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The 2011 SR22

 

The 2011 SR22

Great Plane - Great Price  - Great Warranty

You know there’s more to getting from point A to B than a straight line. There’s the view from 10,000 feet, the thrill of speed and the convenience of spontaneity – it’s why you don’t want to drive or fly commercial.

But did you know you can get an SR22 with all the hallmarks of a Cirrus and many of the technological innovations we’ve become famous for starting at just $449,900? That’s less than the cost of many older used aircraft. And for a limited time, you can also get Cirrus’ unprecedented five-year, spinner to tail warranty.

Learn more.

Contact us today for details or to schedule a demonstration flight.

info@cirrusaircraft.com or +1 218.529.7292

 

 

EASA Approves ESP

 

Cirrus Aircraft is excited to announce that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP™) by Garmin, found optionally in Cirrus aircraft equipped with Cirrus Perspective™ by Garmin. Now, for the first time, ESP will be available to Cirrus aircraft owners in Europe. The FAA approved ESP for use in the US in December of 2010.

ESP is a highly innovative new technology that addresses both prevention and recovery. It passively and unobtrusively corrects unusual flight attitudes, assisting without distracting from flying quality or enjoyment of the flight experience.

Key components and features of the Perspective ESP system are:

• Operates when the Garmin GFC 700 autopilot has been disengaged, when hand flying the aircraft
• Activates automatically whenever the airplane exceeds one or more flight parameters
• Uses autopilot servos and sensors, yet operates even when the autopilot is turned off
• Recognizes and helps correct excessive pitch attitude, roll attitude, or airspeed
• Augments pilot vigilance; assists, but does not take control
• Can be overridden by the pilot at any time
• Increases corrective pressure as exceedances move beyond safe limits
• Gently returns the aircraft  flight within normal operating envelope
• Operates unobtrusively and simulates aircraft’s natural flight stability

Go here for more information.

Independence Aviation Achieves Cirrus Platinum Training Center Designation

 
They join an Elite Group Recognized as Leaders in Aviation Training

 

Englewood, Colorado, June 15, 2011— Independence Aviation LLC (IA), based at Centennial Airport (KAPA) in Englewood, Colorado, has been designated a Cirrus Platinum Training Center by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The prestigious appointment recognizes IA as a training center that “epitomizes premium quality service, exceptional training, outstanding support and state-of-the-art technical skill.”

“At IA we take aviation seriously while also having fun. Our objective has been to craft the best flight school and rental operation available. Being recognized by Cirrus as such is a great compliment to our team and organization,” said Robert “Bob” Stedman, President and Chief Pilot of IA. He and Chief Instructor Pilot Charles “Chuck” Gensler are both Cirrus Platinum Certified Standardized Instructor Pilots (Platinum CSIP.)

In order to achieve Platinum status, IA has to meet and maintain stringent requirements, including training in Cirrus’ newest and most advanced aircraft utilizing Perspective by Garmin™ avionics. They also must use Cirrus-accepted training syllabi to promote a high level of standardization and safety during flight training. Both the available rental fleet and instructor corps reflect the business focus on safety and fun.

Currently one of a select few Platinum Training Centers in the world, IA is proud to be recognized as a leader in flight training, both in the Rocky Mountain region and the nation.

About Independence Aviation

Independence Aviation (IA) provides aircraft rentals, aviation instruction and pilot mentoring programs, plus aircraft and hangar management. Founded in 2007 by two veteran Certified Flight Instructors, the firm is guided by a philosophy that relationship-based flight instruction produces superior private pilots. Key elements of IA’s approach are to teach students in airplanes they’d be willing to fly cross-country, and mentor them as they evolve to aircraft that fly faster and higher. All IA planes are used for instruction and rentals to qualified pilots. The entire fleet is equipped with modern avionics and current databases, and each aircraft is impeccably maintained in both mechanical operations and appearance.

