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Cirrus SR22 demo flight
Last week I went for an hour-long CFI demo flight in an SR22-GTS. What
an amazing airplane! Huge difference from the Lance I currently fly. A comfy car-like leather interior, and the presentation from the two Avidyne panels was just incredible. The takeoff roll was short (only 2 aboard with less than full fuel) and the climb - 1000fpm @ 110kts. 4500ft showed 185ktas. I'm still not sold on the single lever power, but I know Cirrus did that to simplify engine control. I can see Cirrus overtaking Cessna as the largest producer of GA aircraft fairly soon. IMHO A plane that goes nearly as fast as a Baron with one engine and fixed gear will appeal to more people than dated designs like Saratogas, Skylanes, Bonanzas (fill in the blank) or even light twins. While these are all good airplanes they can't compare to new technology. I figure unless you actually need the two extra seats, and how often do 6 pax acft fly with all seats full anyway, this seems like a great alternative. First year insurance is a tad steep though. I suspect after a few years with more acft in the fleet and more training in type the accident rate will go down and hopefully the premiums too. You'd think the rates would be less than a comparable retract, but that remains to be seen. Not sure how many Columbia 350/400s Lancair is selling, but I think both companies are on to something. Now if I could just scrape together $400K... |
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