DA40 NG engine/climb performance is unrealistically overpowered

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
The DA40 NG is extremely overpowered compared to its real life counterpart, to the point where it can climb up to flight levels that only Jets and Turboprops should be able to be at (32,000ft+).

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
DA40 NG
I have not tested the DA40 TDI yet

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Everytime

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Load in on the ground in the DA40
  2. Climb away from the airport with autopilot on FLC climb to 32000 ft at Vy speed.
  3. The plane will comfortable climb to 32,000 ft.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
N/A

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
No

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
4070 Ti Super

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
N/A

MEDIA

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Additionally, the DA40 seems to have unrealistically low drag on landing with full flaps. Maybe this lack of drag is related to this crazy performance at high altitudes.

It feels really hard to slow the plane down to even touch down on the runway appropriately.

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You deserve better…
:wink:

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Full flaps and braking applied, it’s almost impossible to stop after landing with idle power. The physics used to model the plane is obviously wrong. Hope they correct it.

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I’m tempted but it’d be great if the diamond I’ve already paid for to at least have an update, especially since it’s a career mode plane.

If there’s no sign the devs are looking at improving the stock DA40, then yeah I’d probably go for this since the diamond star is one of the IRL planes I fly.

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I fully agree they should fix the stock DA40, but even if they manage to fix it at some point in the future, it will never even come close to the Cows GOAT-level DA40 experience. I am not a pilot IRL, but I bought the Cows DA40 and it is my favorite plane to fly. Visual island hopping during sunset will never get any better :slight_smile:
I will say, if you are a real life pilot flying this plane and you are really passionate about it then do not waste any more time but make a nice tea and watch this real life pilot’s brilliant showcase : :slight_smile:
This is probably your personal DA40 heaven…

There are also some nice custom liveries available and an optional upgrade patch for the G1000. This preview was based on a pre-production version. So the pilots are not visible yet, but they of course are now in the final version.