The Cirrus is a general aviation plane flown mostly by amateur pilots like myself. Each of us has his own true talent, his own currency and his own perceptions each day. We're not all going to fly like the best or the worst of us so there will not be a policy that fits all of us, all the regulatory bodies and all the liability lawyers. Why expect or seek it?
I know of only a couple situations in which I would cede my control to the chute, but I fly about 150 hours per year. Why should someone who flies more (or less) than I be stuck with only one policy? A pilot who flies a Cirrus 400 or more hours per year may be very confident in his ability to regain his SA at 1000 feet AGL with a sudden emergency (is this confidence or arrogance?). Someone with 50 will have a very different experience set from which to make his decision.
Last edited by AviatorTB; 12th Oct 2012 at 04:20.