Cirrus 4 sale
A little miffed as to why you seem so against (BRS) something that provides a final buffer against something such as a mid-air structural failure? Maybe Beech need to offer a retrofit STC?
Ya get a bit spoiled when you fly the finest light aircraft ever built!
Cirri may well be fine aircraft - I just don't like them!
Dr
PS: Don't see many Cirri in this part of the world. I hear they melt in the Nth Qld sun.
Would be a bit disconcerting to arrive back at the aerodrome to find your pride and joy is just a pile of gloop and bits of stuff!
Last edited by ForkTailedDrKiller; 19th Aug 2010 at 11:40.
Safety Stand-Down and Safe Flight Practices
SAFETY ALERT
To: All Pilots Who Fly Cirrus Aircraft
From: Cirrus Aircraft & Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)
Date: August 12, 2010
Re: Safety Stand-Down and Safe Flight Practices
Dear Fellow Cirrus Pilot,
An important part of our relationship with you is meaningful communication, especially around issues that are important to the entire Cirrus community. Several recent accidents involving Cirrus aircraft highlight the need for us to focus our collective attention on safe flight practices, particularly during the landing and go-around phases. Both Cirrus Aircraft and COPA urge you to carefully review this safety alert as well as the following suggestions:
First, we are asking each of you to review the basic information on how to manage your aircraft in all phases of flight. Please re-read your Pilot's Operating Handbook, Section 2, Limitations, Section 3 Emergency Procedures, and Section 4, Normal Procedures. Also, review Section 3, Standard Operating Procedures, of the Flight Operations Manual. Look for expanded guidance on normal operating procedures with special attention to approach stability, traffic patterns, landing procedures and go-around. Copies of these books are available online at the COPA website and through the Cirrus Connection store.
Second, we are requesting each and every one of you to conduct a currency flight. All company pilots for Cirrus Aircraft follow a structured safety program (in sales, training, and flight operations) – and our safety record shows that it works. We are requesting that all Cirrus pilots conduct a currency flight with a qualified Cirrus Training Center (CTC) or Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP), regardless of your total PIC time, time-in- type, or years of successful flight. This is the best way for all pilots to identify and correct bad habits that may have slipped into our routines over time.
A specific syllabus for this recurrent training has been given to every CTC and CSIP. The 1.0 to 1.5 flight hours that you commit to this training event should improve your airspeed control, touchdown accuracy, approach stability, and most importantly, the overall safety of every flight. The training will also help develop your proficiency and comfort level with go-around and power off landings.
The recent incidents that prompted this Safety Alert have been discussed in various forums, including COPA, and many of the comments have focused upon improper landing speeds. Airspeed control is an important element of establishing a stabilized approach to land, which in turn plays a key role in the safety and quality of any landing. Therefore, it is critical that you understand the energy management of your aircraft to assure the proper speeds are used throughout the traffic pattern to achieve a safe and comfortable landing for you and your passengers.
Excerpts from the Flight Operations Manual describe the procedures and the speeds for normal landings can be found at the end of this email. Please take the time to review these procedures prior to your next Cirrus flight. Copies of the complete Flight Operations Manual are available online at the COPA website and through the Cirrus Connection store.
Further to this effort, we want to stress the importance of establishing a long-term commitment to maintaining safe flying habits. Both Cirrus Aircraft and COPA encourage a semi-annual program of recurrent training with a CTC or CSIP.
We also encourage you to attend a Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program (CPPP) weekend event, held both in the US and Europe, to learn a wealth of Cirrus-specific knowledge and fly with some of the most experienced Cirrus instructors in the world. These events are centered around this very concept of staying proficient and avoiding the traps of complacency. Several CPPP events are currently scheduled (click for details):
Baden-Baden, Germany, Sep 10-12, 2010
Minneapolis, MN, USA, Sep 24-26, 2010
Southend-Westcliff, UK, Oct 8-10, 2010
Van Nuys, CA, USA, Oct 8-10, 2010
New events for 2011 will appear shortly. Visit http://www.cirruspilots.org for more information.
If you know other Cirrus pilots in your area, we strongly encourage you to pass this important message on to them to participate in this important currency effort.
Safety is the highest priority at Cirrus and COPA, but safety is up to all of us. Let’s get out and enjoy flying while raising the safety bar even higher.
