Congratulations Chris!!!! I hope you enjoy your new privilege often..

Thanks for all the kind words..I have a flight planned for tomorrow morning and I will be filing my first IFR flight plan as PIC. Earning the Instrument Rating is just starting to settle in my mind...What a privilege this is.

After 6 months of training under the hood....the day finally came for me to take my Checkride! This was definitely the most rewarding/challenging thing I've ever done. I learned a great deal about myself, my DA40 and the airspace system we get the privilege of flying in. It seemed that the more I le...

I think I jinxed myself by continually checking this thread...So, I too have joined the "Flat Tire" club!! :tap: I'm not sure what the cause of the failure was just yet but, the tire will have to be replaced along with the tube since it now has a deep groove in the sidewall due to the rim ...

Great Pictures..Thanks for sharing!

Those were amazing pictures! What an adventure..

Great video Eric!! I hope that you enjoy your plane.

Tim

Hey Eric, Congratulations on your new purchase!! My story is very similar to yours. I just took possession of a new DA40XLS ( N153KC Serial # 40.1132 ), on January 5th, 2012. I flew back with the Premier rep from KFXE back to my home base at KGSO ( Greensboro, NC ). Make sure that you take a flight ...