I need(want) one. Awesome video!

I have flown the Diamond DA62 which, in my opinion, is the most modern, safest twin flying today - nothing gets anywhere near it, so far as the competition is concerned, hence many major airlines are today training on the DA42's. The Diamond Aircraft Jet-A1 fuel twin engine DA 62 is an all carbon composite air frame incorporating advanced aerodynamics with the latest passive safety technology for high performance, greater efficiency and superior occupant protection. The aircraft incorporates a “Formula 1” monocoque, which is stiff and strong to provide survival space and protection in case of impact, yet the non-critical structure is allowed to fail to help absorb crash energy. Likewise, the fuel cell is extremely well protected by the fuselage safety cell structure, yet separated from the cockpit, reflecting today’s modern automotive practice. The turbocharged Austro AE330 jet fuel piston engines control system is jet-engine simple - no manual mixture control, no magneto ignition, no manual priming, no prop control lever, no hard starting - hot or cold, no manual run-up tests, no shock cooling, no cowl flaps, no power calculations based on rpm and manifold pressure - with each engine and propeller combination controlled by a single power lever and power settings displayed in % power. Simplified control, which takes the guesswork out of power plant management, means one can focus on the more important things, such as situational awareness and safe flying. The fully integrated glass cockpit Garmin G1000 NXi incorporates innovative capabilities into a state-of-the-art avionics platform. Featuring wireless cockpit connectivity, including wireless database updates, enhanced situational awareness with visual and aural cues, advanced doppler weather radar capabilities, map overlay, traffic alerting, as well as synthetic vision, to name just a few. In fact, everything has been designed on this aircraft to enhance in-flight safety and reduce pilot workload, especially when flying during inclement weather, over inhospitable terrain, water or at night - a pilot's dream! The front and mid-row seats take 5 adults comfortably and if you are small or have children, the rear seats are more than adequate. The windows are so large that everyone has a fantastic view. Do not just take my word for it. Have a look at Flight International's review and you will be convinced that Diamond Aircraft is most definetely the way to go..... kzread.info/dash/bejne/oquCpaWahNO9Z7g.html

Super videos mate!!!

Love this as a Personal plane to build time towards qualifying for Turbine Jet!

Nice plane.

Would be awesome if Diamond Aircraft would offer: optional dual side panel mounted control sticks, and/or dual rams horn yokels. Aso, because of size/7-place, average flight mission and the power-plants, Diamond should offer an optional pressurized cabin. If any GA twin should have these options, it is the Diamond DA-62...imho. Happy/Safe Flying!

Cool Aircraft the DA-62. The back seats are the best for Kids.... But a cool upgrade in comparison with the DA-42. Thanks for the video, 👍

@kentvonmiddledorm677

11 ай бұрын

The second row is plenty big for adults. Not sure why he went to the way back which is best used for extra storage, small kids. Very strange he did not show a huge advantage over cirrus… room.

FINALLY a video showing the rear seat...Sadly, I wanted to see you in the 2nd row...along with two other adults. Looks a little cramped 3 across.

Whoa Bro. . .you must have been out of the loop for awhile. I first did a touchy-feely of a DA62 back at ModAero 2016 in Conroe, TX. I've been hooked with this plane ever since. People have done the math and find it to be a really easy to fly and economical twin. Jet A helps reduce the operating cost. So far, I've not heard a downside for the Diamond once purchased by owners.

@coolhari2000

4 жыл бұрын

Affordability being the downside. LOL

Watching from Philippines! 🇵🇭 🇵🇭

Dude, you got one of those smiles that makes me smile, lol. Good job on the review. I had the pleasure of a demo flight a while ago and it's a fantastic airplane. Much more comfortable than the DA-42 which was a bit narrow.

Nice video. For reference, how tall are you? That figures into viewers assessment of headroom. Cheers

Awesome bird, feel like for that price you could get a used turboprop and go much faster. I guess this makes sense if purchase cost isn’t a concern but operating cost is

@DAN007thefoxx1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah......that price tag is a slight beef for me. I might even suggest making a partial glass cockpit with mostly analogue gauges an option so you can get it for cheaper. Dont get me wrong I like glass cockpits. But what happens when you have a screen backlight give out, or have a total electrical systems failure? I dont see any backups for that.

@brettswanson4452

4 жыл бұрын

The initial cost is high but it only burns 15 gal per hour of jet A (cheaper than 100LL) at normal cruise. Oil change every 100hrs, overhaul of the Mercedes diesel at 2000 hrs are a lot cheaper than basically replacing engines for most traditional airplane engines and way less than turboprops. A dream to fly, easier than a Cirrus...which is a single engine.

@nateb19

4 жыл бұрын

Brett Swanson good points.

