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Diamond DA 62 AFM study guide

DA 62

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Questions
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Source AFM 7.01.25-E, Rev. 4 (14 Nov 2017)

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General

The aeroplane's principal dimensions and ground geometry, its wing and tail areas, the vocabulary the rest of the manual is written in — the two airspeed conversions and twelve V-speed symbols, the standard atmosphere, the altitude and wind terms, and the mass, balance and powerplant definitions a loading calculation rests on — the circuit breakers of both main buses and of the avionics, ECU and battery buses, the conversion factors between the two unit systems, the seven components of the G1000, and the two cautions Chapter 1 raises about planning a flight.

  1. Overall Dimensions and Ground GeometryFree
  2. Wing Geometry and Control Surface Areas (locked)
  3. Airspeed Terminology (locked)
  4. Atmosphere, Altitude and Wind Terms (locked)
  5. Mass, Balance and Powerplant Terms (locked)
  6. Circuit Breakers: the Main Buses (locked)
  7. Circuit Breakers: Avionics, ECU and Battery Buses (locked)
  8. Abbreviations, Conversions and Source Documents (locked)
  9. The G1000 Integrated Avionics System (locked)
  10. Planning Around Engine Failure and Weather (locked)

Operating Limitations

The approved limits: six manoeuvring speeds by mass band, the flap and landing gear speeds, the airspeed indicator markings that restate them in colour and move with the increased-mass modification, the engine, power and RPM limits, every oil, gearbox, coolant and fuel limit with the instrument markings that show them, the approved oils and coolant, the restart envelope of altitude, off-time and airspeed, the three tiers of G1000 alert, the mass and baggage limits and the centre of gravity envelope, the approved manoeuvres and load factors, the kinds of operation and the minimum equipment for day VFR, night VFR and IFR, the fuel grades and additives with their ppm ceilings, the fuel quantities and the lateral imbalance limit, the placards, the GPS and autopilot limitations, and the restrictions that belong to no system at all.

  1. Airspeed LimitationsFree
  2. Airspeed Indicator MarkingsFree
  3. Engine, Power and RPM Limits (locked)
  4. Oil, Gearbox, Coolant and Fuel Limits (locked)
  5. Electrical Limits and the Propeller (locked)
  6. Approved Oils, Gearbox Oil and Coolant (locked)
  7. Engine Restart Limitations (locked)
  8. Instrument Markings (locked)
  9. G1000 Warning Alerts (locked)
  10. Caution and Advisory Alerts, and the Gear Annunciations (locked)
  11. Mass LimitationsFree
  12. Centre of Gravity Limits (locked)
  13. Category, Approved Manoeuvres and Load Factors (locked)
  14. Kinds of Operation, Altitude and Occupants (locked)
  15. Minimum Operational Equipment (locked)
  16. Fuel Grades and AdditivesFree
  17. Fuel Quantities and the Lateral Imbalance Limit (locked)
  18. Placards (locked)
  19. Operational Prohibitions and Required Documents (locked)
  20. GPS and Navigation Limitations (locked)
  21. Autopilot Limitations (locked)
  22. Further Operating Restrictions (locked)

Emergency Procedures

The ordering rule that comes before every drill, the emergency speeds and the alerting behaviour, each engine parameter warning and the second indication that decides which branch you are in, the display and sensor failures and what to revert to, one engine inoperative from identification through troubleshooting to securing and feathering, both restart methods and the five-knot band the windmilling one lives in, engine failure on the ground, after lift off, in the initial climb and in the cruise, the single-engine landing and go-around, the engines-out landing and ditching, the landing gear malfunctions and manual extension, landing gear up, on a burst tyre and without brakes, the electrical failures and their clocks, the fires, smoke and fumes, unlocked doors, the propeller RPM malfunctions, unintentional icing, fuel supply failure, spin recovery, the emergency descent and exit, and the autopilot and electric trim malfunction.

  1. First Priorities and Emergency Speeds (locked)
  2. Coolant Temperature Warning (locked)
  3. Oil Temperature and Pressure Warnings (locked)
  4. Gearbox, Fuel Temperature and Fuel Pressure Warnings (locked)
  5. Display and Sensor Failures (locked)
  6. One Engine Inoperative: What HappensFree
  7. Engine Troubleshooting and the VOTER Switch (locked)
  8. Securing and Feathering an Engine (locked)
  9. Restarting with the Starter (locked)
  10. Windmilling Restart (locked)
  11. Engine Failure During Ground Roll and After Lift Off (locked)
  12. Engine Failure During Initial Climb and in Flight (locked)
  13. Landing with One Engine Inoperative (locked)
  14. One-Engine-Inoperative Go-Around and the Obstacle Landing (locked)
  15. Continued Flight with One Engine Inoperative (locked)
  16. Engines Out Landing (locked)
  17. Ditching (locked)
  18. Landing Gear Malfunctions and Manual Extension (locked)
  19. Landing Gear Up, Defective Tire and Defective Brakes (locked)
  20. Electrical Failures (locked)
  21. Fires (locked)
  22. Smoke, Fumes and Carbon Monoxide (locked)
  23. Unlocked Doors in Flight (locked)
  24. Propeller RPM Malfunctions (locked)
  25. Unintentional Flight into Icing (locked)
  26. Fuel Supply Failure (locked)
  27. Spin Recovery (locked)
  28. Emergency Descent and Emergency Exit (locked)
  29. Autopilot and Electric Trim Malfunction (locked)

