X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:55:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2941497 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 May 2008 19:25:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.40; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from OMTA12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.44]) by QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Wn4h1Z0080x6nqcA402H00; Tue, 27 May 2008 23:24:57 +0000 Received: from [10.128.88.86] ([206.191.160.125]) by OMTA12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id WnQW1Z0042idoaN8Y00000; Tue, 27 May 2008 23:24:55 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=mzJXR8CfVegA:10 a=BsQYP604tikA:10 a=CmWp6yrDGrT2gfqkYrwA:9 a=xFMTJwLFIpXtSUdGyAUA:7 a=hEZPYZBrWkFxUkaJOig_smOGTw0A:4 a=Rp11AdlyIvgA:10 a=7A8N-ZU3d-bXEXI2ai8A:7 a=u96grQtwqz2j5tq_BFrj2OnsZDEA:4 a=VLNWWmZ-ZiEA:10 a=Sz-0p1zU2dQA:10 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:24:29 -0700 Subject: Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k From: John Hafen X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k Thread-Index: AcjAUM9sfU5wEMv0pEiZR+ij/+ObuA== Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3294750293_1262308" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3294750293_1262308 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable My wife can have a way with words. Tongue in cheek, I had her read the following from Cirrus and suggested we consider this upgrade for our IVP. Her response: =B3Learn to fly. Give me a break.=B2 Cirrus offers emergency recovery switch By Alton K. Marsh Cirrus Design is now offering its top-of-the-line SR22 and turbo models wit= h a panic button. The customized $48,000 Garmin Perspective integrated cockpit option include= s a bright blue emergency switch called LVL to return the airplane to straight-and-level flight. The LVL button can recover the aircraft from an attitude of 75 degrees of roll and 50 degrees of pitch, even if they occur simultaneously. The Avidyne glass-cockpit system is still being offered. Reaction from Cirrus owners to the new model ranged from =B3fantastic,=B2 =B3brilliant,=B2 and =B3tremendous,=B2 to expressing a few minor concerns. The cost of the option offers =B3...a real moment of consideration,=B2 said one owner. Cirrus owners were pleased when the G3 airplane model included a 50-pound increase in useful load, compared to the G2 model. But now the Perspective model comes with a weight increase of 40 pounds, negating the earlier gain. While almost all Cirrus airplanes have carried Garmin nav/coms, this is the first all-Garmin panel for Cirrus. AOPA Pilot Editor in Chief Tom Haines go= t an early look last week at the Perspective panel during a visit to the Cirrus plant in Duluth, Minn. --B_3294750293_1262308 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k My wife can have a way with words.  Tongue in cheek, I had her read = the following from Cirrus and suggested we consider this upgrade for our IVP= .

Her response:  “Learn to fly.  Give me a break.” &nbs= p; 


Cirrus offers emergency recovery switch

By Alton K. Marsh
Cirrus Design is now offe= ring its top-of-the-line SR22 and turbo models with a panic button.

The customized $48,000 Garmin Perspective integrated cockpit option include= s a bright blue emergency switch called LVL to return the airplane to straig= ht-and-level flight. The LVL button can recover the aircraft from an attitud= e of 75 degrees of roll and 50 degrees of pitch, even if they occur simultan= eously.

The Avidyne glass-cockpit system is still being offered.

Reaction from Cirrus owners to the new model ranged from “fantastic,&= #8221; “brilliant,” and “tremendous,” to expressing = a few minor concerns. The cost of the option offers “...a real moment = of consideration,” said one owner. Cirrus owners were pleased when the= G3 airplane model included a 50-pound increase in useful load, compared to = the G2 model. But now the Perspective model comes with a weight increase of = 40 pounds, negating the earlier gain.

While almost all Cirrus airplanes have carried Garmin nav/coms, this is the= first all-Garmin panel for Cirrus. AOPA Pilot Editor in Chief Tom Haines got an early look last week at = the Perspective panel during a visit to the Cirrus plant in Duluth, Minn. &n= bsp;  --B_3294750293_1262308--