Cirrus under Canopy

MikeOH58 said:
Compared to others in cat/class the SR22 lands fast. And the brakes suck!
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I would still rather crash land in a field than drift under canopy to God knows where (there is an electrical substation within a mile of one airport I used to fly out of).

Night time is a different story.
 
Everything about flying is risk management. Does the parachute decrease risk in some situations? Sure. Does it decrease risk overall? I'd argue that accident statistics don't support that conclusion. But, they sure do have a slick marketing department. So far every article I've read is talking about how great the chute is, and not really mentioning that having to use it in a brand new demo unit isn't really a good thing...
 
This thread reiterates to me why I wouldn't want an SR22: Fast on final, weak brakes, the CAPS that was required in order for the aircraft to be certified, and which if deployed improperly can make a bad situation worse.

I know that the aircraft has many attractive features, but those are strong barriers for me to overcome if in the market for a high-performance single and of the means.
 
tomokc said:
This thread reiterates to me why I wouldn't want an SR22: Fast on final, (not really any worse than any other high performance single) weak brakes (never had a problem getting stopped on any reasonable runway), the CAPS that was required in order for the aircraft to be certified (the JAA certification demonstrated a spin recovery without the chute just fine), and which if deployed improperly can make a bad situation worse (this is 100% true, but use your brain and you'll be fine).

I know that the aircraft has many attractive features, but those are strong barriers for me to overcome if in the market for a high-performance single and of the means.
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It's really a great owner/pilot airplane. Unless you need to carry 4 adults or 2 adults + 3 or 4 kids I don't see how you can beat it.
 
USMCmech said:
I would still rather crash land in a field than drift under canopy to God knows where (there is an electrical substation within a mile of one airport I used to fly out of).

Night time is a different story.
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*Night
*IMC mins
*Mountains
Structure Failure
and loss of RAIM would be when I would pull the chute.
 
What if the autopilot fails? Is there a checklist for that? I think I'd just pull the chute!
 
USMCmech said:
It's really a great owner/pilot airplane. Unless you need to carry 4 adults or 2 adults + 3 or 4 kids I don't see how you can beat it.
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Never a prob 2 adults a teenagers and a kid and a few days clothing. Fuel was issue but just meant another stop. Never had brake issues either but my landing speed was 76-78.

There was once when I retracted the gear.......
 
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