I am a huge diesel fan. Their efficiency, performance, reliability and simplicity (relative) are all great. Having them on a GA aircraft with that level of automation is just the top shelf. And knowing guys like these are involved with building your plane is also satisfying. You know it's done right.
The DA42 is similar in the flare it is very speed stable which allows for a longer flare without loosing lift! I have done about 50 landings in it. I must say that I have never not greased the plane its just to easy to fly! Even in gusty crosswinds! Beautiful machine! I love that you enjoy the da62!
Man it's been decades since I visited Vienna. Thanks for sharing your footage of it. That city is timeless it seems, looked the same as it did when I was there in the mid-90's.
I would have to say that Vienna Austria has to be one of my bucket list places. At least you gave us a culture flash though your purpose was the flight and prep.
The green flight academy that will start here in our city just got their brand new pa28 today. That one had been ferried from America. It’s amazing when you think about it, looking forward to this series!
Wow... what an episode. The fact that it only covers pre-training, factory tour, Vienna and Austrian check out really illustrates the immensity of the experience. I bet you're glad you have as much footage as you do; I'm sure so many aspects of the experience literally and figuratively flew by. You have a rich treasure chest of archives with which to relive it all. I've never seen Vienna, but I have looked down on Salzburg from the Alps above Berchdesgaden, Germany; I'd love to see more. And the DA62; what an incredible aircraft... especially those engines! This is the first time in my life I find myself lusting to own a twin engine aircraft. So glad this trip is being presented sequentially; can't wait for the next episodes. As for my airplane, pretty much ready for first engine start, but don't want to do it until the intersection fairings are complete. It's really hard to work in an unheated hangar in Michigan right now; slowing me down a bit... but I keep inching closer.
Hey @goatflieg I've been watching your build on mykitlog and wondering when you'll do your first run! You're almost 4000 hours into your build and haven't turned the engine over yet! I thought maybe you were waiting for a refresher with Bruce Bohannon. Keep up the good work! That air intake is a thing of beauty, but I don't think I'd have the patience for it.
@@Redchrome1 There are a lot of reasons for the high hour count, mainly due to being a first time builder. I want to make sure the first engine run is close to the airworthiness inspection and first flight. It's ready but I don't want to run it, then let it sit for months again. The Bruce Bohannon refresher will come immediately after first flight (with qualified test pilot) and then I'll take over Phase 1 flying.
So cool you were here in Austria. I learned to fly "next door" at LOAV, Vöslau right next to LOAN, Wiener Neustadt Ost, Diamonds headquarters and I just went hiking the other day right next to the old train bridge Micke showed you. Hope you had a good time in Austria! All the best from Vienna! Glück ab, gut land! (That's the Austrian way of saying "always the greens!")
Ah, Vienna! Built to be the capital of an empire - now the capital of a middle sized Central European country. It really is quite an experience. Also, Diamond airplanes are cool. Expect when they're not. I'm a member in a club that has a DV20 that mostly works and a DA40 that mostly doesn't; lastly, a piston blew through its cylinder and the crew had to land on a field. Luckily, and thanks to the skill of the pilot, nobody was hurt and the airframe didn't sustain any damage, so a new engine it is (again), and maybe next summer she'll fly again :-P
Love Vienna been about 12 times but never for more than a day !! Hope you enjoyed it, breakfast is usually amazing in Austria !!! Love the Diamonds, graet adventure, I can not believe how far your flying has come since I started watching you, great content as always
@FlightChops They just fly real sweet and make pilots look good with the landing. Earlier in my career I ferried airplanes across the Atlantic so this brought back some memories. Great video!
For sure - even in tough conditions it was hard to not have a great landing in the DA62 when I followed the numbers and techniques that Jarred explained.
Thanks Steve! I'm definitely looking forward to this series. IF I was current, IF I had the money, a DA42 VI is the airplane that I would like to own. I'm single, so don't need a whole bunch of seats on a regular basis, the fuel economy is fantastic, it's always nice to be able to buy Jet A for less than 100LL, and I think it's just an amazing airplane. The DA62 has that EFIS backup, but I really would love to see if the -42 would get the Garmin GI-275s as back ups, to replace the three analog gauges up at the top. An ADI, HSI and MFD would be great for back up. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this, and seeing the long, overwater flight portions and how it's done.
I watch many of your videos and I enjoyed every minute of this one. Well done Steve! I specifically like when you landed at my local airport in Reykjavik at the very end of this video where I did my PPL lessons
Thank you for this Steve. It takes a lot of work putting these videos together. I take delivery of our new Diamond in 2023 and looking forward to the future episodes.
