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COWS DA40-XLS Incoming

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It's also there on Orbx Central but you can't buy it yet. 

Approx USD 18.45, 18.07 Euros, 15.2 GBP

It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

https://orbxdirect.com/product/cows-da40-msfs

 

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Haven't seen a Diamond with seperate prop and condition levers in ages.

Tempting. I fly the DA42 a lot, currently my favorite GA. I think I’ll stick with that.

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I've been flying the 42 for hours today. I've no doubt this will be of the same quality which makes it a must have. 

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If they have been able to accurately model the behavior of a free castoring nosewheel I'm all in.

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I don't quite get the benefit of this over the excellent DA42, which I have and have also been using a great deal in 2024.  It is tempting but I am not sure I would get a lot of use out of a single, fixed wheel aircraft. 

What I really wish they would do is a high-fidelity 62!

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8 minutes ago, Cognita said:

What I really wish they would do is a high-fidelity 62!

Yeah, I get the appeal of these trainers for students flying them IRL but would rather see something with more performance. 

This is great news - this basically might mean that release is not far away. I do own their DA42 and I do fly it quite often either doing low level VFR or perhaps practising a complex instrument approach procedure. There is history for me with DA40 - It was actually one of the aircraft I flew IRL after getting my licence and to this day I would quite happily swap PA28 to full glass cockpit. Looking forward to see what Cows will bring with their DA40.  

1 hour ago, Cognita said:

I don't quite get the benefit of this over the excellent DA42

Does the DA42 get into all the same airfields as a DA40?

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4 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Does the DA42 get into all the same airfields as a DA40?

Well, the DA40 has a landing distance of 1,043 feet and the DA42 1,269 feet, so pretty much the very same airfields. I am sure we could fly around and find some fields that are 200 feet in between but I don't think there will be too many, and I can say with certainty none that I am flying to.  I really don't see the benefit unless you want to practice train on a modern single. 

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1 hour ago, Cognita said:

I really don't see the benefit unless you want to practice train on a modern single. 

There you go 😉

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I love my DA42, I just have to wait until mine is available on market place in 2024 - anyone else in the same boat?

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8 hours ago, St Mawgan said:

It's also there on Orbx Central

If its 'also' available on Orbx, does that mean its available elsewhere?

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When we see the absolutely horrific implementation of the Default DA-40 (orders of magnitude worse than the MS2020 version), this addon, the newest, latest version of the type, does make a bit of sense to purchase.

It is a real shame that a third-party aircraft would have to be considered to replace a default plane, but the regression in the DA-40 from MS2020 is just barbaric. I am exclusively flying the DA40 from 2020 in 2024 with some personal tweaks because it is just so unflyable.

If a wonderful third-party affordable, systems rich replacement for the default DA40 is made available, I will gladly consider it. Having a wonderful plane that sits between the 172 and the Corvalis/SR22 is nothing to scoff at.

Looks like it's out. Not sure though I'll be getting in. I need a work horse that can fly in known icing 🙂

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