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by Colin
Thu Sep 21, 2023 10:57 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: Austro engine reliability and safety
Replies: 55
Views: 29650

Re: Austro engine reliability and safety

The salesman who sold my DA40 to us was in a DA42 over Santa Barbara and lost an engine. He turned around and flew back to Long Beach. I think that's flying over six perfectly good airports along the way. But it is nice to be back home when you know the plane might be sitting for a while.
by Colin
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: DA62 Forum
Topic: New fuel pump requires Prist below +5C
Replies: 9
Views: 1288

Re: New fuel pump requires Prist below +5C

It is definitely not the same pumps as those that do the fuel transfer (one gallon per minute, if I recall correctly). The high pressure fuel pumps increase the fuel temperature by putting it under very high pressure. The engine only sips a little, and all the rest gets dumped back into the fuel tan...
by Colin
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: Austro
Topic: Austro engine reliability and safety
Replies: 55
Views: 29650

Re: Austro engine reliability and safety

I'm on BeechTalk, which is an excellent aviation community. A guy on there described losing one of the engines on his Baron. Even in cruise, I am uncertain of my chances of getting it right and making it down safely. I have never had the slightest doubt in the Twinstar. You can pick those planes up ...
by Colin
Sun Sep 17, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: A DAN Adventure
Replies: 24
Views: 2900

Re: A DAN Adventure

What was the minor repair?
by Colin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: DA50 Forum
Topic: DA50 crash
Replies: 12
Views: 4420

Re: DA50 crash

The report is directly FROM the pilot. It is his airstrip. "The plane seems great, but I'd need to try it out at my private grass strip to make sure it works in my usual use case." "Of course. We'll let you fly it in when we are in the area doing demo flights." "No, it doesn...
by Colin
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: New Nose Wheel Fin
Replies: 147
Views: 101943

Re: New Nose Wheel Fin

Is he 3d printing them? Has he open sourced the files?
by Colin
Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:56 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Magnetometer issue due to magnetised fuel filler cap bonding wire
Replies: 12
Views: 1186

Re: Magnetometer issue due to magnetised fuel filler cap bonding wire

The wire to the cap is a grounding wire? I thought it was so that I didn't lose the cap when I was filling it. (An RV pilot I know did that, losing his custom-etched filler cap over the LA basin somewhere, which his tail number on it.) What happens if you simple remove the wire for now? I am trying ...
by Colin
Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: DA40 2023 starter engaged uncommanded during flight
Replies: 29
Views: 10899

Re: DA40 2023 starter engaged uncommanded during flight

Good job getting it on the ground. We will all be very interested to hear what they find caused the alarm.
by Colin
Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:19 pm
Forum: Public forum
Topic: DA40 2023 starter engaged uncommanded during flight
Replies: 29
Views: 10899

Re: DA40 2023 starter engaged uncommanded during flight

Yes, he is flying a DA40NG. The registration is there in his little member-info card.