Recent content by peppy

Yes and people train in Mooney's and other planes. I recall seeing a plot of landing kinetic energy vs. percentage of landing accidents that are fatals. There was a nice linear curve fit with higher landing kinetic energy being associated with a higher percentage being fatals. This makes sense...

You asked for a comparison specifically to a Cherokee or Skyhawk. There are reasons those planes are used as trainers. There is nothing magical here. Higher gross weight, faster landing speed (about 77 over the numbers), and small tires add up to a less forgiving plane when landing. These are...

Cessna would have been much better off making the NGP than acquiring Columbia. A battle between a modern high wing NGP and the low wing SR22 would have been healthy for GA. The NGP could have had a BRS system to remove that Cirrus advantage. The NGP was a very attractive plane.

I tend to care more about fatal accident rate. What do you care about? Somehow death bothers me more than a bent prop or collapsed gear.

Sorry for the quote post with no extra content. Any way to delete a post made by mistake?

You miss my point. Depreciation comparisons have to take into account the initial cos too the plane. They also need to take into account the age of the plane. Newer planes depreciate more than older ones. It has little to do with make. Similarly. a plane that cost $600K in 2002 will usually sell...

Denverpilot - I buy that your petroleum doesn't come from the gulf region. That doesn't change the fact that you are paying so some guy in Europe can get it. You must have hated the interstate system. That's another tax dollar program that benefitted the country as a whole but didn't reach out...

I agree it is trying to blunt Tesla but Porsche has excellent engineers and they know more than a little about electric drivetrains. 800 volts cuts the current down and allows thinner wires. As for charge time that will be battery chemistry dependent along with configurations (cells in series)...

Try here http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm In summary: conventional (dirty) coal 95.1 nuclear 95.2 gas (ACC) 72.6 <-- this is why coal is being displace by natural gas wind 73.6 photovoltaic 125.3 <-- a big drop but still very expensive

I have to go in for an emissions check each year anyway. The guy records the mileage. Instead they tax EV's $200/year for roads. However, the division isn't that clear. How about PHEV's? They use gas but some don't use much. To make myself clear, I don't have an EV. My car has a 429HP V8 so it...

I mostly agree. Additionally people shouldn't get a free ride by making others pay for their damage. As an example, if a business throws garbage on the side of the road then they, and not the taxpayer, should pay for cleanup. The cost of cleaning up effluent from a manufacturing plant should be...

I don't understand people. Tesla is an innovative US car manufacturer but conservative lawmakers work to block their ability to sell through company owned stores. In Texas those legislators get big contributions from Toyota and Honda dealers. I would think they would love a US based startup. In...

denverpilot - I would love to see renewables compete without subsidy but only if ALL subsidies are removed including those for coal, oil and natural gas. While we are at it, let's look at expenses if we allocate out money spent to secure those resources including support for Saudia Arabia. As...