- Cirrus success - Pilots of America
Cirrus is selling planes because they found a market segment, targeted it, and positioned a product that segment wanted There’s nothing innovative in the product or the business model Textron and Piper target a different market (141 fleets) Cirrus cannot compete in that market with the SR20
- Cirrus unveils Garmin AutoLand on its single engine SR series as . . .
This is one of the scenarios where Cirrus teaches pilots to pop the chute, and I doubt that would change In terms of handling an engine failure after a pilot incapacitation where the system is already on, I would imagine that it probably has instructions on the screen for pulling the handle to pop the chute
- A Statistical Analysis of Cirrus Accidents | Pilots of America
Cirrus' 34 2% is about twice that of the overall GA fleet But remember, the lethality of an an accident depends on how fast the airplane is going at impact and a high-performance aircraft like the Cirrus, Cessna 210, and the high-powered homebuilts will have higher fatality rates Yes, the Cirrus rate is about 50% higher than the Cessna 210
- Cirrus down 9A5, south of Chattanooga | Pilots of America
Cirrus didn't have integral metal tanks in the wings until 2015ish? Before that, they were just wet wings, composite of course Metal bends in a crash, composites shatter and make a nice splash out of all the remaining fuel, leading to a very large fire in tiny fractions of a second
- Cirrus SR20 22 vs Piper Arrow - Pilots of America
The Cirrus will cost more to purchase, sales tax will be more, state license will be more if you're in a place like Minnesota where it's based on the value of the plane Fuel will probably be less on the Cirrus, it's a good 20 knots faster and they're both 200 HP (if memory serves me right)
- cirrus - Pilots of America
Exclusive Offer: $59 95 Cowl Plugs Set w Pitot Cover, and FREE Embroidery To All Cirrus Owners - As we all know, the M17 annual migration is just around the corner We decided to run a promotion only for Cirrus owners The promotion is for a set of cowl plugs w RBF streamer, a pitot tube
- Cirrus checkout? - Pilots of America
Cirrus accidents are a lapse in judgement, overthinking ones capabilities perhaps not because the airplane is difficult to fly For me, the airplane is easy to fly Probably because I've spent the last 225+ hours in a R182 with an autopilot that can hardly hold a heading, much less shoot an approach
- To CSIP or not to CSIP? - Pilots of America
The Cirrus is a fairly conventional plane, and extremely safe when flown correctly, but has some bite-ya characteristics that are well known to the Cirrus specific instructors Without a doubt your transition should absolutely, positively, unequivocally be done by a CSIP
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