X1wReZHgc?si=rAPA_A4q9bglZz0O
by jbz
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:55 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Home Sim Components?
Replies: 36
Views: 11438

Re: DA40 Home Sim Components?

Update update - fixed. Li Chen was correct - turned out, when I borrowed some gear and checked, someone had installed a wifi access point just on the other side of the wall from my desk. My access point was two rooms away. While TCP based downloads etc worked fine, the UDP-based pairing of the Simio...
by jbz
Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Home Sim Components?
Replies: 36
Views: 11438

Re: DA40 Home Sim Components?

Ugh, annoying update. I had everything clicking, and then left town for a week. When I came back and sat down...none of the Simionics stuff was working. This is a 'warning' post if you too are a Simionics user! Essentially, the two apps (PFD/MFD) refuse to sync to each other, and the PFD refuses to ...
by jbz
Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Home Sim Components?
Replies: 36
Views: 11438

Re: DA40 Home Sim Components?

Ah, my ignorance showed. I just downloaded the STMA and see they offer both steam and G1000 variants. Thanks much! Can't wait for the upgrade on this. Now I realized I have to hunt down a complete set of engine/operating specs for the DA40 XLT, so I can enter 'em into my Simionics setup and maybe al...
by jbz
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 Home Sim Components?
Replies: 36
Views: 11438

Re: DA40 Home Sim Components?

Is theirs an NG? I am working to get to a better familiarization with the XLT variant. But if course anything DA40 is great! I have been doing cold-to-cold planned VFR flights in the Lam C172 G1000 to get used to simflying and will do so until I get my Honeycombs installed and familiar (and stop obs...