To: All Pilots Who Fly Cirrus Aircraft
From: Cirrus Aircraft & Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)
Date: August 12, 2010
Re: Safety Stand-Down and Safe Flight Practices
Dear Fellow Cirrus Pilot,
An important part of our relationship with you is meaningful communication, especially around issues that are important to the entire Cirrus community. Several recent accidents involving Cirrus aircraft highlight the need for us to focus our collective attention on safe flight practices, particularly during the landing and go-around phases. Both Cirrus Aircraft and COPA urge you to carefully review this safety alert as well as the following suggestions:
First, we are asking each of you to review the basic information on how to manage your aircraft in all phases of flight. Please re-read your Pilot's Operating Handbook, Section 2, Limitations, Section 3 Emergency Procedures, and Section 4, Normal Procedures. Also, review Section 3, Standard Operating Procedures, of the Flight Operations Manual. Look for expanded guidance on normal operating procedures with special attention to approach stability, traffic patterns, landing procedures and go-around. Copies of these books are available online at the COPA website and through the Cirrus Connection store.
Second, we are requesting each and every one of you to conduct a currency flight. All company pilots for Cirrus Aircraft follow a structured safety program (in sales, training, and flight operations) – and our safety record shows that it works. We are requesting that all Cirrus pilots conduct a currency flight with a qualified Cirrus Training Center (CTC) or Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP), regardless of your total PIC time, time-in- type, or years of successful flight. This is the best way for all pilots to identify and correct bad habits that may have slipped into our routines over time.
A specific syllabus for this recurrent training has been given to every CTC and CSIP. The 1.0 to 1.5 flight hours that you commit to this training event should improve your airspeed control, touchdown accuracy, approach stability, and most importantly, the overall safety of every flight. The training will also help develop your proficiency and comfort level with go-around and power off landings.
The recent incidents that prompted this Safety Alert have been discussed in various forums, including COPA, and many of the comments have focused upon improper landing speeds. Airspeed control is an important element of establishing a stabilized approach to land, which in turn plays a key role in the safety and quality of any landing. Therefore, it is critical that you understand the energy management of your aircraft to assure the proper speeds are used throughout the traffic pattern to achieve a safe and comfortable landing for you and your passengers.
Excerpts from the Flight Operations Manual describe the procedures and the speeds for normal landings can be found at the end of this email. Please take the time to review these procedures prior to your next Cirrus flight. Copies of the complete Flight Operations Manual are available online at the COPA website and through the Cirrus Connection store.
Further to this effort, we want to stress the importance of establishing a long-term commitment to maintaining safe flying habits. Both Cirrus Aircraft and COPA encourage a semi-annual program of recurrent training with a CTC or CSIP.
We also encourage you to attend a Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program (CPPP) weekend event, held both in the US and Europe, to learn a wealth of Cirrus-specific knowledge and fly with some of the most experienced Cirrus instructors in the world. These events are centered around this very concept of staying proficient and avoiding the traps of complacency. Several CPPP events are currently scheduled (click for details):
Baden-Baden, Germany, Sep 10-12, 2010
Minneapolis, MN, USA, Sep 24-26, 2010
Southend-Westcliff, UK, Oct 8-10, 2010
Van Nuys, CA, USA, Oct 8-10, 2010
New events for 2011 will appear shortly. Visit http://www.cirruspilots.org for more information.
If you know other Cirrus pilots in your area, we strongly encourage you to pass this important message on to them to participate in this important currency effort.
Safety is the highest priority at Cirrus and COPA, but safety is up to all of us. Let’s get out and enjoy flying while raising the safety bar even higher.
Dr
regardless of your total PIC time, time-in- type, or years of successful flight.
Do the yanks have BFRs, or is that a stupid Australian idea?
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A Command Instrument Rating in a SE PVT plane,now that's almost as funny as the above!
...............geeeez jaba all the yanky doodle dandy food has ya been on has stunted yr SOH
.. The optimum word in my comment was/is "COMMAND" Would you hold a second class IR for SE PVT Ops & work yr way up to a CIR?
Wmk2
.. The optimum word in my comment was/is "COMMAND" Would you hold a second class IR for SE PVT Ops & work yr way up to a CIR?Wmk2
