I know that Lancair reads this forum, but does anyone know if someone at Cirrus reads this?
I know that Lancair reads this forum, but does anyone know if someone at Cirrus reads this?
Officially no, but they somehow miraculously stay informed as to its content.
I know that Lancair reads this forum, but does anyone know if someone at Cirrus reads this?
IS THE POPE CATHOLIC???
I know that Lancair reads this forum, but does anyone know if someone at Cirrus reads this?
Absolutely - At least as often as you do (unofficially)!
I know that Lancair reads this forum, but does anyone know if someone at Cirrus reads this?
Officially no, but they somehow miraculously stay informed as to its content.
If they read this forum, they are not doing a good job of responding to their customer’s needs. Many companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to figure out what their customers want/say about their products/policies/companies/etc. CD is getting all that for free and they haven’t done much of anything about it or so it seems.
CD, if you are listening, find a way of responding to our input!
If they read this forum, they are not doing a good job of responding to their customer’s needs. Many companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to figure out what their customers want/say about their products/policies/companies/etc. CD is getting all that for free and they haven’t done much of anything about it or so it seems.
CD, if you are listening, find a way of responding to our input!
Reza: Give the poor CD guys a break. They have more than 1, 2 or ten customers.
They have many tremendous challenges including increasing production, acheiving profitability and maintaining quality - All at the same time! After that, they place a high priority on getting a second, more powerful aircraft into production.
Now given that I’ve mentioned just a few of their bigger challenges, do you think that just because one or two or ten whiney customers want a 200 kt airplane with a 1,500 pound UL with a 1,500 NM range which burns only 9 gallons per hour with all of the latest and greatest avionics and they can’t provide that today, do you think they don’t care?
How long do you think it would take to get a new transponder approved? How many man hours in paperwork? How about breaking existing contracts and establishing new contracts with the suppliers? All of this takes time and money, and for each of us that wants the latest XZ-11000 super-gizmo, there are probably 2 others who don’t want to spend the $ for it.
I’m (pretty) sure that they are listening and trying to decide what to place into the 2001 or 2002 SR20’s and 2002 and 2003 SR22’s. (Hey CD, Why aren’t you calling it the SR30?) But remember, they have about 600 purchasers who liked the existing specs enough to plunk down a $15K deposit, promise to pay another $130K -$220K when it is delivered and wait 2-4 years for it.
From what I’ve heard, CD has been very responsive to any maintenance and defect issues that have arisen the ‘fleet.’ I think that is terrific. As a soon-to-be owner (PLEASE!), I am very happy with that.
The 172 I own doesn’t have an AP, IFR Approach approved moving map GPS, digital transponder, 160 kt TAS, composite fuselage or many of the other improvements. While I can dream for more (while paying less), the SR20 is clearly the best value on the market by a substantial margin.
(Do I sound an awfully lot like JF?)
Just one man’s opinion.
Marty (#119 & Waiting)
If they read this forum, they are not doing a good job of responding to their customer’s needs. Many companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to figure out what their customers want/say about their products/policies/companies/etc. CD is getting all that for free and they haven’t done much of anything about it or so it seems.
CD, if you are listening, find a way of responding to our input!
Reza: Give the poor CD guys a break. They have more than 1, 2 or ten customers.
They have many tremendous challenges including increasing production, acheiving profitability and maintaining quality - All at the same time! After that, they place a high priority on getting a second, more powerful aircraft into production.
Now given that I’ve mentioned just a few of their bigger challenges, do you think that just because one or two or ten whiney customers want a 200 kt airplane with a 1,500 pound UL with a 1,500 NM range which burns only 9 gallons per hour with all of the latest and greatest avionics and they can’t provide that today, do you think they don’t care?
How long do you think it would take to get a new transponder approved? How many man hours in paperwork? How about breaking existing contracts and establishing new contracts with the suppliers? All of this takes time and money, and for each of us that wants the latest XZ-11000 super-gizmo, there are probably 2 others who don’t want to spend the $ for it.
I’m (pretty) sure that they are listening and trying to decide what to place into the 2001 or 2002 SR20’s and 2002 and 2003 SR22’s. (Hey CD, Why aren’t you calling it the SR30?) But remember, they have about 600 purchasers who liked the existing specs enough to plunk down a $15K deposit, promise to pay another $130K -$220K when it is delivered and wait 2-4 years for it.
From what I’ve heard, CD has been very responsive to any maintenance and defect issues that have arisen the ‘fleet.’ I think that is terrific. As a soon-to-be owner (PLEASE!), I am very happy with that.
The 172 I own doesn’t have an AP, IFR Approach approved moving map GPS, digital transponder, 160 kt TAS, composite fuselage or many of the other improvements. While I can dream for more (while paying less), the SR20 is clearly the best value on the market by a substantial margin.
(Do I sound an awfully lot like JF?)
Just one man’s opinion.
Marty (#119 & Waiting)
HI MARTY - I LIKE YOU
AMEN! You kinda put things in their proper prospective.