Diamond DA62
Target for the Diamond DA62
40 to 80fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 80 fpm; under 40 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 89ktat 2,300 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 11°the category's
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 60 to 280mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The Diamond DA62 is a 7-seat composite twin-engine GA aircraft, quiet, efficient, glass cockpit. Its landing handling falls between a heavy single (C182) and a light twin (Seneca). Composite construction means it's stiffer than aluminum, which makes hard landings feel harsher to the airframe.
Landing technique.
Final approach speed (Vref) with landing flaps: 84 KIAS up to 1,999 kg, 89 KIAS above that (Diamond's checklist).
Round out at 15 to 20 ft AGL. The DA62 has a fairly forgiving flare envelope.
Land mains first, then ease the nose down, composite gear takes shock well but the nose wheel is small and likes a gentle settling.
Reverse propeller pitch isn't a thing in piston twins, plan your stopping distance from approach.
Single-engine handling: if you lose one in the flare, full power on the live engine, rudder into the live engine, fly it onto the runway.
Common mistakes.
Flying the approach by sight instead of by reference speed, the DA62's nose-attitude in the flare is similar to a Cirrus and pilots used to Cessnas often miss it.
Hard nose-wheel touchdowns, composite gear transmits the shock straight to the airframe.
Failing to plan stopping distance. No thrust reverse, modest brakes, lots of energy at 85 kt.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Diamond
- Model
- DA62
- Variant
- DA 62 (only model)
- FAA approach category
- A
- MTOW
- 2,300 kg (5,071 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Std
- Category
- Light Twin (Piston)
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