COWS Diamond DA42 for MSFS | In-Depth Review by Real World Twinstar Pilot!
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- It's okay to mark your own homework sometimes... right?! Kitty takes a look at the new COWS DA42 which he had a hand in testing!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
3:00 History of the aircraft
17:50 Visuals and Liveries
23:47 Aircraft setup
40:58 Startup
49:24 Taxi
55:00 Take-off & Climb performance check
59:09 Cruise speed check
1:00:28 General handling
1:09:41 Approach setup
1:14:00 Approach and circuits
1:20:30 Engine failure
1:27:50 Conclusion
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DISCLAIMER
This footage was created by a real world commercial flight instructor. Although you may use this for learning purposes, it is recommended as guidance only and should not substitute any training from your ATO. It is intended to merely provide an insight into real world commercial training operations at a school we are familiar with and to enhance your desktop simulator experience. We are in no position to share or copy any company-specific data. If you are a trainee Private or Commercial Pilot, please refer to your approved training/company documentation ONLY.
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Software used:
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Just Flight FS Traffic - Ігри
This is pure gold. With your background, I am not surprised that you was involved in the project.
Been waiting for this aircraft for months. It instantly ended up as my favorite number one aircraft, even if I prefer analog steam cockpit.
Thanks - inspired to jump into the ops manual provided.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I've already bought it and tested it as well, in my case in VR. That gives the plane another boost in realism. It is really one of the best small aircraft in the Sim, maybe the best. I personally miss a tablet, where I can adjust things like weights / passengers, random failure simulation, as we have seen in so many other aircraft. Nevertheless, it will become likely my favorite plane in this class. Excellent video, btw! Well made, good explanations. Maybe you could share some flight lessons with that particular plane to us Simmers. You've spoilered already a couple of maneuvers, that students have to master, like steep turns, engine failures, stall events. 🙂 I think, it could be very beneficial for many of us, to get some additional background about these things!
A tablet would be good, but I don’t think it’s too bad to be without one for a small aircraft like this. I’ll be sure to do lots more videos and streams with this aircraft, so be sure to tune in!
Same for me. I use Pimax Crystal. Combined with this aircraft gives great immersion. 👍
Very nice and detailed video. I will most definitely use it to fly the DA42 in MSFS :) I have the PC 12 and I love flying it but I am now at a point where a bit of variety would not be too shabby. Thanks for the nice vid from someone who really knows what he is talking about.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m training for my CPL/MEIR on the DA42 TDI/NG VI and this is the perfect training tool for between flights. I absolutely love it. Thank you for your work on such a brilliant bit of software!
P.S. A gear warning mute button next to the instrument/flood lights would make a lovely little upgrade… hint hint COWS! 😂
I’ve got students who have been waiting for this so they can practice their test profiles, you’re not alone! Best of luck with your training.
Well… the real aircraft doesn’t have a warning horn cutout, so you can enjoy the wonderful sound of gear warning just as you do irl 😂
I purchased this one. Fantastic!! I really love it. Every button works. Way better than the DA-40 and the DA-62 that you find in the sim. So very good work from COWS!!!
Glad you like it!
What a fantastic review, thank you! Well done Cows (why Cows?) on an amazing release - pure pleasure flying this in the sim.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great contribution to the community! I've learned a lot about the aircraft and how to fly it. Love all the real-flying tips and references. Great to see it handles realistically in stalls and other maneuvers too. A couple of things I noticed: The nose seems to be moving up and down in a somewhat jerky way. I've seen this in other videos showing the Da42 in MSFS too. You mentioned you had a good stick so I wonder what's causing this not too smooth movement of the nose ? Also, a lot of the landings I've seen on YT seem abrupt in how the plane drops onto the runway, especially the front gear, and that's with low vertical speeds on touchdown. Is there a tendency for the nose to drop quickly or what do you think is causing this ?
Thanks for the comment! I think that’s mostly just my rubbish flying and being a bit out of trim a lot of the time, combined with the MSFS thermals. The nose tends to drop fairly rapidly after touchdown in real life too as the T tail loses authority, unless you consciously keep a lot of back pressure in to prevent it. If you want a really smooth touchdown you can leave a small amount of power in until the main gear touches down.
