texas_pilot
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I was told those leading edge slats are quite effective
hence the nickname ' the Tin Parachute'
Sumbitch will leaf flutter stall all the way down.
Drive the landing gear thru the wing, but supposedly liveable
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I was told those leading edge slats are quite effective
hence the nickname ' the Tin Parachute'
Sumbitch will leaf flutter stall all the way down.
Drive the landing gear thru the wing, but supposedly liveable
swisspilot
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I don't have any numbers, but I think there is a lot more cirrus around then DA40s. The kind of flying most cirrus do it's a lot different then most DA40s.
The guy I flew with on the DA40 has around 3K hours on it, he told me that he would never buy that plane for personal use.
Giggity
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I have no idea how many DA40''s are on the market, but they are used by the USAF & many flight schools throughout the world. Our diamonds are never in the shop except for standard matience & the most rented aircraft in our fleet. We also fly G3 turbos, but we require at least 15 hours before we let anyone rent one. I hate signing people off in the cirrus because their is a good chance that it might come back banged up. Cirrus in xwinds is especially hard for the average joe.
A student tried to outclimb a mountain with 4 people in our DA40 in high desity alt. All of them walked out and the g1000 still worked.
swisspilot
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I have no idea how many DA40''s are on the market, but they are used by the USAF & many flight schools throughout the world. Our diamonds are never in the shop except for standard matience & the most rented aircraft in our fleet. We also fly G3 turbos, but we require at least 15 hours before we let anyone rent one. I hate signing people off in the cirrus because their is a good chance that it might come back banged up. Cirrus in xwinds is especially hard for the average joe.
A student tried to outclimb a mountain with 4 people in our DA40 in high desity alt. All of them walked out and the g1000 still worked.
I think outside the US and Canada all the DA40s are tdis, this also may be a reason of a bad point of view on my side for that plane...
All the one I saw here in South America and when I was in Asia are TDis
This is the one I flew on:
KSCessnaDriver
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The big thing I like about the DA-40, is the fuel tank design. With the tanks between the two wing spars, rarely does an impact end up with a fuel tank on fire. Lack of fire is what helps make the DA-40 so safe, as compared to the other similar airplanes. Even compare a DA-40 versus a SR-20, and you'll see a difference in fatalities and number of accidents.
swisspilot
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it's a big advantage, the airplane I'm flying now has two tanks, one on top of my head and the other in front of me, the fuel lines are only connected to the lower tank the one in front of me, a dipstick tells me how much fuel I have in it, when it's to low I have to transfer fuel from the top tank and wait until the windshield (or me if the side window is open) are soaked in AVGAS....but if I think about it, it's safer like this than having the fuel in the wings..
TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
http://www.mooneyland.com/Why I Own a Mooney.htm
When people go looking for a cheap X-C single... it's surprising how often they land in a Mooney.
Of course the above site is propaganda, but if you dig around the web, there are plenty of people who have done true month to month, trip to trip cost calculations on what it costs to own a mooney.
When people go looking for a cheap X-C single... it's surprising how often they land in a Mooney.
Of course the above site is propaganda, but if you dig around the web, there are plenty of people who have done true month to month, trip to trip cost calculations on what it costs to own a mooney.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
The above site is one of the worst websites I've ever seen. Their message is getting lost in the delivery.
