The new DA62 MPP SurveyStar has been delivered by Diamond Aircraft Austria to RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems and it will be immediately implemented for test and calibration flights.
RIEGL and Diamond Aircraft Austria have been collaborating for almost 20 years. Since 2007, RIEGL has owned and operated the proven DA42 MPP GeoStar, which has successfully completed all missions to date with the utmost satisfaction. The increased requirements in recent years have now made it necessary to “upgrade” to the new DA62 MPP SurveyStar.
The new DA62 MPP SurveyStar involved close collaboration between RIEGL and Diamond Aircraft in order to professionally integrate and efficiently utilize the entire RIEGL sensor and system portfolio.
Markus Fischer, Diamond Aircraft, Director Special Mission Aircraft Division: „It is a great privilege to have perhaps the world’s most innovative manufacturer of airborne laser scanners as a partner and customer and to develop an optimal solution together with them. It was a very special pleasure for me to be able to hand over the aircraft and I wish RIEGL much joy and many years of successful use of the DA62 MPP SurveyStar.“
Dr. Johannes Riegl, RIEGL CEO and an enthusiastic pilot himself: “The DA62 Survey Star is exactly the right choice to keep us at the cutting edge of technology in the field of airborne applications for many years to come. And one thing I can already say after the first flights with our new aircraft: it is a real pleasure to fly it!“
