From what I hear you,ll spend very little on fuel but spend any savings and more on maintenance of the engines.The engines never get anywhere near the TBO and need constant attention.Have a chat with some of the schools who operate them or even better still the engineers who work on them ,they are not impressed.The CAA seem to have a very hands off attitude to the engines,claiming its a "european" issue.I,m sure if it was an American engine groundings would have taken place a long time ago given the shocking reliability record of the engines.All very political or perhaps the CAA just can,t get their heads round the technology!!.
Whysat then? The engines are better technology than the old lumps we fly around in, shock cooling will not be an issue along with many other drawbacks of "standard" air cooled engines.
Anyway I thought Diamond were guaranteeing the engines to 2000 hours or so.
I'd happily buy into a DA42 group near me (N reg of course
).........Anyone fancy starting one at EGHS or EGDY?
