twinstar vs. cirrus - your call?

Consensus (mostly sent offlist)


That sucks. Big time. THanks all - not!

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Consensus (mostly sent offlist)


That sucks. Big time. THanks all - not!

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I agree, this is just the type of information and discussion I would
have wanted to see here!!
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Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

On 6 Oct 2006 04:57:14 -0700, "Denny" wrote:

I'm a bit slow, I admit it... But when you say you have lost one engine
already and then ask our opinion as to whether you should by a twin or
a single!... It's a no brainer, buy the twin...

How can you lose an engine? Those things are pretty large to just
misplace. My keys I may have left in my other pants, but the other
engine? OTOH I have seen a few photos of jet liners with one missing,
but they had a pretty good idea of where it was.

Still if you misplace one for a single on the ground it's not a real
safety concern. Losing one in the air really screws with your W&B.

Me? I like the Twinstar, particularly with the diesel engines. The
SR-22 is a very nice airplane but I don't like the side yoke. Now if
they'd have put in a side joystick...

Back when I was looking at a TBM-700 I *might* have actually
considered a Twinstar, but they weren't available back then and it
would have been a tad small. Although the 700 is a single, the
reliability of that engine greatly reduces the concern. Then again,
one of those engines new is probably more than either of the two
planes we are discussing.

But then, what do I know, I fly junk...

But it works doesn't it? Besides I think Fat Albert is newer than the
Deb ... or maybe close to the same age.

cheers ... denny and Fat Albert the Apache...
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

I don't know about the Twin Star, but from the perspective of the insurance
industry, loss history of the Cirrus line is not good. The big problem is
that you can't get airframe parts for a Cirrus. All available parts are
being put into new aircraft, so if you ding your Cirrus, it may be down for
6 months to a year. If you're lucky, you insurance company will just total
the aircraft and write you a check.

Jon Howard


wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all,

I hesitate to ask this question, since on rec.aviation this kind of
thing always turns into a religious war, but here goes: a bunch of us
are getting ready to go in on a new plane together. I travel with my
family, and have already lost one engine over the woods, so the
candidates are the Twinstar and SR-22.

Here's what I'd like to find out: IF YOU ARE BUYING ONE OR THE OTHER
(or have recently, or decided to buy something else instead), why did
you make the choice you made?

I apologize for sounding exclusive, but everyone's got opinions, and
I'd like to concentrate on opinions of folks who have invested their
$$$ and lives into the it.

Many thanks in advance,
-dpc