Great videos for IFR procedures and radio calls. Would love to see more in depth details of your procedures and mnemonics. Thoroughly enjoying!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great! Ok I’ll try to go more in depth in future

i want to get my cpl to start a air taxi business too Im very inspiring by your videos and professionalism doing Aviation im doing a online ground school course now. in canada

Amazing vid as an Australian I always appreciate some good old Aussie aviation content. I’m hoping to have a career in the aviation industry videos like these keep me motivated to keep pushing. Thanks for this vid and thanks for your inspiration.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great feedback! Good luck with your career. I still greatly enjoy every flight! Flying is amazing!

Though at 140kg, smaller aircraft are out of the question for me, I like the air taxi idea, especially for regional towns not, or no longer, serviced by commercial operators, such as YBTH for example. Even though being a pilot is long dead dream of mine, I do love the DA62 in MSFS and can just imagine how good the real aircraft is.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks and yes that’s the idea. Even those airports that are serviced by RPT often have schedules that don’t suit. And it’s never too late to reinstate your dream!! Thats what I did!

@hugelavalava

3 ай бұрын

Yeah mate, same here with the weight aswell. I feel ya with the pilot thing too, but keep hope alive champion 👍

Just recently subscribed, love your vids Steve, Operated from YMEN for many years, great work. Cheers John.

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Great thanks for subscribing! I enjoy flying into YMEN. Lots of food and coffee within walking distance of the airport! And an ILS!

Fantastic idea, would be a must do for anyone with any interest in aviation

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Great

Great stuff Steve, I’ve seen the A/C around BK and admired its beauty. I love the idea for the air taxi!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Say hi if you see me!

Love this idea, since discovering the DA62, I was thinking of doing the same. luxury air taxi type flying, all about convienience. keen to explore the possibilities.

@diamondairtaxis

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Let’s see how things go over the next few months

Great idea on the website for the flight taxi service. Thanks for the great videos

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like them!

Love this!!! I live in Brisbane and dreaming of getting my own plane in the next 10 years so my family and I can travel up and down the east coast at will!!

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

The DA62 is the perfect aircraft for east coast flying!

@alexanderwatson9983

2 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis I’ve always wanted a king air - Budget will decide for me I guess 😂😂😂

Thanks for this. The DA 62 is just lovely.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

It really is!

Best of luck with your new venture.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic video, Got this pop up in my feed as a suggestion. Look forward to the future videos you put up

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

great video steve,and a nice business plan,best of luck for the future.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks for sharing the awesome video!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate your comment!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I lived in Ballina growing up and you flew right over my old place at Shaws Bay. Byron Bay is beautiful (I went to high school there) but Ballina has such a nice chill vibe and has a few great restaurants and pubs. Highly recommended the Shaws Bay Hotel next time you’re in town! I live in Ontario Canada now, so was great to see the home town pop up on my YT.

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Great advice thanks. I’ll have to spend more time checking out Ballina next time

Just found your channel after just discovering the Sydney Airport live streams. Great business idea, I wish you all the best with it.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

I really enjoyed this.. thanks for sharing !!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome video Steve, love your channel.

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Awesome video mate 👍

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

This is epic content!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

really enjoying your videos, especially the explanations that you share. Good luck on the air taxi service, it sounds like a great plan. The your Diamond 62 looks great.

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! I am looking forward to launching the business

Awesome video mate! I'm a controller at Brisbane centre and often see this rego flying around the place. Nice machine! Look forward to more videos. Love the business idea!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mick. You guys do such a great job! I’m out in broken hill at the moment visiting the Menindee lakes so that might be the next video!

@Iwishiwasflying

3 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxisif you get a chance fly down to Balranald and have a look at the night sky from the airfield. My favourite place in night shift for the four years in that town

Wonderful GA Video, and Aussie too. Ill be a fAn of this. Cheers mate, clear skyes to ya.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Love the air taxi idea. And *really* love the GSR56 wx. Also the HDR mode is definitely an improvement.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great feedback thanks. I love the GSR56!

Great vid. Northern nsw certainly is a great place to fly, was expecting some orbits around cape Byron maybe next time and wing cams… might be asking too much now 😂

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

I’m looking into the wing mount. Would love to put a 360 camera out there! And yes I should have cancelled IFR and done some scenic flying over the coast. Stunning scenery up there

Great videos mate, subbed ☺️👍

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great thanks!

