Remove Density Altitude Remove Firewall Remove Transponder
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Approachable Excellence

Plane and Pilot

So its been upgraded with a pair of Garmin G5 EFIS displays and a GTN 650 mated to a GTX 345 Mode S transponder. There were only five stall-related accidents, most on high density altitude takeoffs at or near gross weight. Even though the CFI immediately firewalled the throttle, a wingtip hit the ground and ended the flight.