@@FlyFromHome the new version that came out yesterday (I think?) fixed it. The aircraft lands much better now, I'm finally able to keep the nose wheel up for a moment after the mains touch down
Yeah we actually did some real world testing into the elevator authority and what speed it becomes effective…
Gorgeous ! Thanks 😎👍
No problem 😊
Thanks for your insight into this aircraft addon.
My pleasure!
It’s really a great airplane.
Driving me crazy seeing some post about it not having all the gimmicks.
I’d much rather have great visuals sounds and FLIGHT MODEL than gimmicks.
If someone wants to feed their passengers and see a red carpet, but be stuck with a crappy flight model, the FSR500 is about the same price.
Yeah, flight model is the real make or break for me!
definetly buying this beauty
Enjoy it!
Another fantastic video FFH. Thank you. I think I need to get this one and get over my love of steam gauges and enter the modern world :) Would love to see your MSFS settings one day, looks like you have the sim running and looking great currently... 'a bit of scuff never harmed anyone' :)
This is honestly my favourite glass cockpit aircraft in the sim, it’s a joy to fly.
I just clicked ‘ultra’ on the settings and left it there 😅 Having a good processor is key to making the most of MSFS I think.
I don't think I'll ever be done upgrading. I'm now looking at a larger screen and dreaming of a force feedback yoke.. Sim runs great here too, always interested in how other people have theirs set up when it looks this good!
Very nice indeed
Thanks!
My Brunner flight controls don’t work on the COWS DA-42. I hope they fix that issue
This is very interesting - I'll hold out until the release of the Blacksquare Dukes and then choose my dual-engine add-on.
They’re pretty different aircraft honestly, depends on what kind of flying you want to do!
@@FlyFromHome Thanks for getting back to me. You might be right. This is a beautiful machine and it's tempting, absolutely.
Is the aircraft on xbox not same has pc one has somethings not working?
Superb review! Just purchased. Quick questionnaire is there any way to change the cow stitching on the seats to the real diamond logo? Apologies in advance! 👍🙈
Would have to be a mod I’m afraid! Check www.flightsim.to
Very very good plane... only some minor bugs (Garmin 1000 XPDR and engine layer)
That was a great video, thank you very much! Really insightful. I just thought you were a tiny bit unkind to Working Title, the "hurry up and fix the G1000" makes it sound like they're slacking off which is clearly not the case. Anyway, if they add persistence features and random failures to this plane, I'll definitely pick this up - after the C310 and the Comanche, I just can't fly anything that I can't pretend it's "mine".
It has both state saving and failures(although not random ones), I explain how they work in the ‘setup’ portion of the video 👍🏻
With regards to WT, I just mean with reference to things like their other projects. Clearly I’m bias and would prefer them to drop everything and just develop the G1000 😂
Had a little chuckle, my day job is fixing Mercedes A-class ECU's, lots of air mass flow meter issues. Was suprised they use this bad engine for aviation. Nice review, thanks.
Ha! Well all I can say is I’m glad it’s not being fitted any more!
As a former DA-40NG, 42, 62 instructor pilot, the ECUs were the biggest pain point for our flight school. We did have a bad batch of waste gate controllers that failed as well but that was short lived. Other than that they were great engines!
Excellent video, as usual.
I do have a question. I have had a couple flights in a row now where I have had the L ECU A&B fail in a row now. I go through the checklist in game, but it still happens. Is there something you're aware of that would cause that?
Hmm, if it’s happening randomly I’d suggest a clean reinstall of the aircraft. Failing that you can pop over to Discord and ask the COWS guys directly.
Having flown the plane irl sounds like realistic behavior, ecu fails are not unusual 😄
Lol. Good to know. Maybe that's all it is. I just feel like I'm doing something wrong.@@1ivari
Fantastic video.Thank you.Can you tell me about your computer and component....
Sure, I have an RTX3090 graphics card and AMD 7900 X3D processor with 32gb of RAM.
😘
The TDI "Mercedes Class A" engine, is a Renault engine... manufactured in Valladolid Renault Motores Factory (Spain).
