Fuji
Most of what is written is correct but I would say that the rate of increase of induced drag with decreasing speed is much less marked on the Cirrus than the DR400.
While the Cirrus might take a little longer to slow than some aircraft Once at circuit speed it is no problem unless you have a flex wing ahead. The landing is uneventful. I see no reason to increase the already huge size of the average UK circuit futher for this aircraft.
All in all a very nice traveling machine but I think that with the good flaps and the low landing speed I am not sure that chute is necessary, I would rather have more baggage or fuel.
I do however maintain the opinion that the aircraft would have been 200Kg lighter if one of the German/Austrian aircraft company's had built it.
Last edited by A and C; 11th October 2012 at 22:00.