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2025 Diamond Aircraft Owners Survey Results
2025 Diamond Aircraft Owners Survey Results are in! 244 Diamond aircraft owners told us what they really think.
2025 Diamond Aircraft Owners Survey Results are in! 244 Diamond aircraft owners told us what they really think.
DPA board member and MEI CFI Trevor John Moody recently met with Diamond Aircraft and Take Flight Aviation to learn about the recently introduced Diamond Brilliance training program.
PistonPower / 26-Apr-2026 This response [from PistonPower] is prompted by an article submitted by Paul Koch and published on the Diamond Pilots Association website, with
After five years as a first-time owner, I learned the hard way that the Piston Power “Tip-to-Tail” is not the comprehensive coverage it sounds like: only specific listed items are covered, rates rise unilaterally every year, and you forfeit your entire engine-overhaul account balance if you don’t renew (even when the prices go up and the coverage level drops). I wish I’d had an attorney and mechanic review the contract first. Read my review on the Diamond Pilots Association website to avoid making the same mistake.
Diamond Aircraft/Austro Engines recently unveiled a new device designed specifically for the Austro Engines and the Electronic Control Unit. I have installed it in my
The Diamond Pilots Association (DPA) is excited to announce the opening of the third annual worldwide survey of Diamond Aircraft owners and pilots. This year’s survey has
The Diamond Pilot’s Association (DPA) completed its second full year of operations in 2025. What started off as an idea in 2022, the organization was
Join DPA advisor Trevor Moody for a great deep dive into preparing, shooting, and editing multi-camera video on his DA42!
The DA20 (all models) and specific models of the DA40-180 certified for MTOW of 1150 kg (2,535 lbs.) can be flown by pilots using Sport Pilot privileges under the new MOSAIC rules, beginning October 22, 2025.
The following presentation provides an overview of the Austro Engine ECU and the key things owners and pilots should know about the FADEC system that manages the engine.