Originally Posted by
Bri85
Im taking a ground lab class on the DA42 started yesterday my multi commercial. Ill ask the instructor about the special reqs for instructing, but I believe you need to obtain a check out on this specific a/c to instruct, as for the systems they are pretty insteresting and fancy. this is the only light (very light) twin I know that your maximum takeoff weight is alot greater than your landing weight, compared to the seminole its single engine rate of climb is horrendous- we were playing around with numbers and at 3700lbs @ 25 celsius it was somewhere around 170fpm.
The DA42 single engine climb is horrendous compared to the PA44? Oh great, can't wait to fly them in PRC. Especially during the summer when DA is about 8500 feet.