"Cary Mariash" wrote in message
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This posting (and replies) is very interesting to me. I own an old C310
and the expense and difficulty of maintenance is beginning to get to me
(especially with the threat of a new spar AD on all 310s). The DA-42
looks like a great substitute

Just looking at the pictures, it certainly looks like the DA-42 isn't going
to be a replacement for a 310, not in cabin size. Probably not speed-wise
either.

It looks to me like a great airplane, but for a specific role. Especially
C172-like missions, where a second engine is desired. But not as a
replacement for airplanes like the 310 (though I doubt the cabin is
genuinely as small as a 150's cabin).

Of course, until one is available for sale, it's hard to tell anything. I
guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Pete