Cirrus Death Trap?

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:

They sure make that sound terrible, don't they? Why, in just five
years, 3.3% of the SR-20 fleet has been lost to accidents, resulting in
14 deaths!

If automobiles suffered a similar rate over a similar period in the U. S.,
it would produce nearly 2 million deaths.

(Based on production of about 12M/year
http://www.automotive.com/features/9...435/index.html ).


What are the rates for comparable aircraft, such as the Columbia 300,
Skylane...?

On 2006-10-13, Matt Barrow wrote:
What are the rates for comparable aircraft, such as the Columbia 300,
Skylane...?

Not wanting to pick nits, but the Skylane is hardly comparable to the
SR-20. In terms of how the pilot needs to be ahead of the plane (i.e.
cruise speed), planes like Mooneys, Bonanzas and that kind of class are
more comparable. The Cirrus aircraft are fast and slippery and the pilot
needs to stay ahead of them to the same extent they would in a Bo.

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