Diamond Aircraft as a solid line of aircraft and a history of coming up with some interesting deals. This year, they have a new offer out for an unspecified "limited time." They'll match a down payment on a DA-20, DA-40 or DA-42 up to 10% the price of the aircraft and throw in Garmin Synthetic Vision for free.

This is a pretty impressive deal, especially in a down economy. When you combine the value of the avionics upgrade, a 10% discount and bonus depreciation on a new plane, there probably hasn't been a better time to buy a Diamond Aircraft.

Diamond's planes don't get as much media hype as some other piston singles, but many would argue that it's because they don't need hype. The DA-20 is a proven and widely popular trainer. The DA-40 is a great 4-place piston single option and if I were buying a twin piston the DA-42 Twin Star equipped with Diamond's new Austro engines is one of the only two aircraft I'd consider. These products have a strong pedigree with most of the same bells and whistles you'll find in more expensive planes. For anyone in the market right now, Diamond is definitely worth looking at.

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