That's right. I forgot. You had mentioned international travel previously. That pretty much makes diesel a no brainier. Yes, there is no question, Diamond is one heck of a nice airplane. You're definitely not taking a back seat.

Tim, have you ever considered a straight 600 NA. The operating costs are considerably less if you can live without the turbos and pressurization.

Antoine, if you have a chance to see an Aerostar in person, the first thing that will catch your eye is how thin the leading edge is. Then look at other similar aircraft and you will be surprised at how thin the Aerostar airfoil actually is. The thin section of the airfoil coupled with a 2 degree di...

All of the airfoils are very thin. Wing section NACA 641A212. Check out the airplanes that use this airfoil.

Antoine, your'e making me feel better. That's almost what I burn (26 gph) with TWO engines at 15,000', 50% power and 198 KTAS. No matter how you cut it, avgas, diesel, or jet A, it doesn't matter. If you want to go fast, you're going to burn a lot of fuel. Incremental increases in speed require expo...

I went back and looked at the 42 and 62 in detail in just about every respect, airframe, power plant, avionics, safety, overall design, price tag etc. I also went through the entire poh. I have time in the 42 and have seen the new 42s. Although I have not seen the 62 in person I am willing to bet it...

Yeah, you kind of hit the nail on the head Tim. Pressurization and turbo benefits would be nice. I just didn't want to pay for the increased maintenance and operating cost or the loss of performance that would have been realized given the "P" aircraft weigh in at 300 to 500 lbs. heavier th...

Tim, as I have previously stated, I owned a DA40 for about 7 years and put on about 1,200 hrs on the plane. It was an XlT with G1000, WAAS and synthetic vision. I absolutely loved the plane. I'm based in the Cleveland, Ohio area and have flown the plane out to the Boston area, up and down the East c...

Tim, I will get back to you a little later, maybe even tomorrow regarding my reasoning as it is quite extensive and my day is pretty full today. That being said, if you still get the AOA (Aerostar Owners Association) magazine my plane is being featured as it was nominated "Queen of the Fleet&qu...

I also was not to happy with the way Diamond was treating its customer base at the time. Hopefully that has improved.