Thanks for posting that Genghis. It matches my thoughts on the Cirrus too. I got the impression that the controls were optimised for autopilot use, and trying manually to hold a constant altitude in a steep turn was quite difficult due to the lack of mechanical advantage on the sidestick, which required a heavy stick force, with very small movements giving large changes in pitch attitude..
Personally I think things would improve it required a type rating
MJ:
Please don't go putting ideas like that in the minds of EASA!
We've had this unnecessary type rating thing already with the Malibu.
MJ
