On The Cover: That’s the Diamond DA50 RG, a Continental CD-300- powered five-placer that could make for a good step-up, go-places retrac. It’s not the fastest piston single nor the cheapest and at $1.15 million list, the cost is one of the DA50 RG’s biggest knocks. It doesn’t have the biggest useful load nor the best fuel economy, but what it does, it does fantastically well. Its lightweight yet strong and low-drag carbon/epoxy airframe climbs to altitude quickly and then cruises at a reasonably fast speed safely and in climate-controlled comfort. To see if the DA50 RG could make for an easy transition, we strapped in for the flight trial on page 4.
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