Nope they didnt say why... seems like that one is such a no-brainer I don't know why they would worry about it... but what do I know
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Re: N150RG
Nope they didnt say why... seems like that one is such a no-brainer I don't know why they would worry about it... but what do I know
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That is a good thing to know... I have some learning to do with the plane.. if it ever freaking arrives.
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Got to fly this in TX this morning. I can second most of what Alan said in his original post. For me, with a lot of hours in my DA 40, flying it for the most part seemed pretty intuitive (other than the G1000, which I would need more time and practice on). Most of the V speeds in the 50 are just a little higher than in the 40. I wasn't impressed with the air conditioning (93 deg F at 0930 when we flew). Cockpit is more comfortable than mine by a long shot. Engine is very quiet, and the engine management is completely automated - just set the power level you want.
Control forces are very heavy. I was trimming almost constantly, every maneuver and change in configuration. The demo pilot actually complimented me on that, apparently a lot of pilots he takes for demo flights don't know what trim is...
My one landing was pretty nice (I think) - a stable approach - heard rather than felt. Thank you, trailing link gear. For someone with the right mission, it could be a nice aircraft.
Control forces are very heavy. I was trimming almost constantly, every maneuver and change in configuration. The demo pilot actually complimented me on that, apparently a lot of pilots he takes for demo flights don't know what trim is...
My one landing was pretty nice (I think) - a stable approach - heard rather than felt. Thank you, trailing link gear. For someone with the right mission, it could be a nice aircraft.
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This is the homepage of the manufacturer:
https://acm-aerospace.com/en/products/s ... -cushions/
The company is located in germany (Memmingen).
Greetings Oliver Bucher
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I talked to the pilot who I flew with. It was a crazy windy day in a new plane for him and he felt that it was not the day to put a big powerful plane in that flight attitude. Since then he has done ton's of those stalls and it is apparently very well behaved. Bottom line is that it wasn't diamond and they are very happy to have the departure stall performed.
I am teaching my son... and today we did the departure stall in my DA40... and it almost won't stall.... and when it does the stall is very gentle.
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I have a fun video of my first time solo out of the pattern dropping a wing precipitously in a DA40 I was renting for training. It turns my stomach just watching it. Oddly, my personal DA40 seems entirely benign by comparison - I'll have it fully mushing basically to the stops and still be climbing. Maybe my technique has gotten that much better over the years?