RE: DA50 in a pattern plane?
Yes.
Full throttle vertical takes some opp. aileron and lots of rudder.
It's fun, though.
What I do like about this combo is the total performance envelope. It can slow to a crawl and still be stable because it's got so much area. Of course, that isn't your friend in the wind.
But I have this to do precision flying; gotta get it some way.