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The creator Scott Dennstaedt is a former NWS meteorologist and current CFII. He does a lot of weather flying instruction, including one-on-one internet briefings. His app is an extension of his website AvWxWorkshops.com, and includes a lot of training material you can view online.

If you can't go see it yourself, consider hiring an instructor who knows that particular model inside and out, and have him or her go and give it a thorough ground and flight check. I bought my Cirrus site unseen, but (a) it was still under warranty, and (b) I hired a former Cirrus factory...

A couple of high-profile training accident fatals with non-CSIP's prompted creation of the Cirrus Embark program, which offers free transition training with a CSIP for new owners of used Cirrus aircraft. This is similar to the factory transition training you'd receive when purchasing a new...

Review materials on the Cirrus Aircraft Learning Portal. The landing standardization course is free and includes excellent video training materials. The flight portion you'll do with your CSIP. Some of the advice you've received on this thread is not consistent with the training material...

Broken ribs, multiple abrasions, and a big hematoma near one eye. I'm wondering whether he had shoulder restraints. From his injuries, it sounds like his chest hit the yoke and face hit the glareshield.

1. Consider installing this fire suppression system. http://pmfiresystems.com 2. You can train to do an emergency descent (I've trained to fly a 45 degree bank barber pole), and don't waste time trying to line up for an emergency landing. The chute gives you a faster option to get on the...

Anyone else tried BAAM? I've been using this stuff for years. http://www.baamproducts.com/

Since they're yanking cylinders, I believe they should also check the piston pin bushings for any damage. Continental put out a Service Bulletin on this in 2007. http://www.tcmlink.com/pdf2/SB07-1.pdf

OK. I tried interpolating your RPM, MAP and FF from the POH for a normally aspirated SR22. Your posted engine data shows a full rich mixture (I presume for about 5 minutes in the climb). I don't know where you flew from, but I'm guessing you were around 4,000-6,000 MSL. It looks like your...

I should have picked that up, so no worries. Tornado Alley is a great company to work with. I had an exhaust slip joint that was showing signs of wear. They welded in a new coupling and replaced the worn part with a new Iconel stainless piece for far less than purchasing a whole new exhaust...

This can happen if a bit of crud or maybe a spot of water made its way to the fuel spider. Has it happened again?

Cirrus offered the Tornado Alley turbo normalizer STC on the Continental IO-550N up through 2009. In 2010, Cirrus switched to the Continental TSIO-550K, which is run at lower cylinder compression (so it can be derated to run on 94UL, if necessary). These TSIO-550K engine are boosted higher...

Mine is an '08 with the Tornado Alley STC for turbo-normalizing and a Hartzell composite prop. The magnetos are Bendix, and are modified for high latitude with addition of a pressurization line. The top-end is doing fine at 1,200 hrs. But, the accessories have been an issue: mags, fuel pumps...

The engine failures are troubling, and we're looking at the Bo and Cirrus fleets, which both fly behind IO550N Continentals. The failure modes that predominate in Cirrus SDR's are (1) magnetos grenading; (2) fuel pump O-ring leaks; and a (3) particular defect of an oil fitting on the newer...

For those interested, the pilot lost control in turbulence after he suffered loss of instruments in a p-static event - it could happen to anybody flying behind a glass panel. Cirrus re-designed the CAPS system when they came out with their G5 (200# MGTW increase). The rocket now has more...

The most troubling aspect for me was the trial judge's exclusion of any evidence of potential third party liability. The police never fully investigated any of the other people who were on the property the day of the disappearance. I've read that both the step-dad Tadych and one of Avery's...

We flew above 6,000 to/from Stella Maris and were never out of radio contact with Miami Center or Nassau. Even descending into Stella Maris, we were able to talk to Miami Center down to around 2,000 ft. There's no weather reporting out past Nassau. So call on Unicom 20 NM from destination...

He filed from Erie PA to Charlotte, according to Flight Aware. News reports stated he was on his way to Florida from Canada. Looks like he flew to Erie that morning (I presume to clear US customs) before the leg to Charlotte.

Someone with local knowledge posted on the COPA site that 36C is concrete, while 36R is bitumen of some sort (i.e. dark). It was low ceilings/viz at the time. It's possible he went visual as soon as he broke out (when he should have stayed on the instruments until DA) and then drove towards the...

NTSB statistics indicate a fatality rate of 2 per 100,000 flight hours in personal flying. The Cirrus fatal rate has steadily declined and has fell below half the GA personal flying average two years ago, and still seems to be trending lower. We've also seen more CAPS pulls offsetting the...