29 DA20s, 7 DA42s, 5 DA 40s tragically for sale

[A Dopo]

Man made bullshite. We at our levels are in control of less than we think

[ememic99]

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20200208-0

[Pascal]

I’d be interested in a da40 if others want to get together and put an offer in. From our experience in 2008 - 2011, inventory from flight schools will go for a lot less than people think. supply is essentially unlimited and demand is 10% of what it was 1 short month ago. I bought my Da20 for $55k in 2010 or 11 from a bankrupt flight school, I was offered $130k for it 3 months ago and it’s prob worth $55k again for the next few years. Crazy.

Derek, I would love to join you and make an offer to purchase one of the DA40s, but for that I would need to sell my DA20 at a good price first, which as you mentioned does not seem very likely at this point.

[JamesDS]

Notwithstanding the abuse that these planes have obviously experienced, at the right price they can probably be given new paint, engines, and interiors, although they do all seem to have significant airframe times.

I’m an attorney in Atlanta, so I am quite familiar with (what was) Falcon Aviation Academy, and I regularly deal with aviation related legal issues, so it occurred to me that if others on here want to explore the possibility of a corporate purchase of any/all of these planes, I would like to hear from you by PM.

Sandy

Due to the issue with updating the G1000 systems in all Diamonds, I have explored replacing these with Dynon Skyview certified systems, which are modern, well supported by Dynon, and far less expensive than Diamond upgrades. Scott at Diamond Canada sent a table of prices for upgrading the steam gauge DA40 to the latest NXI system for a cool $185,000 and replacing a KAP140 auto pilot with a GFC700 adds $65,000 if I recall. On the Dynon Skyview site, I priced the parts for two 10" screens, two radios, all engine sensors, wire harnesses premade, and two axis autopilot and came up with less than $25,000 with an estimated shop time of 75 to 150 hours. The system would also require an IFR certified navigator, such as Garmin GTN/GNS series or Avidyne IFD series, adding $6000 to $11,000 to that price. Dynon has 20 shops around the country to do the installation, with others having done the training but waiting for enough orders to be listed by Dynon as certified for this work. Dynon has not yet done the AML-STC work for the DA40, but quickly responded to me when I sent an email. They note that the autopilot is a separate AML-STC, but I suspect that this could be done with a 337 form by the individual. If there is a sudden supply of low priced Diamonds available, this might be a very advantageous upgrade approach. Note that Dynon already has about 600 certified planes with an AML-STC, and they pioneered this process with the FAA.

[Rich]

A big deal in Dynon marketing (Robert Hamilton) is my former partner in N40XE. Maybe you could shame him into moving this along