Recent content by drotto

https://trib.al/0FQhj5G Appears to be a Cesna 414. Hit a house about 4 miles from the field. Condolences to all those involved. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I know the proposed changes to the Max area reducing the rate of pitch change making it less aggressive, making the MCAS read both AOA sensors, and Boeing has made the disagreement light standard. Do you think they will add a MCAS cutoff switch individually or will the trim cutoff still be the...

Preliminary report is out. The FAA has not assigned a cause yet, but the report reads as if the pilot was hot dogging it, got too low and the bottom got wet. He then pulled up realizing this and managed to stall the plane. Again, I hope this is not me jumping too conclusions, but it really...

Larry in TN Thank you for the lengthy explanation. I was 80% of the way to understanding what happened and am now fairly sure I understand. Having not delt with A/T among items with the shear level of automation in modern jets, this is nowhere near something I have needed deal with, and...

https://www-bloomberg-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-06-20/fight-for-survival-on-doomed-jet-came-down-to-two-cockpit-wheels?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Fart...

Apparently Cape Air is considering buying several of these. The company "expects" certification in 2021 or 2022. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I know they would cost more, but there are diesel aircraft engines made. Why not use developed and more mature tech? Diamond is planning on putting a 360 (may have the HP slightly off) engine in the DA50's. That would seem like a good fit, even if the cowling needs a bit of tweaking. Also...

Would going to shaped pistons and changing the shape of the heads and possibly manifold provided everything else stayed the same, still require full recertification? Much of the increase in power and efficiency of auto engines are a result of those types of changes. Those would be incremental...

First form an LLC, so when you buy the plane it is registered and listed by the FAA under the LLC. The registration process can drag on, you do not want to do it twice. The LLC provides partners some liability protection. It also makes selling shares easy and the FAA does not need to get...

Apparently the remains and plane have now been recovered. I will be interested in seeing what caused this.

Less expensive, and older, but a Piper Chieftain could fit the bill. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I think it is required for all international flight. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I know the plane's owner's, and will get more info at some point. It just is not appropriate at this time. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I did it last annual. Mine was a direct upgrade to my old one and used the same docking cradle so that saved on some money and installation time. The most expensive thing was running the communication cable from the unit to the GPS for the most accurate location. Overall , it cost me about 1k...

And KWWD is a very easy airport to see, and has two wide and fairly long runways. Plus, it is mainly marsh land through there, and a wide nearly empty beach, so plenty of relatively good picks for a forced landing. It is making me think negative thoughts, again trying not to rush to judgement...