Like 5 knots is all if you compare the turbocharged models at the same fuel flow, although you can turn disproportionately more fuel into speed in the 400 if you want. Compare the turbocharged 400 to the nonturbo SR22 and you see a much bigger difference, but that's apples to oranges.
See this comparison which is pretty factual even if it was prepared by Cirrus:
No doubt, else they would have bought the other.
They are. It's pretty much a matter of subjective considerations, although the Cessna costs more when comparably equipped. If you're considering an airplane in this class, fly both and then choose for yourself.
SR22 has optional FIKI certification. C400 does not.
I think it will depend a lot on whether your height is in your legs or your body, i.e., sitting height versus leg length. Big folks will probably need to sit in it to find out for sure.
The Cessna 162 Skycatcher LSA is fabricated in China with final assembly in the US. That's it. Everything else for small aircraft (including the Mustang jet) is done in Independence KS.
Actually, large parts, or even whole of Corvalis were made in Mexico when the shoddy quality was discovered about a year ago. At the time, Cessna contemplated bringing the production back to U.S., but I don't know if they actually had. These things are not done so easily.
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2011/110922faa-proposes-fine-for-cessna-corvalis-defects.html
I agree.
I've found control in all three axes to be just fine down through and into the stall.
only if you land it too fast. I can make consistent mains-first landings even in an SR22T with air conditioning.
After reviewing all the SR2x accidents, I'd have to agree. Had those folks done the same things in a Cessna 350/400 or a Bonanza or anything else in that class, it would probably have ended just as badly.
Correct. They were well and successfully into the spin test program when the FAA gave them the exemption, and they stopped only to save money. The BRS was an original part of the program because of Alan Klapmeier's crash experiences, not because they couldn't get the plane certified without it.
Well, we'll never know if they would have successfully completed the spin series or not.
But we do know that certification is not why they have the BRS.
No, that's true. Get Alan to tell you the story about the crash he was in and you'll have goosebumps.
Exactly -- he insisted on the BRS because of that experience, not to make certification easier. Or did you miss the "not" in my post? Or did you mean, "Yes, that's true"?
