DA42 Kneeboard - IR

[MrHorgy]

Hi folks,

I did a search for this and didn't come up with much - what are people doing kneeboard wise for IR in the Twinstar? I thought about making one with a bloody great hole in but I don't know the stick travel.

What do people think works best?

Horgy

[AppleMacster]

Horgy,
When I did my IR in the DA42 18 months ago, I used a small A5 board with a single clip at the top. I redesigned the school's plog to fit the A5 board and laminated it so that it could be wiped clean and reused.

You can download a pdf and an Excel file of them here (http://web.mac.com/applemacster/Flying/DA42.html)

[BlueRobin]

The key is getting a plog designed. We use an A4 piece of paper folded in half to A5. With a A5 kneeboard/clipboard you can therefore write on the top page and the page underneath, but not page 2. Therefore no item on that page should require any inflight scribing.

For plates I use an A5 ring binder with inserts. Its up to you whether you fold the folder over and balance it on your knee, or pull the relevant plates out.

[Callsign Kilo]

Used the Jeppesen Tri-Board. Tri-Board on one knee with my checklist and plates. Metal clipboard on the other with my plog. Worked a treat.

[lady in red]

Pooleys have one specifically designed for the DA42.

[0-8]

I used two A5 kneeboards, one on each leg. One for plates and one for the plog.

Looked a bit stupid but worked really well.

[cmariash]

"Pooleys have one specifically designed for the DA42"

I searched on their web site and couldn't find a knee board specific for the DA42. Can you help me find this, as I find my trifold is not comfortable to use on long flights with the stick in the middle.

thanks,
Cary

[lady in red]

Try phoning them at their Elstree office as the design is probably too new to have been placed on the website.

[MrHorgy]

I couldn't find one either, so I made a setup - cost me a fiver for both. I'll bob a picture on here tommorrow, they aren't QUITE finished, but usable at the moment.

Horgy