by Paul Bertorelli Weve heard this story twice from separate sources: A Diamond salesman demonstrating the companys new turbodiesel DA42 Twin Star drives the thing a couple of miles offshore over the Gulf of Mexico at 1500 feet and cages one engine. “Now,” he says to the wide-eyed would-be buyer, “would you rather have that other engine out there or a parachute?” This, we are told, is an effective deal closer if the buyer happens to also be kicking Cirrus tires. 342
Parachute? Or Second Engine?
Thats where Diamond would like to move the debate in selling its Twin Star against the Cirrus SR22. But does the argument stand up?