Normal Operating Procedures

The eleven normal operating speeds, the advisory alerts and handling notes, the daily check and the cabin check with its switch scan, the walk-around in three passes, the passenger briefing and the before-starting sequence, starting a diesel on its glow indication with its three clocks, before taxiing with the autopilot test that passes when nothing happens, taxiing and the thirty-second crossfeed check, before take-off, the ECU test and the available power check, the take-off with brakes applied before the gear comes up, the climb and its cooling rule, the autopilot en-route and approach modes, cruise with the auxiliary fuel transfer, the descent, approach and landing speeds, the go-around, after landing and shut-down with its two waits, parking, flight in rain, refuelling and fuel additives, and the training demonstration of an engine shutdown.

  1. Normal Operating SpeedsFree
  2. Advisory Alerts and Handling Characteristics (locked)
  3. The Daily Check and the Pre-Flight Cabin Check (locked)
  4. The Walk-Around: What to Look For, and the Landing Gear (locked)
  5. The Walk-Around: Nacelles, Engine and Propeller (locked)
  6. The Walk-Around: Wings, Fuselage and Empennage (locked)
  7. Before Starting: Passengers, Doors and Backrests (locked)
  8. Before Starting: the Switch Sequence (locked)
  9. Starting the Engine (locked)
  10. Before Taxiing and the Autopilot Test (locked)
  11. Taxiing (locked)
  12. Before Take-Off (locked)
  13. The ECU Test (locked)
  14. The Available Power Check (locked)
  15. Take-Off (locked)
  16. Initial Climb and Climb (locked)
  17. Autopilot En-Route Modes (locked)
  18. Cruise, Auxiliary Fuel and Descent (locked)
  19. Approach and Landing Speeds (locked)
  20. Autopilot Approach Modes (locked)
  21. Go Around (locked)
  22. After Landing, Shut-Down and Parking (locked)
  23. Flight in Rain (locked)
  24. Refuelling and Fuel Additives (locked)
  25. High Altitude Flight and Training Demonstrations (locked)

Abnormal Operating Procedures

The precautionary landing, the abnormal temperature drills where the problem is usually that something is too cold, high oil pressure and the two temperatures that decide whether to believe it, the caution alerts and the latched and non-latched ECU failures, clearing an ECU caution in flight and why it is forbidden on one engine, the fuel low caution that is often a slip rather than a shortage, low voltage and alternator failure, the pitot and stall warning heating cautions, the gear, GPS integrity and AHRS cautions, the auxiliary tank abnormals, a flap that stops where it is, the rudder pedal runaway and the two hydraulic pump faults with one answer, starting on external power, the lightning strike, and the autopilot disconnects, out-of-trim annunciations and component failures.

  1. Precautionary Landing (locked)
  2. High RPM, Low Temperatures and Coolant Level (locked)
  3. High Oil Pressure and Low Fuel Temperature (locked)
  4. Caution Alerts and the ECU Failure Cautions (locked)
  5. Clearing an ECU Caution in Flight (locked)
  6. Fuel Low and Fuel Imbalance (locked)
  7. Low Voltage and Alternator Failure (locked)
  8. Pitot and Stall Warning Heating Cautions (locked)
  9. Gear, GPS Integrity and AHRS Cautions (locked)
  10. Auxiliary Fuel Tank Abnormals (locked)
  11. Flap Indication or Function Failure (locked)
  12. Rudder Pedal Runaway and the Hydraulic Pump (locked)
  13. Starting with External Power (locked)
  14. Lightning Strike (locked)
  15. Autopilot Disconnect, Overspeed and Lost Navigation (locked)
  16. Elevator Out-of-Trim (locked)
  17. Aileron and Rudder Out-of-Trim (locked)
  18. Abnormal Mode Transitions and Component Failures (locked)

Performance

How the tables were produced and how to read between and beyond their rows, the airspeed calibration, the per-engine fuel flow and the G1000 calculation that must not be used for planning, the stalling speeds by mass, configuration and bank, the demonstrated crosswind, the take-off distance with every surface, wind and slope correction and the tables at two masses, the climb performance for take-off, cruise and go-around, the one-engine-inoperative climb and how it falls with temperature, time fuel and distance to climb read by subtraction, the cruise performance whose fuel flows are for the aeroplane rather than per engine, the landing distance with the four corrections that differ from take-off, and the approved noise data.

