Shocking news, Dan Gryder is a POS

derg said:
Hates corporate pilots, hates GA, sounds like someone that went to JetU, dropped some cash down and finds himself unsatisfied so he just talks about how many hours he’s flying.

“Shut up guys, I’m having a great time or something!”

AMARITE?! :)
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Wait he went to EagleJet?
 
USMCmech said:
As typical of Todd, he was adamantly against it until he got out of the airlines. Then he discovered how convient GA could be.

He bought a Mooney then traded up to a 421 which turned into a money pit hangar queen.
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That’s fine. Can’t hate a guy for having a change of heart. I hope he’s doing well today.
 
USMCmech said:
As typical of Todd, he was adamantly against it until he got out of the airlines. Then he discovered how convient GA could be.

He bought a Mooney then traded up to a 421 which turned into a money pit hangar queen.
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High performance singles and twins are rapidly turning into birds that require warbird level of maintenance. They’re ok if they’re dialed in, but getting them that way is expensive, and there are a rapidly diminishing number of shops that are able and/or willing to do the work. Parts are a PITA, and suppliers have essentially forgotten how to make stuff, or have been purchased by private equity and jacked the prices to the moon.

They don’t stay dialed in for long. Everything about them is brittle, to whatever extent it wasn’t already. They can be very fussy.
 
Richman said:
High performance singles and twins are rapidly turning into birds that require warbird level of maintenance. They’re ok if they’re dialed in, but getting them that way is expensive, and there are a rapidly diminishing number of shops that are able and/or willing to do the work. Parts are a PITA, and suppliers have essentially forgotten how to make stuff, or have been purchased by private equity and jacked the prices to the moon.

They don’t stay dialed in for long. Everything about them is brittle, to whatever extent it wasn’t already. They can be very fussy.
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Hartzell (not just propellers anymore) was bought by a PE firm, promptly sent notices to their dealers/ service centers that a price increase was coming.

Their slogan of “Built on Honor” no longer applies.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
That’s fine. Can’t hate a guy for having a change of heart. I hope he’s doing well today.
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Maybe I just have a soft spot for people who are misunderstood, or say things that aren't popular, but I didn't dislike the guy. Granted I didn't agree with a lot of his views, but he did have some moments of intelligent thought. He was kinda hard to place into a convenient box, unless you were into really esoteric identity politics. Some amount of that was self-serving, to be sure.
 
Richman said:
High performance singles and twins are rapidly turning into birds that require warbird level of maintenance. They’re ok if they’re dialed in, but getting them that way is expensive, and there are a rapidly diminishing number of shops that are able and/or willing to do the work. Parts are a PITA, and suppliers have essentially forgotten how to make stuff, or have been purchased by private equity and jacked the prices to the moon.

They don’t stay dialed in for long. Everything about them is brittle, to whatever extent it wasn’t already. They can be very fussy.
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Did they ever get the magnesium ruddervator issue worked out with Textron (God that hurts to type) worked out for your Bonanza?
 
arkflyr said:
Did they ever get the magnesium ruddervator issue worked out with Textron (God that hurts to type) worked out for your Bonanza?
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Textron started to stamp more. Limited quantities, and last I checked one skin (one side) was north of $6k, but by the time you put the RV back together, bake it (Mg surfaces have to be dry dry dry before painting), prime and paint, reassembled & hung on the tail, you’re into about $10-12k a side.

The original process, as I recall and that’s very prone to error, was chemical milling the stock to the proper thickness, followed by hot stamping, followed by a chromic acid dip to prevent flash corrosion of the skin. There’s about 8 different ways that can go bad.

Rumor is the current skins are a shade too thick for older D- serials, basically anything past M35 up to the “new” RV tips just before the S35s, and they won’t balance with the limited space in the RV tips. The Ss & Vs have more room, and are ok.

There’s one guy who is chasing certification of carbon fiber RVs. He seems to be on a good path with the right people, and last I heard was trying to arrange the required dive testing, which as you might think, is complicated.

All these details are subject to being partially or entirely inaccurate.
 
Richman said:
High performance singles and twins are rapidly turning into birds that require warbird level of maintenance. They’re ok if they’re dialed in, but getting them that way is expensive, and there are a rapidly diminishing number of shops that are able and/or willing to do the work. Parts are a PITA, and suppliers have essentially forgotten how to make stuff, or have been purchased by private equity and jacked the prices to the moon.

They don’t stay dialed in for long. Everything about them is brittle, to whatever extent it wasn’t already. They can be very fussy.
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Cabin-class pressurized twins are nightmares.
 
Richman said:
High performance singles and twins are rapidly turning into birds that require warbird level of maintenance. They’re ok if they’re dialed in, but getting them that way is expensive, and there are a rapidly diminishing number of shops that are able and/or willing to do the work. Parts are a PITA, and suppliers have essentially forgotten how to make stuff, or have been purchased by private equity and jacked the prices to the moon.

They don’t stay dialed in for long. Everything about them is brittle, to whatever extent it wasn’t already. They can be very fussy.
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If I won the lottery I still wouldn't buy a piston twin.
 
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