I have a 2002 also. This is the best DA40 year I believe. The G-1000 is great and all but the useful load and CG of the steam gage airplanes are superior. I have a Aspen EFD1000 Pro Max, GTX345 transponder, GNS530W GNS430W, KAP140, Avidyne TAS600 TCAS. Extended 4-way baggage, Larger rudder modificat...

I wouldn't touch an eclipse with a ten foot pole! A buddy of mine has one. He just had to replace a pitot mast at a cost of $20K.

Now a King Air for 750K and we are talking!

18 hours to troubleshoot an ELT should be alarming. Think of owning these airplanes like owning an older exotic car. You have to learn how to do some of the maintenance yourself and have a good independent mechanic or they will put you in the poor house. You can't give a blank check to maintenance. ...

King KAP 140 has a fault log. You can plug into it with a laptop. You will need to make a cord that is described in the King KAP140 maintenance manual

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Has anyone here that installed the Weldon pump had an increase in radio RF noise when the pump is running? With the Dukes pump I had no noise. With the Weldon I have enough noise to break squelch on Com 1. It is very irritating and we can't seem to make it go away.

You need to shove, push, cram, use force. It will come out and go back in. It is easier with two people. You just have to muscle them.

I have to ask why euthanize the engine at an arbitrary number? Do it on condition?

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It's still worth getting the fuel truck records just for piece of mind and also if there was a problem then Gibbs would be aware that they failed procedures.

I am in San Diego also. Where are you located? Who fueled the airplane last? Years ago I got a load of water in a King Air that flamed out an engine. Turns out the FBO was not following standard procedures with their fuel truck and I got the first fill after the truck was returned to service after t...