Honorable and welcome that they provided you a detailed analysis as compared to say, Continental who would swallow up your broken engine never to be heard from again.

Mine is in production now (so I'm told), and didn't order the preheater. My dealer said it's a waste of money since the engines start in temps down to something like -20°F or some crazy low temp, without preheat. I live in Reno and when I returned home from Scottsdale this afternoon it was 35 degre...

I've tried to get my DA42 Nxi to demonstrate underspeed protection (USP) but without success. Makes me nervous to allow the plane to get that slow when I am not the one manipulating the controls. And why is USP only active when the autopilot is engaged? I guess the most likely scenario is to avoid s...

Another idea: If expecting the FBO to fuel the plane when you are not around, put some of this tape over the fuel caps: Fuel Tape.JPG https://www.pilotshop.com/catalog/cspages/fueltapejeta.php https://skygeek.com/fuel-tape-jet-a-fuel-only-indicator-tape.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shop...

Operating the fuel transfer pump has a reduced risk of pilot error than managing the fuel (flow and balance) with the fuel selector. This is why the fuel selector is only used in an emergency. Trying to wrap my head around the fuel system in the DA40NG. Isn't it still possible to forget to transfer...

I flew often with four people in my DA40. But we are all skinny runner types.

AirWolf wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:17 pm Curious how to reconcile? Interested in AC but don’t get these numbers:

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I went through the same exercise of running various W&B profiles when ordering my plane. In the end the air conditioner got deleted.

Sammo, Sorry you are having to deal with this, especially in a new plane. Every new plane has issues to be worked out but wow, having to potentially replace two new engines is eye opening. Or eye watering. One defective part that ruined a new engine - could be bad luck or an isolated mistake in cons...

Sounds like you've learned an inexpensive but excellent lesson about the sudden application of power. And not just on takeoff. Applying sudden full power in a go-around can be more dangerous. As you move up to bigger engines and larger propellers the lesson becomes more critical. A not-unusual SR22 ...

"Glad you were able to get on the ground safely with the engine failure. These Austro issues pretty much negate the argument of twin engine redundancy and safety." Except for the part where he was able to get it on the ground safely. Unlike, for instance, the recent DA50 accident with a s...