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Old 26th May 2020, 17:47
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Jonzarno
 
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Yes. Both (horrific) accidents question the suitability of the SR20/22 as a platform to cut your teeth on - uncompromising wings and pilot workload don't mix well...
I’m not sure what you mean by “uncompromising wings”: the NASA designed cuffed wing is actually quite difficult to stall. What you can’t do is fly it into an accelerated stall at circuit height; but then you can’t do that with any aircraft.

As regards the suitability as an aircraft to cut teeth on, it’s really all about the quality of the instruction you get. The US airforce, for example, uses a version of the SR20 as a basic trainer and there are plenty of CSIPs that also do that in the civilian world. With the more powerful SR22, however, there is a real risk of getting behind the aircraft and, personally, I wouldn’t recommend it as a basic trainer.

That said, both are equipped as IFR capable aircraft and much of that capability will remain unused in the hands of a beginner pilot.
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