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by Localizer
Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:51 am
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Diamondfest anyone?
Replies: 10
Views: 5677

Re: Diamondfest anyone?

If I knew about the event, I might have gone there, but I did not.
Is there a mailing list to subscribe to? How do you all know about it?

Thanks!!
by Localizer
Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:05 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Flyout to the Bahamas?
Replies: 31
Views: 15993

Re: Flyout to the Bahamas?

I'm game. What is the consensus on planned date?
by Localizer
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:52 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Dynamic propeller balancing
Replies: 9
Views: 2046

Re: Dynamic propeller balancing

Yes, I do prop balancing. My three blade MT prop has a mandatory service requirement, so I had it balanced during the service.
by Localizer
Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Stupid pilot tricks
Replies: 9
Views: 2714

Re: Stupid pilot tricks

Hitting something with my wing is one thing I obsess about. To the point that I'm contemplating installation of cameras in wingtips of my RV-10 which I'm building very slowly. Many-many years ago in an airplane which was probably 200 times larger than DA40 we hit a lamp post. That did not prevent us...
by Localizer
Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Pilot performance ups and downs
Replies: 5
Views: 1476

Re: Pilot performance ups and downs

Absolutely yes! You will see me at CCO in August. :)
Sure, we will take a ride and I will gladly try RV-7.
by Localizer
Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:13 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Pilot performance ups and downs
Replies: 5
Views: 1476

Pilot performance ups and downs

Last Monday for no particular reason I decided to do some touch and gos. And so I did - making one bad landing after another and after another. I was changing speed, MP, aiming point, pattern leg lengths. Nothing worked. It was late afternoon, I was not tired or anything, but I just could not land t...
by Localizer
Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:41 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Fuel cards for AvGas
Replies: 4
Views: 1421

Re: Fuel cards for AvGas

Thank you all for your comments. Oh, yes, it is always pays to research fuel prices and talk to people at big FBOs. Is it in FAR or AIM, where it goes something like this: "what does a pilot need to know about before flight?"; answer: "everything". So after talking to FBO, I some...
by Localizer
Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Fuel cards for AvGas
Replies: 4
Views: 1421

Fuel cards for AvGas

Hi all! Do you use any fuel cards for AvGas? If you do, what kind? Are there any? We've been using our regular Amex which gets us points, but does not offer any fuel discounts. When at a class B airport, I may start coughing when I learn what I need to pay for a gallon of AvGas, so sometimes a good ...
by Localizer
Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Upgrading regular canopy to bubble canopy
Replies: 4
Views: 1542

Upgrading regular canopy to bubble canopy

Hi all! For a while I've been mulling over a thought about installing a bubble canopy on my 2007 DA40. I fantasize that I will get more head room, sun visors, and a new glass (not that my current glass is bad). I finally went ahead and asked for a quote. Maybe, when I see the cost, I will just forge...
by Localizer
Wed May 30, 2018 2:28 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Airport of Entry in Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 6193

Re: Airport of Entry in Canada

Hi,
Sorry, this is off subject, but relates to Canada and US.
I want to fly from Cleveland, OH to Mackinac Island, probably VFR and try direct. This will take me over Canadian airspace. Has anyone flown that route? I wonder if I need to do anything special outside if just flight following. Thanks!