Most interesting, thank you. The action cams would probably benefit from DIY lens hood or possible relocation to avoid spill light in cabin. Trial and error mainly. Subscribed. 👍

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Agree! I might try some other options

Just found your channel, great work! Always love seeing a fellow BK pilot and hearing some familiar voices from ATC 😂

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Come say hi if you see me around the blue DA62 outside Navair. What do you fly?

@jdennisjdennis

3 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis mostly warriors and archers through SFC - I’ll keep an eye out for you!

This video was really inspiring. The best businesses always solve a problem and your idea is no exception. I haven't ever had to charter an aircraft but I've booked many lessons as well as private aircraft hires and the process has almost always been a little challenging. Some small charter/training companies do it well with booking portals but more often than not they're often archaic. Something pretty, modernised and simple will do really well in my opinion, and such a software package/solution could even be sold to other companies (subscription service perhaps?)...although this sounds like a competitive advantage for your company over others so perhaps not. Side note, my goal's always been to attain my CPL, purchase an aircraft and work for myself. Definitely won't be able to afford a Diamond straight off the bat though 😂 Whenever I get there I'll get in touch to see if you need a plane and pilot for work in QLD/NSW as I'll likely be based in BNE. Great video as always, awesome to see Aussie aviation isn't going anywhere even after the pandemic. Cheers Zac

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment Zac. That’s great feedback. Let’s see what happens when the website goes live! Let me know when you have your CPL and a plane!!

Love it mate. New subscriber :)

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Nice! I really enjoyed watching this video. If you ever need a co pilot I'm located on the gold coast haha

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Great.

Sounds good. Hope you can get approval.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Me to

I like this idea a lot. I'm interested in taking my daughter on short fights to places that would take a long time to drive.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great. Hopefully website will be up in the next few weeks

You need to go to Uluru in that thing :)

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Already planning it! Thanks

Im a web software developer and a ppl holder. It sounds like a perfect fun project!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. The process of development has been far more fun than I had expected. Albeit costly!

Lovely flight! Might need to see if you can reposition the camera so we can see the air field before you get to 100ft away from it? Right behind the pillar!

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Yes. Positioning is more limited in the 62. I’ll see what I can do in future!

Hi Steve, just came across your channel, well done mate. I was listening to you explain the air taxi service - it’s a great idea and it’s needed! I’m a founder of tech and a services/marketplace app myself, if you haven’t already got a developer for coding and launching drop me a line I can share my experiences with you. Thanks again mate, well done. Andrew

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great thanks! I do have a company working on it already and they have made good progress so far. Thanks for the offer and maybe next time!

Love a walk-around if you're ever at WLM

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Would be happy to!!

Your business solves 2 problems. I am of the view that you could sell the platform as an SAAS to others who want to run such business on subscription. I’m also an aviation geek. I would hope to use your service to do a day at Byron Blues fest next year.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Great. Yes please book it in (once the platform exists) haha.

Sydney to Ballina!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Haha yes yes!!!

@snowsnoot

2 ай бұрын

The options for the area are pretty slim. I don’t think he wants to put such a nice aircraft down in the grass at Tyagarah.

You should come visit Tyagarah airfield

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Would love to someday. Looks pretty close to Byron! What is the airstrip used for?

@slothgames2299

3 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis It's always busy. Skydive Australia operates almost everyday with their C208. There's a gyrocopter flight school and plenty of free parking near the windsock.

I learnt to fly at ballina. And as someone for Ballina Byron his horrible 😂. I guess saying Byron in the thumbnail makes it seem more fancy and better for view's.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Exactly! Haha

Love the video, love the Diamond and love the idea. How long was the flight from. Bankstown to Ballina?

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Love the comment! Thanks. Was just under 2 hours.

Ha, I was just thinking, I wonder what you do for a living, that's a brilliant Idea, all the best

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃

great video steve, would you ever head up to archerfield in X62?

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Probably. Archerfield is a popular place for those heading to Brisbane. I’ll let you know!

😢That be Sydney to Ballina mate. Not Byron. Never will be😂 nice gig tho!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Haha. I know. I know!!

