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PIREP: Garmin G1000 NXI PC Trainer v20.81

Summary: Updated solution useful for learning G1000 NXI knobs and buttons for many flight scenarios. Also helpful for trying out different PFD & MFD display options. Helpful to pre-fly SIDs, STARs, and approaches using the GFC700 autopilot.

My Piston Power Experience

After five years as a first-time owner, I learned the hard way that the Piston Power “Tip-to-Tail” is not the comprehensive coverage it sounds like: only specific listed items are covered, rates rise unilaterally every year, and you forfeit your entire engine-overhaul account balance if you don’t renew (even when the prices go up and the coverage level drops). I wish I’d had an attorney and mechanic review the contract first. Read my review on the Diamond Pilots Association website to avoid making the same mistake.

DA40 Jack Points

The DA40 has a jack point on each wing root. These are designed to work with standard jacks such as Meyers A5. There are a couple of things you need to know about these