DeaneG
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The problem is, it's not your oil habits, it's the developing habits of five billion Asians and Indians who are trying to improve their own lives.
AndyH said:Gary - the most stinging comment in my flight training record from many years ago had only two words - Salvaged Landings. It's a lot better to abort, regroup, rethink, then execute a good landing with a safety margin rather than try to build something marginal out of doo-doo. It's going to work or it's not.
DaveinOlyWA said:... thousands of people run out of gas everyday in vehicles that have 500 mile range, so the actual range is not an issue, its simply a number to consider, nothing less, nothing more.
Nubo said:AndyH said:Gary - the most stinging comment in my flight training record from many years ago had only two words - Salvaged Landings. It's a lot better to abort, regroup, rethink, then execute a good landing with a safety margin rather than try to build something marginal out of doo-doo. It's going to work or it's not.
My Instrument checkride was going well until the approach to our home airport. When examiner pulled the hood I was high and fast. The landing was certainly salvageable on that nice clear day. In IFR weather I would have been a fool to try. Instead of slipping and horsing the plane down to the runway I called a missed approach, came around and did it right -- with the sinking feeling that I'd blown the checkride. To my surprise the examiner didn't have a problem passing me. It wasn't good that I screwed the approach, of course, but he liked that I resisted the pressure to save the landing and had the presence of mind to not force a bad hand. He said if I'd carried on and made a perfect landing he would have busted me on the spot!
jgrode1 said:The killer for me right now is having to nurse my 01' Kia Rio along until this time next year (if lucky) until I can be gas free. It hurts to have to pay for car parts and fixes just to get by. Just plug in. Ahhhh,...
Happy Place.
BrendanDolan said:That's a good story! Seems to be a fair number of pilots involved in EV's (maybe we just like toys?!).
Maybe part of the reason why I don't have range anxiety is the same reason why I don't have it in airplanes. I plan for what I'm doing, and I operate within the realm of reasonable. I'm not going to take off in hardball IFR in an old plane, and carry the bare min of fuel to my socked in destination, and my socked in non precision alternate. Since I'm used to "range" issues having a possibly lethal impact on my life, I'm more aware of "does this machine meet my mission."
Jimmydreams said:I have a whopping 12 hours of PIC back in 1985.
But I've spent the last 23+ years yelling at pilots. I'm ATC, and love toys too!!! :lol:
sjfotos said:This is an interesting article about having the charging stations installed at dealers certified to sell the Leaf. If so, this will be a very welcome addition to the 'range anxiety' mitigation strategy. I could easily see me pulling into any number of intermediate locations to get some additional range on a trip longer that the 50 miles that is my usual daily maximum. (I usually come in under 30 miles)
http://nissan-leaf.net/2010/06/17/nissan-to-install-up-to-four-level-2-fast-chargers-at-each-dealer/
LakeLeaf said:I understand there may be some issues related to the available power at the dealer, but would have to believe that a good number of dealer would have access to 440v power. I may be wrong there.
I think we should keep pushing for level 3 chargers at dealers as a way to quickly increase the driving range of our Leafs.
mwalsh said:LakeLeaf said:I understand there may be some issues related to the available power at the dealer, but would have to believe that a good number of dealer would have access to 440v power. I may be wrong there.
I think we should keep pushing for level 3 chargers at dealers as a way to quickly increase the driving range of our Leafs.
I thought the *cheap* level 3 chargers used a step-up transformer to achieve 480v? So weren't dependent on the dealer having commercial electrical service.
LakeLeaf said:If that is the case, then even more reason to press for level 3 at the dealers
LakeLeaf said:If that is the case, then even more reason to press for level 3 at the dealers
DanCar said:In other words are you a one car household and like to take long trips.
Do you prefer a leaf with a generator trailer or a volt with built in generator? Why?
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