D. Optional Service Bulletins 
Optional Service Bulletins give data about optional equipment that you can install in an airplane (for example, sailplane towing device). 
The airplane owner makes the decision to follow an Optional Service Bulletin. 
6. Service Instructions 
A Service Instruction tells the operator about permitted installations or additional equipment. It also gives the applicable technical data. 
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7. Abbreviations 
Where possible, the abbreviations used correspond with the related regulations. 
ACL  Anti-Collision Light  
ADF  Automatic Direction Finder  
A.M.E.  Aircraft Maintenance Engineer  
A&P  Aircraft and Power Plant Mechanic  
ASI  Airspeed Indicator  
CFRP  Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic  
DME  Distance Measuring Equipment  
ELT  Emergency Locator Transmitter  
FRP  Fiber Reinforced Plastic  
GFRP  Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic  
GPS  Global Positioning System  
G/S  Glide Slope  
IFR  Instrument Flight Rules  
HSI  Horizontal Situation Indicator  
LOC  Localizer  
OAT  Outside Air Temperature  
SB  Service Bulletin  
S/N  Serial Number  
TBO  Time Between Overhaul  
TSMOH  Time Since Major Overhaul  
UHF  Ultra High Frequency  
TTSN  Total Time Since New  
VFR  Visual Flight Rules  
VHF  Very High Frequency  
VOR  VHF Omni-directional Ranging  
VSI  Vertical Speed Indicator 
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8. Conversion Factors and Abbreviations 
DA 40 Series
Dimension Unit [Abbreviation]  Conversion Factor SI to US/Imperial  Conversion Factor US/Imperial to SI  
Length  
Meter [m]  [m] / 0.3048 = [ft]  
Millimeter [mm]  [mm] / 25.4 = [in]  
Kilometer [km]  [km] / 1.852 = [nm]  
[km] / 1.609 = [sm]  
Inch [in]  [in] x 25.4 = [mm]  
Foot [ft]  [ft] x 0.3048 = [m]  
Nautical mile [nm]  [nm] x 1.852 = [km]  
Statute mile [sm]  [sm] x 1.609 = [km]  
Velocity  
Kilometers per hour [km/h]  [km/h] / 1.852 = [kts]  
[km/h] / 1.609 = [mph]  
Meters per second [m/s]  [m/s] x 196.85 = [fpm]  
Miles per hour [mph]  [mph] x 1.609 = [km/h]  
Knots [kts]  [kts] x 1.852 = [km/h]  
Feet per minute [fpm]  [fpm] / 196.85 = [m/s]  
Rotational Speed Revolutions per minute [RPM]  [RPM] = [min-1]  
Pressure  
Bar [bar]  [bar] x 14.5038 = [psi]  
Hectopascal [hPa] = Millibar [mbar]  [hPa] / 33.864 = [inHg]  
[mbar] / 33.864 = [inHg]  
Pounds per square inch [psi]  [psi] / 14.5038 = [bar]  
Inches of mercury column [inHg]  [inHg] x 33.864 = [hPa]  
[inHg] x 33.864 = [mbar] 
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