Me too - I guess I better get back to editing :). I feel a bit like I am hanging off the front of a train building the tracks - such a massive edit here, I haven’t been able to get much of it done in advance.
Man, that is one NICE aircraft! Immediately fell in love, lol. Those engines are a work of art! Looks fast, too. Austria is GORGEOUS, too! Thanks for sharing that! You're a lucky man, Steve! Can't wait to see the cross country part. Hope you and the family had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! 👍😎
Gosh I am soo hyped for this series. When I got my licence I fell in love with the DA40. Sadly it's no longer available to me (due to me moving). If I had the money, I'd buy the DA50 RG right now. It's such a good plane.
I learned in the originals. DV-20, DA-20, & HK-36 with about 130 hours in them combined. I really like Diamond Aircraft both as a pilot and mechanic and cant wait to get my medical back and fly the new diesel aircraft. Thank you for this. I am officially jealous. Be safe.
I had to find and follow! I’m using Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 and doing the Austria to Ontario Canada trip via sim. I have real time experience flying a DA20, but not a gorgeous DA62. You guys are a great inspiration! I’m saving and recording all of my virtual work. Route Wiener-Neustast OST to Texel Airport Netherlands, Texel to Stornaway northern Scotland. Stornaway to Reykjavik Iceland. Iceland to Narsasauq. Narsasauq to Newfoundland Canada, Newfoundland to Ontario. I’m hoping I can do this flight in 6 legs of refuel and make it to the finish line! You guys did the real deal and I’m so happy to witness this. I hope im not over bearing.
Very cool. One of my Patreon supporters actually made the flight plan files that could be imported into flight sim. I think the link to that is in the description of the final episode of the series. Let me know if you have trouble finding it.
I have the Aerobask DA62 for Xplane and the modified default DA62 for Microsoft Flight Sim....this is one of my favourite planes to fly! Just like the real thing, it was super easy to fly and land! I was last in Vienna in 2000, and still has the best ice cream I have ever had!
So cool. I love the DA62, a classic aircraft in a niche of its own. I learned to fly in a t-tail LSA aircraft, an Allegro 2000, but an hour was my endurance while flying because it was so light, thus so sensitive to the chop Falcon field (and other Arizona desert fields) is known for, even as early as March. Light Sport pilots rarely flew during the summer, Nov-April was what we called "flying" season. Microsoft modeled the DA62 among its included aircraft for its recently released PC/Xbox MSFS 2020. When I took flight lessons, my CFI, Jason Bullard, knew I had used PC simulators and said though we did not have to go thru the first lesson "instrument" drill, adults who enjoy their free time with such simulators tend to not look outside as much as they should to scan for traffic in the heavily congested area that Phoenix is. I enjoyed this video, it is excellent, and the copilot is excellent an soft spoken (and so is the pilot and video author, of course).
2020 was meant to be a year of international flying and filming... had been planning for ages. We got a few trips done before it all shut down. Watch for some general aviation in Sweden and Mexico coming to the channel when I get into editing that content
That wrap-around cockpit window is a weakness of mine. I absolutely *love* that feature, asthetic-wise! Can't begin to imagine how pricey it is for a replacement, though
I love Diamond. I love how they are at the front of aircraft engineering and safety. Super excited for this series.
just wish their twins didn't cost the same as a 5 year old turboprop...
Phrases I never expected to hear on this channel: "A Eitrige und a 16er Blech". Love it. And the video.
hahahahaha😉
Translation?
16:01 and the "16er blech" is referring to the beverage you would expect to go with that meal
I am a huge diesel fan. Their efficiency, performance, reliability and simplicity (relative) are all great. Having them on a GA aircraft with that level of automation is just the top shelf. And knowing guys like these are involved with building your plane is also satisfying. You know it's done right.
This is my boy 😁 🛩 Looking forward to the next episode 😁 and next time I will do the sightseeing 🎶 ⛪ ☀ Greetings from Vienna ☀ Micke Mama 🤗
Greetings from Steve's Mama😅
The moms have met! Look out! :)
Very cool Steve! Feeling my GA nerves starting to twitch now. 😂
Looking forward to the series.
Thanks my friend! Let's get you up in a warbird when you're in Canada next :)
Or you visit us at Diamond😉 Du är välkommen☺️
@@FlightChops Absolutely!! That would be so awesome.
@@MickeLang That would also be AWESOME!
@@FlightChops I want to see that video!
Yes, I heard "common rail",?????? Diesel!!!!!! I had a Jeep Liberty CRD on diesel, so hence. Wow, what an airplane!!!!! Great instructor!
brilliant....i was on the edge of my seat... your structure and editing is awesome.
