Last week I went for an hour-long CFI demo flight in an SR22-GTS. What
an amazing airplane! Huge difference from the Lance I currently fly. A
comfy car-like leather interior, and the presentation from the two
Avidyne panels was just incredible. The takeoff roll was short (only 2
aboard with less than full fuel) and the climb - 1000fpm @ 110kts.
4500ft showed 185ktas. I'm still not sold on the single lever power,
but I know Cirrus did that to simplify engine control.

I can see Cirrus overtaking Cessna as the largest producer of GA
aircraft fairly soon. IMHO A plane that goes nearly as fast as a Baron
with one engine and fixed gear will appeal to more people than dated
designs like Saratogas, Skylanes, Bonanzas (fill in the blank) or even
light twins. While these are all good airplanes they can't compare to
new technology. I figure unless you actually need the two extra seats,
and how often do 6 pax acft fly with all seats full anyway, this seems
like a great alternative. First year insurance is a tad steep though. I
suspect after a few years with more acft in the fleet and more training
in type the accident rate will go down and hopefully the premiums too.
You'd think the rates would be less than a comparable retract, but that
remains to be seen. Not sure how many Columbia 350/400s Lancair is
selling, but I think both companies are on to something. Now if I could
just scrape together $400K...