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by Charbie
Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:38 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Hobbs v. Flight Time Variance (G1000)
Replies: 23
Views: 7252

Re: Hobbs v. Flight Time Variance (G1000)

The greater the percentage of short flights, the greater the discrepancy. I have 356 air time and 687 hobbs time.
by Charbie
Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:24 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: AP trim fail
Replies: 3
Views: 1638

Re: AP trim fail

Mine too had the pitch servos replaced
by Charbie
Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Eric Brown, Pilot's Hero
Replies: 1
Views: 1011

Re: Eric Brown, Pilot's Hero

Thanks for recommendation. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
by Charbie
Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:21 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: The Art of Crashing (AVweb)
Replies: 1
Views: 1032

Re: The Art of Crashing (AVweb)

Chris, that article really breaks it down to bite size chunks showing the effect of each variable on survivability. Great link. Thanks.
by Charbie
Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:53 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Reports - fuel quantity
Replies: 3
Views: 1418

Reports - fuel quantity

Gents, looking for some insight. Went for a 2 hour flight today and noticed the fuel gauges were reading reasonable for a period and then 'froze' and didn't change again. Prior to departure, I added 20 litres per side but forgot to increase the fuel quantity in the G1000. Would this cause the issue ...
by Charbie
Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:39 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Stretching the DA40 ...
Replies: 5
Views: 2078

Re: Stretching the DA40 ...

I have struggled to keep the c of g within limits. Two males in the front seat less than 180 pounds each, two females back seats, 125 pounds and 110 pounds and out of limit with the extended range tanks. Standard tank planes, no problem. Since I'm new to this, is there any way to keep it within the ...
by Charbie
Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:39 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Canopy window vent latch broke
Replies: 20
Views: 7302

Re: Canopy window vent latch broke

Kai, thanks for my set also very much appreciated.
They look solid.
Charbel.
by Charbie
Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:04 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Winter ops in the DA40
Replies: 17
Views: 6808

Re: Winter ops in the DA40

I live just outside Toronto Canada. Previous owner told me to remove wheel fairings during winter as slush builds up and expands and cracks the fairings. One of them Has a slight crack. So I take her word for it and off they go. The POH for the da40 lists the acceptable deice materials. I may be mis...
by Charbie
Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:02 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: GFC700 Autopilot oscillation issue
Replies: 7
Views: 2455

Re: GFC700 Autopilot oscillation issue

The pitch servo was replaced on mine in 2009 before I owned it. It took two hours to diagnose the issue. That's all I could find in the receipts.
by Charbie
Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:12 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: CG on DA40 with 50 gal capacity
Replies: 23
Views: 7916

Re: CG on DA40 with 50 gal capacity

Deleting the elt 121 and adding the 406 shifted the c of g slightly and my new is 98.91.
Empty weight is 1808.8 lbs
Useful load 837.7 lbs
Gross weight 2646.5 lbs
G1000
Long range tanks
Active traffic and all the other bells and whistles
40.839, 2007