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by janders
Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Mc Elroy (20V) or Central Colorado (AEJ) experience?
Replies: 4
Views: 771

Re: Mc Elroy (20V) or Central Colorado (AEJ) experience?

@photoSteveZ was recommending KAEJ as a location for a Diamond fly-in earlier this year... How about Colorado for a summer fly-in? Doesn't get much more central for the Lower 48 + Canada's southern tier. I'm thinking specifically of KAEJ, Central Colorado Regional in Buena Vista. While it is a high-...
by janders
Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:35 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Foreflight prices going up 3/22
Replies: 18
Views: 2799

Re: Foreflight prices going up 3/22

If you really want to pinch pennies, a $59 membership in NAFI will get you a 33% discount on FF. https://www.foreflight.com/support/nafi/ If you really really want to pinch pennies, apparently a $45 membership in SAFE will get you a 33% discount on FF. https://www.safepilots.org/join-safe/#joinSAFE
by janders
Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: Oil consumption
Replies: 18
Views: 8231

Re: Oil consumption

I'm seeing the same consumption as CFIDave. 1 quart / 100 hours / engine
by janders
Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Refilling TKS
Replies: 19
Views: 5751

Re: Refilling TKS

I tried the put the 10L container on top of the fuselage with a cloth underneath and a bulb siphon to fill the port. All was great until I overfilled the tank and had tks dripping from the plane for the next 10 minutes
by janders
Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:54 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Refilling TKS
Replies: 19
Views: 5751

Refilling TKS

I just ordered some of the approved tks fluids from sporty’s since my FBO didn’t have the one mentioned in the AFM. Now, I’m faced with how to get a 5 gallon bucket weighing 45+ lbs above my head to refill the tank… any advice? Also, do you always use the approved fluids or does any fluid from the F...
by janders
Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:31 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Donations
Replies: 36
Views: 25715

Re: Donations

Thanks! Done!
by janders
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: PIREP: Nantucket during a Presidential TFR
Replies: 0
Views: 775

PIREP: Nantucket during a Presidential TFR

I didn't know that President Biden would be visiting KACK while I was there for thanksgiving holidays but he did and so I learned how to follow the instructions in the TFR. The first step was recognizing there wasn't going to be any VFR sightseeing flights around the island while he was there. Then ...
by janders
Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:48 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: The flip side of FADEC?
Replies: 3
Views: 1684

Re: The flip side of FADEC?

Steve, I've had the exact same issue as CFIDave. I was getting a LO COOL LVL before my coolant warmed up. This would eat up a row of cas messages and the L GLOW ON indication would show on the bottom of the "messages" tab on the G1000 but not on the rhs of the pfd. I would just open this a...
by janders
Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest
Replies: 7
Views: 1409

Re: Position of headphone sockets and arm rest

Likewise. With my arm on or off the armrest, it never drops below horizontal and has never interfered with the headset jacks at all.
by janders
Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:37 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Would you buy another DA XX?
Replies: 51
Views: 12998

Re: Would you buy another DA XX?

The fuel burn is better than advertised (7.2 gallons per hour per side at 75% rather than the book value of 7.4 while still delivering the advertised TAS). Try uploading your G1000 logs to flysto.net. They have a great section called "Cruise Performance" where it will compare your TAS,Fue...