Hello All, Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! Considering purchasing used DA-42 and question came up around Chapter 5 life limit items. Are they mandatory or recommendations per the FAA? Any recommendations on shop/mechanic located in the Midwest (Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana) to do a Pre...

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Hello,

Anyone know how I can obtain an "Hold Harmless" letter from Continental for 2.0 Engines that are past 12 Years life?

What's the process?

How long does the process take?

Thank you!

-Jonathan

Thank you Emir! Very helpful.

What’s the cost to replace 135 at TBR (2100) with same 135’s and cost to replace 155’s with new 155’s?

Im hope the cost is much lower compared to initial upgrade since you don’t have to redo the mounts, etc...

Quickly learning these airplane have some pretty expensive upgrades.

Thank you Emir and CptnDavid.

@CptnDavid - Which engines are you planning on upgrading to?

Are the CD-155 engines TBO or TBR at 2100?

I’ll check out the outdated G1000 section. Was curious is SVT can be added to older G1000?

Thanks!

-Jonathan

Thank you Chris, digger and cptndavid! Appreciate your input. There are couple of DA-42 on the market and both have around 900 hours. Both do not have WAAS. For some reasons I thought WAAS was around 40k, boy am I glad I asked you guys. Please correct me as I’m still learning but the 135-01 engines ...

Hello All, Happy New Year! I've been a member for some time and this is the first time I'm posting. I've been thinking about purchasing a new airplane and have given some serious consideration to older DA-42's. Are there specific things I need to ask/check for when purchasing a DA-42 (2007/2008)? Ho...