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More to a prop than the number of blades. The new OEMs, commercial and military ops aren’t going to more blades for looks.

If I just had to spend it on ONE plane.... If I won 10 mil, I would get an M600. 20 mil, an M600, 30 mil.... I am just not interested in riding in the back, and nothing against pro-pilots, but I enjoy flying myself. I would want a plane that could go slow, go fast, fly low, fly high, take off...

Yeah, Hartzell makes a better prop. Just not available for all installations. We have the Hartzell Kevlar prop. Almost indestructible. Although ours did get hit by a tug. They were able to replace just the damaged blade.

I think it depends on the technology. The new scimitar technology gives better performance all around over legacy props. The 3 blade scimitar on the Diamond DA40 reports 10% better take off and climb performance as well-as 2-3 knots in cruise. Weight with composites may not be different. We have...

You should join COPA. You’ll find it a very large support group there. First, you should define your mission and your budget, then keep an open mind. The Cirrus is a great cross country aircraft. But your mission should help you decide what is right.

Nice to be going the right direction. Was 360 knots (414 mph) across the ground in my little SE prop job, coming into the terminal last night. Rare site. I almost always find a headwind in both directions ;-)

I believe the terminology in Class D since they cannot assign a heading is I suggest you turn right to a suggested heading of XXX. Well it is just a suggestion. Some Class D's have radar feeds, some don't but all try to be helpful.

I didn’t read the whole article, but I don’t have any issue with the excerpt. Both facts appear to be true, it seem appropriately characterized. Not standing up for journalist, their reporting on pretty much all subjects tend to be pretty biased and incorrect. I did think it was possibly...

If you wanted to get into a Malibu flying out of Alpine, one thing to consider would be going straight into a Malibu or a Mirage, and putting a professional mentor pilot on the payroll for a year. You would still need to do the initial training, and have an IFR since every flight above 18,000...

All planes are awesome. I owned a Cirrus for several years and enjoyed it. Even as a Cirrus owner the thing that always annoyed me is the attitude of some Cirrus pilots that like to impugn aircraft without caps is being less safe. I always owned other aircraft without caps while I owned my...

That may have something to do with physicians using clinical predictors, formal, or just gestalt, which is pretty good for an experienced clinician. In the general male population 1/4 to 1/3 of men will have an apnea and hypopnea index above 5, the diagnosis of OSA in adults, as Dr. Chien...

General aviation is more than just Joe Bonanza. And as far as keeping FBO's open jets and turboprops buying hundreds of gallons of jet A at a pop keep the lights on for the LSA that comes in and buys 3 gallons of AV gas a side. AOPA does more for GA than any other organization. Times are going...

That old CJ1 costs less capital to buy and has less Total cost including cost of depreciation than most new cross country piston aircraft. FIKI optioned aircraft like DA50, DA62, Baron, SR22, M350, all at or above a mil to acquire now. All will lose 150K in depreciation alone the first year. A...

Hydroplaning is more related to tire pressure and speed. More of the first and less of the second is best.

If Car engines did a good job in planes, we would see car engines in planes. They don’t work, they don’t hold up, they can’t handle the stresses. Perhaps the closest is the Austro diesels, heavily modified, but they are heavy, while still being puny.

The PA46s are pretty easy to fly. They remind me more of a giant DA40 than a big SR 22. Very docile stall characteristics, a big wing that love to fly high. For somebody with complex piston time initial is probably a little bit long, but for somebody stepping up from a less complex piston...

Use the best tools available for the situation. Personally, totaling the plane is probably going to look better for the bottom line. If he would’ve dead sticked that Cirrus, which he certainly could’ve done in that field, insurance would have paid for the extraction to a nearby airport, But the...

Does sound Trollish or extremely naive. I don’t think insurers are insuring P300 level aircraft single owner pilot these days. Especially without Tremendous PIC experience in that level of aircraft. And even then, from what I hear the insurance rates are eye watering. I think some have left the...

No fuel in the belly of a Meridian, and no fuel lines or fuel source in the pressure vessel.

no equivalent on the piston PA46 versions. Not sure why except maybe since the Meridian was certified 15 years after the Malibu? Had more time to think about stuff.