A nicely equipped Avidyne SR22 with the digital autopilot is really a very comfortable “personal airliner”. The Perspective cockpit is the more modern glass cockpit – but for a normal private pilot the difference is NOT relevant. Also don’t forget that a typical Avidyne equipped SR22, even with a DFC90 autopilot is 80 to 100.000 Euros cheaper in MANY cases.
CIRRUS SR22 TURBO FULL
It will even fly the plane SAFELY with full flaps at low speeds if you have the optional “Flap Wire” installed that communicates the flap setting to the A/P computer. The DFC90 will give an older SR22 almost all features the (more integrated) Garmin DFC700 offers including Straight & Level button, IAS mode, Envelope protection, a very good flight director, and a lot more.
CIRRUS SR22 TURBO UPGRADE
You also get a GLOVEBOX with that upgrade :-))Įspecially planes that are converted to the retrofit DFC90 digital autopilot have very similar capabilities as Garmin Perspective versions. Most specialists say that this was a big and important upgrade. That’s the point of a big electrical upgrade that eliminated the mechanical engine instruments and, more important, introduced the DAU (data aquisition unit) instead of the older SUI and the Master control unit (new version of that too) moved into the cockpit from the hot engine department.
CIRRUS SR22 TURBO SERIAL NUMBER
Alls G2s are nice planes, but if you have the CHOICE I would try to find one after serial number 1663. The G2, on the other hand can be found for much less money and it’s really almost as nice, especially when you don’t have a comparison. It’s many little details that were improved. Higher landig gear for more prop clearance (it did not help the look though), 1 degree more dihedral of the wing which made it possible to elimnate the “bungee” that connects rudder and ailerons (pilots who REGULARY fly both say the G3 flies nicer, but I could not tell when i flew the G3 for one hour). The MAIN difference between G2 and G3 is the 90 lb lighter CARBON spar of the G3 and many other small refinements. I think that the ENTEGRA IS MUCH EASIER to learn, and if you have not had a glass cockpit before you will feel like it’s all you will ever need. While it’s clear that the Perspective cockpit offers a higher level of integration NOT EVERYBODY really likes it better than the older Avidyne Entegra. The first ones will be AVIDYNE equipped, later G3s will be Garmin Perspective. If it’s a turbo then it’s ALWAYS a glass cockpit plane, because the first turbos were introduced in the summer of 2006 with the G2 version. I would first start with the TURBO – NONTURBO decision. In between these extremes you can find exactly what you need. My G2 is really heavy compared to Boscomatico’s without A/C.Check the empty weight if this impirtant for you.īuying an SR22 gives you many options – and basically you will have the same performance for a little over 120.000 Euros for a G1 model with mechanical flight instruments to a + 700.000 Euro G5, and you can even spend more than that. After 5 months with air condition I wouldn’t want a plane without it anymore, especially if it was a family plane and I’d fly south to the mediterranean. They would play with their iPods and it was almost as comfortable as in the car. Especially with the kids in the back seat in August it was MUCH LESS stressful than before. Mine has A/C – and i loved it this summer. The WORST combination for payload is turbo AND air condition, because the A/C will add another 50 lb to the plane. I entered the traffic pattern with 160 KTAS and had to leave it again to slow down :-) You pull the power back to 20 percent and a minute later you’re still at 140 KTAS … My FIRST approach when I brought the plane home from England. The SR22 will just not slow don so easily. That’s what every pilot will do who flew Warriors and Skyhawks for 20 years like me. In the beginning I only had one problem, i did not get it slow soon enough and would enter the traffic too fast. Yes, the SR22 NA is a bit nicer to land, and actually it is a VERY NICE landing airplane, not harder to land than any other single – i would personally say easier to land than most. So a 100 lb overload, for example, should be no big deal. There have been instances where the parachute worked close to 200 KIAS (while the official limit is 133 KIAS). But I personally would not worry about a slight overload. Yes, the parachute is one of the reasons for the weight limit.
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