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by haykinson
Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:11 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40NG N907L forced landing on a highway
Replies: 57
Views: 9752

Re: DA40NG N907L forced landing on a highway

In the discussion about communication from the airframe and engine manufacturers, I wonder how common it is to get clarity from other companies. Apart from part-ownership of ancient airframes, the Diamond is the only airplane I'd owned solely and (currently) as a brand new airplane. I agree that com...
by haykinson
Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:30 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Unbelievable Offduty Delta mechanic notices my LED lights reversed from the ground
Replies: 6
Views: 2139

Re: Unbelievable Offduty Delta mechanic notices my LED lights reversed from the ground

What an incredible story!

Though, given your profile picture... maybe you were just flying upside down at the time? :-)
by haykinson
Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: DA50 Forum
Topic: DA50 crash
Replies: 12
Views: 4420

Re: DA50 crash

Eek. I understand it's a new airframe and there have got to be gaps in teaching, and potentially gotchas in manufacturing, but... isn't this a sizable percentage of all DA50 airframes manufactured to date?
by haykinson
Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: ECU error during runup
Replies: 15
Views: 1331

Re: ECU error during runup

Is there a way to get the dongle without going through the long / expensive Austro engine course? The shop checked the data that was logged, but it was non-specific. Maybe with a live run-up it would be specific, but at that point I didn't have the parameter out of spec (i.e. ECU was not in a failed...
by haykinson
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: ECU error during runup
Replies: 15
Views: 1331

Re: ECU error during runup

To follow up, the shop checked the logs. It was an unspecified "failure during run up due to a parameter being out of bounds". It did not sound concerning to them, unless it keeps happening and does not clear as per procedure.
by haykinson
Thu Jun 22, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Losing GPS on approach
Replies: 21
Views: 5544

Re: Losing GPS on approach

Does it always happen in the same area? There are, for example, GPS anomalies that happen in the vicinity of KSMO — for years, I've lost ADS-B coverage due to a loss of GPS at around 1300 AGL, and even had full GPS loss during an approach (fortunately in visual conditions). The airport even had gone...
by haykinson
Wed Jun 21, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: ECU error during runup
Replies: 15
Views: 1331

Re: ECU error during runup

Thanks for the replies. I'm glad to hear that this is not something related to the cool-down period (it didn't seem likely to me, but was the only difference in behavior in both circumstances). I don't have A/C, so it's not related to that. As the failure was non-latched (the warning went away after...
by haykinson
Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: ECU error during runup
Replies: 15
Views: 1331

ECU error during runup

Hi folks. Twice over the last year, while doing the run-up, I've received an ECU fail message (I think both times was ECU B). The test proceeds as normal but the ECU B FAIL message does not go away upon the run-up completion. Running the run-up again only performs the runup on the working ECU (I thi...
by haykinson
Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Travel & Destinations
Topic: Alaska by DA62
Replies: 9
Views: 3172

Re: Alaska by DA62

This looks amazing. And, it was nice bumping into you before your departure from BFI!
by haykinson
Thu May 25, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Any DA-42 misfuelings?
Replies: 54
Views: 19000

Re: Any DA-42 misfuelings?

Does anyone else feel like we're getting away with free fuel, by the way? Unlike 100LL which counts in tenths, I think all Jet-A pumps (or at least all the trucks) count in whole gallons. I figure on average that must mean I'm getting a half a gallon for free with every fill-up.