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by mhoran
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: The glaring weaknesses in flight training
Replies: 10
Views: 303

Re: The glaring weaknesses in flight training

Early on in my flying career I made all the mistakes during my first VFR into IMC encounter. I had only about 90 hours at the time, and was embarking on my first real cross country on my own (outside of training) with a passenger (who got sick early on in the flight yet we continued on.) There was a...
by mhoran
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Questions about pitting in the camshaft
Replies: 16
Views: 624

Re: Questions about pitting in the camshaft

We overhauled our engine due to elevated iron levels in the oil analysis and metal filings found in our oil filter. The overhaul turned into a bit of a saga that you can read about on the forum. I'm the end, everything turned out fine. I'll echo what everyone else said. Fly regularly, change the oil...
by mhoran
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Engine overhaul time - Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Replies: 121
Views: 42251

Re: Engine overhaul time - Lycoming IO-360-M1A

Our engine is also running well now that the oil leak has been resolved. Still have a small leak at the oil filler tube, hopefully that will be taken care of at our upcoming annual. There are some gaps in the baffle I’d like to seal up as well to try and improve cooling on the hottest of days. But k...
by mhoran
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: One way to put it
Replies: 3
Views: 277

Re: One way to put it

I'm always so surprised by these type of accidents. I just don't understand how it happens, at least not on any sort of $100 hamburger flight. Maybe on a long IFR flight where you have to divert and the diversion doesn't work out and you burn through all your extra fuel. But that's just a massive pl...
by mhoran
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
Replies: 28
Views: 1739

Re: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff

I've tried to show how the lock mechanism and emergency latch works from the inside. When you pull on the inner bit of the latch (not the larger lever), it slides a bit of metal on the back side of the lever forward. This disengages the bit of metal that hooks behind the lock mechanism, allowing the...
by mhoran
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
Replies: 28
Views: 1739

Re: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff

I'm surprised at the news coverage of this. I guess there must not have been much else going on at the time. The above article says the FAA will investigate, but a door departure is not a reportable event. Not quite sure what that is about -- unless some further damage happened during landing? Or pe...
by mhoran
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: How to best buy a Diamond Aircraft and afford the lifestyle
Replies: 15
Views: 980

Re: How to best buy a Diamond Aircraft and afford the lifestyle

Absolutely get the instrument rating. It will make you a better pilot, reduce insurance rates, and will come in very handy. A challenge can be staying current. I have a membership to a club here in the city that has a couple BATD simulators, and I can head in there over my lunch break to get a few a...
by mhoran
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 fuel quantity measurement device
Replies: 5
Views: 441

Re: DA40 fuel quantity measurement device

I'd recommend contacting Brittany at Premier: brittany.jones@flypas.com. If they don't have them in stock they can probably get it quick.
by mhoran
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: DA20 Forum
Topic: Number of hours for the 6000h
Replies: 4
Views: 1778

Re: Number of hours for the 6000h

Here are the estimated hours per Diamond: https://www.diamondaviators.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=73683#p73683. 6000 hour would be the 2000+MSI. In the Diamond estimates the number is all inclusive. The 2000+MSI includes an annual. Note that my MSI came in at fewer hours than the Diamond numbers. Clos...
by mhoran
Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: Austro
Topic: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement
Replies: 92
Views: 8330

Re: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement

Yea just ran through Maint Instructions....I'm new to this airframe so skeptical is an understatement. HOWEVER, last page, REMARKS NOTE 1: "must be carried out by authorized diamond service center" has us out here "without a paddle", as our aircraft are Diamond Canada and we're ...