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by ikedasz
Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:26 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Asking your opinion about my judgment
Replies: 16
Views: 7769

Re: Asking your opinion about my judgment

Thank you, Karl and Andrew for your sincere advice and sharing your experience. I was a very mucho CFI on that day. Would I do the same mistake when the same situation come? No, I will never do it. It is because I know I got better answers from you or how to deal with it and not because I am punishe...
by ikedasz
Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:25 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Asking your opinion about my judgment
Replies: 16
Views: 7769

Re: Asking your opinion about my judgment

Thank you, Mr. Ultraturtle. Your response is my comfort. Yes, we have safety reporting system. But It is late and I doubt this will protect me. The decision was already made a couple of days ago by the company. The authority criticize me as the incompetent flight instructor but I may be a good one i...
by ikedasz
Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:52 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Asking your opinion about my judgment
Replies: 16
Views: 7769

Re: Asking your opinion about my judgment

Thank you, Richard (Rakaplan) for your kind response. Soon after flight I logged in the log book exactly my judgment and actions. I thought it is easier to find the cause for fuel feeding problem. The regulation of my country states air carriers or even flight school must report to in any minor even...
by ikedasz
Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:21 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Asking your opinion about my judgment
Replies: 16
Views: 7769

Re: Asking your opinion about my judgment

To Steve Thank you for the information of TDI. Our DA 42 is modified from TDI. Although DA has 2 fuel pumps for each engine, X feed operation while fuel pumps running may cause damage the high pressure pump according to the AFM, so X feed operation while normal condition is same as for TDI. Later Me...
by ikedasz
Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:55 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Asking your opinion about my judgment
Replies: 16
Views: 7769

Asking your opinion about my judgment

Hello folks Recently the same event happened to me as "Fuel mystery" posted last year by bd32332. It was IFR training flights with 2 students. Before departure Left Fuel 18 gal, Right 14 gal for my order fuel 34 gal, and set the fuel totalizer 32 gal. I noticed it was a bigger difference t...
by ikedasz
Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:44 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA 42 NG fuel crossfeed operation
Replies: 0
Views: 1831

DA 42 NG fuel crossfeed operation

Dear DA42 pilots I am flying DA 42NG in Kagaosima in the southern part of Japan and would like to ask an question about fuel crossfeed operation. In the POH page 7-41, there is a context that is, WARNING Switching on the fuel pump in combination with CROSSFEED may cause damage to the high-pressure p...