DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
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- perossichi
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
Amazing job. Bob Hoover was smiling down from above.
Da40 glide ratio is 8.8 :1. Arctangent(1/8. is 6.5 degrees which certainly more than std 3 degree glide slope. At 70 Best glide speed, this is 805 fpm.
I wonder if glide ratio for DA40 NG is the same as my old IO-360 powered bird?
Da40 glide ratio is 8.8 :1. Arctangent(1/8. is 6.5 degrees which certainly more than std 3 degree glide slope. At 70 Best glide speed, this is 805 fpm.
I wonder if glide ratio for DA40 NG is the same as my old IO-360 powered bird?
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
DA40NG glide ratio is 9.7 and best glide is 88kts.perossichi wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:02 amDa40 glide ratio is 8.8 :1. Arctangent(1/8. is 6.5 degrees which certainly more than std 3 degree glide slope. At 70 Best glide speed, this is 805 fpm.
I wonder if glide ratio for DA40 NG is the same as my old IO-360 powered bird?
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
I believe it was in the 300s, but can't be 100% sure. It was definitely in the 100s.chili4way wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:49 am Jeffrey, do you happen to recall about how many Service Hours (or Hobbs hours) were on the plane when you flew it. While it's only a 2019 model, the hours' accumulation in a flight school is much higher than private ownership. Appreciate your sharing what you learn.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
Has anyone heard update on this? Seems like something would be known re proximate cause 10+ days after. My LifeStyle source claims this was definitely not related to the issues on the turbo which arose on other NG's post inspection.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
I spoke with John @ Lifestyle a few days ago, and he also told me nothing is known yet.... Hopeful we all find out something soon.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
The plane is flying quite a bit, eight flights in the past week:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N168LA/history
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
Hi - has anyone heard an update on this? I actually had the opportunity to fly with the instructor pilot in this incident. This was a few months ago, and they did not have any additional information.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
Just talked to Diamond Canada about this today. The engine has been shipped to Austro Engine for further analysis to determine what happened. At this point there's no additional information.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC
Thanks Dave. I got a DA40 NG a month ago. Loving it thus far, but for obvious reasons am interested in tracking this issue. If you hear more please let us know. The pilot in this incident told me he went back up and flew that very same day. We recreated the flight when I flew with him. Obviously, he did a fantastic job. He said the engine just went out - no bad noises - it just stopped l. He tried all the obvious emergency items but no restart. He was wise not to let ATC vector him out too far. I think ATC may have assumed he was flying a multi.