As being raised on Air Force Flightline Maint....SPR caps tab, any style cap for that matter, have always faced into the slipstream (tab aft). Teaching my instructors and student pilots to practice the same. I think that for the cap style at picture you posted, the cap should be put oppositely. :sc...

YokotaFTC wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:17 am As being raised on Air Force Flightline Maint....SPR caps tab, any style cap for that matter, have always faced into the slipstream (tab aft). Teaching my instructors and student pilots to practice the same.

I think that for the cap style at picture you posted, the cap should be put oppositely.

I’m puzzled with this low pressure warning. Is it normal/expected behavior or it happens just occasionally on some aircrafts?

DA62 has longer wings, so obviously more work to be done. I don’t know if the pumps are the same as in DA42.

I can give you data for DA42 only. If turned to MAX, both wings are completely wet all the way to the winglet until the end of MAX session (2 min). If turned to NORM, it takes few on/off periods to get the same result. HIGH takes some more time than MAX to get the same result - approximately 5 min.

... Could any of us seriously recommend an Austro engine to a first-time aircraft owner at the moment? ... Unfortunately for Diamond, they are making Cirrus's decision to remain with avgas on single pistons look better everyday. I love my XLS and while it certainly runs me a lot more per hour than ...

Avgas future In Europe is quite blurry these days, besides being much more expensive than Jet A1.

No more "hundred dollar hamburger" flights or fun flying around on nice days (an Epic turboprop burns nearly 10X the fuel per hour, so it's appropriate only for long trips). Convert it to “three hundred dollar hamburger“ :) Is the consumption per mile more than 3 times on some 300 NM dist...

FlyingPenguin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:09 am

Looks like we have options here.

Let’s start a poll

No more "hundred dollar hamburger" flights or fun flying around on nice days (an Epic turboprop burns nearly 10X the fuel per hour, so it's appropriate only for long trips). Convert it to “three hundred dollar hamburger“ :) Is the consumption per mile more than 3 times on some 300 NM dist...