263 Exploring the Technology and Performance of the Diamond DA42 with John Ewing + GA News

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🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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263 Exploring the Technology and Performance of the Diamond DA42 with John Ewing + GA News

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263 Max talks with DPE John Ewing about the Diamond DA42NG, its specifications, strengths and weakness, and gives safety tips for flying this amazing airplane. He also discusses common errors he sees pilots make in this plane during their multiengine checkrides. Savvy Aviation's Mike Busch answers a listener question about the new Continental Service Bulletin for 6-cylinder engines. If you'd like to get flight training from Max Trescott in a 2021 DA42NG-VI that's available for rent in Palo Alto, CA, please send me an email.

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0:00.0	Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.
0:09.9	I'm Max Truscott, the author of several books on the Garmin G-1000-5,000, and perspective, and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year.
0:18.8	Today we'll be talking with author and pilot examiner John Ewing about the technology
0:23.3	and performance of the Diamond DA42 twin-engine aircraft, as well as tips for flying
0:28.6	these aircraft and for passing a multi-engine check ride.
0:31.8	We'll also hear from Savvy Aviation's Mike Bush about the Continental Service Bulletin
0:36.6	that came out this week.
0:38.1	And so that you don't miss next week's episode in whatever app you're listening to now,
0:41.5	take a moment, just reach out there, find that, subscribe, or the follow key.
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0:50.1	Last week in episode 262, we talked with Tom Turner about a study that suggests that partial
0:55.6	engine failures are more dangerous than total engine failures. So if you didn't hear that episode,
1:00.9	you may want to check it out at aviation newstalk.com slash 262. And this is a listener-supported
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1:15.2	So if you enjoy Aviation News Talk and you're getting some value from it, which I'm guessing you are because you're listening right now, please go ahead, take the two or three minutes it takes
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1:23.7	Just go to AviationNewsTalk.com slash awesome.
1:27.1	And when you do, I'll read your name on the show.
1:28.9	And of course, there's a link for that website in our show notes. This week in the news,
1:33.1	Continental issues a service bulletin affecting six-cylinder engines. A pilot accidentally activates a
1:38.7	parachute. And a survey of Dream Jobs is out and we'll tell you where being a pilot falls on the list.
1:44.8	All this and more, and the news starts now.
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