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by Chris
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff
Replies: 28
Views: 1739

Re: Rear Door departs a DA40 after takeoff

I'm surprised at the news coverage of this. I guess there must not have been much else going on at the time. The above article says the FAA will investigate, but a door departure is not a reportable event. Not quite sure what that is about -- unless some further damage happened during landing? Or p...
by Chris
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:50 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Recent maintenance
Replies: 4
Views: 442

Recent maintenance

I've been working on migrating a bunch of the back-end software to more recent versions to try to keep on top of security updates, etc, and I finally pushed all of that live this evening. In theory , everything should work exactly like it did before. However, if you notice anything odd or missing, p...
by Chris
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Time for TKS to Coat Wings
Replies: 13
Views: 676

Re: Time for TKS to Coat Wings

I’m puzzled with this low pressure warning. Is it normal/expected behavior or it happens just occasionally on some aircrafts? I think it's "normal" during the first few minutes of starting the system, i.e. when getting the air bubbles out of the lines. (I don't know if there are actually ...
by Chris
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Time for TKS to Coat Wings
Replies: 13
Views: 676

Re: Time for TKS to Coat Wings

Is this the first time the right wing was slower to get wet? I'm not sure if the plumbing is completely symmetric or if the LH wing has a shorter path from the pump(s). My DA42's RH wing might take a little longer than the LH wing, but not that much longer. I've started using the HIGH setting (not M...
by Chris
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40NG - CO detector needed?
Replies: 7
Views: 393

Re: DA40NG - CO detector needed?

Not sure why link isn’t working I'm not sure either, but it has something to do with DAN's "embedded media plugin" trying to provide a clickable preview instead of a raw URL for amazon.com links. I'll investiage a bit. Meanwhile, I've tried to make your original post clickable (without th...
by Chris
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Long range cruise
Replies: 5
Views: 269

Re: Long range cruise

I see on page 5-26 of the AFM the landing gear should be retracted. But how 8-) I suppose if you have a support plane you could try a variant of the Gladys Ingle technique , but I can't recommend it. Nice catch. For anybody looking, that is shown in the 01-Jul-2014 DA40-NG AFM, which is still avail...
by Chris
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: How to best buy a Diamond Aircraft and afford the lifestyle
Replies: 15
Views: 980

Re: How to best buy a Diamond Aircraft and afford the lifestyle

If you are based in Edmonton, I'd highly suggest getting in touch with Ed McDonald . He's the president of the Diamond Pilots Association and flies a DA62 out of CFB6. I've flown a DA40 across the US Rockies a few times and much prefer flying the DA42 when making that trip. I don't know the routes t...
by Chris
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:42 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Fuel filler cap locking tab direction?
Replies: 17
Views: 1356

Re: Fuel filler cap locking tab direction?

I, too, worried about fuel cap orientation. Happy to report I've flown with fuel caps in every orientation (forwards, backwards, and either side) and I'm still here to tell you about it. It'll forever be one of those things for us to talk about Clearly we need to test all possible orientations to f...
by Chris
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:53 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 fuel quantity measurement device
Replies: 5
Views: 441

Re: DA40 fuel quantity measurement device

Ah yes, that completely-useless required-for-airworthiness contraption.

There are some other threads about this here and here.

I would contact a Diamond service center and/or Diamond directly to order one. You'll need to know whether you have 40- or 50-gal tanks.
by Chris
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:44 am
Forum: Austro
Topic: Delta Hawk DHK180
Replies: 24
Views: 5180

Re: Delta Hawk DHK180

Chris—nothing electrical on the engine except the starter. Maybe you’re thinking of coolant loss. They claim partial power (around half?) possible with no coolant. I based my comment on their statement: The loss of aircraft electric power, a fuel pump, an injector, and even a turbocharger, generall...