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- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...