It isn't totalled after deployment.
Cirrus will rebuild it for $200,000.
Insurance would rather pay $200,000 for a rebuild than pay for dead
bodies.
So am I recommending it?
Hell no. Any plane that has a history of loss of control while on
autopilot at altitude (and then deployment of BRS) needs more
investigating.
Also, I personally am not confident in flying a plane that has no
procedure for spin recovery other than deploy BRS.

BTW - these are not my opinions - I'm quoting directly from the March
2005 COPA newsletter - so any flames may be directed to COPA.

Having said all of that, they have exceeded Cessna in sales.
Go figure!


Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


In article ,
"Doodybutch" wrote:

I was thinking about upgrading to a Cirrus if I could scrape the money
together. They're really nice, if you haven't checked one out.

An acquaintance of mine told me that the insurance on these aircraft is much
higher than comparably priced singles because of the ballistic parachutes.
Apparently, once it's deployed the airplane is totaled and there have been a
number of deployments.

I would appreciate it if someone knowledgeable would comment on this.

Thanks,

DB




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