A good spot for seafood is Everglades Airpark (X01). I was there today! Used to fly my DA40 into Everglades City (X01) but today we landed our DA42 at Marco Island (KMKY) instead and rented a car. We wanted to explore Marco, Everglades City and the end of the road, end of civilization Chokoloskee. ...

Seems to affect most/all E4 Series engines. There are a few lower serial numbers in this "screwed" list but most of the engine numbers are in the -06xxx range. This implies more recent production. Austro version vs. Mercedes sourced perhaps? My 2020 MB engines start with -05xxx and are no...

Unlike a parachute, I’ve never heard of anyone using the blue button in an emergency. Playing with it in my Cirrus, the response time to straight and level was pretty leisurely, much slower than what you would demonstrate during training in unusual attitudes. It was however, an excellent shortcut to...

Boatguy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:02 pm What’s the DAN policy on commercial postings?

This Dan, me, welcomes it. Other type clubs have a separate forum like Marketplace (COPA), Peddler Talk (BeechTalk) or Trading Post (MooneySpace) which provide a useful and valuable benefit to their members.

Does your fuel cap look like this:
Or like this:
The lip on the latch to catch with your finger, or possibly the slipstream, faces opposite directions.

I was told the same thing. Which means you will have to follow behind the line person and turn it back to the front after every refueling.

Some previous threads on the subject:

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Jonathan33 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:48 am I know this is probably a stupid question,

I think it was an excellent question.

So the 66 lb nose and 100 lb rear baggage weight limits are for what, structural reasons, not so much the W&B? Perhaps those weights are the limit of what the floor can safely hold?

Or forgo an official pre-buy. Find someone who owns a similar model. Have them go through the logbooks and take a test flight. If no glaring defects, buy the plane.

A Dopo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:26 pm Our instructor is now at the MB location.

What is an MB location?