The upshot to this noise "the system" is the primary reasons we no longer have commercial airliner fatalities (the pilot is generally no longer allowed touch the controls except in limited SOP defined periods). I don’t know where you are getting your “information”, but this portion of you...

As far as I know (and our IA agreed) - it’s not listed in Chapter 4 as an airworthiness limitation, it is not a required time limited replacement component for Part 91 non-commercial operators. Chapter 4 items are mandatory. Here is an article on TBO from AOPA - https://pilot-protection-services.aop...

You might want to download the latest version of the DA20 maintenance manual. As I recall from our previous ownership of an A1 Katana, there were a couple of time limited components listed in Chapter 4 (Airworthiness Limitations) and a larger number of components listed in Chapter 5 (Time Limits and...

This happened to our DA20-A1 prior to us buying the airplane many years ago. The welded stud that is attached to the strut fractured and (unknown to the pilot at the time) the nose fork and nose wheel remained on the runway after takeoff. The pilot noticed something amiss when he landed back at his ...

On an Angel Flight pickup I flew this approach into Santa Barbara. Conditions were reporting right at minimums. An airliner went missed. A bizjet went missed. Then it was my turn. I had the synthetic vision. I was quite well-practised in IFR at the time. I figured I would take a look since I had ne...

I did an approach in extreme precip just a few days ago. It was RNAV 23 KLWM. One of the more difficult approaches I have done because it was just bucketing down with rain and moderate turbulence. The red on the NEXRAD on the photo was directly over the field when I landed. Luckily I had good profi...

It's difficult to change corporate culture. When the owner/founder/CEO tells you to your face that "the North American Avgas market is dead to him" and the long time former President of Diamond Canada chastises you for expecting "Diamond to support an out of production airplane" ...

Have you tried Aviation Propellers in Opa Locka, FL? They overhauled my A1 prop years ago and had an overhauled prop for sale at that time. If you are willing to overhaul a prop, I know of a serviceable spare. We gave it to the high school when we donated our DA20 to them a year or so ago. The prop ...

As expected from when they closed early in March. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7224

I would inspect these airplanes very closely before buying. Falcon ran them hard and in my opinion, their maintenance was marginal.

I was looking at my fire extinguisher recently and discovered it's a dry powder type, whereas the FAA recommends halon or halotron. In fact in AC20-42D the FAA specifically recommends against using dry powder extinguishers in aircraft. Does anybody know why Diamond would provide an extinguisher whi...