by ingramleedy » Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:19 pm
For me, I wanted a modern aircraft, modern avionics, and a safety record.
The DA40 NG is this plus:
1. JET-A Fuel, Jet fuel is easier to obtain than AVGAS, less expensive than Avgas, and isn't toxic/poisonous as EPA will label Avgas soon, don't have to worry about STC for new AvGas or availability, not as flammable, and no carb heat to fuss with.
2. 5.1 US gal/h (@60%/75%), less expensive to operate
3. FADEC controls - throttle, prop, and mixture controls into a single control, simpler
4. Leading safety records, better insurance rates, for example, for flammable fluid fire protection: twin wing spar design to allow the fuel to be placed in separate aluminum fuel tanks located between the massive and protective spars, flexible stainless steel braided high-pressure fuel lines,
5. Stick controls -- you can be a fighter pilot.
I've read here on the forums that a Diamond is a pilots aircraft - you fly it and can feel it and it's also extremally docile and safer. It would be hard for me to fly any other aircraft if it didn't have the above characteristics.
-Ingram
For me, I wanted a modern aircraft, modern avionics, and a safety record.
The DA40 NG is this plus:
1. JET-A Fuel, Jet fuel is easier to obtain than AVGAS, less expensive than Avgas, and isn't toxic/poisonous as EPA will label Avgas soon, don't have to worry about STC for new AvGas or availability, not as flammable, and no carb heat to fuss with.
2. 5.1 US gal/h (@60%/75%), less expensive to operate
3. FADEC controls - throttle, prop, and mixture controls into a single control, simpler
4. Leading safety records, better insurance rates, for example, for flammable fluid fire protection: twin wing spar design to allow the fuel to be placed in separate aluminum fuel tanks located between the massive and protective spars, flexible stainless steel braided high-pressure fuel lines,
5. Stick controls -- you can be a fighter pilot.
I've read here on the forums that a Diamond is a pilots aircraft - you fly it and can feel it and it's also extremally docile and safer. It would be hard for me to fly any other aircraft if it didn't have the above characteristics.
-Ingram