I've had DA-40s parked outside in the SoCal sunshine for long periods of time with no damage. This said, I use the full set of Bruce's covers and love them. They're a nice company with excellent support.

It looks like it might have been his first solo in the airplane: https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/solo-pilot-in-fatal-citation-crash-wasnt-typed/ I have the same personal rule that Colin does, though I add a few things to the list (e.g. arguing with my wife!) which count as "do-not-go" ...

That's for sure. I really wonder what the controllers must think when they encounter something like this. Frankly, it must be very disturbing.

I have a 2012 and it is very similar on both wings as your picture with minor deformation of the thin part of the wing. It is clearly the trailing edge of the wing (not the aileron). The plane lives in SoCal, so not much chance of the freezing, though there is heat. 3 examples in one day a pattern s...

I compared my insurance with a friend who has an equivalent Cirrus. Let's just say that it was amusing and painful, respectively.

In a year of otherwise horrible news, this is both good news and hope for the future.

RIP those who have been lost.

I'd be very curious as to what you see as the differences between the 2005 and 2020 models. On the Bluetooth side there is very likely little that you can do beyond what's described in this thread. Having worked on Bluetooth in a previous job, I can safely say that it was never intended for this app...

I have always heard that the KAP 140 cannot fly holds. But who cares; the heading bug + timer is good enough! It won't fly holds with any version of the G1000. If I had to guess, it is because the KAP140 is driven by a separate (hidden) attitude indicator. I couldn't fly them in my older DA40 with ...

That's very interesting indeed.

I am guessing from your comments that this isn't it, but maybe: http://support.diamond-air.at/fileadmin/uploads/files/after_sales_support/DA40-180/Service_Bulletins/SB40-087-M-3-Replacement-of-fuel-tank-interconnect-hose-incl-WI.pdf Further, with the relatively early serial number, it may be simply ...