I called Cirrus today to ask about the POH as I recall them saying that it would be available about now. They said it became available as of today. I ordered one.
I also asked about when my '22, #34, scheduled for April 30th, might actually be ready. At first the woman I spoke with guessed that it wouldn’t be May, maybe June or July. Then she checked with someone more authoritative and the word came back that it would be sometime in May, i.e., within 30 days of the scheduled delivery.
I asked (in a friendly way) what held up the '22 and the woman said she didn’t know and that the production people were quite tight-lipped. She said that they expected the first '22’s to be ready in “mid-February”.
I asked about the progress payments. She said that they were just about to send out letters to '22 position holders asking for progress payments ($15k). I assume (naturally) that these letters will just ask the folks who have deliveries in the next six months to pony up the cash.
I asked about possible factory options, like an air-data computer or TCAD/TCAS. She said lots of people ask, but they have no news on that front.
She was friendly and helpful. I told her how much I was looking forward to my plane and thanked her for being part of the company making such a great product.
Robert Bedichek
PS. Has anyone measured the sound levels in the '20 (or the '22)? I measure both a Beech Duchess and a Cessna Cutlass at 100db. The level drops a few db if reduce the prop to 2100 RPM. Doesn’t change much between the front and rear seats. I have a 8 month old daughter and I worry about her hearing when she takes off her little lightweight Bose ANR (made for airline pax, doesn’t have a microphone, weighs 5.4 oz or 152 grams).
I hear that the 22 is quite a bit different then it’s older brother “20” They are having little problem getting these new parts, I like to think that “Cirrus” is doing some great quality control and kicking back some parts so they may be running a little short at the present. You have to give credit to Cirrus. Yes, there are things that needs fixing (example: temp gauge/probe) But did you know the big iron, big bucks $20-40 Mil have problems too. A short time ago, a G-V (muito dinheiro) that’s big bucks!!! left the factory and the owner wanted to go to Australia to celebrate his new toy, he did not know that anything new needs to be broken-in, the airplane made to TX and two weeks later it continued, Fed-Ex just loves new airplanes. Fractional ownership using big planes use the new one to train their pilots, so when things go wrong they don’t have the customer on the back seat. Cirrus has been and will continue doing a great job. We just need to realize that when we want our bird now. Remember they want us flying their planes more then we want the planes, but they are smart to do it right the first time, in the long run they will spend less time fixing it later if they do it right the first go around. I appreciate that, how about you. Have a great Cirrus day.
Cheers,
Woor
I called Cirrus today to ask about the POH as I recall them saying that it would be available about now. They said it became available as of today. I ordered one.
I also asked about when my '22, #34, scheduled for April 30th, might actually be ready. At first the woman I spoke with guessed that it wouldn’t be May, maybe June or July. Then she checked with someone more authoritative and the word came back that it would be sometime in May, i.e., within 30 days of the scheduled delivery.
I asked (in a friendly way) what held up the '22 and the woman said she didn’t know and that the production people were quite tight-lipped. She said that they expected the first '22’s to be ready in “mid-February”.
I asked about the progress payments. She said that they were just about to send out letters to '22 position holders asking for progress payments ($15k). I assume (naturally) that these letters will just ask the folks who have deliveries in the next six months to pony up the cash.
I asked about possible factory options, like an air-data computer or TCAD/TCAS. She said lots of people ask, but they have no news on that front.
She was friendly and helpful. I told her how much I was looking forward to my plane and thanked her for being part of the company making such a great product.
Robert Bedichek
PS. Has anyone measured the sound levels in the '20 (or the '22)? I measure both a Beech Duchess and a Cessna Cutlass at 100db. The level drops a few db if reduce the prop to 2100 RPM. Doesn’t change much between the front and rear seats. I have a 8 month old daughter and I worry about her hearing when she takes off her little lightweight Bose ANR (made for airline pax, doesn’t have a microphone, weighs 5.4 oz or 152 grams).
PS. Has anyone measured the sound levels in the '20 (or the '22)? I measure both a Beech Duchess and a Cessna Cutlass at 100db. The level drops a few db if reduce the prop to 2100 RPM. Doesn’t change much between the front and rear seats. I have a 8 month old daughter and I worry about her hearing when she takes off her little lightweight Bose ANR (made for airline pax, doesn’t have a microphone, weighs 5.4 oz or 152 grams).
We use a Lightspeed 20XL for our toddler, who is two but small for his age. It fits well without the earpiece “slides” extended, and he doesn’t mind it or try to take it off. Might be worth it to borrow one and see how she likes it.