Diamond had a 2-panel billboard along I-41 right by the airport touting the DA50RG! Was driving or would have taken a picture. CIRRUS SR22 RANGE FULLThat's about it.Īn SR22 GTS G3+ as referenced in the title of this thread has better:Ĭirrus Perspective Panel with regular updates and new features including AoA (on FIKI planes) and all the latest Garmin goodiesĪ full function keypad located on the center panelĬomfort flying over rough terrain, a low undercast, at night - parachuteįWIW, I drove into OSH this evening alone Interstate 41 from Milwaukee, where I flew commercial (our M600 is getting an inspection). The DA50 has jet fuel for those few here who prefer it, a bigger cabin and is probably more fun to hand fly. And I don't think Diamond expects it to compete with the SR22 in the North American market, at least as long as avgas is plentiful. I don't believe Cirrus has anything to worry about in the DA50. The normally aspirated version frequently surpasses TBO without major work. With a turbo it helps to think of cylinders as a wear item, like tires, haha. The turbo models can expect cylinder work between 800-1,000 hours. You hear about it more often in a Cirrus because there are so many of them flying. Of course that engine fails just as often in Bonanzas, Mooney's and Cessna 400s but without a parachute. Many on the Cirrus forum complain about the reliability of the Continental IO-550. Newer, more expensive planes are worth repairing. More than 20 Cirrus that landed under the chute have been repaired and returned to service.
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