"C J Campbell" wrote in
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"ET" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in
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Cirrus SR22 which has a severely restricted airframe life; some of
these planes are already approaching mandatory retirement.


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So you've flown over the 4000+hr current restriction and the 12,000
hr restriction that will be in place by the end of the year???

I have not. Good heavens. No, a couple of flight schools have said
they are getting close. They must fly the things constantly.

Cirrus has been promising that 12,000 hour restriction for years, now.
I wish them well. Then they can start figuring out why these things
are falling out of the sky. There just seems to be no good reason for
it. I suspect training is the issue.



After being in one myself (Not an experienced pilot talking here...) I
CAN see how the complex systems can be confusing until one gets used to
them. Then as you think,, hrm what screen is that on... what button
makes that happen.... how do I turn on the autopilot and program it
properly... your in imc and don't know which way is up and think the
guages are lying to you....

Interesting... one of the older cirrus accident reports mentioned that
the "please remove before flight" pin that keeps the CAPS handle secured
on the ground had never been removed. I wonder if that pilot was more
paranoid about the chute being pulled accidentaly than needing it in a
hurry.

Your right about the 5K hour issue. I saw some pretty ****ed off posts
on the cirrus owners assn forum talking about how cirrus didn';t exactly
bring that to there attention before they plunked down there 300+ large.
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ET


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