Yeah, pretty much. I don't have any experience with the DA but I do have a BME 50. It is so reliable and starts up straight away everytime I try (except for the time I forgot to fuel it up [sm=bananahead.gif]). 5 flips or so with choke on, then 1, sometimes 2 flips with choke off and she going. Its a very user friendly engine and I am completely satisfied with it. Good luck!