Hmmm...dreams for most of us. Maybe I can afford one in 45 years when the aftermarket price is that of my 1975 Arrow.
@robertharris_1
4 жыл бұрын
I have flown with them for years and they managed a Cirrus for me. Great group!
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Really are - I was really impressed with their operation and I think they will do great in the Houston market. Thanks for watching!
@thomaspittock4018
4 жыл бұрын
That is an incredible aircraft. If I had better eyes I would be there for sure or meybe even turbine. Wish I could Fly!!!!!! Not in this lifetime so thank you for bringing my passion to my computer. Be safe!!!!
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Happy to Thomas and you’re right she sure is a beauty
@edwincordero8
4 жыл бұрын
Piece of art aircraft. Sophisticated.
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. A dream..
@donemory7459
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ride! You did really well flying that bird! Lots of capability there. I really like that Cirrus! :-)
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Don she was a beauty! Gives me something for the ol Christmas list beside paid mortgage and kids college funds ;)
@TJFlyingAdventures
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to experience a Cirrus... it’s going to be hard getting back in your Piper ;-)
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Soooo slllooowwwww haha
@elvishuff1267
4 жыл бұрын
Cirrus- My dream airplane!
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
She was a beaut!!
@robion91
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun flight! I flew an SR22 to sun n fun last year. It was the most comfortable GA airplane I had ever flown.
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! And with that side yoke there is so much room in the front and leaves way more in the back. Absolutely great machine!
@robion91
4 жыл бұрын
@@FamilyPilot yeah it is, I love it, I just cant afford it. Lol
@kevincollins8014
4 жыл бұрын
What a really nice aircraft! Thanks for bringing us along.
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
It was great. Thanks for watching Kevin!!
@chestermcgillicuddy4368
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Well played brother! That initial was a pretty scary move!
@ronnieeubanks6559
4 жыл бұрын
Phone call to wife "Need to buy a Cirrus SR22.
@rhkennerly
4 жыл бұрын
Sure was a lot of fiddling around while ifr from the r seat for this steampunk guy. Really think I prefer a real approach plate clipped on the yoke (yeah, problematic with a cirrus, but you know what I mean). Flight director was killer.
@gbigsangle3044
4 жыл бұрын
The Cirrus is capable of not just dispaying the chart but can overlay that chart on the moving map as you fly the course. They did not show that on this video.
@thomaspittock4018
4 жыл бұрын
I have to ask, I see you checking our Cirrus with the parachute. So inquiring minds want to know. Did you and your wife have the discussion on how to be more safe while flying, especially with your precious cargo (your children)?????
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Great question - not the reason for looking at the Cirrus but there are some great examples of where the CAPS system saved lives. I feel like it’s often targeted for some jokes but there have been real times where we heard stories first hand versus reading it from an NTSB report because of that system! Doesn’t replace aviators but it’s an added tool for the emergencies. We are happy with our current safety plans and diligence, we don’t feel like we need a CAPS to be safe but I wouldn’t say no to it either!
@flymatt1968
4 жыл бұрын
....a little late...but we have just started looking at everything from a used Arrow to Aero Commander to a Cirrus. My wife is pretty much set on a cirrus due to the safety features. This video covers several that are worth mentioning from the caps, to the pilot incapacitation due to lack of oxygen.
@gbigsangle3044
4 жыл бұрын
@@FamilyPilot When you become a Cirrus owner you are given transition time in YOUR new plane. You also spend a little time on the CAPS simulator and some ground instruction as to how and why CAPS is more than a life saver...it is integral to flying the plane and part of your preflight, takeoff and emergency procedures.
@JoseRivera-lt2cc
4 жыл бұрын
On takeoff & landings I have sterile cockpit. All nonessential communications cease - that would include XM Radio, etc. Regarding video viewing preference, I prefer no background music interfering the demonstration flight information presentation. It all seemed too much clutter. Just fellow pilot and viewer feedback.
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jose! I go back and forth on the music in/out so I appreciate the feedback! Funny story while we’re demo-ing the sat radio it triggered the copy right issues on KZitem. I had to slice and dice best I could and overplayed my song in background to wash it out haha little behind the scene struggle here for ya. And when I fly in my planes I’ll usually have music at cruise but I’m like you that stops about 20 minutes before landing to work through my approaches and planning. Thanks for watching sir,
@rammstein1903
4 жыл бұрын
go halvsies?
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
You buy the plane I’ll pay the fuel ;)
@rammstein1903
4 жыл бұрын
@@FamilyPilot okie dokie only gotta about 12,500 hours to pay off
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Haha think of your expertise level by the end of that ;)
@thesearcherman6652
4 жыл бұрын
Cirrus is a very nice million dollar single engine airplane without a doubt. However, to be be fair about its safety record, let’s report the whole story, see link below. Also, the Cirrus does absolutely zero to promote “affordable” general aviation. To the contrary, it drives up the cost of not only used airplanes, but fuel, insurance, and just about everything else regarding owning, renting, or, maintaining. a small airplane these days. If the link below is correct, Cirrus does not possess the safety record from prior generations of long ago, even with its parachute. Is it just over hyped like everything else these days? Buyer beware perhaps? Just the facts. news.legalexaminer.com/cirrus-fatalities-have-critics-questioning-safety.aspx?googleid=262482
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Good point about affordability can certainly see it raising GA costs as other new planes too I suppose. The safety records I don’t know enough to debate certainly appreciate the feedback. I do question if measuring based on accident rates (which we do and is statistically significant) versus the AC on its merits alone is a better route. I mean there are so many factors to accidents i am not sure it’s the best comparison? But I did appreciate your feedback and it triggered some extra research. Thanks for watching!
