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Old 2nd Aug 2008, 00:24
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Private Partz
 
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Why not go for the Cirrus SR22 G3 turbo ? At least you have got the Chute if you do enter a spin
That's the ever-present danger lurking in the Cirrus. A false sense of security and pilots thinking the ballistic parachute is a "get out of gaol" card. It's not - there have been fatal accidents with the parachute deployed. It's not put there to allow pilots to push the envelope - it's because the Cirrus is not (AFAIK) certified for spins.

Being able to pull the "big red handle" is not a substitute for proper training and good airmanship. The cockpit design of Cirrus (and Columbia) could easily deceive a pilot into thinking they are in a "car that flies" and that they can pull over to the side of the road if things go wrong.
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