  1. How to Read the Performance Tables (locked)
  2. Airspeed Calibration (locked)
  3. Fuel Flow (locked)
  4. Stalling SpeedsFree
  5. Wind Components (locked)
  6. Take-Off Distance: Conditions and Corrections (locked)
  7. Take-Off Distance: the Tables (locked)
  8. Climb Performance: Take-Off, Cruise and Go-Around (locked)
  9. One-Engine-Inoperative Climb (locked)
  10. Time, Fuel and Distance to Climb (locked)
  11. Cruise Performance (locked)
  12. Landing Distance (locked)
  13. Noise Data (locked)

Mass and Balance

Who is responsible and when the empty mass must be re-established by weighing rather than calculation, the datum plane and everything the empty mass figure already contains, the loading calculation and the auxiliary tanks that can only be read as empty or full, the moment arm of every loading station including the two nose compartments that sit a metre apart, the worked example with the de-icing complication that makes the table be completed twice, and the centre of gravity and moment range diagrams.

  1. Responsibility and the Equipment List (locked)
  2. The Datum Plane and the Empty Mass Condition (locked)
  3. The Loading Calculation and the Auxiliary Tanks (locked)
  4. Moment Arms of the Loading Stations (locked)
  5. The Worked Loading Example (locked)
  6. The CG and Moment Range Diagrams (locked)

Description of the Airplane and its Systems

The airframe and its flight control linkages, the flaps, elevator, rudder and trims, the rudder pedal adjustment and cabin ventilation, the landing gear with its emergency extension and steering, the seats, harnesses and baggage zones, the doors, windows and egress hammer, heating and ventilation, the engines and propellers, propeller feathering and unfeathering and the 1300 RPM floor below which it will not happen, the engine controls, master switches, voter and alternate air, the G1000 engine display, the fuel system from tank to injector with its selector rules, the main tanks and the two alternate means of reading their quantity, the cooling and oil systems, turbocharging and fire detection, electrical generation and bus distribution, lighting and external power, the ECU's sensors and outputs, the crew alerting system, the pitot-static and stall warning systems, the avionics installation and how to read the displays, and the GFC 700 autopilot with its annunciations.

  1. Airframe Structure (locked)
  2. Flight Controls and Their Linkages (locked)
  3. The Wing Flaps (locked)
  4. Elevator, Rudder and the Trim Controls (locked)
  5. Rudder Pedal Adjustment and Cabin Ventilation (locked)
  6. The Landing Gear (locked)
  7. Gear Protection, Emergency Extension and Nose Wheel Steering (locked)
  8. Seats and Safety Harnesses (locked)
  9. The Baggage Compartments (locked)
  10. Doors, Windows and the Egress Hammer (locked)
  11. Heating and Ventilation (locked)
  12. The Engines (locked)
  13. The Propellers (locked)
  14. Propeller Feathering and Unfeathering (locked)
  15. Engine Controls: Power Lever, ECU and Governor (locked)
  16. The Master Switches and Starting Controls (locked)
  17. The VOTER Switch, the ECU Test and Alternate Air (locked)
  18. The G1000 Engine Display (locked)
  19. The Fuel System: Flow, Injection and Pumps (locked)
  20. The Fuel Selector Valves (locked)
  21. The Main Fuel Tanks (locked)
  22. Alternate Means of Fuel Quantity Indication (locked)
  23. The Cooling System (locked)
  24. The Oil Systems (locked)
  25. Turbocharging, Exhaust and Fire Detection (locked)
  26. Electrical Power Generation (locked)
  27. The Battery and Bus Distribution (locked)
  28. Lighting, Pitot and Static Heating, and External Power (locked)
  29. The ECU: Sensors, Outputs and the Voter (locked)
  30. The Crew Alerting System (locked)
  31. Pitot-Static, Stall Warning and the Standby Module (locked)
  32. The Avionics Installation (locked)
  33. Reading the PFD and MFD (locked)
  34. AHRS, Air Data, Weather Radar and the Control Unit (locked)
  35. The GFC 700 Autopilot (locked)
  36. Autopilot Availability After a Component Failure (locked)
  37. Autopilot Annunciations (locked)

Airplane Handling, Care and Maintenance

The inspection schedule and who may work on the airplane, refuelling and its six warnings, the oil level checks with the filler cap that goes back on before the dipstick is read, the tire pressures, towing by bar and by line with the 40-degree nose wheel limit, parking, the control surfaces gust lock, tie-down and jacking, cleaning the airframe and the acrylic windows, propeller, engine and interior care, and ground de-icing.

  1. Inspections and Who May Work on the Airplane (locked)
  2. Refuelling (locked)
  3. Oil Level Checks and Tire Pressures (locked)
  4. Towing and Moving the Airplane (locked)
  5. Parking, the Gust Lock, Tie-Down and Jacking (locked)
  6. Cleaning the Airframe and Windows (locked)
  7. Propeller, Engine and Interior Care (locked)
  8. Ground De-Icing (locked)