Well, it’s not only a trainer. It’s a perfect personal private plane, really good on cross country and long distance. With an outstanding fuel performance and all the Diamonds have a huge safety advantage compared to other planes because of their strong structure. The work load is reduced to equal airplanes. So it makes a lot of sense outside the flight schools to fly and own this private. The range by the way is about 1.200 nm with 60% power settings at about 12.000 feet.
@@superskullmaster yeap, but is more expensive. It depends on the budget I guess. This 42 here in my opinion is s bargain, because of the upgrade and fairly low time with 3.000 hrs.
@@superskullmaster Yes, but it all comes down to your individual mission. Think of it like a car. If you're a single guy, you don't really need to drive a Suburban when a smaller car/pickup will suffice. For me, the DA42 would be perfect for my mission while the DA62 is beyond my needs.
@Mark Pachol well, ive had ECU failures ground and in flight ( i think thats just normal for the 42). on some really hot days, ive had random engine fire annunciations. since the propellers are so low, sometimes debris hit the propeller, and since its a composite prop, the outer coating comes off and the wood core is visible. also, the wings take alot of debris impact, and if the outer epoxy covering is damaged enough, the carbon fiber layers show, and the aircraft has to go down for repairs. other than that the aircraft is really great. super fast, fuel efficient, and flies like a fighter jet
@@bndahi8251 that’s not good. But these issues are not regularly and normal for the DA 42 well maintained. I never heard about this with the NG DA42. The very first once with Thielert engines had some trouble. With the austro engines this should be ok all over. The DA 42 flew around the world several times without any major issues. It’s like you think also a great reliable airplane. I would trust the DA 42 for big missions.
I’ve trained for my MEL checkride on the DA42. I had my oral checkride on Monday and had to postpone the flight portion to Friday because weather. I passed the oral so just got to perform well in the flight on Friday. I love this aircraft!
@itp5x5 I did my PPL in a Piper Cherokee and it was about that price too. Really good trainer aircraft. And certainly the SR22 is a next level single engine. Enjoy the journey and study hard! One of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, in my opinion!
I flew that exact aircraft at Angel City Flyers next door to you, when doing my multi-engine training back in 2008 in its original package. Brings back sweet memories, especially flying out to the practice area to do manoeuvres
This aircraft is simply gorgeous and awesome to fly and exactly so smooth to fly as the Boeing 747-400 or Boeing 747-8i! I love it so very much and I would recommend it for anyone else to fly! That's it! Period, end of story!
Those seem like nice planes and CAE next to us uses them quite a bit for twin training. Rich, how do you like the center stick versus the more traditional center yoke? Great videos keep up the great work!
Hi Rich! Do you know how much money someone has to make in order to afford a DA-42? I love the plane and I'm planning on becoming an airline pilot and I wanted to know if it would be able to get it one day.
Despite I´m a subscriber for quite a while this is the first time I write in the comment section. There is a channel called "Micke Lang" who is currently a pilot for Diamond Aircraft. He started more than 2 years ago as a "rookie" with Sr. pilot Martin, training in Austria and his first big task (with Martin) was delivering a DA62 "crossing the pond" all the way from factory to London, Canada. His latest videos are about delivering a DA42NG all the way to the Philippines by himself. If somebody is interested, in more than one video he explains all the emergency procedures thoroughly. He says by cruising at FL130 (with oxigen) both engines burn circa 10/11 USGal. in 65% power and an average speed of 165/170 Kts. Greetings to everybody from NE Argentinian Patagonia, (a dream place).
Great review Rich, recently watched RUclipsr Flight Chops videos on his experience flying along with delivery pilots from Europe to here in Canada of a couple of Diamond aircraft. Interesting planes.
Great video and great plane. Just a question, I’m a disabled guy, do you think it’s feasible to have a rudders converted to some form of hand control? Thanks
Diamonds are beautiful aircraft… I marvel at how many different aircraft types you fly.. since it had been awhile, did you have to get checked out in it before this video?
Thanks. No I didn’t need a formal check out to fly it again. I did a lot of training with a client so I got pretty comfortable in it. Came back to me quickly. Thanks for watching!
I transitioned from Cessna to the DA-20 with stick surprisingly easily. You can also create different levels of sensitivity with hand placement. Awesome video. Love the Diamonds.
