Good workaround that I always use with my FF/FS210/GNS interplay. It's super-common for ATC to issue shortcuts like this.

"Snugged up" is the right term. Takes only a few minutes and only requires removal of the upper cowling. It's possible this happened as a side effect of your most recent work, but it is often overlooked. Remember here on the site Matt just went through a misdiagnosis of the source of an oi...

The issue was at the bottom end of the intake pipes near seal P/N 77569. Come to think of it, I have no idea why oil was visible on the bottom of the pipes on the induction housing. Could it have leaked from somewhere else and collected there? In any case, the seals were declared faulty and replace...

Charles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:22 pm ALL 4 intake gaskets were leaking oil.

??? Trying to make sense of this. What gaskets are you referring to? The air intake pipes shouldn't have exposure to oil in the first place.

My DA40 is 22 years old A couple of things that seem way off: My tires are 9 years old, maybe half worn?, with about 450 TO/LDG. Replacement has never been anything like 100 hours. Maybe if all hours are touch and gos? I have never done any paint work on my plane There are some small chips, but they...

So what happens when one of these events happens without the pilot intending to do so - especially when you're all tensed up close to the ground? Startle/freeze and maybe crash/die. As if on cue for this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5yt3lCQtSM Sad to watch... Actually it was the cue...

I agree about simulators - at least the ones available for our light GA planes. They're laughably incompetent at emulating flight characteristics. But if full-screen simulators could be made available that faithfully emulated flight characteristics perhaps these might be a big help. You could have a...

Recent safety presentations from FAA, EAA, AOPA, etc. have started focusing on the "startle" factor. Usually this is presented in the context of engine failure, especially on takeoff. But this is also a factor in other conditions as well. The greater problem is we don't teach for the unexp...

I don’t think the gearbox main issue, rather the stall behavior. The Diamonds are all behaving a lot more predictable and robust in base-to-final turns. That’s unfortunately a very typical Cirrus accident :cry: ( Check out the video in the link ) Yes, one notes that the landing gear was rather far ...

The primary design flaw in the Cirrus is the landing gear. The most common accident type is the application of power during a botched landing resulting in a left of runway excursion. It’s statistically significant. The trailing link gear is a big safety advantage in favor of the Diamond. Explain. T...