Contact

Independence Aviation, LLC

12780 East Control Tower Road, # J-15

Englewood, CO  80112

www.ia-kapa.com

303.858.1600

 

Coast Flight Training and Management Inc. Sets Cirrus Fleet Record

Recently designated a Cirrus Platinum Partner, Coast Flight Training and Management now manages the largest fleet of Cirrus Aircraft on the West Coast.   

 

San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) June 8, 2011 – Coast Flight Training and Management Inc. (Coast Flight) of San Diego, Calif., recently designated as a Cirrus Platinum Partner, is about to take delivery of two new Cirrus aircraft bringing their fleet total to 18 and allowing them to proudly boast the status as holder of the largest fleet of Cirrus Aircraft on the entire West Coast of the United States.

 

Cirrus Aircraft is a recognized leader in personal aircraft aviation. Its SR20 and SR22 family of composite airplanes incorporate innovative and advanced performance and safety technologies, including the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS™). The SR22 has been general aviation’s best-selling four-seater airplane for the last ten years. The fully-loaded SR22T exemplifies all the features and character that Cirrus has introduced into general aviation in the last decade such as Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI); Cirrus Perspective by Garmin™ avionics with Synthetic Vision; Enhanced Stability and Protection (ESP); Stall and Over-speed protection; Hypoxia check/automatic descent; Traffic and Terrain (TAWS) warnings; EVS (combination infra-red and visible light vision for night use); paperless cockpit; ADS/B support; air conditioning and an individualized interior and exterior (known as “Xi” in Cirrus parlance).

 

The honor of becoming a Cirrus Platinum Partner is reserved for members of the worldwide Cirrus network who consistently maintain and display the highest levels of customer service, technical skills and training standards. Cost exemplifies these standards with its highly trained technicians, wide-range of services, outstanding customer support and satisfaction and impressive fleet of state-of-the-art Cirrus SR20s and SR22s.

 

Where Coast Flight really shines, however, is pilot training. As the finest and best-equipped Cirrus training center on the West Coast, Coast Flight counts on top tier Professional Pilot Instructors dedicated to Scenario Based Training (SBT), also used by the military and commercial airlines, that focuses on providing the student with critical decision-making skills necessary to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the pilot-in-command.

 

Additionally, earlier this month Will Dryden, President of Coast, was approved and designated as a Platinum Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP) by Cirrus. This elite Platinum group includes the top CSIPs that have stood out as the best of the best. With Will’s years of experience and Coast Flight’s fleet of Cirrus airplanes, no other flight school is better equipped to prepare pilots for the future of aviation.

 

This unmatched combination of a Cirrus Platinum service and training center, modern Cirrus aircraft,  The best available Professional Pilot Instructors and SBT gives students a complete training package not found anywhere on the West Coast.

 

About Coast Flight Training and Management Inc.

Coast Flight deploys its business in a state of the art facility composed of six fully equipped classrooms and a large auditorium. Flying lessons taught in new and modern Cirrus SR20s and SR22s fleet are complemented by theoretical instruction carried out in a brand new, full motion RedBird flight simulator. For more information, visit iflycoast.com or call 858-279-4359.

 

Contact:

Coast Flight Training and Management Inc.

3753 John J. Montgomery Drive

San Diego, CA 92123

(858)279-4359 

 

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT THANKS AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER ON REFERRAL

This past month, I had the pleasure of traveling to our Authorized Service Center, Classic Aviation, located in Pella, Iowa to present referral checks earned from the Cirrus Referral Program. Shane Vande Voort earned $6000 cash plus an additional $6000 in Cirrus Bucks for Classic Aviation.

