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Old 23rd Nov 2014, 12:07
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rotorfossil
 
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I had a one hour trip in the SR22 in the States as well purely for interest. Also noted the neutral spiral stability. When I asked to try stalls in all configurations, power on and off, go-around etc this caused raised eyebrows and the comment that people who are thinking of buying it, mostly only wanted to know how to handle the takeoff and landing and how to set up the autopilot.
Nice comfortable cockpit though, even for a tall person, but the fact that you couldn't reduce the 2500 rpm cruise with the single lever control system must have an influence on the fuel consumption. Also the non steerable nosewheel meant a lot of brake use taxying in a strong crosswind.
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