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- Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:58 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: What comes after a DA40?
- Replies: 483
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Re: What comes after a DA40?
Yes, the 2 door would be nice but the wife is actually more comfortable with one door on my side. Keeps her from falling out? :roll: There don't seem to be very many ES's on the market so you are fortunate to get a good one. Send me a photo or two when you get a chance. Cheers! db ps See you on Lanc...
- Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:05 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: What comes after a DA40?
- Replies: 483
- Views: 149540
Re: What comes after a DA40?
Hi Frank, Looks like you and I have reached the same conclusions. I purchased a Lancair Super ES kit a couple of weeks ago and dropped it off at AirFrames Inc in TN where they hope to start the build in the Spring. The ES fills the bill for us: less exposure to the sun, long range, docile handling, ...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:19 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: What comes after a DA40?
- Replies: 483
- Views: 149540
Re: What comes after a DA40?
Thank you for your feedback Antoine. I have watched your machinations with considerable interest. You're early comments about choosing the next plane reflected my own almost exactly. I even found a Extra EA-400 for sale but decided it was just too much of an orphan here in the States. It really is a...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:24 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: What comes after a DA40?
- Replies: 483
- Views: 149540
Re: What comes after a DA40?
My Friends, Today I closed on the sale of my DA40 N468MA. It was a great aircraft and was perfect for where I was in my flying career but now I'm in pursuit of it's replacement. Although the DA40-180 I had was perfect in so many ways, it had a few minuses that could not be overcome. It turned out th...
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 5:59 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: AeroCoat polish (nano tech?)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2100
Re: AeroCoat polish (nano tech?)
After a lot of reading, including quite a bit on this site, I also settled on Rejex. I do the whole plane a couple of times a year and all the leading edges every month or two. It only takes a few minutes and the bugs don't stick to it. Or at least not so well. Makes the plane look like new. Purple ...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:16 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Hand Flying approaches
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4955
Re: Hand Flying approaches
Also be sure to order the G1000 Diamond simulator from Garmin. It has the 700 auto pilot in it and you can use it to practice everything. It's about $30.00.
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:22 am
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: Weight and Balance Calculator
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13360
Re: Weight and Balance Calculator
Yep, diamond dad is right. The Gyronimosystem is the bomb.
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:17 pm
- Forum: Lycoming
- Topic: What Oil Do You Run?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 31457
Re: What Oil Do You Run?
I use Phillips X/C 20/50. However Mike Busch recommends using single grade oils during warm temperatures and multi grade oils when it's cold. Here's a link to the article which will tell you a Lot about oil in aviation piston engines. https://www.savvyaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/articles_eaa/EAA...
- Tue May 30, 2017 8:47 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: ADS-B Install Experience
- Replies: 144
- Views: 43548
Re: ADS-B Install Experience
I have a 2005 non-WAAS G1000 DA40. I had understood that my best/only ADS-B solution was the GTX-345R with WAAS, and I understood that that would give me traffic on the G1000, but not weather, so I would still be constrained to use my iPad with ForeFlight for ADS-B WX (and NexRad on the G1000). Is ...
- Wed May 24, 2017 8:04 pm
- Forum: DA40 Forum
- Topic: DA40 AMM anti-corrosion instructions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2143
Re: DA40 AMM anti-corrosion instructions
Thanks Wolfgang! I'm going into my annual next week so this is very timely.