DA20 rental on west coast bay area

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DA20 rental on west coast bay area

Post by mafli »

Dear All,

I like to rent a DA20 and a FI around San Francisco for a day trip around the bay area. Do you have any recommendations?

Thank you for your help!

Best regards

Matthias
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Re: DA20 rental on west coast bay area

Post by arksat »

I am based at KHWD (Hayward) in San Francisco Bay Area.
To my best knowledge there's no DA20 rentals around here. For DA40 and DA42, there are some.
PM me if you need a safety pilot to navigate through airspaces around SFO.
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Post by delaPlanet »

There aren't any DA20s to my knowledge in the Bay Area. California Airways has a DA40 for rent, and my friend, Erik and I are about to add another, absolutely beautiful DA40 XLS to the CA Airways rental fleet in the next couple of weeks. Stay-tuned, Bay Area Diamond Aviators...

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Come to Maine and I’ll rent you mine.. The foliage is just about to start getting good
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Re: DA20 rental on west coast bay area

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Thank you for all your replies!

It‘s sad that there aren‘t any DA20s available. This is because I haven‘t any expierience with DA40s. The only other aircraft I am familiar with is a PA28.

Could you propose a time when it‘s best and worst flying in the bay area? I remeber a lot of mist on one of my vacations on the west coast. But I cannot recall the time of the year.

My plans are to fly over to the U.S. just for 3 - 5 days for the trip. As I am working for an airline I am quite flexible with my plannings.
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Re: DA20 rental on west coast bay area

Post by iconoclast »

Fog is most prevalent in the San Francisco area in summer. The rest of the Bay Area is generally beautiful in summer, although it can get hot. Winters are mild. Best time of year is fall (Sept, Oct, Nov).

If you plan to be in Southern California after Oct, PM me. My DA20 is not for rent, but we can fly together.

I can give you some more info about airports in California if you are looking for preferred destinations.
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