Interesting. The engines in the DA42 are manufactured by Austro engines in Austria, it’s just the design IP they borrow from Mercedes.
@@FlyFromHome recently Renault sold amost all of his termic engines tech to Chinese companys (Aramco and Geely)... Austro engines are amazing.
Struggling with this aircraft because it does not work with my Brunner yoke. Does anyone have a workaround?
You could try asking on the COWS discord server? (Or switch to a stick for the real DA42 experience 😜)
I would love to suggest my flightschool's livery to COWS but I can't find their website. Would you happen to have a link to where I can submit my suggestion?
It’s on their Discord - discord.gg/GRRmWfjqr2
@@FlyFromHome thank you!
I just bought this aircraft for MSFS. How do I get the black interior? I'm selecting a plain white livery but I'm getting the grey interior.
The black panel is on the -VI rather than the TDI.
I'm pretty sure I was selecting the -VI variant. I'll try again tonight.
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I'm surprised that diesel aircraft aren't more common considering the efficiency of diesel engines.
Plus, you don't need to worry about fouling the spark plugs because...there are no spark plugs.😂
It’s the weight that prevented them being used in the past mostly. The advent of modern automotive diesel engines means they’re a much more viable option now, so there’s been a comparative explosion in diesel engined aircraft recently.
@@FlyFromHome😅 "explosion" not the most apposite word choice to use when discussing aircraft engines, eh?! 😂😅
Ha, maybe not!
This seems quite interesting. I want to try it. i want to try it with low budget. what shall I buy the minimum. Thanks for such amazing review
The minimum would be the game itself and then this add on! You should probably get a flight stick too if you want something more realistic.
I did that all and its awesome tbh. Thank you for the tips 🙏🏾
My issue is that i cant clearly read the buttons. Any advice for the right screen resolution ? For that matter i can buy a new monitor, but which resolution makes it readable?
Thank you for the support
can u do a review on black square tbm850?
We may do at some point!
What's the difference between the VI and TDI variants?
The VI has more power and is a little heavier. Slightly different handling, fuel burn etc. The cabin is also very slightly larger.
@@FlyFromHome ah very well. Thank you. I'm quite enjoying this little twin trainer so far!
Great plane. Only faults - the state saving and damage is sketchy. Had it done, and the latest update seems to have broken it (as in I just cannot get it to come up on the display now even as an option). I also think no EFB in 2024 is a huge oversight. Pretty standard fare now.
There's a big update coming soon which should sort that issue. With regard to the EFB, the COWS team is a very small outfit and had to prioritise their time. They chose flight dynamics as the absolute priority in this project. That said, an EFB might come in the future if they can spare the development effort.
Can plane able to execute Hold Present Position between two fix points?
The G1000 can only hold around a waypoint as far as I know, so you’d have to make a custom waypoint and create a hold around that.
@@FlyFromHome On the contrary. Garmin 100 can execute hold present position. I can't send a screenshot from here but if you want I can send a youtube video link about it.
Okay well you clearly know more about this version of G1000 than I do 🤣 You can test it yourself if you have the Working Title G1000 installed for the default Cirrus.
@@FlyFromHome I tried two times but clearly I can not send you the link of the garmin 1000 hold at present position menu video. I know working title can not execute hold at present position. That’s why I asked about what if your plan can do it or not. Answering your plane can do it or can not do it something, answering Garmin 1000 has no abiltiy to execute hold at present position is a different thing. Just try a real garmin 1000 and than lough like that a person who asked a normal question like that.
Different versions of the G1000 are capable of different things. I was unaware that particular feature is available as I haven’t flown with the NXI version. Lots of our older DA42s can’t insert holding patterns at all, or fly 3D RNP approaches! I’ve stated in the video multiple times that this is the Working Title G1000 and this aircraft is limited to the things that system is capable of.
Hey guys, I play on Xbox and I'd be interested in buying this awesome plane. I hope you'll manage to bring it to the marketplace in the near future!
It’s coming to the marketplace and will be on XBox!
The plane in VR is amazing... but the default pilot view is wrong.
