Others have mentioned the battery, I’ll drill it in. Your engines rely on electricity to work. No electricity, no engine. There has been more than 1 accident due to insufficient battery power. Usually this happens when the owner jump starts the plane. They take off, raise the gear, and the electrical system gets overwhelmed. For some reason or another (mis-wiring ECU batteries in the Dallas accident viewtopic.php?t=8675), the engines cannot get sufficient voltage. Then, both engines shut off and all your avionics go black.
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.
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Re: Dormant for 30 days
Great advice!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.
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Re: Dormant for 30 days
Is there any evidence for that or is it just a rumor?Chris wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:51 pm
If this turns out to be caused by somebody relaxing the specs trying to save a few bucks (euros) per engine, I hope whoever made that decision is no longer working for Austro. It seems more plausible to me that the specs didn't change but that a prior supplier produced higher quality parts than a newer (possibly cheaper) supplier.