Fri, Jul 29, 2005
Diamond and Utah Valley State
College have announced that UVSC will receive the first two
DA42-TDI's delivered in North America. Deliveries are scheduled for
Q1 2006, with a third Twin Star joining the fleet later. These
innovative turbo diesel twins feature the G1000 glass flight deck
and will join UVSC's Provo based fleet of seventeen DA20-C1's and
three G1000 equipped DA40 Diamond Stars.
"UVSC and Diamond have been partners in flight training since
1995, when UVSC took delivery of the first of twelve DA20-A1's. Dr.
Ron Smart has been extremely supportive of our vision regarding
flight training and the relationship with UVSC has been an absolute
pleasure," said Diamond's CEO, Christian Dries.
"UVSC represents the ideal location for us to introduce the
turbo-diesel powered DA42-TDI. The combination of UVSC's superb
maintenance, the diverse operational conditions in their locale,
and our established fleet relationship will ensure that we can
gather valuable service experience while fully supporting their
operation. This will be the first flight school to use our complete
range of aircraft for flight training, from the economical DA20-C1,
through the capable glass cockpit DA40 and now including the DA42
TwinStar."
"We have flown 153,000 hours in Diamond aircraft," said Dr. Ron
Smart, Director UVSC Aviation Science Department.
"We could not be more thrilled to complete our fleet with the
addition of the new DA42-TDI Twin Star."
TAE Aircraft Engines will be supplying a fully operational TAE
1.7 engine for UVSC's Maintenance Training Program and the FADEC
controlled turbo-diesel engine technology will be incorporated into
UVSC's Maintenance Curriculum.
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