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twinstar vs. cirrus - your call?
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 |
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twinstar vs. cirrus - your call?
karl gruber wrote: I'd buy an older King Air. Karl Yeah, you tried to talk me into that once. You almost had me convinced, but now I forget the reasons why you thought that. |
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twinstar vs. cirrus - your call?
karl gruber wrote: I'd buy an older King Air. Karl Yeah, you tried to talk me into that once. You almost had me convinced, but now I forget the reasons why you thought that. |
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twinstar vs. cirrus - your call?
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 |
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