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[@dukeshaver199]

Love the stick shaker and FINALLY....A manufacturer makes an auto switch for fuel. Thank you Cirrus!

[@Kaipeternicolas]

Daher does that in the TBM

[@jonasbaine3538]

Stall horn wasn’t good enough? Avoid stall situations in first place…

[@Aleksandar6ix]

@@jonasbaine3538 too many Cirrus pilots have already stalled themselves out of the sky.

[@skwerilleee]

All this but still a mixture knob like it's 1960. Wild that they're 7 generations into a million dollar "modern" airplane and still no FADEC.

[@JustSayN2O]

G8, perhaps

[@mxcollin95]

I know right? Great point. I’m bet though if they added fadec to a piston engine it’d be a fortune to certify.

[@JustSayN2O]

@@mxcollin95 It's already been done. 30 years ago!! Please read the following which I copied from a pertinent website. If you copy the text below and paste it to a browser search box, you can find more information about this engine: +In the early 1990s, Toyota began working with Hamilton Standard to develop a twin-turbocharged aircraft engine derived from its four liter V8 Lexus engine. This project resulted in the FV2400-2TC, a 360-horsepower fuel injected engine equipped with Hamilton Standard FADEC engine controls. Such an engine is twice as powerful as the non-Toyota powerplant used in the TAA-1. The FV2400 received FAA type certification in February 1996 and production certification in July 1997. Before the project was shelved, media reports indicated that the engines would be produced in Japan, and shipped to Hamilton Standard to be equipped with the FADEC controls, and it would be marketed in direct competition to engines produced by Teledyne Continental and Lycoming. Flight testing of the engine was done in a Piper Malibu, and though some media reports state that it was also tested in a “Burt Rutan-designed single”, it is unlikely that such a large engine was tried in the 4-place TAA-1. What’s more, there is some contention by industry experts that Toyota didn’t really plan on producing the engine, but rather it was an R&D exercise with the actual goal of getting their feet wet in the ways of product development, flight test and certification."

[@fdtank81]

I’ll think about it when we get Fadec

[@haverelmink]

"And a wide array of colors" seemed to be the most exciting feature to the lady! 🤣

[@paulskoglund1757]

Congratulations. That is spectacular

[@baero2019]

Wow. 177 TAS @ 18.5 GPH in this video and a manual mixture control like it's the 1960s. My Sling TSi on order will do 153 TAS @ 8 GPH with FADEC. 15% faster for more than double the fuel consumption, or in other words 22mpg vs. 11mpg. And the Sling TSi is practically 1/3 the cost.

[@EJWash57]

Nice added features/updates. Not an airplane in my future, but nice to see the advancement.

[@donjohnston3776]

I was hoping to see a Continental TDI

[@StrikerSG]

What is missing? A full fadec controlled engine and jet A1 fuel ready.

[@all_golde]

And retractable gear

[@sagatdoubrovsky3009]

Diamond DA50RG 😂

[@Lee-qp6gf]

OH, how exciting another high-end airplane.

[@raymond3855]

Sold me...i'm interested. Thanks for the great video. Sorry Diamond, got a new aircraft.

[@roberttorres809]

Okay, what I was really hoping for was a get home safe button and folding landing gear, but that MFD is cool….😏 what a gyp!!!!

[@gnagyusa]

Nice!

[@lukebelvin4900]

I'll stick to my G1, same speeds and cabin size for a fraction of the cost ;)

[@AV8RMike]

😍😍😍😍

[@user-sd9xi6kp8c]

An amazing looking airplane and panel - kudos for what they have accomplished. However, given that Garmin has said they are no longer able to support their 530 /430 products and are not providing a clear upgrade path, could Cirrus or Garmin help us understand the technology refresh / insertion they are planning for the G1000 products in these Cirrus aircraft given that an airframe could easily be in service for 50 or 60 years - way longer than the avionics can be supported?

[@tristandawson6417]

Only issue I have with this update is the removal of the avionics and nav switches. What if their is an electrical fire and you need to isolate/turn off these functions? I'm sure they thought of this, but I feel like leaving the switch (or maybe there's a cirrcut breaker?) would have just been better

[@Bupkus68]

There’s a breaker

[@brandonadams7837]

Use the breaker panel.

