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Offline MachFly

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DA42 NG
« on: April 23, 2011, 07:59:06 PM »
Starting August I'll be flying it for the next three years  :x
(Just finished all the paperwork yesterday)


(not this particular one)

Austro Engine AE 300 Turbo-Diesel engines with counter rotating props
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Offline M0nkey_Man

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2011, 08:04:34 PM »
nice :aok
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Offline Plazus

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2011, 08:05:28 PM »
Congrats! :rock
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2011, 08:10:08 PM »
Strange designed.  Hope you have fun.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2011, 09:17:23 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on April 23, 2011, 08:10:08 PM
Strange designed.  Hope you have fun.

The Diamonds do have a rather unique shape, but I flown a lot of their aircraft and I can not complain. They handle great.
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Offline flight17

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2011, 10:07:16 PM »
have fun with that.... makes Michael Jackson's nose look normal...

instructing in it?
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2011, 06:18:58 PM »
 :aok :cheers:
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Offline redman555

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2011, 06:28:52 PM »
Damn thats a perty plane. What do you do?

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Offline MachFly

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2011, 07:04:06 PM »
Quote from: flight17 on April 23, 2011, 10:07:16 PM
instructing in it?
Quote from: redman555 on April 24, 2011, 06:28:52 PM
What do you do?

I apologize my OP was a bit misleading, I am not buying it. I'll be using it to get my ME, IFR, commerical, CFI & CFII ratings.
ERAU is buying four of them. They established a rule that you can use it to only get your ME (which is a four month course) everything else your supposed to do in a 172. Before that rule officially took effect I managed to get permission (on paper) to use the DA42 for all courses. 
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Offline Golfer

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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2011, 07:35:24 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on April 24, 2011, 07:04:06 PM
I apologize my OP was a bit misleading, I am not buying it. I'll be using it to get my ME, IFR, commerical, CFI & CFII ratings.
ERAU is buying four of them. They established a rule that you can use it to only get your ME (which is a four month course) everything else your supposed to do in a 172. Before that rule officially took effect I managed to get permission (on paper) to use the DA42 for all courses. 

Four months for a multiengine rating?  When I was a full time CFI I'd block out a week and 15 hours for my students to add it on and still come in under budget.

What in the hell are they having you do for four months?  I run out of BS on the second days ground briefing.
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2011, 07:59:56 PM »
Quote from: Golfer on April 24, 2011, 07:35:24 PM
Four months for a multiengine rating?  When I was a full time CFI I'd block out a week and 15 hours for my students to add it on and still come in under budget.

What in the hell are they having you do for four months?  I run out of BS on the second days ground briefing.

Don't ask. I came to ERAU with my PPL it took me over a half a year to prove them that I can fly (and to take their transition course  :bhead), and I had to pay for everything. 
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2011, 09:42:29 PM »
Lots of people have poo-pooed the Austro diesel engines.

But with 100LL going away, and at $5-6 a gallon, and high octane mogas with ethanol in it, I think that diesel might just be the future in GA, I like them anyway.  Not to mention the ability to run Jet-A and save 40% on fuel costs.

Have fun.  :aok
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2011, 09:51:48 PM »
Quote from: saggs on April 24, 2011, 09:42:29 PM
Lots of people have poo-pooed the Austro diesel engines.

But with 100LL going away, and at $5-6 a gallon, and high octane mogas with ethanol in it, I think that diesel might just be the future in GA, I like them anyway.  Not to mention the ability to run Jet-A and save 40% on fuel costs.

Have fun.  :aok

It's not exactly 40% cheaper, more like 40 sense. But the diesel engine has less parts which makes it more reliable, sure it's turbocharged but if you loose the turbocharger the engine would still work.
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2011, 09:58:11 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on April 24, 2011, 09:51:48 PM
It's not exactly 40% cheaper, more like 40 sense. But the diesel engine has less parts which makes it more reliable, sure it's turbocharged but if you loose the turbocharger the engine would still work.

Guess it varies by area, last time I looked around here (KSLC), 100ll was like $6.49 and Jet A was $4.99.
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Re: DA42 NG
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2011, 10:39:26 PM »
Quote from: saggs on April 24, 2011, 09:58:11 PM
Guess it varies by area, last time I looked around here (KSLC), 100ll was like $6.49 and Jet A was $4.99.

It must have been a while  ;)
KSLC:
AVfuel- 100LL: 7.30 JetA: 6.48
Chevron- 100LL: 6.99 JetA: 6.48
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