Sharon Flies the Diamond DA62 on IFR Cross Country Flight

[@Dream0Asylum]

I'm convinced Sharon is a professional pilot, with thousands of hours of experience. She just does these videos to phuck with us and the instructors.

[@fcjr1362]

Here’s how to add to your views and subscriptions…make sure that Sharon is a large part of every future video…guaranteed!

[@taichigoodness1798]

John is one of the best instructors of all times! Lots of respect!

[@muratguzeldere]

He sure is. He has patience.

[@hunterjones9822]

This is the economical kind of plane I've always wanted, now if I can just scrape up the 1.1 million purchase price.....

[@Master-Blaster-4x4]

I wish it was 1.1 but everyone i see online is 1.5 to 1.6 plus tax

[@HiroNguy]

"Economical" at 1.1X10^6 US$ 😅

[@viarnay]

Im plenty of zeroes in my bank account

[@viarnay]

@@HiroNguy It's a plane due

[@hudsoncraftworks]

Great job Sharon! Thanks for taking us along. Would love to take one up someday. Looks like a dream to fly.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Thanks for watching, Brian! So glad you enjoyed!

[@timmartin6410]

Fun to go along with Sharon as she flies the DA 62, one gorgeous airplane. Hoping to revive my flying adventures after a few decades. The hoops I'll have to jump through just for a 3rd Class medical will be the deciding factor. Assuming a 3rd Class Medical is in my future, once I'm back up to speed, I'll spend some time (and money) and get checked out on the DA 40. I'm really liking what Diamond has done for GA.

[@PilotCrawford]

Way to go Sharon! You will make for a great instrument pilot. Got to love that beautiful DA62!

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Thanks Tim! The DA62 really makes it easy! (Sharon)

[@eschelar]

It sounds like an infomercial... But frankly, every time I hear people talking about Diamond aircraft, it sounds like an infomercial, because there's not much to say that isn't awesome. I'm not a pilot, just a gear nut and curious about all things machina. Enjoying the heck out of a huge number of videos on the subject. Diamond is just a fantastic airplane company.

[@pistonburner6448]

...except that it's a Chinese-owned company which means that no-one with any kind of ethics whatsoever would have anything to do with them.

[@musoseven8218]

@@pistonburner6448 bittersweet ain't it, but welcome to the modern world, the UK is pretty much owned by the CCP including our govt🙄🙄🙄😭😭😭🤬

[@MajorCaliber]

@@pistonburner6448 Was it not originally designed in Austria?

[@pistonburner6448]

@@MajorCaliber It is a chinese-owned and run company. It used to be Austrian, sure, but not anymore.

[@superchargedpetrolhead]

@@pistonburner6448 well so is cirrus, at least diamond is owned by a private Chinese company while cirrus is owned by a Chinese government backed subsidiary... If you look at every single aircraft company there is big Chinese investors....well that's what happens when all countries decides to make china the factory of the world...

[@mikercflyer7383]

Great seeing you Sharon it is the first time I see you flying an airplane and a beauty at that.

[@Sky_Burger88]

I agree. Sharon, what is your KZbin channel called?

[@ramezqubain8177]

Very well made video. Love the Q&A. Sharon you are lovely and a great marketer

[@marcellogarcia4702]

With due respect, What a gorgeous pilot girl !! Cheers from Brazil and by the way , congrats for this video.I love to fly!!

[@barrycliborn5169]

Beautiful pilot, beautiful plane!

[@mr.ginnationfunlifestyle3891]

That was a well done report of the DA62! All the others more like marketing advertising and pushing forward emotional. Now you said the right points on this awesome airplane, what the great advantage is to understand. Thanks for pointing it out on the point. Even Diamond could not bring it to this point in their videos. This plane has some remarkable technical advantages to old school planes. Just a little bit more fuel capacity would give her the record. Top of the notch. Love it. Good job in this video. I enjoyed any minute. 👍😎🙏

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Thanks for the great comment! We're so glad you enjoyed and found it helpful. The DA62 is a remarkable airplane and we're thrilled to be able to show her to the world.

