Silly moment in DA40

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Re: Silly moment in DA40

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gordsh wrote:Rich...can you actually reach your POH from the back of your seat?
FWIW, I have gone totally electronic (PDF copies on my tablet & phone), with a small subset of laminated emergency procedures.

This is completely legal. And improves useful load. :D

For an explanation of the legality and other considerations of this approach, check this link:
https://bruceair.wordpress.com/2016/04/ ... e-cockpit/
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Until the past couple of years, I was not the only operator of the plane, so I had to retain the various paper documents in the plane rather than relying on every other user to have electronic copies of all these items with them.

Now I'm the only operator so I could switch over to full paperless for most operations. (I already have PDF's of almost everything.) The exception is when getting certain work done (as I did recently) where I need the paperwork for the shop to have the information they need when I'm not there. In the recent case, the current W&B information (an example of something NOT in the generic POH) in the AFM was needed so a new W&B could be computed.

Really, almost every fairly modern plane has the AFM where you couldn't get to it in flight without someone to hand it to you. (Kind of like the DA40 fire extinguisher, n'est-ce pas?) The exceptions would be older planes like the Ercoupe 415 I used to fly, where the owner's manual could be stuck in your back pocket.
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Re: Silly moment in DA40

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Rich wrote:
gordsh wrote:Rich...can you actually reach your POH from the back of your seat?
Sure, can't you? :D
Hmm, maybe if I tried it. I keep in in the other seat pocket so I can reach across versus reaching behind....But I will give a try :)
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My take is the same as from bruceair article
It’s not explicitly clear from this advisory circular if an electronic copy of the aircraft flight manual (AFM), keyed to a specific aircraft serial number/registration number, is acceptable. But the AC does seem to allow use of PDF copies of avionics handbooks, weight-and-balance data, and STC supplements.
Therefore, I have my aircraft-unique paper POH wedged under the co-pilot's seat because the regs require it to be available to the pilot in flight. The rest of the generic documents, such as the avionics manuals, I have on my two Ipads.
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I've done that too :)
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Re: Silly moment in DA40

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I've moved the Stratus under the panel. With the remote GPS antenna up on the top of the instrument panel it works great. 10-12 "green" satellites all the time.

The ADS-B remote antenna is interesting. It is mounted on top of the glare shield. Using it or not makes no observable difference in direct ADS-B traffic, but if disconnected it compromises ADS-B tower reception enough to be undesirable (loss of TIS-B traffic, e.g.). I also tested it quite a bit lying horizontally across the glare shield vs. having it pretty much vertical. It works much better when vertically oriented rather than horizontally.

The one thing I have to watch is the effect of cabin heat on the Stratus, as it sits right above where the pilot side heat vent is located.
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Did this during my instrument check ride. I could transmit and receive, but the DE could not talk to ATC. Later I figured out he must have plugged his mike into one if the passenger ports. To this day I wonder if that helped me pass my checkride. :D
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