Friends, we recently bought a 2nd hand DA42. We noticed that we are loosing TKS fluid, when the TKS tank is completely filled... We lost about 8cm of fluid and found the remainders again on the lower end of the tail and rudder... anybody experienced the same? did we overfill the tank? many thx for y...

For all of you that are living in southern Germany and want to fly a DA42... there is a new option! We, a flying club in Donauwörth (1 hour north of Munich), have acquired a DA42 TDI with brand new 2.0 Thielert engines. It is possible to do MEP (VFR) and MEP (IR) Ratings on the plane and also take i...

I know the company and had the pleasure to do 2 hours in it... What you can not see from the picture is the extremly large screen... more than 6 meters high!
Was a great experience. I hope they get the certification done quickly. This will be unique in GA.

As many of you know it is possible to read out G1000 Log Files (Engine Parameters, GPS Data, etc.) in the Lycoming Version of the DA40's. As it seems Diamond is not supporting an upgrade of the G1000 software for DA42 with Thielert engines, but I still really would like to read out the log files. An...

Two days ago panthera had its maiden flight

Yes you are right.... Only the Glass IS changed.. So no issue with the fit... Learnt this meanwhile form diamond.. So my issue is solved.. Thx

Hi Jean, saw your great O2D2 installation in your DA40. Just bought the same unit and want to install it into our DA42. I am trying very hard to find these plastic clips that you used to secure the oxygen lines (the white ones).. but cant find any.. could you give me a hint how they are called (mayb...

Hy Tyson, are you crossing the pond with a DA42 or with an airliner?

Hi, I thought that all DA42's were prepared for TKS. The early ones (2005) were delievered with plastic coveres (instead of TKS), as certification was not ready. The TKS was then installed later. However not sure if this was done for all.... Does yours have plastic covers or is it a solid leading ed...

we fly two thielerts.. both 2.0L ... one in a C172, the other one in a DA40... had bigger problems in getting the 2.0L Thielert in the DA40 started during winter.. the C172 always was doing fine... after many tries it turned out the the fuel injectors were the problem... now its better...