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by smoss
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Tire Damage
Replies: 10
Views: 554

Re: Tire Damage

towed maybe with the brakes on, but you'd expect the same on the other tire, or maybe parked in some corrosive liquid for a bit?
by smoss
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: Which tape for wing gaps ?
Replies: 7
Views: 2211

Re: Which tape for wing gaps ?

Meantime we went the glider tape route Wings and Wheels Premium gap tape. We will see how that works. Eager to get a review onf the W&W tape. I have always used the Bowlus, but shipping and payment at Cumulus is a pain. My biggest thing is how hard it is to remove a year or more later... The 3M...
by smoss
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: updating Nav database before expiration
Replies: 10
Views: 751

Re: updating Nav database before expiration

anything else of note change from 0321.22 going to .23?
by smoss
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: updating Nav database before expiration
Replies: 10
Views: 751

Re: updating Nav database before expiration

Slightly different (prior database not retained in any way) for the GNS units. I update the spare cards and keep them in my flight bag until it's the right time. It's not uncommon for me to put them in a day ahead of time if I know I won't be flying before time. The GNS units have an interesting qu...
by smoss
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: updating Nav database before expiration
Replies: 10
Views: 751

updating Nav database before expiration

While the nav data cycle usually comes out a week before the start date, is it bad practice to update it in the plane early? When doing so, the G1000 does not 'hold' the data until the start date and then use it (like Foreflight does), it simply overwrites the old database, then shows the database e...
by smoss
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Color fading on wings
Replies: 4
Views: 515

Re: Color fading on wings

my plane has a few subtle small spots that look similar, despite never having any composite repair. I have always wondered about them and figured it was some touchup at the factory before delivery.
by smoss
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Oil filter
Replies: 21
Views: 1351

Re: Oil filter

personally, not a fan of the Tempest filter. Despite the non-stick coating on the seal, when torqued to spec it's still more challenging to remove than the Champion with a tiny amount of DC4, and the can is significantly lighter weight material.
by smoss
Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Whirlwind tour: Vegas, Grand Canyon, Zion, Tahoe
Replies: 4
Views: 4016

Re: Whirlwind tour: Vegas, Grand Canyon, Zion, Tahoe

Dan, a few helpful comments: 1. For the updrafts/downdrafts or bad turbulence in general, it's by far easiest to fly in PITCH mode, riding the waves up and down (won't work in IFR unless they'll give you a block altitude, which commonly will). Your airspeed will stay constant, as will pitch, which i...
by smoss
Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Mandatory 10 year AmSafe bottle replacement
Replies: 36
Views: 11957

Re: Mandatory 10 year AmSafe bottle replacement

funny the two sides are different, are they not identical?
by smoss
Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Mandatory 10 year AmSafe bottle replacement
Replies: 36
Views: 11957

Re: Mandatory 10 year AmSafe bottle replacement

John, curious to know about what the parts cost back then, and what you did with the old parts / inflators?