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by CBeak
Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:18 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Santa’s runway
Replies: 4
Views: 911

Re: Santa’s runway

Oops…Forgot that would only be true if Santa operates from the magnetic North Pole.
by CBeak
Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: Santa’s runway
Replies: 4
Views: 911

Santa’s runway

So a friend’s child asked me about Santa taking off from the North Pole. She wondered if he actually has a runway for that. And as I pondered the question it occurred to me that IF there is one and it actually sits centered on the pole….that would be runway 36/36. Wouldn’t that create chaos on the C...
by CBeak
Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:50 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Current IFR rating?
Replies: 62
Views: 34365

Re: Current IFR rating?

2005 DA40. Legacy G1000 and KAP 140. Not instrument rated.
by CBeak
Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:46 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 WAAS Upgrade Demand
Replies: 18
Views: 2731

Re: DA40 WAAS Upgrade Demand

I’m a VFR pilot in a place where IFR conditions mean either thunderstorms or ice. I don’t NEED to fly in that kind of weather. Just not terribly important to me. And partly because of all that, I have not kept up with all the info pertaining to upgrades. But it seems complicated, costly, and time co...
by CBeak
Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:40 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Storm Window Latch
Replies: 8
Views: 2471

Re: Storm Window Latch

We’ve had this conversation a few times. The latches from shapeways are great, and a small fraction of the cost of the ones from Diamond. I have the bronze and there are photos in another thread here somewhere. Order the gold ones, and post photos for us all😁
by CBeak
Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:37 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Flight Bags Saga
Replies: 12
Views: 2931

Re: Flight Bags Saga

Many of us seem to have similar stories. My flight bag is now a “lunch bag” I got on final clearance before my local KMart closed. I am pretty much the only pilot of my airplane. My wife, who is not licensed, sometimes goes out with a longtime pilot friend. He’s much heavier than me so I have to rea...
by CBeak
Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:29 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: REPLACEMENT FOR BACKUP AI IN G1000 DA40
Replies: 7
Views: 1225

Re: REPLACEMENT FOR BACKUP AI IN G1000 DA40

I have the RC Allen digital one in my 2005 “legacy” G1000 DA40.
by CBeak
Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:41 am
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Flying to Kanab UT for a Greyhound Gathering (Part 1 of 2)
Replies: 4
Views: 1228

Re: Flying to Kanab UT for a Greyhound Gathering (Part 1 of 2)

Glad you enjoyed our little corner of the world. Based in St George KSGU.
by CBeak
Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Garmin G1000 data chip reader
Replies: 3
Views: 768

Re: Garmin G1000 data chip reader

Any SD card reader/writer should work. I think I got a couple for less than $10 each on Amazon. Delivered to me before I would have been able to go look in a store.
by CBeak
Mon May 31, 2021 1:14 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Forced runway change
Replies: 9
Views: 2303

Re: Forced runway change

Be glad you have options. At KSGU, the whole airport closed for 4 months in 2019. Runway was only 7 yrs old but had settled so badly that landings were reminiscent of a roller coaster. How that happened was a whole other story.