Hi Rich. I love your channel and want to be pilot when I grow up. I was wondering how many hours do you have in flying experience? My dad and I think it must be a lot.
Just one question what happens when the computer controlled airplane it's computer quits working for example all electrical devices in the plane goes dead? I don't see a sixpac backup nav system in the dash? Suppose your in hard IFR when this happens? Also I have noticed for a while now that new pilot relie entirely way to much on all the new electronic nav systems in most of the newer aircraft these days. I am willing to bet on some of the recent crash s were due to all the electronics going out in flight.
I think you are correct. Over reliance on autopilots and big Nav displays is common now, and I think contributing to accidents. Thanks for watching and the comments.
I think it’s a bad trainer because if you throw some one that trained in those in a normal twin with no automatic features they would be screwed in an actual emergency
Sir. Just curious. You do a lot of over water flying. Do you carry life vests and a raft, or do you stay within gliding distance of land? Or are either of those things not required for the type of flying you are doing? Enjoy all your videos!
Twins in a GA plane are an obsolete and dumb idea. Reractable gear (uninsurable). Twice the fuel, maintenance cost and for what? Go slower than a single? Cirrus has the answer, Diamond failed to challenge Cirrus due to these factors.
@@baomao7243 As I pointed out, few GA owners need to cross water since these planes have a limited range. Night IFR is not a mission, it's a choice to fly in bad weather, especially at night, very dangerous and not something a GA (non commercial) pilot and plane should be doing. There is no increased useful for twins, in fact, they have less useful due to the added engine weight.
@@GWNHomestead Most GA twins are not pressurized or have de-icing systems. The redundancy does not get you down safely and the danger of losing an engine on takeoff and then crashing due to extreme yaw are far higher than losing your life in a plane with a chute. To compare planes with chutes you cannot go to the pressurized class, they are FAR more expensive and have a different mission entirely.
@@GWNHomestead No. The three most popular twins are the Piper PA-23, 7,000 built, the Beach Barron, 7,000 built, and the Cessna 310, 6,000 built. Two are non-pressurized. The Baron is pressurized. And of these, the Pipers and the 310s were all built before 1980.
I am impressed with your ability to fly so many different aircraft.
Thank you!
Yes that’s impressive. He is very talented and professional.
Understatement
Well, it’s not only a trainer. It’s a perfect personal private plane, really good on cross country and long distance. With an outstanding fuel performance and all the Diamonds have a huge safety advantage compared to other planes because of their strong structure. The work load is reduced to equal airplanes. So it makes a lot of sense outside the flight schools to fly and own this private. The range by the way is about 1.200 nm with 60% power settings at about 12.000 feet.
The -62 destroys this one tho.
@@superskullmaster yeap, but is more expensive. It depends on the budget I guess. This 42 here in my opinion is s bargain, because of the upgrade and fairly low time with 3.000 hrs.
@@superskullmaster Yes, but it all comes down to your individual mission. Think of it like a car. If you're a single guy, you don't really need to drive a Suburban when a smaller car/pickup will suffice. For me, the DA42 would be perfect for my mission while the DA62 is beyond my needs.
Did a little X/C in the DA 42 this weekend - 165 KTAS on 13 GPH, very comfortable and economical. Not just a trainer for sure!
@@FlyingwithRich right. Nice. That’s what I think too. This can be easily a very reliable private plane, a little personal airliner.
did my multi training in the DA-42. fantastic aircraft and capabilities, when it worked!
@Mark Pachol well, ive had ECU failures ground and in flight ( i think thats just normal for the 42).
on some really hot days, ive had random engine fire annunciations.
since the propellers are so low, sometimes debris hit the propeller, and since its a composite prop, the outer coating comes off and the wood core is visible.
also, the wings take alot of debris impact, and if the outer epoxy covering is damaged enough, the carbon fiber layers show, and the aircraft has to go down for repairs.
other than that the aircraft is really great. super fast, fuel efficient, and flies like a fighter jet
@@bndahi8251 that’s not good. But these issues are not regularly and normal for the DA 42 well maintained. I never heard about this with the NG DA42. The very first once with Thielert engines had some trouble. With the austro engines this should be ok all over. The DA 42 flew around the world several times without any major issues. It’s like you think also a great reliable airplane. I would trust the DA 42 for big missions.
