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DA62 Versus Aerostar

In my Mooney 252, I once took off from Atlanta, Georgia, right behind a Piper Aerostar 601P and landed right behind it in Washington, D.C. But, while I was using oxygen on the way there, he was flying in pressurized comfort. I bought an Aerostar. The last one was a factory-new model 700P. Flying above the clouds and being called a jet by ATC was always a kick. In the DA62, it seems to me that the kick has to come from the smell of leather. Im just saying.

Aviation Consumer Staff
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I read your recent coverage of Diamond’s DA62 (June 2016) and the airplane looks like a work of art. But, $1.3 million for a machine that barely cruises at 200 MPH, requires sucking on oxygen for serious missions and only has a service ceiling of 20,000 feet?

In my Mooney 252, I once took off from Atlanta, Georgia, right behind a Piper Aerostar 601P and landed right behind it in Washington, D.C. But, while I was using oxygen on the way there, he was flying in pressurized comfort. I bought an Aerostar. The last one was a factory-new model 700P. Flying above the clouds and being called a jet by ATC was always a kick. In the DA62, it seems to me that the kick has to come from the smell of leather. I’m just saying.

Aviation Consumer Staff