 From left to right: Jeff Edberg, Gary Poelma, Shane Vande Voort and Mike Prince

Shane has been maintaining a Cirrus SR20 for an owner who had the aircraft since new and was looking to upgrade to a Cirrus SR22. The owner was considering a 2008 used aircraft when he started discussing his upcoming decision with his long-time technician he has trusted to maintain his current aircraft for the past 3 years. In their discussion, Shane discussed the owner’s mission needs and presented the options available in a new Cirrus SR22 equipped with the Cirrus Flight Into Known Ice System (FIKI) that would give him better mission capability than the 2008 model under current consideration. In addition, Shane mentioned the unprecedented coverage available in the spinner-to-tail warranty available with the new Cirrus SR22. 

The conversations that happen with an owner and the trusted team at their Authorized Service Center are something we are proud to be included in the discussions on buying decisions. We regularly make an effort to keep our Authorized Service Centers informed of product and company updates. Shane Vande Voort and Classic Aviation are an excellent example of trusted service.

Cirrus Aircraft thanks Shane for the support and hope we can visit again with more super-sized checks! Information on our referral program can be found on our website at:

http://cirrusaircraft.com/contact/sales/referral.aspx

Gary Poelma,

 

Executive Director, Customer Support

Electronic stability protection helps make Cirrus immune to loss of control

 

In an article on flightglobal.com from May 27, John Croft goes into deatil about the safety advantages of ESP in Cirrus aircraft.

“Pilots of Cirrus aircraft equipped with Garmin's electronic stability and protection (ESP) system and other new speed-related safety aids should be virtually immune to a variety of loss-of-control accidents with the software protections.”

The complete article can be found here.

Inside Cirrus Event: Venezuela

 

Inside Cirrus 2011 es su oportunidad exclusiva para ver el avión más nuevo, la tecnología más avanzada y conversar en persona con altos ejecutivos de la empresa más innovadora de la industria de aviación general. No se pierda la oportunidad de ser parte de esta historia.

 Esperamos que nos acompañe en esta inolvidable tarde de aviación.

Lunes, 6 de Junio, 2011
de las 9:00 hs. hasta las 15:00 hs.

Aeroclub de Barquisimeto [SVBM]
Aeropuerto Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto, Venezuela


Martes, 7 de Junio, 2011
de las 16:00 hs. hasta las 20:30 hs.

Aeroclub Aeropuerto Int La Chinita   [SVMC]
Aeropuerto Int La Chinita
Maracaibo, Venezuela

RSVP AQUI
Carol Valbuena, tel: 0414.619.3325

Para mas informacion sobre Cirrus contactar Gabriel Maestracci,58.414.1202664, gabrielm@cirrusvenezuela.com .

Design Your Own Cirrus

 

Think flying is fun? Try designing your own dream Cirrus.

The Cirrus Xi Edition puts you in the design seat next to an Xi Specialist to create your personally tailored aircraft. You select all the materials and options; your design team creates sketches and sends samples to help you with the details that make this plane yours. With each decision, your Cirrus will take form.

 

On the runway and in the air, your Cirrus will stand out. Vinyl graphics can bring nearly any color to your aircraft for stripes or flourishes – even a company logo or family crest.

 

From the exterior paint to every stitch in the seats, this Cirrus will reflect you.

Take a look at what some other Xi owners have designed in our gallery.

Contact us today for more information: info@cirrusaircraft.com or 866.380.5402.

 

Wife Takes Over Cirrus When Husband Passes Out

Late last week a woman with no piloting experience took over flying a Cirrus SR22 after her pilot husband suffered from what is believed to have been hypoxia.

En route from San Bernadino, California to Colorado Springs, Colorado, the woman’s 70-year-old pilot husband passed out. With the help of Denver air traffic control and a nearby Great Lakes commercial flight crew, the woman was able to get the Cirrus to a lower altitude where her husband regained consciousness, landing the plane in Farmington, New Mexico.

The video below is news coverage of the event from KABC TV, Los Angeles.

 

Cirrus SR22 is Robb Report's Best of the Best

 

Cirrus is excited to announce its SR22 has been named “Best of the Best” in the 23^rd Robb Report editors’ pick. This is the ninth Best of the Best title for the SR22.

Read the full article here.