[@salvadorflores9096]

Hello there I try once fly with my brother like passenger. 152 Cessna back at the day at 90s. I was worry. But at the end takes a lot experience where you are now. I'm impressed Congrats. You doing excellent job. 😅

[@magicmagnificent8862]

LOVELY aircraft. Excellent video. Thank you LifeStyle Aviation for keeping the videos coming. I lovethe range and ease of use on this plane. Leaning more towards purchasing it now rather than the Pipistrel Panthera.

[@NDCDA62]

Nice video Sharon & John - The best Twin in the world !!

[@jasonpb27]

One way to get more views, more of Sharon please!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Great to see you with the life style Aviation team

[@AllThingsAviation]

Another video about the DA62! I had the opportunity to fly one out of MGJ and it is such an amazing airplane. Better than the cirrus in my opinion.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

@AllThingsAviation - We LOVE this plane! Glad you got a chance to enjoy the DA62. TakeFlight is one of our partners and really has a great fleet.

[@alanmydland5210]

At a cool mil, it aint cheap

[@magicmagnificent8862]

@@alanmydland5210 1.4*

[@attorneyaviator1318]

@@LifeStyleAviation I trained for my PPL at MGJ in DA-20. I’ve since been signed off & fly the DA -40 NG. What a wonderful plane. Love to buy one. But costly.

[@darrylrayfordsr5696]

I really had thoughts about the Sr22t but I really like this Da62.

[@njrivetelite]

This is a beautiful plane... very very impressed. I can't believe how little this thing burns with dual engine. And that range.. wow.

[@christopherbeddoe406]

Dream Airplane for me too, which is why I'm searching for new DA62 videos. 🙂 We'll see. I'll probably get a DA42 though I don't really need the extra space.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Both airplanes are excellent choices. The decision point really comes down to your typical mission and weight profile. Let us know if we can help you!

[@lapamful]

You guys sold me on it! lol It's not often you get the feel of a plane from a video but that feel was conveyed here nicely. That was one smooth landing.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

We're so glad you enjoyed it! Not bad for a brand new private pilot right? (The plane is THAT easy!)

[@KB_RC]

Loved seeing the aircraft at Oshkosh!!! Great video!

[@stevecaraway9619]

They say a Diamond is girls best friend!! Beautiful plane.

[@Lanaman400]

That was the smoothest landing ive seen on youtube, awesome

[@tenbypowell4908]

Great vid thanks Sharon and John; beautiful aircraft.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it, Tenby! Stay tuned for more!

[@hogster5935]

I love Diamonds and yes owned one. 62 is nice but bring $ like over 1.+ mil. Thanks for vid.

[@clairevery1want2bear]

Got my multi in that plane. It felt sooo cool, I really enjoyed it

[@captainstablemdr113]

Beautiful plane designed with great intuitive upgrades. Nice job Sharon,,, but just wondering if you missed not having a yoke or you prefer the stick ?

[@thatguy7085]

Wow… pretty pilot 😍 We need more

[@PilotDaveAviation]

Love the video team! One day I will love to fly this plane, amazing ...

[@JoseOrtega-XOR75]

When I grow up (retire) I'm gonna buy one!!!

[@alanmydland5210]

Me 2

[@scottthompson2973]

Beautiful....Design...Looks Fun!!

[@paul2829]

Awesome Sharon

[@mountainof7]

Gorgeous! Plane's pretty sweet too

[@duanelehman170]

Is stage cooling necessary or recommended on these engines? If you pulled the power back like that on a turbo charged Avgas engine, it would be detrimental to the TBO times. One of the big reasons why used airplanes on the market have rebuilds way before TBO is because they didn't stage cool the turbo charged engines (especially coming out of altitude).

[@JoseAlfonsoChavez]

I started flying on airplanes with full steam gauges and I'm hoping one day I have the opportunity to fly on an airplane like that. What a beautiful airplane! Daydreaming.. 👁👄👁

[@LifeStyleAviation]

A lot of us did too! It's the future of aviation!

