Ok we can finally put this one to bed.. It was the friction adjustment and a loose chain in the trim mechanism under the console.. The tension was way to loose as was the chain.. Test flew yesterday and worked perfectly

Or you have a slipping belt caused by a broken or cracked alternator bracket. I just had this

Generally when flying as low as we do it’s pretty much all direct

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It got worse today. Manual and electric would not work in the air and was like this on the ground

Also, check the elevator trim tab "friction damper" rod for cleanliness and proper friction setting: https://www.diamondaviators.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3489&p=68596&hilit=elevator+trim+tab#p68596 Steve This might be hard to quantify but how fast does your electric stab ...

Antoine, the model of stripping and selling good trainer planes I am sure is a model that could work, however I have heard time and time and time again that flight schools (and especially their students) would love DA40's, however the unreliable times to get parts make them unviable trainer fleet p...

Just bought a 2004 and have had an KAP 140 autopilot trim issue.. it mostly occurs in climbs or descents but has happened once or twice in level flight. In a climb or descent, All of a sudden you will get the warning autopilot pitch trim and the wheel trim wheel keeps rotating. When you disconnect t...

I just bought a 2004, G1000, 600hrs, descent shape, ADSB for 190.5K. The newer ones were way above the 200K mark. Tried to buy a steam gauge version but it just never worked out.. Those seemed to be priced in the 135-165K range, depending on engine hours

Just out of curiosity... Why would you lock your fuel caps? Seems like a lot of trouble to go through, considering most airports have cameras everywhere nowadays

Interesting.. I have a DA-20 and had a GDL-82 installed as well but did not have to add an antenna The other possibility is that you are driving a non-WAAS GPS and your GDL-82 from a single GPS antenna through a splitter. My avionics guy said that this was a possible way to avoid installing an addi...