So glad you enjoyed it Simon :)
Great start. ready for ep. 2
This is gold! already my favorite series to watch in 2022!
Nice film.
Awesome..! Keep us updated and God speed..!
Those engines really look like a game changer in the workload for flying single pilot multi. Excited to learn more about the airplanes on your trip!
That'd be an absolute blast! I've always loved the DA42, and now the 62! I'll be looking forward to each episode!
Excellent content as always, Steve! Thanks for letting us follow along.
Thanks for following along Zachary!
Well done Steve. I’d say you earned your way onto the crew!
I like Micke and Martin. Great video... thanks for sharing
The automatic RUN-UP is fantastic....
Thanks😁
@@MickeLang You'll have to deliver mine to Australia. All I need is that every illusive lotto win. :)
I am just totally jealous. That is a really impressive machne. You have gone so far beyond me, I'm just staring wistfully at the horizon.
I love Diamond's aircraft.
"Welcome to Canada."
FlightChops: Thanks man. I live here.
Haha - yeah - I think Martin was enjoying the irony.
Vienna is a gorgeous city. Modern and classy. Great video! Love the Diamond aircraft.
What great footage of Vienna. Thanks for the great work!
More than incredible footage, Steve! Thanks!
Really looking forward to seeing this trip!
The automatic run-up was impressive.
+Wow, the stick looks a lot like Battlestar Galactica!
"Bidi bidi bidi what's up, 'Buck?"
I worked at the FBO you see in the beginning - your arrival intro Canada! Cheers to Frobisher Bay Touchdown Services!!
great service there☺️
Best video yet...
I'm just gonna say, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SO MUCH
I loved these last two videos they are great. Really reminds me of when I first discovered this channel a few years ago.
Fantastic video and adventure for you Steve! Cheers from CYYB
WOW........Thanks for this experience
Just started my CPL on diamond aircraft... Loving every minute of it so far!
Watching on my big screen - the editing on your videos is tight. That really makes this interesting and enjoyable.
Great job Steve. Looking foward to it!
Of course he’s happy and enthusiastic, he has landed an amazing job!😄
😁😁😁
The DA42 is similar in the flare it is very speed stable which allows for a longer flare without loosing lift! I have done about 50 landings in it.
I must say that I have never not greased the plane its just to easy to fly! Even in gusty crosswinds! Beautiful machine! I love that you enjoy the da62!
Yeah - it’s amazing how easy they are to fly.
One of the coolest vids youve had too date. Love the plane and the mission you undertook. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
Superb video Steve! Great stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it
Ah, how much I love it to see two of my favourite channels merged, and all of a sudden the canadian roaming around in my home country! Awesome video!
Man it's been decades since I visited Vienna. Thanks for sharing your footage of it. That city is timeless it seems, looked the same as it did when I was there in the mid-90's.
Ah, shame I missed you - greetings fom LOXN!
This series is going to be AMAZING
I would have to say that Vienna Austria has to be one of my bucket list places. At least you gave us a culture flash though your purpose was the flight and prep.
Martin and Micke are atop my short list of fave Aviators on UA-cam, glad to see you joining them for a trip ! Fly ON !
So cool! Can’t wait to see the rest!
The green flight academy that will start here in our city just got their brand new pa28 today. That one had been ferried from America. It’s amazing when you think about it, looking forward to this series!
Awesome! I’ll have to come up and have a look at it. 👍🏻
@@MentourPilot That would be a lot of fun, so much interesting aviation things will happen here this year! You would be very welcomed.
Wow... what an episode. The fact that it only covers pre-training, factory tour, Vienna and Austrian check out really illustrates the immensity of the experience. I bet you're glad you have as much footage as you do; I'm sure so many aspects of the experience literally and figuratively flew by. You have a rich treasure chest of archives with which to relive it all. I've never seen Vienna, but I have looked down on Salzburg from the Alps above Berchdesgaden, Germany; I'd love to see more. And the DA62; what an incredible aircraft... especially those engines! This is the first time in my life I find myself lusting to own a twin engine aircraft. So glad this trip is being presented sequentially; can't wait for the next episodes. As for my airplane, pretty much ready for first engine start, but don't want to do it until the intersection fairings are complete. It's really hard to work in an unheated hangar in Michigan right now; slowing me down a bit... but I keep inching closer.
Hey @goatflieg I've been watching your build on mykitlog and wondering when you'll do your first run! You're almost 4000 hours into your build and haven't turned the engine over yet! I thought maybe you were waiting for a refresher with Bruce Bohannon.
