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KMIC 170353Z 10004KT 6SM -RA BR FEW038 OVC085 17/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 P0009 T01670161
It is June and even in MN it does get warm!:laff:
Mooney > Cirrus. The Cirrus is easier to enter and exit though.I don't care what anybody says, I fly a SR22 turbo corporate, and it is THE BEST piston aircraft I have ever flown. Out of the major manufacturers, Mooney is about the only plane I dont have any time in, so I cant speak for them.
17C is warm? Man thats jacket weather in Memphis. Can I get an AMEN?
. . . BS TKS . . .
Hey, now - I'd take TKS over boots any day!!
Mooney > Cirrus. The Cirrus is easier to enter and exit though.
Hopefully you mean piston singles because I can name about 20 piston aircraft I'd rather fly than a Cirrus.
Hey, now - I'd take CERTIFIED TKS over boots any day!!
To be honest, I would rather fly the turbo Cirrus over a lot of the multi's I have flown. I think it is a blast to fly, in good weather and bad.
So is an RV-6. Still wouldn't take it IFR.
Thats a great comparison
What specifically about the Cirrus makes it a plane not capable for IFR flight in your opinion?
It is funny when people talk about what they don't know about.
You must laugh at yourself constantly.
What some people don't realize is the pilots buying these airplanes have always "thought outside the box" so to speak. Many doctors, entrepreneurs, business owners, ie wealthy people that have been told "no" you can't make money doing that. They didn't listen, defied some odds and they bring that approach to flying. Or the doctors thinking they save lives all day so flying is a walk in the park. Then there's the "yes" crowd. They've never been told no so they just think they can do what they want. As you can see, this is a bad mix of people.
I'm sure most take it serious and are good at flying, it's just the few bad apples that do not approach training the way they should. Thus, we have accidents.
In some ways the pilot involved fit the "thinking outside the box" profile, not so much the "never been told no" bit though. He was a smart, successful guy who was also just plain decent and plenty humble.
I didn't train him personally but I know that he took flying seriously and had been very well trained, which makes the accident that much more troubling.
He certainly wasn't in the "bad apple" category, although I agree there are plenty of guys out there who are. (Not picking on the stuckingfk at all, just making the point that this isn't the guy I'd have expected something like this to happen to.)
Hopefully we'll find out what happened and learn from it. Be careful out there folks.
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I wasn't picking on the guy in the accident. Just in general with the types of guys who buy 500K airplanes.
To be honest, I would rather fly the turbo Cirrus over a lot of the multi's I have flown. I think it is a blast to fly, in good weather and bad.
One engine! Unproven record in all weather IFR flying. Not designed to the same standards as the other airplanes in regard to stall characteristics. I like aluminum.What specifically about the Cirrus makes it a plane not capable for IFR flight in your opinion?