@bartholemunortan4239

3 жыл бұрын

Its not all about speed remember. I personally would much rather spend more time in a nicer airplane then less time in a old design. Also a turbo prop is just in a different class. Also owning a turboprop is a whole jother story

@nateb19

3 жыл бұрын

bartholemu nortan just seems to me a used single engine turboprop would be a better value, but that’s debatable

The back seats are optional, can switch out for more space. Maintenance cost can be quite high if you follow the manual to the “T”. I work on DA40s/42(NG)/62s

@123OGNIAN

3 жыл бұрын

Like how high + -?

@TheReadBaron91

3 жыл бұрын

123OGNIAN Like every 900 hours it will cost about $8000 to replace the injectors, under chapter 4 in the maintenance manual. If it’s not a new airplane, meaning some of the maintenance manual replacements items are due, probably looking at 4000 and 6000 for an annual. That would be including flat rate annual cost. some replacement items can be relatively small, whereas like the injectors above can be pretty expensive. Other big-ticket items would be the engine manufacturer wanting you to replace the fly wheel and hub assembly every 600 or 900 hours. Probably about $2000 in parts in about 10 hours labor each engine.

@123OGNIAN

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheReadBaron91 Thank you mate.Doesn't sound like the SUV of the sky as they advertise it.Something like a tbm or epic 1000 is more expensive, but probably a bit cheaper (by logic)on the long therm?

@TheReadBaron91

3 жыл бұрын

123OGNIAN Don’t get me wrong, they are very nice airplanes. Just have to be aware what you were getting into if you purchase one. Still cheaper than a turbo prop like a TBM I would say, But definitely more expensive than most piston twins (at least as they age).

What is the payload when at max cruise speed (198 knots). The mooney goes 243 knots and has one engine

@bartholemunortan4239

3 жыл бұрын

The mooney is in a diff class for a diff mission just to throw that out there. Both good airplanes

That's your next bird Mike!

Are those props fixed or collective pitch?

It's roughly around 1 Mill.

Whats a price on something like that

Gerocoftr pric plz and masqeto pric and raveo

Mike when I come to US, I shall be thankful if you meet me.......

@naughtyUphillboy

3 жыл бұрын

@Samir Carmelo OKKKKK

Thanks for pointing out it has two throttle levers and one engine on each side. Very helpful.

@amaanoliyath4875

3 жыл бұрын

He says that BC normally there would be 6 levers (for prop and mixture).

Nice looking plane but not overly fast.

I worked on these planes

Where does the 7th person sit.???

Nice plane but you did not include very much detail about the plane apart from the gas it burns and the number of occupants it can hold? Is it nice as a Baron G58?

@naughtyUphillboy

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but it is operational wise cheaper than baron and has much higher full fuel payload capacity ......also one engine out is very safe and easy to fly.........but 1 million....lot of money

@naughtyUphillboy

6 жыл бұрын

DA 62 has very good handling.....,

What's your height?

Considering a DA62, actually about to pull the trigger and the 3rd row is part of the equation. How tall are you, the demo plane did not have the 3rd row installed so it was hard to get a feel for it.

@Matt.Jernigan

3 жыл бұрын

Did you pull the trigger and get a DA62?

I think it's a nice twin but, up to "only" 200-knots for a twin on jet fuel? I thought it flew on Diesel fuel? Over 1,000,000.00 seems a little high for this plane

@naughtyUphillboy

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but it is operational wise cheaper than baron and has much higher full fuel payload capacity ......also one engine out is very safe and easy to fly.........but 1 million....lot of money

@TWhite94

5 жыл бұрын

Ehh a new G58 Baron costs just about a million as well, maybe a little more. You'd definitely spend more on fuel, Barons are thirsty, looking at least 20 gph/side in cruise.

@patriotsfan1236

4 жыл бұрын

@@TWhite94 but a used low time baron from the 90s - mid 2000s is 300-600k. it can burn 21-23gph at 185kts tas. The baron 58 is all around faster in cruise and in a climb, will perform better with one engine and will carry more weight 1600-2000lb useful depending on yr model. even better yet you can get an all glass low time baron 58P for about 5-600k and have pressurization a max cruise speed of about 230-235kts and still have a 700k-1m left over for fuel and operating costs. this just brings up the question. Who would seriously buy this thing?

@bartholemunortan4239

3 жыл бұрын

Your paying for the luxury as well if you have the money boy oh boy would most pilots rather be in the seat or this than and old barron

They could do a 4 seater version of it that has a lavatory in the 3rd row instead of seats. Bonanza could do that too. Provided it doesn't become a CG problem

@amaanoliyath4875

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Cherokee 6 or Saratoga?

