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Originally Posted by KC Jake  I think it just hasn't had the required testing done yet. In the future it will be approved for IMC flying, I believe. I could be wrong. |
Respectfully, I disagree for a couple reasons.
1) It's already an expensive airplane. Adding the lightning protection stuff to make it compliant is going to add to the price.
2) That will cut into marketshare for the DA-40 - why would they shoot themselves in the feet, per se?
IMO, what limits the utility of the DA-20 is the size and design, not necessarily whether it can go IMC. I mean, it's fun to fly - I've got about 1.5 hours in it and I had a BLAST flying it. It feels light and nimble, like a fighter might feel. But knowing that I can only get one pax and a tiny bag in it screws up what I'd want to do with an airplane.
That's just me, though. Maybe I'm wrong. It has happened before.
