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I wonder if there is a viable market for converting the earliest Cirri, the ones with 6-pack steam gauges? Anyway, this panel looks wonderful. Don't pay attention to the haters. They're just jealous.

Outstanding review❗

What's the TBO for this engine?

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

Nice great option with that avionics package. The plane looks nice. But the fit and finish in the cockpit area around the avionics is not well done. It looks cheap. That doesn’t match to this airplane, the expensive avionics package and the claim of a Cirrus, being a luxury aircraft. For over 400K I would expect precision in the fit and finish. 😊

Thanks for this video. I feel like I finally understand the pivot mechanism on the A-series tugs now. Having used tugs that you have to pick up and ooch over to turn, it seems like a good compromise. I have this tug's (much) bigger brother, the B5. It was an expensive purchase, but the precision and power are fantastic when moving my Cirrus into a very tight hangar. I really like how the B-series tugs carry the nose wheel on the tug so you can swivel the tug freely.

The fit and finish around the auto pilot is something else...

If it’ll rub the tire what will it do to a wheel pant?

Buy

At that cost you could almost guy a g6

Look at the beautiful welds on that stainless

There doesn't appear to be any clearance between the wheels and fender for tire chains. What's the plan for a snow or ice-covered ramp?

You said that you purchased this tug so that you can move your plane on an icy ramp. Have you used yet it on an icy ramp?

7:34 CST. I have a Best Tug that I have used for both a 172 and a 182. I have had it for about 3 years. I believe that the trouble the user in the video has with connecting the tow bars to the lugs tightly is because it is not adjusted properly. I remember that it took some fussing to get the tug to be tightly connected to the lugs on the nose gear. It took time to get it right but it was worth the effort. My tug has never slipped off the lugs. My hangar is in upstate NY where we suffer snow and ice accumulation. Due to that fact I ordered the spiked tires. They afford slightly better traction getting over the threshold and into the hangar. I recommend that you consider the spiked tires if you live in similar conditions. I consider the Best Tug the best tug I’ve had, and I’ve had a few. Good value, well built and great customer service.

I have been running 2 cyc engines since 1960. C/L and then in 1976 R/C. As I got older I got into Lawn maintenance so I naturally got to the trimmers, blowers, mowers, and chainsaws. I'm a ENGINE guy. Several car engines built straight 6's and V8's. Your DeltaHawk Engine and being Super/Turbo Charged, Altitude wouldn't be a problem plus being 40% more efficient receives big points. Piston timed engines seem to simply work well. With the higher torque at Lower RPM PROP Pitch is the question. Larger diameter more pitch. Thus would lower prop overall Rpm and reducing prop noise. A Ducted Fan would improve prop efficiency by another 23%. Alcohol Fuel Glow Ignition Engines can be transformed to Diesel by a simple HEAD Change. So, why not take a Aluminum block Steel Sleeved V6 Car engine and change the Heads add Mechanical Fuel Injection, Turbo Charging. Vola, a Home built Diesel Engine at a really LOW cost. Just a idea.

Wow... Let's hope soon FAA Certification on all their engines...

It’s been around forever. Not new by no means.

Most reactions here I assume are from people living in US, where prices for Jet Fuel and AvGas from what I've understood don't differ too much. AvGas in Europe can go up to over 16,00 USD per gallon, Jet Fuel is half of that.. SO: it's not just the buying of the engine that matters, if the weight is under control, they could have a HUGE market over in Europe.

What about compatibility with your float setup? I didn’t hear or see any info on this.

At the beginning of the video something reminded me of a film scene where the character interpreted by Tom Hanks demands, in some sort of menacing tone, that he wants: "something happy, something snappy". And then the "...industry is wide open" sales pitch in the executive suite to make somebody not so smart to depart from his hard earned money. But there's something else that draws my attention: Why is everything mechanical in the fuel system? How do they arrived to the conclusion that it is better to sacrifice efficiency, and even reliability by using exclusively mechanical systems? Sure 80, 90, or 100 years ago the reliability of any electrical, and much more of electronic systems was really poor, but even then the magneto was used and made sufficiently reliable. Today reliability of electrical and electronics parts and components is higher than the mechanical counterparts. And there's the added improvement in measurement, control, automation and recording at almost no cost. Why the exclusive use of mechanical systems?

So if you're engin staying up side down could hydraulock if the oil rings allow it. I'm just saying maybe on cranking them would bust the rods or something and cause a serious issue in flight..... Grre how couldn't the faa miss that I mean with all the money they took.. so know that we know it's a faulty design and needs to. E installed upsidedown can I buy a few to help with liquidation lol 😂😂😂 jokes but for real?