@DanFrederiksen

3 жыл бұрын

​@@amaanoliyath4875 yeah any aircraft with a lengthy cabin. I figure that 4 seats with a lav can be far more useful for travel than a 4+2 seat config. Doesn't even need plumbing, can just be a bowl with one time use insert bags and some sani towels. A lav puts an aircraft in a different league. Autopilot would be good so the pilot can use it too :) if he's alone he can leave the door open and still be on the look out from the loo :)

@amaanoliyath4875

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanFrederiksen lmao

Can a person earn his private pilot's license on an aircraft like this (Twin)? Or does it have to be a single engine aircraft?

@easternwoods4378

3 жыл бұрын

Start in a single then upgrade to multi and IFR

How much?

@mojogrip

6 жыл бұрын

$1.2 million

@coolhari2000

6 жыл бұрын

@@mojogrip Thank you. I enjoy your videos. If you're taking requests, can you review an older Aztec and a baron please.

@hannahboyd5782

5 жыл бұрын

If you have to ask......

Tambien el costo de mas de $ 1 millon.de dólares por un multimotor de piston.la unica ventaja es que tiene 7 asientos, oxigeno, y anti-ice

Its a 2 diesel engine airplane

20 mpg!! My car gets less than that! How much??

@rafaelmarin8005

4 жыл бұрын

20 mph

@js5072

4 жыл бұрын

@@rafaelmarin8005 what?

@ralphmaxx321m4

3 жыл бұрын

20mpg at 200mph. How many mpg does your car get at 200mph?

Jet fuel? Diesel engine, huh?

@nateb19

6 жыл бұрын

Al Jernigan FWIW winter grade road diesel is essentially kerosene.

@POOK-E

6 жыл бұрын

Al Jernigan it’s compatible. Most military ships, with gigantic diesels, run on Jet A.

@hannahboyd5782

5 жыл бұрын

yup!

@DAN007thefoxx1

4 жыл бұрын

The DA42 is basically a flying, souped up Mercades W123. And the DA62 is that on steriods.

I love this beautiful super modern plane ,but 2,300000 , it is to much ,,,,,, nat

@brettswanson4452

4 жыл бұрын

You overshot by a million. Its $1.4M fully loaded. $1.1 if you want the base model.

@123OGNIAN

3 жыл бұрын

@@brettswanson4452 Still, isn't even that kind of overpriced for a piston airplane?

@Lcr34

3 жыл бұрын

@@123OGNIAN Cirrus SR22T nearing the 1mil mark. Single piston mind you

So are there any planes the burn diesel fuel. You can't get jet fuel every where

@easternwoods4378

3 жыл бұрын

Jet A1 is just high quality diesel

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The spec sheets don’t mention the engine out climb performance. The reason Diamond doesn’t list it is because it’s terrible. Just like light twins designed 60 years ago, the DA62 can’t deliver any useful single engine climb performance because the single engine power loading (or, power to weight ratio) is so poor. You also don’t get propeller auto-feather in this “modern” twin.

@thedrewlook

4 жыл бұрын

The FADEC will auto-feather on engine shutdown, and its single engine ceiling and performance is actually much better the piston twins of the past. The engines are also rated for continuous operation at a very high percentage of max output as well. Need it also be mentioned Garmin ESP, GWX 70 weather radar, and FIKI capability?

@rv7ator

4 жыл бұрын

thedrewlook (1) What you have described is not autofeather because it requires pilot action (turning off the engine master switch) before propeller feathering occurs. This is akin to manual feather using a propeller control lever except you’re just using a switch to do the same thing. Autofeather systems in contrast will initiate feathering without any pilot action when an engine power loss is detected, such as negative torque being applied to the engine (propeller windmilling). (2) Single engine service ceiling numbers help sell airplanes, but they don’t represent practical performance capability. The climb rate can go down to 50 ft/min at the service ceiling, and there is no minimum climb rate at the other end, down low where it really matters. (3) TKS anti-ice is better than boots, but heated leading edges is far superior to TKS. With liquid cooled engines, Diamond missed out on an opportunity to use the hot engine coolant for unlimited anti-ice

@brettswanson4452

4 жыл бұрын

@@rv7ator I actually own a DA62 and it does auto feather when you loose an engine and it will climb at over 200ft per minute with 4 adult 200lb men in it...I've done it for demo purposes.

@ralphmaxx321m4

3 жыл бұрын

It will climb to 14,000 ft on 1 engine.

Oooh I'm early

It is very nice and very modern and would love to have one but at the moment I am in love with the Baron.. (that sounds gay)

That's a fairly disappointing cruise. I will stick to the Mooney M20 Ultra as my dream plane.

Nice plane.