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Transition Training: The Diamond DA62

The DA62 stacks up incredibly well against the SR22, and in many ways, it is the superior airplane. Sharon Raub
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The author chronicles his personal aviation journey, highlighting his positive experience with the DiamondShare program for shared aircraft access, which allows multiple pilots to lease a new Diamond aircraft, covering the owner's payments.
  • He champions the Diamond DA62 twin as a technologically advanced, easy-to-fly aircraft with superior safety and efficiency (due to its modern diesel engines and redundancy) compared to popular high-performance piston singles, challenging common pilot preferences.
  • The article commends Take Flight Aviation, a top-rated flight school, for its highly efficient, results-oriented training programs that prioritize customer service and enable students to earn pilot certificates and ratings more quickly and competently than the national average.
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My circuitous path to the left seat of a seven-seat, million-dollar-plus, jet-A-burning Diamond DA62 twin didn’t come to fruition overnight. In fact, it took several years for me to arrive at this point. It all started with a chance encounter back in the summer of 2011, before the DA62 even existed as a certified product.

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