You won't develope a scan in a DA42. You wont develope situational awareness in a DA42. You will be more geared towards a glass cockpit enviornment in the DA42.
IMO The DA42 makes life alot easier, 1 lever, big map, use of autopilot etc etc..you could teach monkeys to fly it. No doubt people will disagree with me but thats their opinion. I feel safer training on conventional tools and have the opinion its easier to convert from clock n dials to glass than it is going from glass to clock n dial.
Its a tick in the box while laying the foundation for your future flying career. It depends what your aspirations are after training completion.
I'm just a skeptic!