[@DBO3671]

But have they fixed the velcro cover for the CAPS handle?

[@Craneman4100w]

Be nice if they would fix the overly sensitive trim thats been a problem of hand flying a Cirrus for a decade now. I guess a simple fix isn't worth the effort when you sell every plane you make to people on 2+ year waiting lists.

[@Brimstin]

Looks like they removed the Velcro cover for CAPS.

[@FlightX101]

Lets go!!!

[@danielepelaia7875]

Yes, I agree with you about this one, I was looking up a cirrus used one sr22t good grief over a million buck's used not even new. So it's out of my reach too expensive not even fadec controlled so they upgrade thier airplane's keep the same dimensions but add a 4 blade prop, new touch screen controllers

[@cypilotiowan4761]

For that kind of money I’m buying a JetProp. The price increases at Cirrus over the last ~7 years has been just obscene. $1.3m for an unpressurized piston single with a realistic 18k ceiling??!!

[@galactictomato1434]

JetProp has much, much higher maintenance costs.

[@Brimstin]

Where did you see $1.3M? The SR22 starts at $845K. The GTS is $1.05M.

[@unclejoe8279]

Not a problem, they will sell ok. All the money the US printed to keep the markets to a new high.

[@michaellucas5859]

@@Brimstincan you share your price sheet or source I’m always curious about this stuff

[@tropicthndr]

Yea doesn’t makes sense when you can get a Lancair evolution turboprop, and not have to worry about crankshaft counterweights flying off through the side of the block. The Io-550 has a very dismal history of reliability. Katherynreport has pages and pages of cirrus engine failures.

[@Clovescp]

Estou a 10 anos batendo nesta tecla que a Cirrus venha fornecer aos Seus Clientes a Opção de Motores movidos a Jet-A1 🇱🇷🇧🇷🛩️ nos do Brasil 🇧🇷 iremos agradecer

[@cpy]

Is this an ad for Cirrus or Garmin? Hard to tell

[@Hossman757]

Why still use Avgas? Next level is a FADEC controlled Jet-A recip like in the Diamond aircraft. Other than that Sirrus aircraft are the BeSt!!!

[@fkntourist]

Cirrus wants to automate fuel tank selection but refuse to incorporate a FADEC?

[@galactictomato1434]

Using what engine? Lycoming and Continental don't have any modern fadecs worth a damn. Other engines are unproven or can't be produced in numbers Cirrus needs.

[@Brimstin]

Which certified diesel fadec engine could they use that wouldn’t compromise weight and performance?

[@misham6547]

who said diesel????? there are a ton of FADEC IO-550's certified@@Brimstin

[@matthewvisnaw4306]

@@Brimstin Austro A330

[@Brimstin]

@@matthewvisnaw4306 The AE330 is rated for 171 HP max continuous (180 HP peak). Clearly not a realistic option since it’s less powerful and heavier than the current engines Cirrus uses.

[@jeffkeisling3558]

Anyone know the cirrus color of the "blue" Sr22 in the vid......Poseiden or Mykonos?

[@marcus29551]

Looks like Poseidon

[@jameshuggins7320]

They need to make a stretched turbine version

[@JustSayN2O]

AGREE !!

[@swiftadventurer]

Where do they land at the end of the video?

[@aaronmaynard42]

McGhee maybe? That’s a delivery and training center.

[@MatthewEverett]

@@aaronmaynard42I don't think any of this except a couple of cockpit shots were from McGhee Tyson. By the looks of it most of this air-to-air is from out at Cape Hatteras. Both the planes featured were out that way just before Christmas. Most likely Billy Mitchell (HSE).

[@flywithaopa]

It was Billy Mitchell (HSE) at Cape Hatteras.

[@aaronmaynard42]

Le me having my fuel selector set to both.

[@edcew8236]

Doesn't work for low wings... works great for high wings.

[@PivotHigher]

Alright !

[@pierreb5683]

No FADEC 🙁

[@Mattblackaviation787]

I’ll take a used 2015 piper M350 for the same price.

[@struvrim7637]

WANT TO BUY

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

How about a $100,000 version?

[@petet968]

It's a pity the headset mike was so bad.

[@st.denysthemartyr791]

Cockpit. A "flight deck" is the upper-most deck of an aircraft carrier or other flight-equipped vessel.

