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Letters From Readers: August 2017

As for whole-airplane parachutes, Ive given quite a bit of instruction in a Flight Design CT LSA and once found the sky ahead filled with seagulls and wondered if I would shortly need to pull the red handle, but Im ambivalent about it when Im flying the Diamond. For me, the cost of servicing the CAPS in the Cirrus was one of the negatives in buying a used one.

Aviation Consumer Staff
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Diamond vs Cirrus

I read the report on the Diamond DA50 in the June 2017 Aviation Consumer with interest. Diamond is ambitious and impressive. I also notice that the DA50 has a steerable nosegear.

As a current Diamond DA40 owner who has experienced a pilot seat sliding backward in the seat rails while climbing out (in a Cessna), I very much appreciate the non-moving seats in my Diamond. The airplane came with a three-point seatbelt airbag and overall seems like an extremely crashworthy machine.

Aviation Consumer Staff