I'm still curious to know what the gotchas are with these DH engines. That's the $1M (or $100M?) question. Heck, we seem to still be figuring out what all the gotchas are with Austros, which have been around for more than a decade. I agree that the design seems good on paper. I wish them much succe...

Excellent photos and video! I toyed with the idea of trying to see the eclipse from the air this time, but we decided to stay on the ground to avoid any distractions and reduce stress during the event. We spent a full week flying from Portland and all around the Midwest visiting friends and family b...

I did ask which model has the biggest order book especting it to be DA42 but in fact it is DA62 by a significant margin. Do you know if that was Diamond as a whole, or just the Austria factory? GAMA numbers show the DA62 (worldwide) shipments have been trending upwards and DA42 losing steam over th...

The panels are not designed to be easily replaced. There is potential to mess up the wing. Paint repair may be required. It would be nice to find someone with experience doing this on a Diamond. Premier in Florida said they can't do it and that it should go to the factory. The factory said sorry, t...

Does everyone runup power to max before brake release? If not, what do you do? I only hold the brakes that long on short(ish) runways. Most of the time I'm operating from runways over 4500' and either perform a rolling start from the taxiway or release the brakes as the power passes 50%. I feel tha...

Cirrus's stats (normalized to flight hours) have improved a lot in the past decade, but back in 2012 they were trending a fair bit worse than the GA average and much worse than Diamond at the time. This old thread has some of the numbers and are very close to Cirrus's own numbers reported in their &...

I currently use a laminated checklist. Approach plates and charts are on an iPad mini mounted to upper left side of glare shield with FliteCharts on G1000 as backup if the iPad dies. I use a mini ZuluWorks kneeboard for taking down any notes, writing out clearances, etc. I'd like to transition to el...

But - the real question is will htis be fixed in future? and, i'd love to hear from other MEIs & even factory instructors on the work around to then still enable SEO training.... I haven't heard of any changes in progress to allow windmilling restarts for Austro engines. My reading of the AD is...

Just a gentle reminder to keep posts on topic and related to Diamond Aircraft (and engines). There are plenty of other forums and platforms out there suitable for political discussions. Also a reminder to respect the copyrights of other publications and ensure that any excerpts fall under the "...

That's fantastic, Emir! Congratulations and best of luck as you start your next career!