Glad it was helpful!

R9 is a great system too! It was ahead of its time!

Thanks so much! Enjoy!

That’s awesome! Glad you will make a small but subtle shift! It will save the confusion of “where did my frequency go!?” Thanks for your comment.

Thanks! It’s a huge gotcha! It took me a while to really understand what was happening and it was right under my nose!

You can do it! The 2016 SR20 is awesome. How do you like it!?

@@al.waterloo It's just finishing up the pre buy at DPA. My friend is buying the 2016 and I am going to be teaching him in it. Looking forward to it!

Thanks a lot!

Exactly! Thank you!

Exactly! Thank you!

Exactly!

Such a good saying! Nothing is more when trying to start your engine! Thanks for watching.

Hot starts are the bane of all new Cirrus owners. And worse? Each plane can be slightly different. Even Cirrus has no standard way to do them...you get a different answer dependent on what tech you talk to...Over a two year period I finally locked mine down...but mine takes into account density altitude which is a factor when hot starting at altitude. Likewise density altitude also affects the way the mixture setting is done...different than the checklist because the checklist was created at sea level.

@Wogden 700 The boost pump in the Cirrus pulls fuel at 4-6 psi from the low wing tanks into the fuel lines up to the engine driven fuel pump, not into the engine. Fuel enters the engine when you crank it or when the engine is running (delivered by the engine driven fuel pump). The mixture control controls the amount of fuel mixed with air (throttle) that can enter the engine, again as the engine is cranked or is already running. If the mixture control is OFF and the boost pump is ON the engine will continue to run. If the boost pump is OFF and the mixure control is ON then the engine will continue to run. The Cirrus checklist for taxiing is boost pump OFF, mixture set to the 'X' and set throttle as needed to 1000 rpm or less. To shut the plane down make sure the boost pump is OFF, throttle OFF then pull the mixture to OFF.

@Wogden 700 No. You said the boost pump fed fuel to the engine. It only pushes fuel up to the engine driven fuel pump. The mixture control Lever is mechanically linked to the mixture control valve in the engine-driven fuel pump. Any fuel that reaches the engine comes from the engine driven pump. So the crank has to be turning for that to happen. The Cirrus has an overflow bypass for the boost pump(s) that starts to dump fuel under the cowling once the fuel lines are full and the engine driven fuel pump is not running. It is possible to flood the engine during a hot start if you run the boost pump too long and have the mixture set to full rich before cranking. But that is another discussion.

I like this suggestion a lot this is great. In one of the newer software upgrades for the Perspective + you can change the frequencies when on the FPL page just hitting the com button. It will momentarily change the buttons to blue to type in a comm frequency. That way you don't have to navigate away from the current page! Its a big help.

Roger Hummel awesome! KPWK!

Good point!!

That’s a great way of thinking about it! I like that. Smart!

Al Waterloo not really just 20 years as an IT consultant made that mistake many times!!!! It’s just remembering the keypad is like a computer keyboard not the old way we did things twiddling knobs

Great tips. Love the idea of being methodical and consistent.

The baggage door not being properly shut would not be a disaster in the air. It would simply close itself

@@yanceyloyless3713 No. In fact if a cockpit door is not fully closed it cannot be closed in the air. The baggage door will bang around in the air if not closed, it won't latch. And you can lose baggage area items that will do possible damage to people on the ground.

@Wogden 700 There is no need to finesse it and take the chance it fails to latch all the way. I have been closing the baggage door in the same way for five years and it has worked perfectly. Cirrus personell I have flown with also close it in the same way. Also, you may not always be the person closing it and teaching others to simply put pressure on the door may result in a problem. Swing the door closed from a half open position with a little authority and it closes it perfectly. If it were to not seat properly using this technique it would pop back open immediately and visibly. The cockpit doors on the G5 and G6 from the outside have much more mass and can simply be shut by keeping your hand on the door all the way to closing, no need to do it rapidly. From the inside grab the handle mid to the root and in one motion pull it will closed and lock in one motion. That one takes a little practice to get right. Sometimes the handle will not lock immediately so you need to make sure the door closed fully then push the handle down to lock and push out on the door to make sure...

@Wogden 700 There is no normal way. I am telling you from experience that if you simply press on the door to close it you MAY NOT close it fully. The door has thick weatherstripping on it and if you do not press it hard enough it will not latch fully. Shutting it from a half open position with a simply flick of the hand will ensure it closes, latches and seals fully. No need to guess. The main doors must be shut with some authority or they will stay cocked open, even if you push down on the handle it can appear to lock but not be fully shut. From the outside close the door with your hand remaining on the door all the way to closed (different than the baggage door) the mass of the door will do the work. From the inside you MUST grab the handle from mid to root so you do not bend the handle and pull it closed in one steady motion. Arms length to shut, do not try to pull it closed harder from a smaller distance. Again use the mass of the door to do most of the work. If you do it right it will shut and lock in the same motion. If you do not shut it fast enough or with enough authority the handle will remain cocked open when it shuts leaving the door in an unknown status.