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02-05-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 302Sport

Dave base is 2260 lbs, useful load is 1340 lbs, giving you a gross weight of 3600 lbs. Usually on a ferry flight you can take off with the airplane about 25% over FAA certified gross weight for that aircraft. So, with those numbers and a 200 lb pilot, you could carry about 2040 lbs or 340 gallons of fuel.

The plane will go 1000 miles on 80 gallons, so it would have no problem ferrying 2,500 with over 300 gallons on board...

so I'm guessing that would be a "no smoking" flight?

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02-05-2015, 04:33 PM

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Perfect example of the benefit of having the parachute. You would think that would become mandatory.

02-05-2015, 04:37 PM

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Glad the pilot is ok
The frame mounted parachute system was awesome.

Craigslist Ad:
Cirrus SR22 for sale. Just washed.

That plane is an artificial reef 256 miles offshore......in really deep water!

02-05-2015, 04:49 PM

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That plane is an artificial reef 256 miles offshore......in really deep water!

Local pick up only.

02-05-2015, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Deanrw3

He had aux tanks in place of the rear seats for the ferry flight. His transfer switch failed and he couldn't use the extra fuel. He knew well ahead of time he was going down, hence why the CG was on scene as he went down. Flown in the SR22 a couple times, cool plane.

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02-05-2015, 04:55 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/embed/0y5wTpI...o=1&autoplay=1

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02-05-2015, 05:19 PM

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Wow!!

02-06-2015, 11:39 AM

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You could make a fortune selling bigger versions of the chute system to Malaysian Airlines (with optional GPS upgrade, of course)
Pilot should be able to detach the chute after touch down. Seems like a similar flip could happen if you were on land in windy conditions. Still better outcome with versus without.

02-06-2015, 04:16 PM

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Awesome Cirrus Jet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAZcaBwdv2I

02-06-2015, 04:23 PM

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The safety record isn't great with the Cirrus planes despite the parachute. Yankee player flew one into a building in NYC, one guy pulled the chute at full speed essentially disintegrating the plane. I know a guy with one and he loves his but his fear is that it puts people behind the yoke that shouldn't be in the first place.