C172 JT-A | TECHNIFY DIESEL ENGINES | FGZO

[@canadianwing]

great video, anyone can fire up the JT-A after watching your video ;) now this is something I have not seen written down in any of the FGZO manuals but basically, any other diesel engine operator has: first flight of the day on nights below 5 degrees celsius glow it twice before starting. we do that on the DA40's and C172 JT-A at other clubs. altho this won't be an issue from now on anyways with spring/summer ahead!

[@bertrandfilmstudios]

Thanks for your feedback. I agree this should be written on the checklist. A friend of mine made the same comment last week. Safe flights!

[@zachpalmateer5029]

Jeez that fuel pump sounds like it’s about to die

[@sixpapavictor]

Is cessna using the same on road diesal or red dye diesal?

[@mattf49006]

too bad Cessna dropped them from the lineup...although almost 500k for a 172 is way out of line

[@bertrandfilmstudios]

@Matt Foster: It definitely is. Our flight club decided to retrofit our four C172SP with Technify Diesel engines. The main arguments were that the older AVGAS-fueled Lycomings with 2000 hours each would have generated more total overhaul/fuel/maintenance costs and conflicts (noise abatement around the aerodrome, LSZK). We're pretty happy with them, although we lost a bit of payload capacities.

[@kaefermichaify]

With the 155hp and 2100h tbr it has become a decent engine.

[@mikea2217]

great video you should really do the hole checklist with the briefing for this aircraft.

[@tonoposadasjr]

You have to keep the fuel pump on?

[@bertrandfilmstudios]

@tonoposadasjr: Fuel pump is required for starting. We then keep the fuel pump on during take-off and initial climb (backup pump). The pump is switched off as soon as we reach a "safe altitude". As well, the fuel pump is switched on during approach/landing.

[@twistedyogert]

@@bertrandfilmstudios So without the fuel pump, the engine is gravity fed or is there a mechanical pump driven by the engine?

[@Ben123]

@@bertrandfilmstudios You don’t need to touch the fuel pump with the diesels, they will start up fine without it

[@rickybrown5817]

what year that cessna

[@bertrandfilmstudios]

Hi Ricky - the club got the cessna in december 2013. The upgrade to technify engines was done in end-of-year of 2017.

[@rickybrown5817]

Hi I like this new cessna

[@rickybrown5817]

cessna have diesel! fuel