DIAMOND DA20-A1 KATANA question

[NW_Pilot]

Yea I like the limitation of something like 100.4 degrees F Take Off Temp, Hope the owner don’t live in a warm part of the country where its 101 degrees by 8am or want to fly it during the summer afternoons most places.

 

[LarryinTN]

Yea I like the limitation of something like 100.4 degrees F Take Off Temp

That's not the limitation, at least not on the DA20-C1. The limitation is that when the temperature is over 100° you have to check the spar temperature indicator prior to flight. When the temp is under 100° you can skip that check.

I have no idea how hot the ambient temperature would typically have to be in order for the spar temp indicator to indicate that the spar is too hot to fly (>55°C/131°F). One would expect that the <100° excemption from the check would be rather conservative.

Anyone have any experience with it in >100° temps?