[@christopherprice3841]

Was that you at KFCI this past weekend for the REA grand opening? Arrived in a DA40 with no wheelpants?

[@LifeStyleAviation]

You got it! :) Were you at the event?

[@christopherprice3841]

@@LifeStyleAviation Sure was. Steve and I were over on the wall eating not far from where you set up your table. Nice to meet you.... I'm sure we'll cross paths again if you guys are tight with REA.

[@nickmuller6317]

Nice video! Could you provide how you recorded the intercom and ATC? Many thanks.

[@harryagrotis326]

Gorgeous ❤️ oh and the plane too. Great instructor

[@Nate_The_Compton_Kid]

The landing was amazing!!!!

[@themessipilot]

Incredible AIRPLANE! Thanks for sharing. I'd love to sit in the back seat any day 😍.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Thanks for watching! It's almost as much fun from the back seat as it is to fly! :)

[@tonymujan3097]

Love the video .keep em coming please

[@tonyfdesign]

Great video! What a great plane!

[@patrickallen5781]

Gorgeous and the plane isn't bad either.

[@brandonpalmer2211]

Great video all.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Thanks Brandon! Glad you enjoyed!

[@geoffsummitt6703]

When did the 80's become a long time ago?????????? Damn. Great discussion on the engines but address the life limit on the parts for the engine. Mechanics always say Diamonds are easy to work on pull the part throw it away and wait for the new one to show up. The price point is a bit painful but the cost per hour when factoring in replacement parts is the choke point.

[@Truthwarrior-lx9ib]

Most beautiful pilot I’ve ever seen!

[@overbuiltlimited]

Yep, super sharp too!

[@csmihaly]

Very informative. Thank you for posting.

[@maxq8652]

OMG he did sell me the airplaine... I have to have it!!! LOL.... I love the airplane anyway... Great job and thank you. Great video. Sharon I wish I could do what you do... good job.

[@cq7415]

I would fly with Sharon anywhere. Thanks.

[@tracywilliams7929]

Did anyone else notice? During most of the in-flight chat Sharon sat calmly with her hands in her lap! The plane is so computerized it flies itself!

[@ocdptony7363]

Good job know I need to buy one

[@YakMan737]

Nice work Sharon. I’ve never seen so many people watching someone so intensely while she was writing that clearance down! Especially the guy in the back !! 😂

[@Farmer_El]

That plane is gorgeous.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

A show-stopper every time!

[@naughtyUphillboy]

@@LifeStyleAviation HONESTLY, CAN IT TAKE 7 ,TWO SMALL FEMALES IN BACK & COVER 1000 NM. If you care to reply.........I will drop BARON & BUY this.

[@magicmagnificent8862]

@@naughtyUphillboy at 50% throttle, of course it can.

[@naughtyUphillboy]

@@magicmagnificent8862 OK

[@LifeStyleAviation]

@@naughtyUphillboy It can seat 7 (with two small passengers in the back) but you will want to make some fuel stops for weight and balance purposes.

[@philipgledhill7227]

I it's philip nice to see you. Philip is interested. Hope to meet you on the 6th August at church Fenton. To have a look at the diamond airoplanes. See you there phil.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

Our next big event is at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! We'll be in the Diamond booth all week and hope to see many of you there!

[@oldsnwbrdr]

What does Lifestyle think about Diamonds (and their Austro engines) nowadays?

[@nevillecreativitymentor]

Diamond is a BOYS and GIRLS best friend .. 💎💎💎💎💎

[@danielhawley6817]

If it were pressurized, had the option of yoke or stick, AND the seats in the front would move...and had the option of small privvy in place of the last two seats...it would be the perfect cross country airplane.

[@Will-W]

you mean like the honda jet :D (it's only double the price)

[@jasoncrandall]

They make that. It’s a called a CJ

[@nellermann]

I always thought the transition from Bonanza to Barron wasn't too big a step. Is this 40 to the 42 or 62 more similar?

