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duncan1574(at)sbcglobal.n
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 Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: SR-22 crash |
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This is not my month!
I lost three people here in Dunn county, Wisconsin in a SR-22.
There is some conversation that the SR-22 is "hard to fly"
Any input?
Russ
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cpayne(at)joimail.com
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject: SR-22 crash |
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| Quote: | > This is not my month!
> I lost three people here in Dunn county, Wisconsin in a SR-22.
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> There is some conversation that the SR-22 is "hard to fly"
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> Any input?
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>Russ
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Russ,
I believe that the SR-22 comes with an "IIIEEEE!" handle you pull whenever a cloud gets too near or you are busy with your Blackberry see the ground coming up in the windscreen. Apparently it didn't help up there. I have flown numerous Light Sports with BRS but always made sure the safety pin was securely in place. Getting killed in an airplane is no joke but feeling that you always have an out with the 'IIIEEEE' handle may lead someone to stretch their personal limits. Only the NSTB gets to officially speculate.
Craig Payne
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ChangDriver
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: Re: SR-22 crash |
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First...the SR-22 is not a difficult aircraft to fly. Most insurance companies require 10 hours with a CSIP (factory trained instructor) prior to being able to fly solo. Some carriers require and additional 10-20 hours solo before carrying passengers. The SR-22 is not an LSA, it is a high performance aircraft and is equipped with a Ballistic Recovery System (BRS). Cirrus has worked hard to make these aircraft some of the safest in the sky. New ones have the blue button that will allow the autopilot to correct an unusual attitude as well as the BRS.
Craig....the BRS is designed to save lives. It has a fairly good track record of doing so. If you fly planes with one and leave the pin in place to not be able to use it that is plain stupid. Would you want your surviving family to know you have an option to save your life and did not use it? Do you not wear seatbelts, disable the airbags in your car and fly your CJ without a parachute when you do aerobatics. Don't be an aviation dinosaur. I also found the tone of your response to be very disrespectful of a person who just lost three friends or acquaintances.
Craig W.
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