Russ, I'm in full agreement... and so well said.
Thanks,
Wayne
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Russ, I'm in full agreement... and so well said.
Isn't it the other way around? Skids are the dangerous ones in the base to final scenario
The Cirrus has a lot more power, so you have to go crazy nose up to power on stall it. As such, the initial climb away performance of a Cirrus "feels" much better than the Diamond, and is much more reactive because it has so much more power. I never crunched the actual FPM delta, but I know I am less likely to consider stalling the plane because it is feels much more like it is climbing away.Soareyes wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:58 pm I'm pretty sure my DA40 saved my life one dark night while doing a go around for real. In a low, slow climbing turn from short final to avoid a mid-air collision with a plane taking off in the opposite direction, it was horrifying to look down and see an airspeed just above stall and the ball way off center. I had that same thought; Good thing this isn't a Cirrus.
Moving up to higher performance aircraft = risk increases, tolerance to error decreases.
The Cirrus stall is benign as long as you are coordinated. Even a skidding stall is easily recoverable but beware of the slipping (base to final overshoot) stall. Knowing where the dragon lives helps to avoid it.
I've never gone through with a power-on stall in my DA40. The nose is super-high and I can't see where I'm going and I chicken out. Nominally the DA40 and SR20 have the same power/weight ratio at MTOW assuming no Powerflow.TimS wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:21 pm The Cirrus has a lot more power, so you have to go crazy nose up to power on stall it. As such, the initial climb away performance of a Cirrus "feels" much better than the Diamond, and is much more reactive because it has so much more power. I never crunched the actual FPM delta, but I know I am less likely to consider stalling the plane because it is feels much more like it is climbing away.
Tim
Soareyes wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:24 pmOops, agree. Slipping good, skidding bad. Thanks for the correction.
Arrgh, rub it in. Brain fart on my part. Yes: Slipping good, skidding bad!
I saw this. I hope it shows up in the NTSB database where they come up with a more detailed analysis.blsewardjr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:50 am DA40 recently caught fire on the ground. Crew was able to get out safely -- http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main. ... 0798d8de15
Does that sound like it came from the brakes?blsewardjr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:50 am DA40 recently caught fire on the ground. Crew was able to get out safely -- http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main. ... 0798d8de15