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Diamond DA 42 NG AFM study guide

DA 42 NG

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Lessons
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Questions
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Source AFM 7.01.15-E, Rev. 9 (2 Sep 2024)

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General

How the flight manual works and how its callouts are graded, the modification-scoped mass limits, airframe dimensions and wing geometry, control surface and landing gear geometry, and the airspeed, atmospheric, mass-and-balance and powerplant vocabulary used throughout the manual — plus the circuit breaker groups, the G1000 and installed avionics, and the conversion factors.

  1. Overall Dimensions and Wing GeometryFree
  2. Control Surfaces, Tail and Landing Gear Geometry (locked)
  3. Airspeed Terminology (locked)
  4. Atmosphere, Altitude and Wind Terms (locked)
  5. Mass, Balance and Powerplant Terms (locked)
  6. Circuit Breaker Groups (locked)
  7. The G1000 and Installed Avionics (locked)
  8. Abbreviations, Conversions and Source Documents (locked)

Operating Limitations

The manual's only EASA-approved chapter: airspeed limits and ASI markings, engine, propeller and electrical limits, oil, coolant and fuel limits, approved fluids, engine restart limits, instrument markings, the G1000 warning, caution and advisory alerts, mass and centre of gravity limits, approved manoeuvres and load factors, kinds of operation and minimum equipment, fuel grades and additives, autopilot limits, the placards, operational prohibitions and the GPS and navigation limitations.

  1. Airspeed LimitationsFree
  2. Engine, Propeller and Electrical Limits (locked)
  3. Oil, Coolant and Fuel Limits (locked)
  4. Approved Oils and Coolant (locked)
  5. Engine Restart Limitations (locked)
  6. Instrument Markings (locked)
  7. G1000 Warning Alerts (locked)
  8. G1000 Caution and Advisory Alerts (locked)
  9. Mass LimitationsFree
  10. Centre of Gravity Limits (locked)
  11. Approved Maneuvers and Load Factors (locked)
  12. Kinds of Operation and Minimum Equipment (locked)
  13. Fuel Grades, Quantities and AdditivesFree
  14. Autopilot Limitations (locked)
  15. Placards (locked)
  16. Operational Prohibitions and Required Documents (locked)
  17. GPS and Navigation Limitations (locked)

Emergency Procedures

Emergency priorities and speeds, engine parameter warnings, electrical failures, G1000 display and sensor failures, recognising and controlling an engine failure, engine troubleshooting, securing an engine, airborne restart, engine failure on take-off, flying and landing on one engine, engines-out landings, landing gear malfunctions, gear-up and defective-tire landings, fires and smoke, carbon monoxide and unlocked doors, propeller RPM malfunctions, icing and fuel supply failure, spin recovery and emergency descent, and autopilot and electric trim malfunctions.

  1. Emergency Fundamentals (locked)
  2. Engine Parameter Warnings (locked)
  3. Electrical Failures and Starter Malfunction (locked)
  4. G1000 Display and Sensor Failures (locked)
  5. One Engine Inoperative — Recognition and ControlFree
  6. Engine Troubleshooting (locked)
  7. Securing an Engine (locked)
  8. Airborne Restart (locked)
  9. Engine Failure During Take-off (locked)
  10. Flying and Landing with One Engine Inoperative (locked)
  11. Engines Out Landing (locked)
  12. Landing Gear Malfunctions (locked)
  13. Landing with Gear Up or a Defective Tire (locked)
  14. Fires and Smoke (locked)
  15. Carbon Monoxide and Unlocked Doors (locked)
  16. Propeller RPM Malfunctions (locked)
  17. Icing and Fuel Supply Failure (locked)
  18. Spin Recovery, Emergency Descent and Exit (locked)
  19. Autopilot and Electric Trim Malfunctions (locked)

Normal Operating Procedures

The normal-operations speeds, handling notes and daily checks, the cabin, cockpit and walk-around pre-flight inspections and system tests, before-start and starting, the before take-off checks including the ECU and fuel pumps test and the available power check, take-off, climb, cruise and auxiliary tank management, the autopilot modes, descent, approach, landing and go-around, after landing, shut-down and parking, refuelling and fuel additives, special operating conditions, and stall recognition and recovery.

  1. Airspeeds for Normal OperationsFree
  2. Handling, Advisories and Daily Checks (locked)
  3. Pre-flight Inspection: Cabin and Cockpit (locked)
  4. Pre-flight System Tests (locked)
  5. Walk-around Inspection (locked)
  6. Before Starting the Engines (locked)
  7. Starting the Engines (locked)
  8. Before Take-off (locked)
  9. The ECU and Fuel Pumps Test (locked)
  10. Available Power Check (locked)
  11. Take-off (locked)
  12. Climb, Cruise and Auxiliary Tanks (locked)
  13. Autopilot Modes (locked)
  14. Descent, Approach, Landing and Go-around (locked)
  15. After Landing, Shut-down and Parking (locked)
  16. Special Operating Conditions (locked)
  17. Refuelling and Fuel Additives (locked)
  18. Stall Recognition and Recovery (locked)

Abnormal Operating Procedures

Precautionary landings, out-of-range engine indications, low voltage and alternator cautions, the ECU cautions and their clearing procedures, fuel and coolant cautions, pitot and stall heating cautions, stick limit failures, gear and GPS cautions, flap, hydraulic and rudder pedal failures, starting on external power, lightning strike, and the autopilot overspeed, navigation loss, out-of-trim and mode-loss procedures.

