Didn't you just mention a few posts back about doctors who did it in a BO? I can tell you personally that a few guys in Birmingham bought a 182 having never flown as a trainer to get their license to fly and see their clients. People just don't go buy planes because they are shiny and they want one for no reason. It doesn't matter what brand they buy. You single out Cirrus and again ignore the fact that it happens to all makes and models. It's not Cirrus fault that they are far more successful at appealing to the individual with no experience, likely as a direct result of the chute, but again, I can guarantee that more 150s, 172s, and 182s were bought exactly the same way by exactly the same type. If high performance is your only qualifier, then that falls on deaf ears as someone who could afford more plane who chooses to do so is better off in the end buying their second plane the first time and learning in that, if they can afford it.
Can't argue opinion, so I'm glad you have yours, it just consistently losses its merit based in discarding history and all other makes, models, and idiot people who bought planes exactly the same way. The cases of those you know who did it, have equal or greater value of others who have done exactly the same thing in other brands. Oh yeah, I keep saying that, probably because it is true.