I’ve trained for my MEL checkride on the DA42. I had my oral checkride on Monday and had to postpone the flight portion to Friday because weather. I passed the oral so just got to perform well in the flight on Friday. I love this aircraft!
Nice - thanks for watching!
@itp5x5 I did my multi at OSM aviation at KFXE. Per hour it’s approximately 500 dollars, depending on fuel price fluctuation.
@itp5x5 I did my PPL in a Piper Cherokee and it was about that price too. Really good trainer aircraft. And certainly the SR22 is a next level single engine. Enjoy the journey and study hard! One of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have, in my opinion!
I flew that exact aircraft at Angel City Flyers next door to you, when doing my multi-engine training back in 2008 in its original package. Brings back sweet memories, especially flying out to the practice area to do manoeuvres
Very cool. Thanks for watching!
This aircraft is simply gorgeous and awesome to fly and exactly so smooth to fly as the Boeing 747-400 or Boeing 747-8i! I love it so very much and I would recommend it for anyone else to fly! That's it! Period, end of story!
I got my multi engine add-on in the DA42 (no NG) with a pair of Lycoming 360s. I really like that plane.
Wolf Reichenberger flew one of these around the world on his RUclips channel a few years back!
My eyes aren't good enough to fly IRL, but after watching you fly this plane I may have to try it in Microsoft Flightsim now.
I recommend it for MSFS. It is not study level, but I do enjoy flying it from time to time.
Looks like a awesome airplane. Thanks for yet another great video, I enjoyed seeing you shut down and restart the engine in this one.
Thanks pretty much business as usual on one engine. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the beautiful views Rich!
what a fantastic job in this video and commentating but especially the video, super starter plane as a first purchase.
Thanks!
can hold the stall all the way down to the water, generally ~500ft/min
@SentireAeris I think that's a given.
Remember the first ones off the line? Nightmare engines hybrid electric and jet a. They have come a very long way.
That's a super plane. Very impressive. Thanks Rich.
Thank you!
If Diamond’s were pressurized they’d be the best GA plane ever
Right!
0:53 Beautiful bird but clean the camera lens, lol
Those seem like nice planes and CAE next to us uses them quite a bit for twin training. Rich, how do you like the center stick versus the more traditional center yoke? Great videos keep up the great work!
That thing is really nice.
Hi Rich! Do you know how much money someone has to make in order to afford a DA-42? I love the plane and I'm planning on becoming an airline pilot and I wanted to know if it would be able to get it one day.
What a beauty!
Despite I´m a subscriber for quite a while this is the first time I write in the comment section. There is a channel called "Micke Lang" who is currently a pilot for Diamond Aircraft. He started more than 2 years ago as a "rookie" with Sr. pilot Martin, training in Austria and his first big task (with Martin) was delivering a DA62 "crossing the pond" all the way from factory to London, Canada.
His latest videos are about delivering a DA42NG all the way to the Philippines by himself.
If somebody is interested, in more than one video he explains all the emergency procedures thoroughly. He says by cruising at FL130 (with oxigen) both engines burn circa 10/11 USGal. in 65% power and an average speed of 165/170 Kts.
Greetings to everybody from NE Argentinian Patagonia, (a dream place).
Thanks for the tip!
Great video as usual Rich!
Thank you!
fantastic as always, nice to see something from the area also
Thanks!
👍🏻😎 Have a great Independence day!! 💥💥 And thanks for the ride!
You too! Thanks for watching!
Great review Rich, recently watched RUclipsr Flight Chops videos on his experience flying along with delivery pilots from Europe to here in Canada of a couple of Diamond aircraft. Interesting planes.
They are. I’m impressed with them - Diesel engines make a lot of sense to me.
I love this plane, I did my multi engine check ride in this type of DA. If I could buy this I would ! Thanks for sharing the video sir !
Thank you!
Greetings from Temecula. F70 🤙🏻😎
Temecula! Love that airport!
You gotta great job Rich. Thanks for bringing us along
Thank you. Glad you like the video!
Really like the way you format this one.
Nice job !!!
Great video and great plane. Just a question, I’m a disabled guy, do you think it’s feasible to have a rudders converted to some form of hand control? Thanks
Yea. I’ve seen airplanes set up with all hand controls before. Thanks for watching!
Sick video man! I miss GA
Thank you!
