Yes.
In many European countries Mode S has been mandated for IFR, AFAIK all civil aircrafts will have to have it until June 2020.
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If what you say is true, then you've identified a major difference between US and European ATC.
I actually got put into one in September; two of us little guys got put into a hold to let a faster Jet get in ahead of us. I was never taught how to use the G1000 to do the hold automatically so ended flying it manually using the heading bug and timer, good practice. In IMC too, it was fun.pietromarx wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:55 am I've had planes with both (currently have a GFC700). Beyond some of the minor things (duplicate entry for baro and using a different interface for the G1000 and KAP-140 to set the AP mode), you and your passengers will likely notice very little difference. As I recall (and to be corrected by others), the KAP-140 won't fly a hold and can't do some of the smoother G1000-driven maneuvers, but these are kind of edge cases. When was the last time you did a hold other than for proficiency?
This is a good point. WAAS is more of a deal breaker for me than the KAP140 anyway. I did not put these two together. I am looking for a less expensive a DA42 as the price gets substantially higher with all the extra features. Maybe worth the investment in the long run with resale value. These items are expensive if not impossible to upgrade too in the older DA42s that did not have them. Maybe I will find a mid time CPO that is priced reasonably. Most have the CD-135 but I don't think that is as much a deal breaker as they are still a viable option especially after the time extensions on the engine and gearboxes. You still pay a substantial premium to get the benefit of the Austro both new and in resale.ememic99 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:49 pm It's more likely that you'll have WAAS if you have GFC700. AFAIK there are very few GFC700 installed in non-WAAS DA42 and very few KAP140 upgraded to WAAS. GFC700 has stronger servos that are less likely to fail. DA42 with KAP140 will probably be less expensive but not only because of autopilot - it's more likely it will be older and with more flight hours and it will probably have CD-135 instead of AE300 engines.
That’s shame because that provides ATC with instant feedback whether crew is climbing/descending to correct altitude. I know that they don’t know whether it’s coupled to autopilot or not but at least shows them that readback was followed by correct action.CFIDave wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:57 pmIf what you say is true, then you've identified a major difference between US and European ATC.
Here in the US, most GA aircraft are Mode C rather than Mode S, and US ATC controllers do not see altitude pre-select on their screens -- only the actual aircraft altitude (corrected for barometric pressure, but that's a different discussion).
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But even with ADS-B, US controllers won't see the setting of your G1000 altitude bug, ...
If you go for CD-135 (or CD-155) equipped aircraft you have to take care of the year of manufacturing of the engines. The older ones are 1500 (1200) hours rated while the newer ones are 2100 hours. Depending on environment you operate within, it can or cannot be extended. There are also other items (like greaboxes and HP pumps) which have different lifetime in old and new engines. Looking for WAAS probably equals GFC700 and AE300 equipped aircraft.TJS wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:23 pmThis is a good point. WAAS is more of a deal breaker for me than the KAP140 anyway. I did not put these two together. I am looking for a less expensive a DA42 as the price gets substantially higher with all the extra features. Maybe worth the investment in the long run with resale value. These items are expensive if not impossible to upgrade too in the older DA42s that did not have them. Maybe I will find a mid time CPO that is priced reasonably. Most have the CD-135 but I don't think that is as much a deal breaker as they are still a viable option especially after the time extensions on the engine and gearboxes. You still pay a substantial premium to get the benefit of the Austro both new and in resale.ememic99 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:49 pm It's more likely that you'll have WAAS if you have GFC700. AFAIK there are very few GFC700 installed in non-WAAS DA42 and very few KAP140 upgraded to WAAS. GFC700 has stronger servos that are less likely to fail. DA42 with KAP140 will probably be less expensive but not only because of autopilot - it's more likely it will be older and with more flight hours and it will probably have CD-135 instead of AE300 engines.
My perfect DA42 has WAAS, TAS600, XM weather, GFC700 with low to mid time engines. Priced right