CIRRUS SR22 INTERIOR UPGRADE FULL

CIRRUS SR22 INTERIOR UPGRADE FULL

While the numbers differ on differently equipped models because their rough empty weights are dissimilar, the bottom line is that every SR22 gets a sizable increase in useful load and full fuel payload. (Your standard passenger may vary.) So, all other things being equal, you can add another passenger to today’s SR22 and go flying.

Now, 200 pounds is a lot of weight increase for a light airplane, and it’s a number that resonates with pilots, as it is the ballpark weight we use for an FAA-standard passenger. (Do those three things ever not go hand in hand when it comes to certification?) The company’s goal was to add some capabilities to the SR22 that owners have been asking for from day one. In order to accomplish this, Cirrus had to do a number of things to the airplane that were complex, expensive and time-consuming. Through a series of smart and complicated engineering decisions, Cirrus found a way to increase the gross weight of the airplane by 200 pounds, to 3,600 pounds. It is shaping up, Cirrus vice president of sales and marketing Todd Simmons told me, to be the best year for Cirrus in many moons, and it is thanks to the G5. How appealing is the new model? As of mid-March, Cirrus was sold out of Generation 5 SR22 production slots through July. There are a number of really big changes that make the model a strong upgrade, one that took clever design decisions to achieve.

Cirrus calls the latest edition of its SR22 the Generation 5, which some customers have begun to refer to informally as the SR22 G5.

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