Fly A DA40 For 'Free' -- No Kidding

While turbulent markets may make today seem like the wrong time to buy an airplane, representatives with Diamond Aircraft believe there has never been a better time to buy a Diamond DA40 XLS or DA40 CS. Customers who purchase and take delivery of a new DA40 between now and December 31, 2008 will receive free maintenance, free insurance, free fuel and free flight training, for the first year of operation -- a $13,250 value.

Free maintenance includes all scheduled maintenance -- parts and labor -- for one year or 125 hours, whichever comes first: a $2,750 value. The deal also includes a Free insurance credit worth up to $3,500, which should be enough to over most private, instrument-rated pilots in a DA40 XLS.

Additionally, customers will receive a fuel card worth $5,000, which should cover the first 100 hours of flying at $5 per gallon based on the DA40's low 10 gph fuel burn. And lastly, customers will receive assistance with flight training via a $2,000 training credit, which they can use for transition training or toward any rating -- private or more advanced -- in their new airplane.

Combined with the United States government's special bonus depreciation tax incentive program that allows new owners to write off up to $300,000 of the purchase price -- you can find new DA40 CS models for less than that, BTW -- and it may be possible for a new Diamond owner to walk away with a brand-new aircraft for costs only slightly higher than a used C172.

This offer expires December 31, 2008 and is limited to new US or Canadian-registered DA40 aircraft in current inventory.

FMI: www.diamondair.com/escape