  1. Precautionary Landing (locked)
  2. Out-of-Range Engine Indications (locked)
  3. Low Voltage and Alternator Cautions (locked)
  4. ECU Cautions (locked)
  5. Fuel and Coolant Cautions (locked)
  6. Pitot and Stall Heating Cautions (locked)
  7. Stick Limit Failures (locked)
  8. Gear and GPS Cautions (locked)
  9. Flap, Hydraulic and Rudder Pedal Failures (locked)
  10. Starting with External Power (locked)
  11. Lightning Strike and Autopilot Disconnect (locked)
  12. Autopilot Overspeed and Loss of Navigation (locked)
  13. Autopilot Out of Trim (locked)
  14. Autopilot Mode Losses and G1000 Failures (locked)

Performance

How to read the performance tables and their assumptions, fuel flow and the FUEL CALC trap, stalling speeds, the take-off distance conditions, corrections and figures, all-engines and one-engine-inoperative climb, time, fuel and distance to climb, cruise performance, the landing distance conditions, corrections and figures, and go-around performance and noise data.

  1. How to Read the Performance Tables (locked)
  2. Fuel Flow and the FUEL CALC Trap (locked)
  3. Stalling SpeedsFree
  4. Take-off Distance: Conditions and CorrectionsFree
  5. Take-off Distance Figures (locked)
  6. Climb Performance, All Engines (locked)
  7. One Engine Inoperative Climb (locked)
  8. Time, Fuel and Distance to Climb (locked)
  9. Cruise Performance (locked)
  10. Landing Distance: Conditions and Corrections (locked)
  11. Landing Distance Figures (locked)
  12. Go-around Performance and Noise Data (locked)

Mass and Balance / Equipment List

The datum plane and the Mass and Balance Report, determining auxiliary tank quantity, the moment arms, the loading calculation with its densities and its de-icing-fluid complication, and the centre of gravity limits and the Equipment List.

  1. The Datum Plane and the Mass and Balance Report (locked)
  2. Determining Auxiliary Tank Quantity (locked)
  3. Moment Arms (locked)
  4. The Loading Calculation (locked)
  5. CG Limits and the Equipment List (locked)

Description of the Airplane and its Systems

The airframe and structure, the flight controls, trim and rudder pedals, cabin heating and ventilation, landing gear and brakes, seats, harnesses and baggage, canopy, doors and emergency equipment, the engines and propellers with pitch, feathering and unfeathering, the engine controls, the fuel system, tanks and quantity indication, cooling, oil, exhaust and fire detection, electrical generation, batteries and bus distribution, lights and pitot heating, the engine control units, the crew alerting system, the pitot-static and stall warning systems, the G1000 displays, and the GFC 700 autopilot with its annunciations and failure effects.

  1. Airframe and Structure (locked)
  2. Ailerons, Flaps and Their Indication (locked)
  3. Elevator, Variable Elevator Stop and Rudder (locked)
  4. Trim and Rudder Pedals (locked)
  5. Cabin Heating and Ventilation (locked)
  6. Landing Gear and Brakes (locked)
  7. Seats, Harnesses and Baggage (locked)
  8. Canopy, Doors and Emergency Equipment (locked)
  9. Engines and Propellers (locked)
  10. Propeller Pitch, Feathering and Unfeathering (locked)
  11. Engine Controls (locked)
  12. The Fuel System (locked)
  13. Fuel Tanks, Vents and Quantity Indication (locked)
  14. Cooling, Oil, Exhaust and Fire Detection (locked)
  15. Electrical Power Generation and Batteries (locked)
  16. Electrical Distribution: The Buses (locked)
  17. Lights, Pitot Heating and External Power (locked)
  18. The Engine Control Units (locked)
  19. The Crew Alerting System (locked)
  20. Pitot-Static, Stall Warning and the Standby Attitude Module (locked)
  21. The G1000 Displays (locked)
  22. The GFC 700 Autopilot (locked)
  23. Autopilot Annunciations and Failures (locked)

Airplane Handling, Care and Maintenance

The inspection and maintenance schedule and what triggers unscheduled maintenance, refuelling and the fluid checks, moving the aeroplane by hand and under tow, parking, the gust lock, mooring and jacking, and cleaning and ground de-icing.

  1. Inspection and Maintenance Schedule (locked)
  2. Refuelling and Fluid Checks (locked)
  3. Moving the Aeroplane (locked)
  4. Parking, Gust Lock, Mooring and Jacking (locked)
  5. Cleaning and Ground De-icing (locked)

Supplements

How the supplements relate to the main manual and what decides which are bound into a given copy, and the List of Supplements read as its four lettered series.

  1. How the Supplements Work (locked)
  2. The List of Supplements (locked)