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by ihfanjv
Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

I decided the build strength/utility category was an important safety element for me in buying a 400 since RLOC accidents are a noticeable % of GA accidents. Strength of build and crashworthiness as well as fuel system would be important considerations in those scenarios. Handling under circuit alt...
by ihfanjv
Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:44 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

ihfanjv, Understood. Yet, a Utility rating means something significant and it is a reason why someone might seek it out in an aircraft purchase. I don't think the utility rating means anything if there is no empirical evidence that the utility rating imparts any benefit to the owner other than the ...
by ihfanjv
Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:39 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

ihfanjv, Your comments prompt me to take another look inside the last Nall and the latest data. The last time I looked, the Cirrus and the Columbia/Cessna were not comparable. In spite (or perhaps because) of the BRS, the Cirrus had more serious accidents and fatalities. I think you are right. I th...
by ihfanjv
Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:08 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

. . . I see very little reason to chose the Cessna 350/400 over the SR22. I think the C400 carried over the utility class rating of the Columbia 400. I was around the Cirrus folks when they were going for certification. At that time, they gave up on any chance of getting utility. Are the newer SR22...
by ihfanjv
Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

Although there are many reasons to chose one airplane over the other I see very little reason to chose the Cessna 350/400 over the SR22. The only potential reason I could see is if you want a G1000/GFC700 equipped plane but don't want to pay the price of a 2008+ SR22 - if that is the consideration t...
by ihfanjv
Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

psk, With a $400k budget you are going to have to make some compromises. The SR22G5 is out (those are $600k+) so you would be looking at a SR22G3 - which is a great plane but the full fuel useful load for SR22TN G3 is only 2 FAA-standard persons and light bags. I recall the DA42 2.0 has similar usef...
by ihfanjv
Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

CFIDave, That was a great post. I would agree that I would not cross the North Atlantic in a single. What altitude will the DA42-V1 hold with engine out at or near max gross? My recollection is that the single engine performance of the pre-V1 DA42 is not a get out of jail free card for mountain rang...
by ihfanjv
Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:53 pm
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

Yes it's a serious question...Certainly surprised you are somehow insulted or threatened by my asking a thoughtful question, didn't realize we weren't allowed to consider other aircraft manufacturers... No insult intended, I was just joking and was pulling your chain. It worked! You asked a good qu...
by ihfanjv
Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:25 am
Forum: DA42 Forum
Topic: DA42 v Baron
Replies: 129
Views: 42879

Re: DA42 v Baron

Is this a serious question? You are in the DA42 message board asking if something better than a Diamond. What's your next trick, walking into a Coca Cola factory and asking the factory workers "who here likes Pepsi Max over Coke?" The mission you describe seems best suited for a 2.0 or Aus...
by ihfanjv
Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:08 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: GFC700 went offline
Replies: 21
Views: 8344

Re: GFC700 went offline

It sounds like a servo problem. Either a servo is slowly going out or there is an intermittent bad connection issue - probably the former. I flew a GFC700 DA40 that had the same issue you describe and it turned out that the elevator trim servo had to be replaced. I think there is a way to test the r...