Originally Posted by Genghis the Engineer
If you want to fly night and IMC in the UK you need an aeroplane with a CofA. I can't see any way around that.
From your description, you probably want a Diamond DA40.
G
I didn't think the DA40 was a 150kt cruise aircraft, but I now see they have a variable pitch version (147kts) and what is 3 knots between friends.
One aircraft avaliable through the PFA is the Sequoia F-8L Falco, but I understand that wood and fabric aircraft should always be hangered?
Smirky Sam