On Sep 4, 8:53*pm, gpick wrote:
Hello again. I met with my flight instructor today just to get some
information. Now it's time to schedule a flight. The ideal plane for me
would be the 09 DA40 with the G1000, but it is $35 more per hour more
than either the 03 DA40 or 07 172. Therefore, I am flying the two latter
planes and deciding which will be better for me. There are both the same
price per hour.

2003 Diamond DA40 with: IFR/VFR Garmin 530W WAAS-certified
GPS/NAV/COMGarmin 430 GPS/NAV/COMBendix/King KCS 55A Slaved
HSIBendix/King KAP 140 Dual-Axis AutopilotGarmin GTX 327 Digital
TransponderGarmin GMA 340 Audio PanelXM Weather Datalink (AKA: NOT
GLASS)

2007 Cessna 172 with: IFR/VFR
Garmin 1000 Integrated Avionics System
Bendix King KAP 140 Dual-Axis Autopilot
XM Weather Datalink (AKA: Glass)

The reason for the choice here is the famous high vs. low wing debate.
Also, the diamond tops out 10 knots faster. Any suggestions or opinions
as to which I should go with? Again, I will be flying both to decide
eventually. Is glass going to be more prevalent down the road and more
expensive to transition then, rather than start with it now?

--
gpick

Transition into either high or low wing from the other should be a
minimum time checkout. Familiarization with glass is the future for
pilots either flying professionally or for pleasure.
Dudley Henriques