"BTIZ" wrote in message
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Currently the Cirrus is having a higher accident rate per hours flown than
most other single engine aircraft... it's new.. and harder to fix for
minor dings than bent sheet metal..

Its not harder to fix, you have to have a different skill set. A minor flaw
in aluminum costs almost exactly the same to repair from my experience. The
only difference is that the metal plane likely has a harder to match color.

Also, I do not fly a Cirrus, but have seen that pilots used to C-182s or
Mooney's are not used to the speed and fast wing of the Cirrus... lots of
long hot landings on short runways...


Which Mooney are you speaking of? Any Mooney built in the last decade is
faster than a Cirrus. Of course, it also likely has speed brakes, and is
more respected by its pilot. Ask a few Cirrus pilot (or any others) which
plane requires more skill and attention, and they will undoubtedly say the
Mooney. I think that is why the Cirrus accidents reduced when they started
more training. The Mooney guys were mostly getting that kind of training
already.