January 19, 20251 yr Wow! I was kind of debating getting this based on their excellent DA42 but certainly not for over US$40.00. The original price made it tempting but I am happy enough with the 42 so this is a pass now. MSFS 2024. Primary Planes: Black Square TBM850, Duke, Baron, Caravan; A2A Comanche; FSReborn Phenom; Fexix A321; PMDG 737-7, 777: Utilities: Active Sky (Passive Mode); BATC, FSLTL.
January 19, 20251 yr It's 40 AUD though....like 25 USD. Pretty cheap for an addon. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
January 19, 20251 yr Author From £15.20 to £24.58 🤔 A bit disappointing but lets see what it is when it's finally released. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
January 19, 20251 yr Say what you want about pricing by DA42 is my favorite GA in 2024 at the moment. It pretty much has everything 2020 version does and it works flawlessly. Even my beloved A2A Comanche have some small issues that COWs doesn't! Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
January 19, 20251 yr is the 40 out yet? Ron Hamilton "95% is half the truth, but most of it is lies, but if you read half of what is written, you'll be okay." __ Honey Boo Boo's Mom
January 19, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, sd_flyer said: Say what you want about pricing by DA42 is my favorite GA in 2024 at the moment. It pretty much has everything 2020 version does and it works flawlessly. Even my beloved A2A Comanche have some small issues that COWs doesn't! I bought this for 2020 but rarely used it and kind of regretted getting it. I think I was spending a lot of time with the 850 and the Dukes and so the 42 sat in the hanger. But with few aircraft in 2024 I started flying the 42 and now it too is by far my favorite GA aircraft and what I am flying the most! It works very well, has a good failure model, and flies excellently, but it is their texturing that really captures me, both outside and inside it just looks like a real aircraft. I really wish they would do a 62 because that would both be an instant purchase and an aircraft I would spend a lot of time in. MSFS 2024. Primary Planes: Black Square TBM850, Duke, Baron, Caravan; A2A Comanche; FSReborn Phenom; Fexix A321; PMDG 737-7, 777: Utilities: Active Sky (Passive Mode); BATC, FSLTL.
January 19, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, sd_flyer said: Say what you want about pricing by DA42 is my favorite GA in 2024 at the moment. It pretty much has everything 2020 version does and it works flawlessly. Even my beloved Yeah, love it, my favourite in 2020 as well. Only problem in 2024 is no pilots in external camera. i910900k, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4 RAM, AW3423DW, Ruddy girt big mug of Yorkshire Tea
January 20, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, scotchegg said: Yeah, love it, my favourite in 2020 as well. Only problem in 2024 is no pilots in external camera. You don't have this option IRL as well 🙂 Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
January 20, 20251 yr Just "melted" some leading edge rime. Very satisfying! Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
January 20, 20251 yr Anyone who's flown their DA42 will find DA40 pointless to be honest. They are identical in terms of cockpit layout with one or two differences and biggest one is single engine config. DA40 is also bit slower then 42 meaning any longer cross country flights will take forever. I think the best usage for DA40 will be for purposes of learning/general handling as well as practising instrument approaches or just doing some low level VFR stuff. I think they should have instead gone with DA62/50 but nevertheless I will still buy it on release.
January 20, 20251 yr Author I'm happy not to be anyone as I will fly both, happily. I just wish they would release it already. It's been on ORBX for over a week now. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
January 20, 20251 yr Author Also, a very good DA-50RG is already available. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
January 20, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, St Mawgan said: Also, a very good DA-50RG is already available. It doesn't look like COWs quality though Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
January 20, 20251 yr Author 1 hour ago, sd_flyer said: It doesn't look like COWs quality though No it's not really. No doubt it will be hangared once this one is released. 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
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