Dave, are the newer (liquid cooled) gearboxes passing the 600hr inspections? The new ones have the full 1800 hour life, no inspection other than oil and filter. They used to be 900 hour replacement (only on the 62). You may be thinking of the TVDs which are inspect every 300 (and replace every 600 ...

Low coolant can cause cylinder head issues and as the low coolant warning is recorded in the FADEC then Diamond will be able to deny any warranty should they wish to. Shenanigans Not really, if you damage your cylinder head by ignoring coolant warnings, they have every right to deny the warranty. H...

Colin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:16 am The Berringer wheels didn't come with hubcaps. I'm screwed on the airflow I guess.

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Karl wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:03 am Low coolant can cause cylinder head issues and as the low coolant warning is recorded in the FADEC then Diamond will be able to deny any warranty should they wish to.

Shenanigans

You can get an overhauled exchange which will be the latest and greatest version, and they have not been known to stipulate what constitutes a viable core.

I forgot about the addendum for the MSI specifically, I can see how that would spark some debate.

30 hours including the Annual I assume? Otherwise $850 is a steal! That’s exactly what I mean about the number of hours though, it isn’t a matter of efficiency or price if one shop is charging 30 hours to do 30 hours worth of work and another is charging 70 hours for 70 hours worth of work. I think ...

The fact that it isn’t mandatory is an important for this conversation because it means that not all shops may be doing the same thing - they could very well be picking and choosing which parts they think are important. Some things need defining before we assume shops are doing something “wrong” (mi...

Side note, Aeroshell 15W50 already has LW16702 in it so I wouldn’t add Camguard on top of that. If you prefer the Camguard go with X/C 20W50 or Aeroshell W100

The cost for me for the inspections has been negligible. In that case I revert back to the original argument, assuming you do eventually need one, how long will the plane be grounded for? For some the lost sleep factor is huge. And I’ve not heard of one snapping off and causing a prop strike, but I...