Who’s the market leader in High Performance piston single-engine sales of four-seat aircraft (planes with 200 hp or more)? Let’s look at the numbers. Continue reading “Reason 19 – Turbocharged Cirrus”
Category: Cirrus SR22 Turbo
Reason 18 – Turbocharged Cirrus
Who’s the market leader in turbocharged piston single-engine sales? The 2014 General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA.aero) Report provided shipment statistics for this discussion – “four-seat piston single-engine turbocharged airplanes.”
Let’s look at the numbers.
Reason 17 – Turbocharged Cirrus
The majority of Cirrus SR22-G3 buyers are choosing to go “Turbo.” It’s been a steady climb upward over the past half-decade, and in 2014 almost sixty percent of the SR22-G3 buyers selected turbocharged performance. Continue reading “Reason 17 – Turbocharged Cirrus”
Reason 16 – Turbocharged Cirrus
“Experience Flight in a Higher Plane.” The Cirrus Turbo puts another dimension into the general aviation experience and builds upon the inspiration, adventure and challenge sought by many aviators. Continue reading “Reason 16 – Turbocharged Cirrus”
Reason 15 – Turbocharged Cirrus
There are comfort advantages for GA pilots flying turbocharged piston-engine aircraft in mid-level altitudes – from about 9,000 and up to 17,500 feet, . Continue reading “Reason 15 – Turbocharged Cirrus”
Reason 14 – Turbocharged Cirrus
It’s a myth – you only need a turbo for long cross-country flights. Several years ago, when I was looking at pre-owned Cirrus aircraft a broker asked me about my typical flight mission. My usual cross-country flights were about 500 nautical miles between Houston Texas and Birmingham Alabama or similar distances to the beach in the panhandle of Florida. The broker said, “a 500 nm trip is just on the cusp of needing a turbocharged Cirrus” and added, “do the math.” Really – Continue reading “Reason 14 – Turbocharged Cirrus”
Reason 13 – Turbocharged Cirrus
It’s a myth – “Turbos are only for the mountains.” It’s typically heard from pilots that fly normally aspirated engines because they’re focused on single-digit cruise altitudes; or from pilots experienced with old turbocharged designs which ran hot, added workload and were expensive to maintain.
When I began looking at pre-owned planes my focus was on normally aspirated models because pilots were not talking about the benefits of turbocharged Cirrus aircraft.
Reason 12 – Turbocharged Cirrus
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”
Reason 11 – Turbocharged Cirrus
For comfortable cross-country advanced performance personal transportation the Turbocharged Cirrus SR22TN easily beats commercial airlines on a 500 nautical mile flight. “. . . It is a transformational experience that offers freedom, convenience, and luxury car comfort that surpass many commercial aircraft flown today.”
“How many times have you said, “There has got to be a better way?” The aggravations, inconveniences, expense and inefficiencies of commercial air travel are almost cliche’. And the entire experience keeps getting worse (The Cirrus Life brochure ).”
Reason 10 – Turbocharged Cirrus
A turbocharged Cirrus can cruise from 18,000 to 25,000 feet. These altitude choices are not available to normally aspirated piston engines. Continue reading “Reason 10 – Turbocharged Cirrus”