The turbocharged Cirrus delivers a triple threat to the competition. It reduces pilot workload, adds a substantial performance increase, while boosting economy cruise.
Power management is almost single-lever because the engine throttle and propeller governor are combined into one control lever movement with the Cirrus SMART feature. And, regardless of your departure airport being at sea level or in the mountains, the mixture lever is set to full rich for take-off and climb with no interim adjustments until you reach cruise. Continue reading “Reason 12 – Turbocharged Cirrus”