@gbigsangle3044
4 жыл бұрын
Cirrus safety record since correcting the training issues for non-Cirrus pilots has cleaned up the problem. The accident stats that Cirrus corrected had NOTHING to do with the aircraft...it was about training. Cirrus is high performance and they were rented to pilots without transition training which resulted in most of the accidents. Cirrus now has world class training for owners and requires training by rental houses BEFORE anyone can get in and fly one without an experienced Cirrus pilot on board.
@thesearcherman6652
4 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess it depends on who’s accident numbers you are comfortable with. However, if the same training given in the Curtis were given in others types of comparable SEL aircraft, I would expect their accident numbers would also decrease over time. One thing however is certain. If prices of new aircraft increase, prices of used aircraft also increase.This means everybody that flies will pay more per hour flown. And, that my friend means that the majority of small plane pilots are going to be forced to fly less hours due to increased costs. This will make the entire aviation community less safe, with an increase in accidents for all aircraft. A pilot just goes not become more proficient by flying less hours. Also. regarding the over the top price increases in insurance, how do you insure a $1-2 million new aircraft for the same price as a used $50-$150k used aircraft? You don’t. Regards
@gbigsangle3044
4 жыл бұрын
@@thesearcherman6652 No. The numbers are the numbers. Years ago, as I pointed out Cirrus had inordinate numbers and it was found they were attribtued to non-transitioned trained pilots renting a Cirrus...and new owners inadequately prepared for what is without question the highest performance aircraft in it's class. Plus Cirrus was a pioneer in equipping with glass panels which were also new to many pilots attempting to rent or own one. Repeating old accident stats is a deception. Cirrus training is second to none now...and as I states Cirrus accident stats are now among the lowest in the industry. Cirrus is the leader in aviation safety pioneering the use of the all airframe chute and continuously adding features lower pilot loads and incrases safety. You need to learn how to fly one to understand.
@thesearcherman6652
4 жыл бұрын
GBigs Angle-That’s cool. But you totally ignored the cost related parts of my comment. Safety with a price tag few can afford really doesn’t do anybody any good. I’d love to get checked out in a Cirrus. However, the way the rental checkout game is played, it would cost more for one “session” with an hour hungry airline pilot wanna be instructor with $100k student loan debt in a rental Cirrus than the entire cost to get my PPL did in 1974. Flight schools are so hungry for student dollars that one might easily come to the conclusion that they milk every drop out of anyone who walks thru the door. The only real local flight school brags about their 70 hour average PPL check ride time. That is at least 20 hours more than it used to take. You walk in to learn to fly these days, they think that you want to get married. Regards
@bkrone2
4 жыл бұрын
I disagree with one part of your commentary. It is not the safest general aviation airplane. Have made improvements, but historically, actually one of the worst in regards to safety.
@FamilyPilot
4 жыл бұрын
Bryan, my comment was relative to the other planes I’ve flown, it is more plane than most people train in so some of the incidents with them are not fair to blame on the plane.... I just meant with the protections built in with the AP and the controllability in the plane it feels very safe. Thanks for watching and your feedback :) happy skies
@avfan967
4 жыл бұрын
Bryan Rone So tell us Brydumb, since you have this opinion without any fact, what exactly did they change in the aircraft because it’s unsafe according to you to now being the safest general aviation piston airplane per hours flown. Did they change the wing loading, the engine, the tires, the Aviaonics, what exactly did they change since it was so unsafe. Not a thing actually, I’ll help you out here a little bit. What changed was the companies attitude towards training, once upon a time it was marketing’s belief that anybody could fly it because it was so simple, that was absolutely incorrect. Also experience pilots were afraid to pull the chite if they got themselves into trouble, many of those fatalities could’ve been saved but reluctance to pull that parachute killed them. All fact Brydumb
@gbigsangle3044
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong. The accident stats that Cirrus corrected had NOTHING to do with the aircraft...it was about training. Cirrus is high performance and they were rented to pilots without transition training which resulted in most of the accidents. Cirrus now has world class training for owners and requires training by rental houses BEFORE anyone can get in and fly one without an experienced Cirrus pilot on board. Cirrus has no equal for safety...the SF50 jet even has AUTOLAND which takes care of a fully incapacited pilot while passengers are on board.
@bkrone2
4 жыл бұрын
@@avfan967 Well AVass, does this even make sense? Why would Cirrus spend so much time and effort into training, retraining, transition training, and retraining pilots to fly their safest airplane on the market? Oh, that's right because it wasn't the safest airplane. That's why. Check your spelling before you AVdumb me, don't chite yourself when your Aviaonics stop working.
@bkrone2
4 жыл бұрын
@@gbigsangle3044 Yes, this all proves the point. Cirrus has had to go above and beyond others and form a costly training program to get to an average safety record. If other manufacturers did something similar their rates would go lower too. I like their training approach but it was all for a reason....way too many fatalities in a Cirrus aircraft.
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