What do owners think of the their SR20s and DA40s? To find out, we queried owners, asking them some 26 questions about their operating and ownership experiences with these two aircraft. Bottom line up top: most are highly satisfied and give the companies kudos for good support.
But thats not to say some brick bats werent hurled in both companys direction. Altogether, we heard from seven Diamond owners and 15 Cirrus owners. Heres a sampling of our findings:
Flight Activity
Cirrus owners seem to fly more hours than do Diamond owners. Even SR20 owners whove owned their airplanes for less than a year reported more hours than the Diamond owners did, sometimes by more than twice.