NOTES made by Capt.

Salil Sharma for

DA42 self-study for Tech. Specific Exam
Questions, explanations and answers and reference of page number in POH in which answer is given.
Most answers are in POH but for Autopilot related questions refer to KAP140 supplement: -

Question 1 Page 29 of DA42 POH PDF FILE

vS: Stalling Speed, or the minimum continuous speed at which the airplane is still
controllable in the given configuration.
vS0: Stalling Speed, or the minimum continuous speed at which the airplane is still
controllable in the landing configuration.
vS1: Stalling Speed, or the minimum continuous speed at which the airplane is still
controllable with flaps and landing gear retracted.
vSSE: Minimum Control Speed for Schooling. Minimum speed necessary in case of
one engine intentionally inoperative / idle (training purposes).

Question 2 PAGE 32 FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL

Question 3,4,5 & 6. Refer page 26 of POH pdf.
Overall Dimensions
Span : 13.42 m/ 44.0 ft
Length : 8.56 m / 28 ft 1 in
Height : 2.49 m / 8 ft 2 in

13.55 m / 44.5 ft including ACL

Wing
Airfoil : Wortmann FX 63-137/20 - W4
Wing area : 16.29 m
175.3 sq.ft.
Mean aerodynamic chord : 1.271 m
Aspect ratio : 11.06
Dihedral : 5
Leading edge sweep : 1

4 ft 2 in

Aileron
Area (total, left + right) : 0.66 m

Question 7

PAGE 49 OF POH PDF

7.1 sq.ft.

2.3 AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS

Marking
White arc
Green arc
Yellow arc
Blue radial
Red radial
Red radial

KIAS
56 - 111 KIAS
62 - 155 KIAS
155 - 194 KIAS
82 KIAS
68 KIAS
194 KIAS

Significance
Operating range with flaps fully extended.
Normal operating range.
Caution range - Only in smooth air.
Best rate of climb speed, single engine.
Minimum control speed, single engine.
Maximum speed for all operations vNE

QUESTION 8 PAGE 50 OF POH POWERPLANT LIMITATIONS

d) RPM limitations (shown as propeller RPM)
Maximum : 2300 RPM
Maximum overspeed : 2500 RPM (max. 20 sec)

QUESTION 9 PAGE 50 OF POH POWERPLANT LIMITATIONS

AND PAGE 53 ENGINE INSTRUMENT MARKINGS

g) Oil pressure (indicated values are corrected for pressure altitude)
Minimum : 1.0 bar
Maximum : 6.5 bar

QUESTION 10 PAGE 51
i) Oil temperature:
TAE 125-01 TAE 125-02-99
(MM 42-198 carried out)
Minimum -30 oC
Maximum +140 oC +140 oC

QUESTION 11 PAGE 51 OF POH PDF

Prop. pitch angle (@ 0.75 R) : 12 0.2 (low pitch)
15 1 (start lock position)
81 1 (feathered position)

QUESTION 12 PAGE 59

Maximum zero fuel mass 1650 kg

3638 lb

QUESTION 13 PAGE 61 OF POH

Center of Gravity Limitations
The center of gravity (CG position) for flight conditions must be between the following
limits:
Most forward flight CG:
2.35 m (92.52 in) aft of Datum Plane at 1250 kg (2756 lb)
2.35 m (92.52 in) aft of Datum Plane at 1468 kg (3236 lb)
2.40 m (94.49 in) aft of Datum Plane at max. take-off mass (see Section 2.7)
linear variation in between

Most rearward flight CG:

2.42 m (95.28 in) aft of Datum Plane at 1250 kg (2756 lb)
2.49 m (98.03 in) aft of Datum Plane at 1600 kg (3527 lb)
2.49 m (98.03 in) aft of Datum Plane at max. take-off mass (see Section 2.7)
linear variation in between

QUESTION 14 PAGE 63

QUESTION 15 PAGE 63 Clearly mentioned that powerplant load must not be

exceeded but only implied on (b). Still BOTH are correct in qb, so mark C (BOTH).

QUESTION 16 PAGE 64..The answer in QB is wrong.Remember 18000

feet(5486 meters)

Question 17 useable fuel each tank PAGE 53

Fuel qty. 0 US gal -- 0 to 25
US gal
And Page 260 shows that : Unusable fuel in main fuel tanks (2 x 1.0 US gal = 2 x 3.8 liter)

Question 18 PAGE 97 OF POH PDF

QUESTION 19

QUESTION 20 PAGE 112

QUESTION 21 PAGE 116 OF POH PDF

at 1700 kg (3748 lb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

at 1785 kg (3935 lb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Final approach speed

85 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS UP)
82 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS APP)
76 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS LDG)
86 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS UP)
82 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS APP)
78 KIAS (vREF/FLAPS LDG)

QUESTION 22 PAGE 148

Tire inflation pressure check
main wheels:
nose wheel:

QUESTION 23 PAGE 165

4.7 bar / 68 PSI if OM 42-195 is installed,

4.5 bar / 65 PSI if OM 42-195 is not installed,
6.0 bar / 87 PSI)

QUESTION 24 SELF EXPLANATORY

QUESTION 25

QUESTION 26

QUESTION 27 PAGE 170

QUESTION 28 PAGE 172

QUESTION 29 PAGE 176

QUESTION 30 PAGE 177

QUESTION 31 PAGE 208 OF POH

QUESTION 32 page 249 landing distance slope effect

QUESTION 33 PROPELLOR SPEED REDUCING GEAR RATIO 1;1.69

QUESTION 34 PAGE 328

QUESTION 35 PAGE 359

QUESTION 36 DOES NOT EXIST IN QUESTION BANK

QUESTION 37 THE ANSWER IS 90 MINUTES

QUESTION 38 PAGE 202

QUESTION 39 ANSWSER NOT GIVEN IN POH AS IT LACKS THE KAP140

SUPPLEMENT. REFER SECOND PDF Autopilot-KAP-140 FOR THAT. ON
PAGE 8 OF Autopilot-KAP-140

QUESTION 40 SAME PAGE 8 OF SAME PDF

QUESTION 41 NO EXPLANATIONS
QUESTION 42 HEIGHT LOST WHILE FEATHERING IN FLIGHT IS

QUESTION 43 PAGE 166

QUESTION 44 PAGE 295

QUESTION 45 PAGE 59
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT FOR DA42 IS 1785 KGS

QUESTION 46 PAGE 358

QUESTION 47 PAGE 50

QUESTION 48 PAGE 98

QUESTION 49 page 52 & page 102

QUESTION 50 Page 51