It, as has been pointed out and argued from the first chute pull, it is do with the individuals mind set about how they fly this aeroplane.
Yes, that's quite right: I'd rather have a full IR, do training and maintain proper currency fly a properly IFR equipped and capable aircraft which is equipped with CAPS to let me survive a whole range of emergencies one of which is an engine failure in IMC or with a low cloud base.
That's my approach and that of pretty much every COPA member I know.
A mind set of, lets say, invincible
No: let's not say invincible, let's say prepared.
Anyone who has an IR and uses it in earnest has regularly flown with a cloud base below 500 feet given that the minima for both precision and non precision instrument approaches are less than that.
which leads to a mindset of I don't even need to check the bloody oil because I get it serviced, did you not know.that old chap.......
So you impute the actions of what may have been a single negligent or silly pilot to all the pilots of over 5500 Cirrus aircraft?
If I looked, I am pretty sure I could find a similar lapse on the part of a pilot flying a Cessna, Piper, Socata, Diamond or any other type.
Would that make all pilots of those types fools as well?