FLEET MANIFEST · KCHS · ALL ACTIVE

The only all-Diamond
fleet in Charleston.

Five Diamond DA40 NGs and a multi-engine DA42-VI NG. Every aircraft glass-cockpit, Jet-A, and built this century. No 1970s 172s, just one single FADEC lever, and no panel relearn between trainers. CRAFT students train in this fleet, and rated pilots can rent the same airplanes at standard rates.

6
Total Aircraft
5
DA40 NG · SE
1
DA42-VI NG · ME
100%
Jet-A · Glass
Our Aircraft 06
KCHS · 32.8986°N 80.0405°W
N650LA
DA40 NG
N650LA — Diamond DA40 NG with G1000 NXi glass cockpit at KCHS Turbocharged
N650LA
CRUISE
154 kts
PANEL
G1000 NXi
STATUS
Active
Single-Engine · Composite$255/hr WET
N216DA
DA40 NG
N216DA — Diamond DA40 NG on the ramp at sunset, KCHS Air Conditioning
N216DA
CRUISE
154 kts
PANEL
G1000 NXi
STATUS
Active
Single-Engine · Composite$255/hr WET
N162AT
DA40 NG
N162AT — Diamond DA40 NG with G1000 NXi glass cockpit at KCHS IFR Equipped
N162AT
CRUISE
154 kts
PANEL
G1000 NXi
STATUS
Active
Single-Engine · Composite$255/hr WET
N406BL
DA40 NG
N406BL
CRUISE
154 kts
PANEL
G1000 NXi
STATUS
Active
Single-Engine · Composite$255/hr WET
N970DA
DA40 NG
N970DA — Diamond DA40 NG with FADEC single-lever power control at KCHS Electric Rudder Trim
N970DA
CRUISE
154 kts
PANEL
G1000 NXi
STATUS
Active
Single-Engine · Composite$255/hr WET
N42MV
DA42-VI NG
N42MV — Diamond DA42-VI NG twin-engine trainer at KCHS Twin Turbodiesel
N42MV
CRUISE
174 kts
PANEL
G1000
STATUS
Active
Multi-Engine · Twin Turbodiesel$600/hr WET
● The CRAFT Advantage

Why this fleet is the right choice.

Every airplane in our hangar is glass-cockpit, Jet-A, single-lever FADEC. Here is what that actually means for a pilot logging hours.

Legacy · Most Fleets
Steam gauge analog cockpit

Steam Gauges

Six analog dials and a vacuum-driven attitude indicator. The cockpit at most flight schools is older than most students. None of it transfers to a regional jet or major airline cockpit.

CRAFT · This Fleet
Garmin G1000 NXi glass cockpit

G1000 NXi Glass Cockpit

Two big PFD/MFD displays, synthetic vision, integrated GPS, traffic, weather, and a GFC700 digital autopilot in every airframe. Same family of avionics you will see in regional jets and corporate aircraft.

● Why it matters
Glass-cockpit hours compound. Steam-gauge hours don't.

Every hour you log in this fleet is an hour you do not have to relearn when you upgrade to IFR, Commercial, or your first type rating. Train in the cockpit you will actually fly.

vs
Legacy · Most Fleets
Three engine control levers: throttle, propeller, mixture

Three Levers

Throttle, propeller pitch, mixture. Three controls to juggle on every power change, climb, and descent. Mismanage any of them and you are cooking cylinders or detonating fuel. Pure cognitive load.

CRAFT · This Fleet
FADEC single-lever power control

FADEC Single Lever

One lever. Push for more power, pull for less. Full Authority Digital Engine Control manages prop pitch, fuel flow, and mixture in real time. Both DA40 NG and DA42-VI NG run single-lever FADEC.

● Airline transition
One lever today = one lever forever.

Every modern jet, every turboprop, every regional and major airline cockpit you will ever sit in uses single-lever digital engine control. Train on FADEC now and the muscle memory carries straight into the right seat of an E175, CRJ, or 737.

Train where the pros do.

Every CRAFT student trains in this exact fleet. Discovery Flight ($325) gets you in the left seat of a DA40 NG over Charleston. The rest of the fleet is on the other side of your accelerated program.

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