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Awesome video. I grew up in the San Diego area and learned to fly at CRQ. Was some awesome flying in SoCal, and loved making the trip to Catalina Island for some lunch. Your video brought back some great memories, thanks for sharing.

On the same day as the Cirrus a second plane, a Cessna with 4 aboard, also ditched off the coast of Hawaii due to running out of fuel. All four aboard apparently survived: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/26/2-small-planes-ditch-into-sea-off-hawaii-all-aboard-survive/?intcmp=latestnews...

Thanks - that was the one place I did not check!

Amazing video of a successful CAPS deployment near Hawaii http://www.dvidshub.net/video/388574/pilot-safe-after-ditching-253-miles-maui#.VMf5YC7fDaL Pilot was ferrying an SR22 to Hawaii. He was in contact with Coast Guard etc and was able to make it close to a Cruise Ship before deploying...

Seattle Avionics is offering a lifetime subscription to VFR ($299) and VFR+IFR Charts ($399) for their EFB, FlyQ iPad app. For those not aware of FlyQ, it is an iPad app similar to Foreflight. If you're planning on flying for many more years, this could add up to significant savings over time...

Rick, what is your primary mission? Long distance trips, quick weekend get aways, day trips for a $100 burger? Mission is an important consideration when buying a plane. I fly an SR22, have a wife and 2 year old. It works perfect for 2 - 2.5 hour trips (although most we take are in the 1-2...

Seattle Avionics FlyQ EFB has lifetime subscriptions starting at $299 https://seattleavionics.com/eCommerce/FlyQ1.aspx FlyQ EFB is a strong competitor to Foreflight...

Agreed. Airspeed control is important. It will land amazingly smooth...also I feel crosswind control is much better in an SR22 as compared to other aircraft

I've been flying the SR22 now for about 3 1/2 years and love it. I transitioned from a C172 to and SR20, then made the jump to the 22. It's a very fast plane. You need to slow down well in advance of the terminal area otherwise it's easy for the plane to get ahead of you. Otherwise is...

CAPS certainly helps with survivability. If you look at the statistics of Cirrus pilots who chose to make an off-airport landing versus those that activated CAPS (in cases of engine failure or fuel exhaustion), those that chose an off airport landing had a somewhat high fatality rate (I don't...

This was an engine failure. Apparently a cylidner piston rod cracked and broke (at least that is the current speculation). The plane was within gliding distance of at least one airport, but the situation deteriorated (oil splattered all over the windscreen). Since forward visibility was lost...

This was an engine failure. Apparently a cylinder piston rod or something along those lines broke (at least that is the initial speculation). It appears he was in gliding range of at least 1 airport but the situation deteriorated (oil splattered on the windscreen preventing him from seeing out...

Years ago I was flying from San Diego up to Monterrey California. While transitioning up the coast and talking to LAX approach: Alaska Air: "Ladies and Gentleman, just wanted to take a moment and thank you for flying Alaska Airlines...."(Pilot goes on for what seems like an eternity...