[@PA30Crewchief]

No yaw damper?

[@galactictomato1434]

Yes it's an option.

[@mauriceevans6546]

Yes

[@Grhb778]

Give me some bush tires and a stol kit then we’ll talk 😉

[@nyrubin]

If it were a 5 blade prop I would’ve ordered two of them. But 4 blade prop meh I think I’ll stick to my msfs 2020

[@harryagrotis326]

Unnecessary technology for the average pilot but great news for extremely rich technology geeks

[@MozD]

Is the music needed?

[@EJWash57]

Many years ago I watched a video of a roundtable discussion comprised of psychiatrists. The topic of why would there be background music during newscasts came up. One doctor offered that the music was there so the "dummies will know how to feel." Harsh - but true?

[@aaronmaynard42]

Yes. Absolutely needed.

[@EJWash57]

@@aaronmaynard42 Why?

[@jmizzonini]

Ehh.. owning a cirrus is half about aesthetics, I’m just not a fan of how they setup the bezels and mount for the gtc units.looks cheap like a mid tier car interior when they just slap the touchscreens on as an afterthought. I do like the yoke though and stickshaker addition

[@ictpilot]

How many hundreds of thousands of dollars for this?

[@brianb5594]

over $1 million by the time you get it with the goodies you would want...LOL

[@ictpilot]

@@brianb5594 True. But I was talking how many hundreds of thousands more for this version.

[@brianb5594]

@@ictpilot And for that money you would think they would have FADEC. Mixture control in an airplane that ranges from $800K to +$1 million? Ridiculous!

[@fdtank81]

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[@AeroCherokee]

The Cirrus price point is , well, pointless for most because it’s soooo unaffordable for the vast majority of pilots. There are so many other options out there that are very nice for half the price or less. ROI for a newer Cirrus is ludicrous.

[@galactictomato1434]

And yet it's the best selling GA aircraft.

[@brandonadams7837]

Did you just use ROI and aircraft in the same sentence? 😂

[@kevinrussi]

Any electrification efforts going on within Cirrus?? Battery densities are declining and will eventually reach a point where it makes sense to have an electric power plant & redundant BATT PWR.. Serious question and only interested in affirmative info. No messenger killing please, go enjoy your time instead ;-)

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

The audio is crap

[@TheLucas2696]

Booooo, pointless update to an airplane that's out of reach of 90% of GA pilots.

[@reed785M]

Yea I thought they were back ordered 2 years anyway?

[@dtsh4451]

Stop being poor, find a foreign oil& gas company board position like Hunter Biden! You can afford this toy also😂

[@richm9455]

This year we get a vinyl landau roof and opera windows!

[@mmeyers111]

Maybe if I under and over value my properties at opportune moments I might be able to get one of these birds in the future.

[@mmeyers111]

More like 99%

[@Factory400]

Even more expensive. Same speed. Same range. Encouraging pilots to just let the airplane figure it out. Profits go to China. I would rather see a new aircraft that is faster and goes farther and/or simpler and lower cost. This is cool, but the right kind of cool for me. I am sure that a ton of low-time folks will love that they can skip the part where you have to think on your own.

[@sgassocsg]

Few can afford and too dangerous. GA is dying. Fly commercial or move to Europe and take the train.

[@johnmerriman9355]

Great aircraft, great avionics and crappy engines. Come on TCM, make an engine that doesn't require a cylinder change every 100 hours. contributing to 3 days of downtime.

[@kittenslapper]

Yet another airplane out of reach for most people. 😢

[@aaronhomer8723]

Take all that nonsense off and cut the price.

[@lasw7775]

Rich wanna be toy

[@schnelleschwaben]

Useless upgrades. Why they don‘t develop new engine configuration? 2026 TEL will be banned in the EU and nobody will buy an aircraft, which is priced around 1.mio Euros without an future-proof engine.

[@ericbuhrendorf]

ugh… why not just have the PFD and MFD be touch screen??!! using the small screen and dials adds unnecessary complexity! this is so bad. TXi retro fit still better than this. 🤦‍♂️ Still not full fadec? why is there still mixture control? What about autotrottle instead of a stick shaker? Autoland as a feature instead of as an emergency function. What a huge disappointment.