DA40 Private Hire / Shares

[turbine100]

Hi

Due to on-going issues with my local flying school that rent me a DA40 G1000.

I am looking to privately hire another DA40 or now consider a share in the South East area. Would also consider A/C types similar to go places.

If anyone knows of any around, please send me a PM

[Footless Halls]

I'll PM you.

[Footless Halls]

Sorry couldn't get PM function to work.

Have you tried this DA40:

Altair Aviation Ltd (http://www.altairaviation.co.uk/)

?

[mark147]

There are plenty of DA40TDIs at Flying Time, Shoreham.
One DA40-180 at Cubair, Redhill.
One DA40TDI at TropAir, Biggin Hill.

Of those, only Flying Time has G1000 equipped ones.

Google will find the relevant web sites.

[final2land]

Hi - have PM'd you with contact details.

[paulthornton]

The DA40 at Cubair, Redhill isn't a G1000, its a clockwork panel. Having said that it does have HSI and slaved compass, so isn't quite so bad. Personally I prefer the -180; having tried both the TDI feels sluggish.

The only reservation with Redhill, and this isn't meant to be a criticism as I pretty much only fly from there (in the above DA40), is that it can get boggy and the grass runways do spend quite a time unavailable during the winter. There is an unlicensed taxiway that can be used when the runways are closed, but that has stringent crosswind limits.

Paul.

[MichaelJP59]

Slightly OT, but wasn't there talk of equipping Redhill with a hard runway, did it ever come to anything?

[paulthornton]

Planning applications for a hard runway at Redhill generally lead to a lot of agitation from the local residents. The last one certainly did.

We have most recently had a planning application to turn the whole site into an equestrian centre (!).

Much as I'd love to see it, I'm not holding my breath for a hard runway there :sad:

Paul.