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Keith M
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Re: You Know You're a Diamond Pilot When ...

Post by Keith M »

Pascal wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:13 am You know you don't need a parachute to perform a safe off field landing thanks to the low stall speed.
Unless you're flying a DA40NG!
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Re: You Know You're a Diamond Pilot When ...

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You hope that other pilot pre-flighting their plane doesn't see you. "Ooh, is that a Diamond? What's it like?" And there goes your 15 minute last light buffer...
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... you get at least one unsolicited letter a week from someone wanting to purchase your DA40.

... “The Warmth of the Sun” is not just a Beach Boys tune.

... the word “corked” has no relation to wine.
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You drop something, it slithers out of sight along the side of the front seat and you have to drag out the wrenches and Samuel L. Jackson's "Compleat Book of Magic Incantations".
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Re: You Know You're a Diamond Pilot When ...

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YkyaaDpw...

When you enjoy spectacular visibility on every flight.
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When you are practicing stalls and the DA40 asks you "are you sure you want to stall" like 10 times ...then gracefully buffets, then stalls.
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When a full-flap go-around from 3 ft. AGL is no big deal.
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Re: You Know You're a Diamond Pilot When ...

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pass by the fuel pump because you only burned 3 gallons of fuel to get there...
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