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by LTek1
Wed May 04, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries
Replies: 6
Views: 848

Re: Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries

Unfortunately I often go 3 or 4 months without flying, with the interference of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Arriving at the airport to a too-low-to-start battery is a common enough occurance for me, so in the times I do manage to break free for a few hours, it would be nice to know the batte...
by LTek1
Wed May 04, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries
Replies: 6
Views: 848

Schauer Charger Cooked Batteries

Okay, I have now ruined two batteries by leaving my Schauer charger plugged into the GPU port - master switch on, battery breaker pulled. The Schauer literature says it is a "smart charger" that can stay connected for long periods as it will automatically stop charging. The first battery I...
by LTek1
Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:22 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: KAP140 sudden turns
Replies: 6
Views: 2030

Re: KAP140 sudden turns

To be honest, I've flown so little in the last few years that I can't say definitively if anything has changed. I will say, I have not seen it do this in the few hours I have spent on the autopilot. We didn't do anything specifically to fix it, but we did replace the transponder a few years ago, whi...
by LTek1
Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:01 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Wingtip repair
Replies: 14
Views: 3978

Re: Wingtip repair

I put my wingtip in a fence. I was watching a family with kids and a dog to my right as I was parking in the very end slot, and heard a crunch. The repair was pretty easy by myself. Dremmeled out the splinters, filled with slurry, then a few layers of glass over that. Filler and sand smooth. The onl...
by LTek1
Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:27 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: The G1000 project - "The next step"
Replies: 279
Views: 96720

Re: The G1000 project - "The next step"

[removed note about press release, as I see in the other thread that press involvement has been part of the strategy. Good work!] I purchased my plane knowing it was abandoned - I have an Avidyne flight deck - and I at least received a nice letter from an Avidyne executive apologizing about being an...
by LTek1
Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:46 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Hangar Furniture
Replies: 17
Views: 3830

Re: Hangar Furniture

^^^^ Dolly is what I do. Then all I have to do is steer by pushing back and forth on the rudder.

These work nice. Buy a set, and give one to the next Diamond owner who sees your winch and wants one.

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-c ... 61283.html
by LTek1
Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:01 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Stupid pilot tricks
Replies: 9
Views: 2706

Re: Stupid pilot tricks

Watched at a popular local lunch spot (KCMA) as a solo pilot in a DA40 tried to get into a tie down spot and braaaaaaaapppp'ed along the doors of the hangars alongside. Sad to say, I did this, too. Not a hangar, but the fence along the side of the ramp. I was taxiing past a family loading in to the...
by LTek1
Fri Jun 29, 2018 4:43 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Optimal landing speed
Replies: 82
Views: 30916

Re: Optimal landing speed

One of the best lessons I've had was how to do the power off 180 commercial landing maneuver, even though I was not training for a CPL. I've been working on these occasionally too, and was initially *really* surprised at the sink rate. In retrospect, I shouldn't have been, given the power I tend to...
by LTek1
Tue May 29, 2018 3:53 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Flyout to the Bahamas?
Replies: 31
Views: 15809

Re: Flyout to the Bahamas?

Though it's not public and not generally publicized, the strip at the West End of Grand Bahama Island is operated by the resort there, Old Bahama Bay. While they have no services at the strip, the customs guy from the marina will roll over in a golf cart to handle your entry. That, of course, is pre...
by LTek1
Thu May 17, 2018 3:10 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Replacing side interior panels in the back
Replies: 7
Views: 1979

Re: Replacing side interior panels in the back

Huh. I always just yell at it and shove it and sweat all over it and jump up and down on the wings and kick it until it comes out. Works every time.