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by georgebabu
Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Thoughts after 2 years of owning a DA40NG
Replies: 7
Views: 1889

Re: Thoughts after 2 years of owning a DA40NG

<r>“Kamikaze students” <EMOJI seq="1f602" tseq="1f602">😂</EMOJI> <br/> <br/> “you can sleep in a plane but you can't fly a house (unless you tie a lot of balloons to it)” <EMOJI seq="2764" tseq="2764">❤️</EMOJI>. Best line ever. Going to borrow it <E>:)</E><br/> <br/> Diamond Support…100% ag...
by georgebabu
Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:35 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: What is this thing?
Replies: 15
Views: 1120

Re: What is this thing?

A wider picture would help to confirm. My first thought is that this looks like one of the two fuel drain ports, one under each wing. A third “pull to drain” gascolator located under the fuselage. AFM page 7-27 shows a schematic view of it. John Ewing’s DA40NG guide (which I relied on heavily in the...
by georgebabu
Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40 NG Checklist
Replies: 5
Views: 864

Re: DA40 NG Checklist

Hi Lizette, I too used the CheckMate lists when I was training in a 172. Missing them.

I am interested. Can you ship to Toronto, Canada? Do you have a price in mind?
by georgebabu
Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: DA40NG Frustrations
Replies: 8
Views: 1072

Re: DA40NG Frustrations

@nick, Diamond's sales strategy is a poster child for what not to do. I share your frustration. A fellow Diamond aviator recently opted out of Diamond DA50/DA62 and went with a Cirrus SR22T primarily because the sales support was night and day different. All that to say...you're not alone. But the a...
by georgebabu
Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: G1000 NXi Phase III
Replies: 110
Views: 59608

Re: G1000 NXi Phase III

No updates from Diamond. Still waiting patiently for them to schedule our next meeting. To Russ, Paul, and others patient enough to interact with Diamond on behalf of DAN...many many (many) thanks! (I feel your pain...despite having only had to deal with them for a short time as a new owner with a ...
by georgebabu
Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Which airplane do you own?
Replies: 18
Views: 7501

Re: Which airplane do you own?

DA40NG, IFR rated.
by georgebabu
Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:36 am
Forum: Public forum
Topic: G1000 and VFR flying in Europe
Replies: 4
Views: 1378

Re: G1000 and VFR flying in Europe

Hi Mark, Congrats on the pending delivery of your DA40NG! I would suggest getting the additional databases for the G1000. In my first year of ownership, I opted to max out on the ForeFlight and Garmin subscriptions to give me the flexibility to try different preflight and flight deck procedures to s...
by georgebabu
Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Ground power for G1000
Replies: 4
Views: 722

Re: Ground power for G1000

Hi Mark

I have a Start Pac power supply to power the G1000NXi on my DA40NG while doing ground work.

Model # 530025 (24V ground power supply).

https://startpac.com/products/model-53025-24-28v/
by georgebabu
Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Flying with Dogs
Replies: 26
Views: 4683

Re: Flying with Dogs

I’ve flown a few times with our puppy (maybe 6 months when we first went up?) The advice in this AOPA article was very helpful: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/june/flight-training-magazine/dog-and-plane First time in the plane was just to get used to the airport noises. Then we ta...
by georgebabu
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:35 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Considering New DA40 "NG"
Replies: 19
Views: 5047

Re: Considering New DA40 "NG"

Scott, I echo what Steve says. Got my DA40NG new in March. 80TT so far. Pricing: Used and new aircraft are rare, so didn’t have much luck getting a price break. Options: Mixed feelings. It’s now 20C to 30C in Toronto, so you’re guaranteed to sweat on the ground (especially if you’re doing full stop ...