Would love to come on a flight with you.

@diamondairtaxis

2 ай бұрын

Let’s arrange it sometime!

Background music too loud but great video

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I’ll turn it down further next time

I've literally had a dream about my own 62. Not counting the number of daydreams bordering on the obsessive. Just one measly Powerball win, that's all I ask! What configuration is your 62? 4/5/7 seats? How long did it take from order to delivery (I've been told 3 years!) Won't bother asking what it cost - I have the pricing lists. 😭 I've never even seen one in Vic. Seems they're all in NSW. Fair number of 42 in the schools, never mind the singles. EDIT: just noticed that you're hauling at 94%! No concerns about lower TBOH?

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Haha. Yes they are an amazing machine. Mine is 7 seats with pretty much all the options. Was around 2 years from order to delivery for me. There will be one based in YMMB from around September I believe. I often run at around 88-92%. Max continuous is 95%. I’m impatient!

Good luck mate .... UBER AIR coming soon ...

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Uber Jets already exists, but it’s all about jets so it’s too expensive for most people! My offering should be more affordable.

Why do you tap brakes on rotation? thanks for the video

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Couple of reasons. 1) to stop the wheel rotation as if there are any rocks or lose bits of rubber they could fly off in the wheel well and rupture a pipe/hose/wire etc. 2) the rotating inertia creates additional (sideways) forces on the landing gear when it tries to retract (think gyro)

Hey mate, any chance you can give me a quick run down of how you record your audio? Thanks!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Sure. I record all audio (with video) on the insta360 x3 camera. I use an insta360 x3 external mic adapter. Then I plug the Nflightcam Digital Audio Recording Cable into the pilots headphone jack (at one end) and the x3 mic adapter (at the other end). That’s it. Easy!

Are you available next week for a flight to Melbourne? Enjoying your vlogs, found your channel only a week ago and the DA62 is an incredible aircraft, if you have an email address as definitely interested

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Actually I’m flying someone into Essendon for the F1 tomorrow. I am possibly available next week.. email me the details on Stephen.boyd@diamondairtaxis.com

Air taxi idea is good but not sure how reliable weather info is 15 days out.

Wait…you hauled that out of the hanger yourself??

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Yes.. using the battery powered tug!

Hi Steve, I’ve just completed my PPL and currently working through my CPL and eventually ATPL at university in Melbourne (based out of Moorabbin), I am originally from Sydney and my parents still live there. When your company is fully up and running with the taxi service style of operations you mentioned, would you be open to hiring someone such as myself? It sounds like it would be a great opportunity. Cheers, Angus

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

I’ll need pilots and aircraft if this takes off. Let’s see how it goes. Good luck with your CPL. Have you done your IR yet?

@gusanthony

3 ай бұрын

@diamondairtaxis starting IR next semester, currently working though CPL theory subjects and PPL hour building.

Steve, Were does one find more information on the skytaxi concept you mentioned? Is there a website or contact point? Tally ho James

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Hi James. Everything is under development at the moment… so nothing publicly available yet. Let me know if you want to know anything specific? Or want to book a trip!

@skytaxi1007

3 ай бұрын

Would be keen to catch up to discuss. Not sure how to do that on this platform and don’t want to put my details out there!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Just send me an email on Stephen.boyd@diamondairtaxis.com

Hi Steve, Absolutely love your vision of the flight taxi service. I live in Sydney as a Sole Trader specialising in sales. I know a lot of people that would benefit from this service and would love to have a chat. Please feel free to reach out, cheers. Aaron

@diamondairtaxis

Ай бұрын

I’d love to discuss. My email is Stephen.boyd@diamondairtaxis.com

@aaronk4842

Ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis Done, you can delete the comment if you like. If nothing comes through, it may have gone straight into the spam folder from an unknown email. Cheers.

get a polarizing filter

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

I’ve tried ND filters but I’ve not tried a polarising filter. It might make it harder to see the G1000 displays. I might give it a try.