Keep up the good work! That air intake is a thing of beauty, but I don't think I'd have the patience for it.
@@Redchrome1 There are a lot of reasons for the high hour count, mainly due to being a first time builder. I want to make sure the first engine run is close to the airworthiness inspection and first flight. It's ready but I don't want to run it, then let it sit for months again. The Bruce Bohannon refresher will come immediately after first flight (with qualified test pilot) and then I'll take over Phase 1 flying.
I've been looking forward to this video. I'm jealous you are flying my dream plane!!
Great watching you fly the DA-62 out of CYXU....my home airport.
You're lucky to have that as your home base!
Yeeess!! I am so hyped for the Series!
Wow. So excited for this series. Congratulations on your flight Steve.
Just sent out the rough cut of episode 2 for sign off :)
Great job on this one, looking forward to the rest!
Love the ending... "Here is an active volcano..." 😂
Thanks for watching to the end :)
Nice, subscribed.
Awesome, thank you and welcome to the channel! Over 200 back catalogue episodes now!
Brill,as always waiting to get outdoors ,persistin down here in sw England, cheers.
So cool you were here in Austria. I learned to fly "next door" at LOAV, Vöslau right next to LOAN, Wiener Neustadt Ost, Diamonds headquarters and I just went hiking the other day right next to the old train bridge Micke showed you. Hope you had a good time in Austria! All the best from Vienna! Glück ab, gut land! (That's the Austrian way of saying "always the greens!")
Been watching your channel for a long while now-your storytelling and editing were just top notch. So excited for the rest of this series!
Thanks so much!! This sort of feedback is greatly appreciated as I do put a lot of energy into the post production end of things.
I'm so excited to start my multi training in the DA42. It is just such an amazing plane.
Looking forward to the rest of the films with your production and narration quality!
I'm glad you got to visit the town I was born in and where these beautiful aircraft are built, Wiener Neustadt!
Ah, Vienna! Built to be the capital of an empire - now the capital of a middle sized Central European country. It really is quite an experience. Also, Diamond airplanes are cool. Expect when they're not. I'm a member in a club that has a DV20 that mostly works and a DA40 that mostly doesn't; lastly, a piston blew through its cylinder and the crew had to land on a field. Luckily, and thanks to the skill of the pilot, nobody was hurt and the airframe didn't sustain any damage, so a new engine it is (again), and maybe next summer she'll fly again :-P
Love Vienna been about 12 times but never for more than a day !! Hope you enjoyed it, breakfast is usually amazing in Austria !!! Love the Diamonds, graet adventure, I can not believe how far your flying has come since I started watching you, great content as always
Looking at the route map you showed on the G1000, you flew literally right over my house! I live just off the HAM VOR. Amazing to think about it
It was bitter sweet to be blasting over such awesome geography and not being able to visit any of it.
@FlightChops They just fly real sweet and make pilots look good with the landing. Earlier in my career I ferried airplanes across the Atlantic so this brought back some memories. Great video!
For sure - even in tough conditions it was hard to not have a great landing in the DA62 when I followed the numbers and techniques that Jarred explained.
flying my dream plane the 62! looking forward to the series!
Excited to watch this Steve! Love these productions.
watched the other crossing the pond video they did - love those guys - that must have been a great trip !
This is epic Steve - can't wait for part 2. :)
Working on it now :)
Really looking forward to this!
Thanks Steve! I'm definitely looking forward to this series. IF I was current, IF I had the money, a DA42 VI is the airplane that I would like to own. I'm single, so don't need a whole bunch of seats on a regular basis, the fuel economy is fantastic, it's always nice to be able to buy Jet A for less than 100LL, and I think it's just an amazing airplane. The DA62 has that EFIS backup, but I really would love to see if the -42 would get the Garmin GI-275s as back ups, to replace the three analog gauges up at the top. An ADI, HSI and MFD would be great for back up.
I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this, and seeing the long, overwater flight portions and how it's done.
Looking very nice.
I watch many of your videos and I enjoyed every minute of this one. Well done Steve! I specifically like when you landed at my local airport in Reykjavik at the very end of this video where I did my PPL lessons
Thank you for this Steve. It takes a lot of work putting these videos together.
I take delivery of our new Diamond in 2023 and looking forward to the future episodes.
Very welcome - and congrats on your soon to be new bird!
Congrats! See you soon 😉
Can’t wait for the rest of this one
Me too - I guess I better get back to editing :). I feel a bit like I am hanging off the front of a train building the tracks - such a massive edit here, I haven’t been able to get much of it done in advance.
I do my training at the DFC. And I really wanted to see you guys when I was flying this is so wonderful!!
