Comments on: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly http://blog.xcski.com/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2 Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9694 Paul Tomblin Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:17:19 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9694 One thing that surprises me about the DA-40 is the piss-poor useful load. With 180Hp it's only got a useful load of 880 lbs. Our Archers are 180Hp, and they have closer to 950 lbs useful load. But then again, they don't fly as fast and use more gas. One thing that surprises me about the DA-40 is the piss-poor useful load. With 180Hp it’s only got a useful load of 880 lbs. Our Archers are 180Hp, and they have closer to 950 lbs useful load. But then again, they don’t fly as fast and use more gas.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.xcski.com/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9693 Gordon Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:01:03 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9693 Almost all of my time is in DA-20s, which have the same type of nosewheel -- great for when you're rolling along the ground rather that flying through the air where you should be. If I had the time and money, I'd buy a DA-40 in a heartbeat. But I don't.... *sigh* Almost all of my time is in DA-20s, which have the same type of nosewheel — great for when you’re rolling along the ground rather that flying through the air where you should be. If I had the time and money, I’d buy a DA-40 in a heartbeat.

But I don’t…. *sigh*

]]> By: Tina Marie http://blog.xcski.com/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9676 Tina Marie Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:06:19 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-2#comment-9676 My "instrument student" has a set of those, and he loves them. I'm not sure I could get over the psychologial thing about not feeling the headsets on my head. But they sure look comfortable. My “instrument student” has a set of those, and he loves them. I’m not sure I could get over the psychologial thing about not feeling the headsets on my head.

But they sure look comfortable.

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