Welcome to the forum. I have never owned a C1, but have owned an A1 for about 10 years. My son (who has flown the A1 much more than me) thinks the A1 flies better and is more "fun" than the C1. I think you have covered most of the pros and cons, but let me add my perspective on the A1. The...

Moonshine wrote:Nah, it's nowhere close to $6k, but still hurts at $1.2-1.8k (can't remember)
Had to replace mine - had a bad o-ring on the fuel cap which lead to some water in the tank which lead to pinhole corrosion by the drain valve

These are aluminum fuel tanks. Can they not be repaired?

Ok, so now I know I want a GTX-345R to go with my G1000, but the million dollar question is will my DA40 will be one of the "select G1000-equipped aircraft" ? I believe this change will require an update to the G1000 software. Does Diamond have to do something, or pay something to make th...

Ok, so now I know I want a GTX-345R to go with my G1000, but the million dollar question is will my DA40 will be one of the "select G1000-equipped aircraft" ? I believe this change will require an update to the G1000 software. Does Diamond have to do something, or pay something to make th...

Is this going to be the ADS-B solution G-1000 owners have been waiting for? Is so, probably good news for Diamond owners.

http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-releas ... ansponders

I know that Diamond employees are monitoring this forum and therefore know what we, their customers, have been saying. I want to challenge your assumption that financial projections were not good enough to justify making a better DA40. This is absolutely true. I recently was contacted by Mr. Maurer...

Sadly the market in North America has spoken, with dwindling sales of new DA40-180s (DA40 XLTs) over the past few years. DA40 production in London, Ontario had already shifted to mostly building of parts for DA40NGs being assembled in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. This made it difficult to justify cont...

The DA40 is such a neglected airframe. It seems like with minimal effort it could be an IO-390 supercharged or turbocharged equipped near 180 knot airplane at altitude. Bump up the useful load, which can't be too hard with the huge wing, and throw in air conditioning and you've got a real travellin...

From a business perspective it makes sense for Diamond to only sell Austro-equipped models of its airplanes. It needs a critical mass of Austros in the field. Have any DA40-NGs been sold in the USA? I have never seen one in person. Yes, if the market you were trying to sell to wanted Austro boat an...

I can tell you for my A1 Katana there have been some issues. Some parts are no longer available - like the canopy lock slides and the interior components. When I replaced the carpets, I bought C1 carpets and had them cut down and bound locally. Certainly not a big deal, though, but I wonder about av...