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November 29th, 2004, 21:46
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CA
Posts: 26
|  First ILS.... KOAK ILS 27R in a Diamond Katana DA20-C1 Ok ok, so maybe it's not THAT special. But for me, a 17 year old a few weeks from PPL checkride, it was awesome. It also is a tiny bit harder flying it by hand, and instead of your 736 ILS-ing all the way down to the flare on your PC. Only a little harder...  It was evening and clear skies, so I used the brim of my hat as a makeshift hood. I can't wait for instrument flying. |
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November 29th, 2004, 22:31
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,426
| Re: First ILS.... Wow...you guys have glide slope receiver in a DA-20? I'm glad to have a radio in that piece of cr.... Sorry.  |
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November 29th, 2004, 22:40
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CA
Posts: 26
| Re: First ILS.... The Katanas at my flight school are really nice. Two plain old C1s, but also two C1 Eclipses with Garmin 530s and IFR stack. |
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November 29th, 2004, 23:10
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA/Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 382
| Re: First ILS.... I did one around my 7th or 8th lesson and it was awesome! Our school has great DA-20's (thats what I am in too!). How do you like the plane? |
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November 29th, 2004, 23:46
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| Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago
Posts: 4,152
| Re: First ILS.... Man mtsu don't dis the Katana! That's a fun plane! But it isn't ifr certified is it?? I thought it was missing the wire mesh inside the wing needed for lightning protection.  |
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November 29th, 2004, 23:59
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CA
Posts: 26
| Re: First ILS.... I love the damn plane. I started on the 80hp Rotax-powered A1, but recently the school bought C1s, with 125hp. The leather seats are another great addition. Ed is right about lightning protection. I'm pretty sure the Katana would disintegrate if it was hit by lightning, being made of composites and all. Probably wouldn't want to take it into actual IMC. |
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November 30th, 2004, 10:44
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: All up in Cantubury, tellin' tales.
Posts: 4,444
 | Re: First ILS.... Congrats willy! Keep it up with the instrument sim-- it'll pay huge dividends when you go for your IFR rating. If you really want to go hardcore on it, get an old copy of some approach plates (most FBOs will give you thier out of date copies for free, sans front cover) and start flying some SID and STARS. Do some missed approaches and some holds and you will be waaaay ahead of the game. Your CFII will thank you for it too.  |
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November 30th, 2004, 11:02
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,426
| Re: First ILS.... [ QUOTE ] Probably wouldn't want to take it into actual IMC. [/ QUOTE ] You can't take it into actual IMC...or rain....or Mississippi....or.... It just sucks! |
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