I suggest KCDW instead of KTEB. A lot friendlier to smaller planes and Uber makes getting into the city just as easy.

I should just send him my control sticks. I think I'd be happy with just those getting that treatment. It looks spectacular.

I agree with the leather flying gloves. A white scarf would be going overboard. Which I also encourage.

I don't know how you can come all the way across the ocean and not want to traverse the continent, since it is so manageable in your plane. The Rockies are absolutely stunning to see. Not the Alps, but still stunning. And the West coast is beautiful. Lots of horse stuff in the west. If you are in Lo...

I had a $15k deposit down on the DA50. The removable stick and Cirrus-like comfort were big factors. When they split the effort into two models (one had FADEC and light pressurization, I think), I got my deposit back. I used to think it was a strange step-up from DA40 to DA42, since one seemed SO mu...

The second flight I took in a DA40 I dropped it on the the runway at KLGB from about six feet up. I don't even remember it bouncing more than once, so I think it absorbed the energy from the drop pretty well. I apologized to the salesman and he said, "Don't worry about it, that's why we have a ...

Renaming as Ultra is a GREAT idea. Order the vinyl now, Antoine.

I have now started attaching the suction cup after I get to altitude. That seems to eliminate that issue entirely.

For $750 the factory went through the logbooks with a fine-toothed comb. I found it invaluable. They found things the pre-buy annual inspection did not.

I come to this thread for the photos. I had that color on the ceiling in my Volvo station wagon when the boys were small. Once when one was climbing into his car seat holding his chocolate ice cream, he waved it for balance. That mark was there for the rest of the time I had the car. Double the scot...