[@Jeff-zg5gm]

I can’t comment on the 40 to 42 transition. I got my multi in a DA42. Transition from the 42 to the 62 was very easy. Many of the V speeds are the same. The DA62 fixed many of the DA42 issues around the fuel system. Love the DA62.

[@Scarface1970]

My dream plane, and one day my dream will come true!

[@bunnychowmuncher]

Love aviation and flying - if you guys will be at Oshkosh next week - have a great time

[@kellydaniels0044]

My question: are all of these new engines TBR instead of TBO?

[@zsoltacs2529]

Excellent "newbie" flight with a good trainer!

[@markdoan1472]

I think Diamond created the best GA twin well ....ever created ... They could have simply went with the latest Lycomings and would have still had arguably the best twin out there but Diamond did the unthinkable ... developed their own engine which no one in their right mind in general aviation ever attempts ( history is strewn with attempts ) ... It is a profoundly difficult road and a testament to the fortitude of the Diamond owners and engineers ... and it is of course diesel which makes it thermodynamically quite a bit more efficient than avgas

[@bernardanderson3758]

Great to see you john

[@BladeTrinity99]

Almost just sold me on Diamond. Now need to go do a Demo Flight

[@lupenunez3984]

So beautiful and talented 🌸

[@Bill_N_ATX]

Nice plane if you have an extra million or so. Although that’s a pretty tough market segment.

[@clearpropcfi3744]

But it's "economical" as was stated in the video! I did find one for rent in CA for $650/hr. plus $100/hr. for the instructor. Doesn't sound really economical to me.

[@kevinjarchow8812]

@@clearpropcfi3744 It's only money. You'll make more.

[@HootisGarage]

Fly, Nav, call. Should have finished the power setting before calling on the radio. Good video

[@t.michaelbodine4341]

My dream plane right there.

[@davidbarnett1631]

Does Sharon have a KZbin channel?

[@wi54725]

Pay careful attention when flying to Smyrna, TN. People tend to fly into KMQY and forget to return from whence they came. Don't even think about staying past 10 days--get home. We can't take any more of you SoCal, NorCal, Chicagolanders, New Yorkers, and even Floridians moving here. Texans are okay if they were born in the Lone Star State and not from Austin. Middle Tennessee is now full--go home! Seriously, this gentleman is the perfect guy to be an instructor. He reminds me of my instructor 40 years ago, who happened to have been a C-123 and C-130 pilot with the 314TCW from Smyrna AFB.

[@songboy40]

Lead is not a lubricant.

[@davidboyle3032]

Time A summary : 0:47 Yep 1:39 Yeah 1:46 Yep 1:47 Yep 2:43 Yeah 4:09 Yep 4:52 Yeah 5:00 Yep 5:01 " The computer is a better Pilot than I am "

[@MajorCaliber]

I "heard" MSRP is $275,000 as shown here... oui/non?

[@jasonalpha]

Good video but the only thing I would do is add more external flying shots like other aviators do on their videos

[@ictpilot]

Has diamonds solved the issue of not shutting down an engine for more than 2 minutes for multi-engine training?

[@dedexyz8475]

That's one hot looking "fuselage", and the plane is cool too.

[@andredubois2607]

nice landing!!!!

[@LifeStyleAviation]

😎😎😎

[@easttexan2933]

Yes, all that technology is great to a point, but as an older pilot (75), I think this technology takes away the hands on feel of what a good pilot should feel about their airplane. Beautiful airplane and even more beautiful young lady. In your pre-take off discussion, I'm sure you discussed things like T/O abort, engine failure, etc., right?

