Plastic Pilot

Fuselages made of composite are like plastic - I'm the Plastic Pilot who flies the plastic planes

This is my blog, and it's about modern general aviation, glass-cockpits, FADECs, but also aviation in general

New pages online

Have you noticed the new pages, in the links on top of this page ? The new ones are “Free for pilots“, and “Air accidents“. I hope the names are self-explanatory… The “About” page was also refreshed, and the “Archives” page is undergoing some work, which will last for a few days.

Jul 22, 2007

Samedan in a DA40 TDI

The airport of Samedan (LSZS) is the highest airport in europe (altiports excluded). It is in a valley in eastern Switzerland, and its altitude is 5′600 ft !

The two movies in this post show a landing and take-off there, with a DA40 TDI, three persons on board. Look how looooong the take-off roll is !
Landing

Take-off