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263 Exploring the Technology and Performance of the Diamond DA42 with John Ewing + GA News

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263 Max talks with DPE John Ewing about the Diamond DA42NG, its specifications, strengths and weakness, and gives safety tips for flying this amazing airplane. He also discusses common errors he sees pilots make in this plane during their multiengine checkrides. Savvy Aviation’s Mike Busch answers a listener question about the new Continental Service Bulletin for 6-cylinder engines. If you’d like to get flight training from Max Trescott in a 2021 DA42NG-VI that’s available for rent in Palo Alto, CA, please send me an email.

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John Ewing’s Concise Guide to Diamond DA42
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DA42 AD requiring inspection after windmilling engine restarts
Diamond Aviators Online Forum – DAN
New Diamond Owners Type Club

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251 Managing Engine Failures and Your Energy with Cirrus’ Jeff Galloway + GA News

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251 Max talks with Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Instructor Pilot Jeff Galloway about using energy management techniques after an engine failure. Jeff is a former Air Force F-15 instructor pilot, and he talks about staying in the energy cone around an airport, and managing your energy to touchdown. He shares stories of two pilots who failed to reach the runway, because they didn’t follow the process.

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60 Buying a 2006 Cirrus SR22 and flying it across the country – Interview with Mike McIntyre

60 Buying a Cirrus SR22 and flying it across the country –Mike McIntyre

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Max interviews Mike McIntyre, who recently purchased a 2006 Cirrus SR22 located in northern California and then fly the aircraft to Macon, Georgia. Together they flew over 2000 nautical miles and crossed the entire country in a day and a half. They discuss the buying process, trip planning, and weather.

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56 ATC Visual Separation for Private Pilots Explained, NTSB Report on NYC Helicopter Accident + GA News

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Max talks in detail about visual separation, the responsibility pilots assume when they agree to maintain visual separation, and methods they can use for avoiding other aircraft. The NTSB preliminary report reveals more on that NYC helicopter crash that killed five passengers. A listener asks about when to switch from ground to tower at a towered airport, another listener asks about simulating an AHRS failure in a Garmin G1000 equipped aircraft, and another listener ask what exactly controllers mean when they say to enter on a 2-mile base.

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