It a decent idea but I think the most obvious problem is what has always held back private aviation in Aus. Lack of demand/small population. Almost every flight will have an empty return leg which combined with long distances in Aus make it hard for the numbers to get low enough to achieve a decent level of demand. Capex of the DA62 will kill any opex advantages vs older options. Only hope as you alluded to is leasing underutilised AC from owners but without the population and tax advantages that the US has, there’s just not a lot of people who want to spend $2m on a piston twin. have a similar model in the US using SF50s and are still struggling to make it work despite without all the headwinds and equivalent model in Aus would have. Hope it succeeds but as far as entrepreneurship goes this is playing the game on hard mode for sure.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

I love this type of feedback! Ok so i agree with you mostly but here are some thoughts. 1. I see charter jet services always busy (and they also have the empty leg issue) so there is demand and money being made, 2. The DA62 burns jet a1 and uses about half the fuel of a comparable aircraft (eg g58 baron), so there are big savings in fuel / opex , 3) we will charge for the return trip regardless to cover the likely empty leg. 4). We will sell the empty legs as deals. 5) we won’t be that much more expensive than regional airlines (which are quite expensive)… but yes it’s definitely playing the game on hard mode!! (love that analogy btw)

@Neeeeeeeko

3 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis good points there. I have been out of Australia for 8 years now so good to hear there’s more of a jet scene. DA62 is a great aircraft. I got my multi in a DA42 and own a Baron now :). All the best and look forward to following. It would be awesome to see more GA action in Australia

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Awesome. The baron is an impressive machine. I love flying the g58 baron. Solid.

I was always taught that “9” is pronounced “niner”. I notice you say niner when talking to the camera but on the radio you and the tower just says “nine”. Is there a reason why?

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Just being lazy! Should always be niner!!

@kizzjd9578

3 ай бұрын

@@diamondairtaxis interesting, I frequently talk to Raaf control tower (ybtl) 452 squadron and they dont say “niner” either.

I'm onboard with the air taxi idea. Bankstown to Gold Coast return mostly for me. Would you take a well behaved dog?

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

BK to GC is easy in the 62. Not sure what my policy is on pets yet… good question

Why add music to the takeoff ? Thats what pilots (well this one anyway) want to hear.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Good question. The reason is that you can’t hear much anyway due to the noise cancelling headsets. So it tends to be just quiet time since nobody is talking… (too busy concentrating)

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Good question. The reason is that you can’t hear much anyway due to the noise cancelling headsets. So it tends to be just quiet time since nobody is talking… (too busy concentrating)

Ballina is better then Byron, how much was it to land at the airport, Ballina council is not a fun time

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

It’s all nice up there. As for the landing fee - not sure as I’ve not received the bill yet!

If you can develop that software and host with a cloud provider, you could make substantial income by leasing the software to all the firms offering Part 135 ops.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Possibly! I am building it so that one (or many) Part 135 operators can come onboard the platform providing services. Diamond Air Taxis is just the booking platform that passes the job onto a pt 135 operator to execute.

sydney to Tamworth? contact info. please.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Bankstown to Tamworth is 1 hour. Easy. Stephen.boyd@diamondairtaxis.com

Why the Stupid MUZAK? I'm very interested in this aircraft. However if I were to go to a music concert, an aircraft enging running on stage would not be welcome!

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Fair comment. My last video was without music and with engine sound at takeoff!

In this day and age of computers and AI and automation still surprises me how people have to press 100 buttons to get a plane moving.🤷

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

And that we use VHF radios and voice communication instead of digital messaging for ATC comms; and have you seen how we turn airport lights at night?!?

The trick to this trip is stay in Ballina, don't come back to Shitney. I'm not a fan of asking for subscribers, I like to challenge the system and let people make up their own minds. If I start begging for stuff it's time to leave the platform. Nice to see something a bit more modern, curious aircraft in many ways. Especially trying to work out the country of manufacture and the very unusual engines.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

The engines originated from Mercedes. A very proven reliable and modern diesel engine. The aircraft is designed and manufactured in Austria. Ballina is a nice place to visit. Had a great lunch!

Why people say Byron Bay, when it’s Ballina airport. Yes it’s know as Byron/Ballina Gateway, but because Byron Bay is this stuck up shithole, people use that location.

@diamondairtaxis @Steve love the idea of creating a taxi service. Please reach out if you need help building the online service, it's what I do.

@diamondairtaxis

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the offer. So far it’s progressing well