To the uninitiated, Diamond Aircraft’s technical documentation is full of perplexing abbreviations. Many of these have their basis in the German language used in Austria, where Diamond Aircraft Industries’ predecessor, Hoffmann Flugzeugbau, was founded in 1981.
Consider this article your Rosetta Stone to help you understand Diamond’s technical documentation.
The annual “Diamonds in the Pacific Northwest” Fly-in is scheduled for Saturday, June 17th in beautiful Sunriver, Oregon.
A frequent topic among prospective and new DA40NG owners is what to establish as a maintenance budget.
Summary: Updated solution useful for learning G1000 NXI knobs and buttons for many flight scenarios. Also helpful for trying out different PFD & MFD display options. Helpful to pre-fly SIDs, STARs, and approaches using the GFC700 autopilot.
This is a summary of the key differences that pilots who are transitioning to a Jet-A powered Diesel engine DA40NG should know about.
The DA40 Maintenance Manual Lubrication Schedule for the nose wheel has only a
requirement to periodically re-grease the wheel bearing (as with the main gear wheel bearings) and the “eye end” (upper connection point) of the elastomer pack.