"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
Richard Collins wrote about this type of things 10 years ago. He looked
at why us Mooney owners pay more in insurance than Arrow pilots and why
Mooneys have more wx accidents. His opinion was that the Mooney was
made to be a traveling machine, just like the Cirrus. When you have a
fast traveling machine you go places. When you go places you encounter
more weather. 172's don't encouter as many wx related accidents because
if your mission is to cross the Sierras 10 times per year, you don't
buy a 172.
Perhaps the Cirrus appeals to less experienced pilots as well.

I wonder if new(er) pilots see it as a fixed gear single and automatically
equate it to a 172 or a 182 at most. The analogy is only remotely linked.

Just wondering.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO