CHAPTER 1

GENERAL

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1.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.2 CERTIFICATION BASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 1.3 WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.4 DIMENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1.5 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 1.6 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 1.6.1 CONVERSION FACTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

1.6.2 CONVERSION CHART LITERS / US GALLONS . . . . . . . . . 1-18

1.7 THREE-VIEW DRAWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 1.8 G1000 AVIONICS SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 1.9 SOURCE DOCUMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22 1.9.1 ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

1.9.2 PROPELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

1.9.3 AVIONICS SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

1.1 INTRODUCTION

This Airplane Flight Manual has been prepared in order to provide pilots and instructors with all the information required for the safe and efficient operation of the airplane.

The Airplane Flight Manual includes all the data which must be made available to the pilot according to the JAR-23 requirement. Beyond this, it contains further data and operating instructions which, in the manufacturer’s opinion, could be of value to the pilot.

Equipment and modification level (design details) of the airplane may vary from serial number to serial number. Therefore, some of the information contained in this manual is applicable depending on the respective equipment and modification level. The exact equipment of your serial number is recorded in the Equipment Inventory in Section 6.5. The modification level is recorded in the following table (as far as necessary for this manual).

This Airplane Flight Manual must be kept on board the airplane at all times. Its designated place is the side bag of the forward left seat. The designated place for the Garmin G1000

Cockpit Reference Guide is the bag on the rear side of the forward left seat.

CAUTION

The DA 42 NG is a twin engine airplane. When the operating limitations and maintenance requirements are complied with, it has the high degree of reliability which is required by the certification basis. Nevertheless, an engine failure is not completely impossible. For this reason it is highly recommended for flights during the night, on top, under IMC, or above terrain which is unsuitable for a landing, to select flight times and flight routes such that reduced performance in case of single engine operation does not constitute a risk.

1.2 CERTIFICATION BASIS

The certification basis is JAR-23, published on 11-Mar-1994, including Amdt. 1, and additional requirements as laid down in CRI A-01.

1.3 WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES

Special statements in the Airplane Flight Manual concerning the safety or operation of the airplane are highlighted by being prefixed by one of the following terms:

WARNING

means that the non-observation of the corresponding procedure leads to an immediate or important degradation in flight safety.

CAUTION

means that the non-observation of the corresponding procedure leads to a minor or to a more or less long term degradation in flight safety.

NOTE

draws the attention to any special item not directly related to safety but which is important or unusual.