Hey Kitty, do your friends at COWS have any plans to release this on the Xbox through the Marketplace?
If not, could you beg them for me 🙏?
It’s coming to the marketplace but I’m not too sure about XBox! I’ll have to ask as you’re not the first person to request that.
Update - it’s coming to XBox when it releases to the marketplace!
@@FlyFromHome That's great news! I'll just continue being obsessed with the Comanche while I wait. Thanks for the info and the highly detailed videos. Yours are the longest vids I watch consistently. Keep it up please.
Running commentary on your video. ;) Diamond doesn't seem to be suffering much from any recessions (though they did have to sell the company to China, which left them as autonomous entity, still producing in Austria and Canada - that for the inevitable "Chinese crap" troll posters). They are backlogged on orders: for fun I asked about a 62 and was told back in early 2023 that I would take delivery in early 2026. 😆
Interesting to hear your endorsement of the -62 by mrtommymxr, compared to the default one, as I wouldn't be able to compare to the real aircraft, not having AU$3million lying about in the sofa cushions.
Not wanting to detract from the video topic, also intrigued to hear your comments about stall/spin attributes, including and especially in single engine, which made me go: HOW? How did Diamond manage to make the nightmare scenario or Vs>Vmc a non-issue? Asymmetric thrust at low speeds doesn't magically go away, so how is it managed/prevented? Which ties into the (on paper) amazingly good single-engine performance, even with "mere" 170hp engines. Compare this to something like a Grumman Cougar which, although lighter than a TwinStar, is a bit of a death-trap with its 160hp engines (as sadly the Rebuild Rescue guys found out the tragic way). This even more so in the -62 than the -42, it seems, where you give a bit of rudder trim and up to 12,000ft or so, you are just merrily flying along on one engine as if it were a C172 Landomatic!
I do think that WT has been neglecting the G1000 a bit. Looking at their release notes, it's a lot of bug fixing, which is of course great, but lately very little adding of the still long list of missing features.
Good info regarding Diamond, glad to hear they’re doing well!
Yeah I was very saddened by the Rebuild Rescue crash, they were one of my favourite channels to watch. Regarding the aerodynamics, I think you’d need someone far smarter and better qualified than me to explain that one! I suppose it’s something to do with the management of the separated airflow and having a huge amount of directional stability? I have heard of a Diamond getting into a spin before due to extreme mishandling along with overloading, but the crew all survived thanks to the fantastic strength of the crash structure.
@@FlyFromHome IIRC, I stumbled over some Diamond videos of them making them spin (-40s, not the twins though) and it saying that it just about required trained pilots to *MAKE* them spin, because it's otherwise near impossible. While I can see that in a single, you would think in a twin you can always force the issue: asymm thrust, ailerons at wrong moment, such as right when you have a bit of wing drop. But I can't even find a video on spin demonstrations of either a -42 or a -62. I'm willing to start a GoFundMe to buy a -62 and undergo all the training to test this! I'm selfless that way! 😆
I like trains
Bless you, trainposter.
Haha using car engines that’s a good idea roll up to a diesel pump if your in the whoop whoops
Haha, yeah!
its not a "semi castering" which isnt even possible. its steered with the pedals and mechanical linkage.
The linkage is flexible similar to the one on smaller Cessnas. This creates an effect where the nosewheel can follow cambers or taxiway lines independent of steering input, as in a castering system. It also allows you to move the rudder when the aircraft is stationary on the ground, unlike aircraft with hard mechanical linkages like the Pa28.
@@FlyFromHome I flew the da42 for multi and MEI. It doesn’t drift. It’s hard linkage from what I remember. Unlike the 40 that’s free castering
I have over 500 hours in the Da42 so I’ve flown it a little bit myself 😜
I suspect you were lucky enough to fly the very newest version which has a much more effective steering linkage. If you ever fly a TDI or an earlier NG you’ll see what I mean.
hopefully ill get back in it, stuck flying bigger things right now@@FlyFromHome
@@hostettervideosI think you'll find FFH knows more about the DA42 than you do....😂
Engine start keys don't have physics. Very unrealistic.
Damn dude, you’re right. Absolutely game breaking. Better uninstall.