Man, that is one NICE aircraft! Immediately fell in love, lol. Those engines are a work of art! Looks fast, too. Austria is GORGEOUS, too! Thanks for sharing that! You're a lucky man, Steve! Can't wait to see the cross country part. Hope you and the family had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! 👍😎
Appreciated!
Gosh I am soo hyped for this series. When I got my licence I fell in love with the DA40. Sadly it's no longer available to me (due to me moving). If I had the money, I'd buy the DA50 RG right now. It's such a good plane.
They make some great aircraft for sure. The DA62 is among my favourite for sure.
@@FlightChops that Pokeball™ paint scheme on the DA-62 prototype was really nice too. 😽👌
Nice footage! I have being seen you since you had like 34k followers, incredible how you have grown as a pilot and as a film maker! Chops up!!
Awesome! Thanks for sticking around since the early days!
what a gorgeous aircraft the DA62 is.
I learned in the originals. DV-20, DA-20, & HK-36 with about 130 hours in them combined. I really like Diamond Aircraft both as a pilot and mechanic and cant wait to get my medical back and fly the new diesel aircraft. Thank you for this. I am officially jealous. Be safe.
Great job Steve! Thanks.
Been waiting for this since i saw the crossing on micke's insta.
what an amazing adventure!
Just a minute in, but I'm already intrigued on learning more so I can be a nerd on this plane in FS 2020.
Wow, incredible story!
That was lovely.
Thanks Charles
Great video and very cool aircraft!
I had to find and follow! I’m using Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 and doing the Austria to Ontario Canada trip via sim. I have real time experience flying a DA20, but not a gorgeous DA62. You guys are a great inspiration! I’m saving and recording all of my virtual work.
Route
Wiener-Neustast OST to Texel Airport Netherlands,
Texel to Stornaway northern Scotland.
Stornaway to Reykjavik Iceland.
Iceland to Narsasauq.
Narsasauq to Newfoundland Canada,
Newfoundland to Ontario.
I’m hoping I can do this flight in 6 legs of refuel and make it to the finish line!
You guys did the real deal and I’m so happy to witness this. I hope im not over bearing.
Very cool. One of my Patreon supporters actually made the flight plan files that could be imported into flight sim. I think the link to that is in the description of the final episode of the series. Let me know if you have trouble finding it.
Cool flight in a cool plane! Loved every minute!
Thank you Steve, BOSE Aviation, and all the other sponsors. Happy new year to you all.
Great video, well explained. Congratulations on the fantastic achievement 👍
Hey I know you ;P
Got my PPL in the DA40 can’t wait to get a chance to fly the DA42 and hopefully one day a 62. Awesome video once again!
You lucky bugger!!! (Australian slang 🥴😆😬). What a great adventure. A Diamond DA62 or DA50 RG would be my lottery winning first buy 😁😆👍.
Agreed
So much information...I’ll have to watch several more times...
Yep, pretty exciting!
What an awesome adventure!
Very cool! I’m excited to take my turbo skymaster across the Atlantic
I have the Aerobask DA62 for Xplane and the modified default DA62 for Microsoft Flight Sim....this is one of my favourite planes to fly! Just like the real thing, it was super easy to fly and land! I was last in Vienna in 2000, and still has the best ice cream I have ever had!
So cool. I love the DA62, a classic aircraft in a niche of its own. I learned to fly in a t-tail LSA aircraft, an Allegro 2000, but an hour was my endurance while flying because it was so light, thus so sensitive to the chop Falcon field (and other Arizona desert fields) is known for, even as early as March. Light Sport pilots rarely flew during the summer, Nov-April was what we called "flying" season.
Microsoft modeled the DA62 among its included aircraft for its recently released PC/Xbox MSFS 2020.
When I took flight lessons, my CFI, Jason Bullard, knew I had used PC simulators and said though we did not have to go thru the first lesson "instrument" drill, adults who enjoy their free time with such simulators tend to not look outside as much as they should to scan for traffic in the heavily congested area that Phoenix is.
I enjoyed this video, it is excellent, and the copilot is excellent an soft spoken (and so is the pilot and video author, of course).
Very cool and very cool sight seeing tour guided in Vienna!
Great video Steve ! Would love to see you fly abroad more !😀
2020 was meant to be a year of international flying and filming... had been planning for ages.
We got a few trips done before it all shut down.
Watch for some general aviation in Sweden and Mexico coming to the channel when I get into editing that content
That wrap-around cockpit window is a weakness of mine.
I absolutely *love* that feature, asthetic-wise!
Can't begin to imagine how pricey it is for a replacement, though