[@DanFrederiksen]

It's great that Diamond pushes some progress (it's not a high bar in aviation) and in many ways it is a cool plane, 4 seats like a car (a bus like private jets just waste fuel) 2 engines for redundancy safety, kinda cool it runs on jet fuel, it's a capable bird with decent range HOWEVER rather than settle for heavy complex diesel engines that are still massive noise and vibration makers blocking the airflow and weighing the plane down, look at it and take the next logical step. DA62 is 1600kg empty, that's not light for 4 seats. Sling TSI is half that weight and uses half the fuel. Lancair IV-P is also half the weight but it's closer to twice as fast as the DA62 yet still better fuel economy. A margin that should not be possible. And the DA62 is 1.2million dollars. So it's a capable plane but there is still enormous potential for improvement. What Diamond could do is place a similar cabin in a minimal weight carbon fiber teardrop body that by its compound curves is naturally rigid and pressure compatible as a pure shell without bulkheads. And then put two tiny turbofan jet engines on it at the back. For a total empty weight of maybe 400kg. Because a small light plane needs only tiny jet engines to go fast. And you have the smooth quiet stable operation of jets, the extreme coolness, maybe double the speed of a DA62 yet better fuel economy. And because it is light and simple, it can be done much cheaper than 1.2 million. Ironically such jet engines at maybe 15kg each are much easier to manufacture than those diesel engines. And don't let intuition betray you. The range record of 40000km without refueling belongs to a simple turbofan jet engine, the williams FJ44. So if jets can give us as good or better fuel economy while going twice the speed in heavenly smoothness, what are we talking about... Imagine how exciting a product the Diamond DA62 would be if it was quarter the weight, twin jet going twice as fast and costing half. There is such extreme potential. It's ripe for the taking. A Bonanza is not that far from being a 100 year old design. In a tech world, how is that possible.

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Ok, but it's 7 seats....

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@TheSoaringChannel well it can technically have a third row but this one doesn't seem to have it and most don't because it is at the expense of cargo room and is pushing it's useful load. Say you have two americans at 100kg each up front, then the rest can weigh 50kg on average and carry no luggage. It's not really a 7 seater, it's not even a 5 seater. It's a large 4 and a chunky 4.

[@MydogTagz]

Well you have sold me on it. I'd like 2 please. Currently I'm still working on that fear of heights thing tho! 😂😂

[@sanyaod]

Is that Armstrong ?

[@Aerius_21]

isnt lead to prevent detonation, not lube; ive never heard the lube reasoning

[@warwickchristian5682]

Very nice...!

[@tft024]

John would you be willing to share your height and weight. You look like you fit pretty well. I am 6' 6 300 Will I fit?

[@robertw.1499]

If she loses power, she's just got to bat those eyelashes and she'll have instant lift 😂

[@Ozgrade3]

Is the DA62 built London Ontario from scratch or built in Austria then ferried to Ontario for Completion?

[@aleksandrsynyavskyy6262]

All done in Austria

[@batmandeltaforce]

She makes me want to be a bush pilot:)

[@lmartinez3633]

Dream plane…a real diamond

[@LifeStyleAviation]

We completely agree! Thanks for watching!

[@granddad-mv5ef]

I drive a vehicle with a Turbo-compression engine. You can say "diesel" and I will not be offended. Thanks to Diamond for making the jump!

[@LifeStyleAviation]

So you know how easy they are to use and manage! Hope you get to check it out in a Diamond soon.

[@dman0044]

Next thing is to program the plane to automatically do what the tower says (the plane would understand what the tower wants).

[@stephenr228]

Sharon, you can sell me a 62 when I’m ready to upgrade, - apologies to Sam.

[@LifeStyleAviation]

@Stephen R -- Haha! We might have to fight for your business. :)

[@GulfCoastTim]

I fly this DA62 in MSFS2020😎

[@ryanawilson8549]

Lead is used as a lubricant. I learned something.

[@stephenthompson1663]

I though lead was to prevent pre-ignition?

[@daveok7131]

How tall is John?

[@WillFly4Tacos]

Sharon is fantastic, as talented as she is beautiful great job. Wish the dude in the right seat would have stayed at the FBO HAHA.

[@ragoonsgg589]

Harry Potter back there just itchin for a broom