Love to see it
Diamonds are beautiful aircraft… I marvel at how many different aircraft types you fly.. since it had been awhile, did you have to get checked out in it before this video?
Thanks. No I didn’t need a formal check out to fly it again. I did a lot of training with a client so I got pretty comfortable in it. Came back to me quickly. Thanks for watching!
Rich doesn't sound like he's into this Diamond much ! He keeps mentioning over and over its a nice trainer !
I flew it on a cross country recently - very nice cross country airplane. Comfortable, 165 KTS and very fuel efficient. It’s a great trainer for sure!
18:08 | "Click Analyze to Begin" . . . . . a bit perplexing!
Great video Rich. How many type ratings do you hold? Thanks
5. Thanks for watching!
Love the stick, love the plane. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks 👍
I transitioned from Cessna to the DA-20 with stick surprisingly easily. You can also create different levels of sensitivity with hand placement.
Awesome video. Love the Diamonds.
wish I could afford one!!!!
👍
Rich, what sunglasses you sporting from this video?
Nice plane but you might want to get your camera man to focus in on the screens so we can see more of what the plane is doing.
Will do.
I am really impressed with Diamond aircraft. Did you find out what was causing the gear warning to go off, Rich?
Gear warning come on with power back and gear up. Thanks for watching.
Hi Rich. I love your channel and want to be pilot when I grow up. I was wondering how many hours do you have in flying experience? My dad and I think it must be a lot.
Thanks for the message. You should be a pilot! I have about 12,500 hours flying.
@@FlyingwithRich wow that is a lot. You inspire me and love how you can fly so many different planes and you are very smart. Thank you sir
Just one question what happens when the computer controlled airplane it's computer quits working for example all electrical devices in the plane goes dead? I don't see a sixpac backup nav system in the dash? Suppose your in hard IFR when this happens? Also I have noticed for a while now that new pilot relie entirely way to much on all the new electronic nav systems in most of the newer aircraft these days. I am willing to bet on some of the recent crash s were due to all the electronics going out in flight.
I think you are correct. Over reliance on autopilots and big Nav displays is common now, and I think contributing to accidents. Thanks for watching and the comments.
Agree with your reply 100% Rich. Nice vid as usual 👍
Those diesel engines sound like a emd locomotive
I think it’s a bad trainer because if you throw some one that trained in those in a normal twin with no automatic features they would be screwed in an actual emergency
It’s a good trainer.
A “normal” twin? You mean an inferior twin 😂. However, if you plan to transition to jets, this is a fantastic trainer.
👍👍👍👍👍
Great video but a twin not at 190 -200 k is a rip-off
Sir. Just curious. You do a lot of over water flying. Do you carry life vests and a raft, or do you stay within gliding distance of land? Or are either of those things not required for the type of flying you are doing? Enjoy all your videos!
We stay close to shoreline where no extra equipment is required. Thanks for watching!
Are Diamond and Cirrus Chinese owned companies?
I believe they both are.
Don't open the canopy outside on a rainy day
Ice
blurry but ok.
Twins in a GA plane are an obsolete and dumb idea. Reractable gear (uninsurable). Twice the fuel, maintenance cost and for what? Go slower than a single? Cirrus has the answer, Diamond failed to challenge Cirrus due to these factors.
Depends on the mission - eg water crossings, night IFR over thick terrain, useful load, …
@@baomao7243 As I pointed out, few GA owners need to cross water since these planes have a limited range. Night IFR is not a mission, it's a choice to fly in bad weather, especially at night, very dangerous and not something a GA (non commercial) pilot and plane should be doing. There is no increased useful for twins, in fact, they have less useful due to the added engine weight.
@@speedomars I too am impressed with the fast singles. But there is a market segment for twins. But correctly point out that many don’t need it.
@@GWNHomestead Most GA twins are not pressurized or have de-icing systems. The redundancy does not get you down safely and the danger of losing an engine on takeoff and then crashing due to extreme yaw are far higher than losing your life in a plane with a chute. To compare planes with chutes you cannot go to the pressurized class, they are FAR more expensive and have a different mission entirely.
@@GWNHomestead No. The three most popular twins are the Piper PA-23, 7,000 built, the Beach Barron, 7,000 built, and the Cessna 310, 6,000 built. Two are non-pressurized. The Baron is pressurized. And of these, the Pipers and the 310s were all built before 1980.
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