Why are prices so stinking expensive? make an experimental version for 10 K and I'm in 😂. Plus they look simple and lack of sophisticated technology.. Faa sucking the life out of aviation or is it they are sucking the money in aviation lol...

Maybe I got a lemon, but I tried these in heavy daily operation in a 206. Lots of positional noise (rotate my head to do instrument scan or look out the windows and get loud hum), and often a very loud zapping popping noise in one ear cup during takeoff and climb. Like totally unusable amounts of noise. They came with nearly dead batteries (!!!), but swapping in new ones only improved things a bit. All in all a bad experience. I can say they're very comfortable on the head. But I'm going back to my old Zulu set.

Buttons and knobs are superior to touchscreens. Change my mind.

The biggest problem I have is that they certified it. The cost is now astronomical and awfully difficult for those of us building experimental to be able to afford. I'd love to put a DH engine in, but I can't afford it.

Love it

8 inches wider than a 172

Thank you 🙏🏼 for this

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Not as good with noise cancellation as you would expect with A20s. Was disappointed when I upgraded from my A20s. Probably due to less clamping force. If you have a set of A20s hang onto them.

I fly a Rotax 912ULS. I’m eager to use the new unleaded aviation gas. I mostly use 91 octane automotive fuel. Unless on a cross country. I hate the lead.

$2000 for the repair of a 430, that shows a non charging back up battery, and has a processor that needs service. Speaking about a ripoff. Especially because it is a unit that was "repaired" previously by Garmin in 2022. Now, if that would include a WAAS upgrade, it would still be high, but more defendable. My question is why this was not done with the initial repair?

Tough spot. Apple gets you to buy each new iPhone at $1500 a pop. Problem is a new GTN 650 is $13000 installed as a slide in replace for 430. Did 3 of them for flying club. GTN 650 is so much easier to use, capable.

I'm sorry but GA is all but dead. When a mid 1960's piper 140 cost over $60K...and a new Cirrus is north of $1M...I'm sorry, but why bother.

Loved the presentation and detailed info! Amazing bird!

And we put a man on the moon how long ago, or did we?!

Isn't it funny how fast government can cut through their own millions of layers 'red tape' when the political winds shift?

One day a V12?!

Every Aviation content creator who makes a video about engines or airplanes and insanely tries to avoid price will get a thumbs down! I think every one of us should do this. You make an aviation video without price, thumbs down. I'll stick with my io360 for the mooney. It's a shame all of you are like the mainstream media, completely avoiding the main subject of interest for us pilots.

With the price you must be out of your mind or not be in aviation.

What a turd… Going on forever…

The certified aviation industry is unbelievably slow. I get the concern for safety, but seriously. Automotive diesel engines like the 4M41-T from Mitsubishi are 3.2L, turbocharged, intercooled, commonrail, make 200 hp and run for 500,000-1,000,000 km without any issues with bulletproof fuel system reliability even with substandard quality fuels. Yet for the aviation industry it's taken Deltahawk 20+ years and still isn't in a customer's aircraft means it'll still be 'new' and relatively untested in the real world when it finally does release and the specs will be 30 years behind what could have been. Rotax are the only ones pushing the envelope and actually delivering. When they release something 200hp+ I can't see the big two keeping up let alone Deltahawk who'll probably still be promising firewall forward kits without engines for aircraft in 2030.

You said a pilot can’t screw it up 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Way too much time to certify such an small engine. Adicionally, the price to cover years of work and development, will not justify buying the engine. Tha's not the way to promote general aviation industry. It is nuch better to go experimental.

How does the oil in system work

FF retrofit for Cherokees will make you wealthy beyond your dreams if the TBO & life cycle is competitive with the IO-360's and TSIO-360's

Speaking as someone who wants to see options other than typical avgas recips, why is this so hard to get right?

Was one of the first to put down a $5K deposit back around 2001. Was building a TeamTango Tango-2 and really wanted this engine. Fabricated an engine mount using Deltahawk static engine mock-up and was ready to go. The original 2001 price was $18K for basic experimental engine. After waiting 10 years, I had had enough and was lucky enough to get my $5K back after the company was purchased by new owners. Finally installed an IO-360 in my Tango with a Whirlwind prop. Great plane! As stated by another poster, I don't see how they can be competetive with their pricing. Unless you have money to loose, I would be careful giving any money to these folks.

I was hoping to use the DeltaHawk in my one of a kind homebuilt. My airplane has been flying now for 23 years with a good old Lycoming O-360. I wish DeltaHawk the best but their development has been going on for ever.

"...the pilot can't screw it up" I love Pilot proof things. LOL!