If you want to discuss CG issues within the Beech line you have to be model specific, the A-35 envelope is not the same as the S-35 envelope (when they changed tails it changed considerably) and fuel tank configurations change things around as well.
I just had lunch with my friend. He says his plane is a 1979 V-tail. It does not have tip tanks. He says there is a placard inside warning that the plane can be loaded easily with a CG too far aft.
Since this started with the OP wanting advice I thought I would share my thoughts comparing the V-tail Bonanza to the SR22.
Bonanza likes:
-- Gear has high extension speed and acts like a great speed brake. Consequently speed management when getting slam dunked is easier than in a Cirrus.
-- Large tires. Better for dirt strips.
-- Shocks on landing gear. Less prone to PIO and makes you look like a better pilot than you are. By comparison Cirrus gear is springy.
-- Better for unimproved runways since the retractable gear means no tight wheel pants.
-- Better fit and finish than many planes including Cirrus.
Bonanza dislikes:
-- Tail waggle in turbulence
-- Aforementioned CG issue.
-- No chute
Cirrus likes:
-- Once properly adjusted, doors are great. Easy to use and allow stepping into the back.
-- Having two doors
-- No gear up landings or retract expense.
-- Interior room. Roomier than a BE35 Bonanza or Mooney. Especially roomy shoulders and above compared to other planes.
-- Nice avionics
-- parachute
-- View. Can see the runway even in the flair. Thin wing and wing position means you can look straight down at the ground too. Diamonds are even better but most planes are worse.
-- Ride. Very smooth in turbulence with no waggle. Neglecting waggle still a smoother ride than a Bonanza.
-- Side yoke
-- Very strong airframe
-- Free catering nose wheel means great maneuverability on the ground
-- Well balanced engine. After 2002 all SR22 engines have balanced intake and exhaust systems (2000-2002 intake only). That means great performance even when deep LOP.
Cirrus dislikes
-- A 3400 max gross plane on baby tires.
-- Springy gear, heavy plane, high speed carried over the numbers, no shocks on mains all means be careful of runway loss of control.
-- Free castering nose wheel means rudder may not hold the taxi line when there is a strong wind blowing on the tail. That means differential braking while making sure to not drag the brakes.
-- Chute 10 year maintenance expense.
-- Not good on unimproved runways.
-- Speed management is more of an art form than on other planes. No speed brakes or gear extension to help.
-- Spring tension and bungie seem to numb the controls a little.
-- Trim control is sensitive and a pain.
doing so sooner rather than later. I would like to get some advise on getting IFR rating - Does it makes sense to get an IFR rating by renting and then jump into ownership OR is it better to get the rating in your own airplane?
