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Old 6th Jul 2018, 08:25
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The [newer] Piper Seminole have Garmin G1000NXi avionics, before they were equipped with the G1000, some retrofits have G500, older ones have regular six-pack instruments. ATP Flight School uses them successfully. https://atpflightschool.com/equipment/seminole.html

The Diamond Twin Star has the Garmin G1000NXi, not sure what the older models had. https://www.diamondaircraft.com/aircraft/da42/

All in all both are really good airplanes, but the DA42 is a newer generation airplane, it is better built and with center control sticks (vs. conventional control yokes on the PA-44). Having flown both, my choice is the DA42, without hesitation. Good luck!

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