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by ememic99
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement
Replies: 92
Views: 8315

Re: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement

... 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 ...
by ememic99
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement
Replies: 92
Views: 8315

Re: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement

Avgas future In Europe is quite blurry these days, besides being much more expensive than Jet A1.
by ememic99
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Austro
Topic: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement
Replies: 92
Views: 8315

Re: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement

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...
by ememic99
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: Fuel filler cap locking tab direction?
Replies: 17
Views: 1353

Re: Fuel filler cap locking tab direction?

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

Looks like we have options here.
Let’s start a poll 😁
by ememic99
Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: Austro
Topic: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement
Replies: 92
Views: 8315

Re: MSB-E4-042 - Crankshaft-bearing cap screws replacement

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...
by ememic99
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: Delta Hawk DHK180
Replies: 24
Views: 5101

Re: Delta Hawk DHK180

Chris wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:22 pm The Thielert history will make them more cautious, but if these get successfully adopted by other manufacturers first, I could see it happening eventually.
DAI uses 3rd party (Continental) engine in DA50.
by ememic99
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: Dormant for 30 days
Replies: 12
Views: 1211

Re: Dormant for 30 days

michael.g.miller wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:11 pm If there is any doubt about the charge of the battery, take it out of the plane and charge it. Cheap insurance against an expensive accident.
Great advice!
by ememic99
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Continental / Thielert
Topic: ECU A FAIL
Replies: 5
Views: 967

Re: ECU A FAIL

Thanks, my local shop is service center as well.
by ememic99
Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:26 am
Forum: Continental / Thielert
Topic: ECU A FAIL
Replies: 5
Views: 967

Re: ECU A FAIL

Are there any special requirements for getting a dongle like for Austro?
by ememic99
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Continental / Thielert
Topic: ECU A FAIL
Replies: 5
Views: 967

ECU A FAIL

Today I had right engine ECU A failure (DA42 TDI, CD-155 engines). Nothing special happened, just the warning couldn’t be reset and, according to checklist, I returned to my base airport. Same thing happened two years ago under similar conditions (low temperature, long cranking) and it turned out to...