Click Here To Help Improving This Blog !According to a report from FlightGlobal, Diamond will announce at the next ILA show in Berlin the availability of its own engine, as an alternative to Thielert. The engine will also be made available to other manufacturers (a.k.a. Cessna for the C172 TDI).
This is not a new project, but it has certainly been accelerated by […]
The weather here over the last two weeks was simply perfect for flying. Blue skies with a few benign clouds in the afternoon, and temperatures reaching the high 20’s (celsius). Air is dry, and it’s not yet the CBs season. Simply cool. Before temperatures get in the 30’s it’s time for the seasonal warning about […]
When evaluating the value of an aircraft, one of the key factor is the TBO: Time Between Overhauls. Engine and propeller manufacturers define maximum time-in-service. The closer the engine / propeller is to this maximum age, the lower the plane value. This is rather logical, as the new owner will have to replace them sooner […]
According to AOPA’s website, Cessna will not deliver any C172 with Thielert engine in 2008, because of Thielert bankruptcy. There is no information yet on Cessna’s website, but I do believe that AOPA is well informed.
More than 100 such aircraft had been ordered, but none had been delivered yet, and the type certificate was still […]
Thielert, the German company producing the diesel engines that equip the DA40 and the C172 TD, is facing up with a severe financial crisis. I don’t understand all the details of such things, but the recent events are not good: the CEO (Mr. Thielert) has been put aside, then the board has been revoked, and […]
I already posted a lot here about the reliability of the Thielert 125 engines. A new episode in this already long story took place on the 12th of March, when the FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive requesting: “Before the next flight, install a new high-pressure fuel line and a high-pressure fuel line
bracket”.
This does not […]
Thielert engines have been around for quite a while now - my personal flight time on Thielert equipped planes is close to 68 hours over two years. As far as I’m concerned these engine perform well. The only negative feed-back I can think of is about the high pressure pumps the engine uses to bring […]
Before leaving 2007 behind us and flying in 2008 with our heads full of wishes and good resolutions, have a look back in 2007 events… may be there is something to learn (or not). This selection is obviously personal, certainly subjective, and I’m waiting for you to comment on events I missed !
1 - Airbus […]
It’s winter time in Switzerland, as in half of world, and we go through the first very cold days of the season, with temperature below freezing 24 hours a day. This has many consequences for pilots, like frozen fingers when towing planes, an absolute necessity for light aircraft flying IFR to stay out of clouds […]
I must say something here before starting discussing plastic performance. I did not had the opportunity to fly the same aircraft with classical and plastic engine, so I can not compare pure engine performance. It is obvious that performance does not depend of engine only, but I will give here some engine performance figures.
As mentionned […]
