Mooney is bankrupt.

Check again. Mooney isn’t bankrupt anymore.

Diamond

They are sexy, I wasn't really a fan of them until I saw one in real life and i was like dayummmmmm.

I can’t wait to see the Sling in action. I’ve always wanted and RV-10 but after seeing Mike talk about the Sling and post videos on them I’m pretty intrigued.

Chad Dossett I’ve never gotten to see a Sling in person but I have seen a Few RV’s and they’re sharp planes. Judging from the videos so far I have a feeling Mikes Sling is going to look pretty awesome too!

Me and you both. The build is coming along. Thanks for watching!

@@freelanceastronaut8692 An Experimental is not something to get into unless you want to take on the mess someone else made building the kit. AND want to suffer resale issues.

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The repack and rocket replacement is about 2k to 4k. Over 10 years thats hardly a hit.

Just talked to a SR71 pilot yesterday in my restaurant. He graduated in 1958 in EE and ROTC. He developed the camera system and also took out the film after the flight. Seems it was pretty involved time wise like 3 days to harvest all the film. An honor to get to talk with him.

@@keithmantey1940 That is awesome Keith Mantey, I would love to have talked to the gentleman as well, I wonder what secrets he holds, maybe knows ET?

Good for you man! I don’t know your needs, but in my opinion, I would go for the SR22

@@auggith I want 200kts and 1000mi range also like the cabin class on the Malibu.

ENTP LIFE are the maintenance costs similar between the two? I know that the Malibu is pretty efficient on fuel. Of course, at these costs we are talking small cost differences. The cabin class is hard to beat. Pressurized cabin, no O2 masks needed.

@@jerem0621 MX on both are pretty high but more on the Malibu. Retractable gear and pressurized can bring annuals over 20k year.

A Malibu is a metal beast with retractable gear and is in the same niche as the SR22T. They cost more to insure (retractable gear) and seat six. AND the Malibus do not have a chute.

Dang, didn't notice til I read your comment. Now that is all I hear!!!

No GA piston plane (unless old school rivets and metal beast) need retractable gear. And even then Cessna 172, and 182s have fixed gear. The insurance cost should keep you out of a plane with such equipment.

As of a few days ago it's now a reality: but it's called a Pipistrel Panthera :D

@@vin103 The Panthera is not certified yet. It is sold as a factory kit built in Europe...none are in the USA. It will compete against the Cirrus SR22. It has a chute, is carbon fiber...and won't sell many in the US because it has retractable gear which will make it uninsurable for most. Insurance carriers require 100 hrs with a CFI in a retractable plane just to get insurance, and then they charge a 40% premium on the airframe. That will keep its sales numbers very low indeed.

Then why does the rear seat have three seatbelts ?

It does

250k to 500k

The one he has you get for about $450k-$500k

What other plane do you recommend with similar performance? Something like a twin Beech, Cessna or something like that?

As to alternative aircraft the Bonanza is hard to beat. The 210 is good even the 206 is worth a look. The Moonies are fast and efficient but small and crampted. The Saratoga is also a good choice. All these are single engine like the Cirrus. The twins are much more costly to operate and demanding to fly. The alternative to weeping wing device is inflatable boots these systems are not all fiki approved and can lull you into a false sense of safety. ice is a very real killer but happens seldom so is often discounted. I had a customer with a Beech twin die from ice 1 month after annual inspections where we tested his deice system and did repairs to it. all was working normally. Hot props hand boots. RIP

Absolutely not true. The delta to insure retractable gear, dependent on how many hours you have can be 40% uptick in annual fee. The major cost for CAPS is after 10 years of ownership and then you pay about 2k to 4k for a replacement of the rocket and repack. The FIKI system requires fluid and monthly use. But then you also are equipped to deal with icing having it.

Where do you get 2 to 4 k for a repack and rocket motor replace it is more like 15 to 20 k

@@edwardhobelman6296 I just got a quote for it. Your number is way out of line.

what do you mean

@@gmayachar8200 re-watch the interview and the phrase "umm" is used about 200 times and once you notice it you cant not fixate on it..

@@kylewoodfill9875 lol 😂 your correct

People use all sorts of odd filler words and pauses when speaking. Listen to athletes on TV sometime, they will drive you crazy with "you know", "like" etc. I once counted a basketball player use "I know" 32 times in a 5-minute interview - he was nearly unintelligible because of it. It's a bad habit and an example of a lazy speech habit that people pick up from others. It can be nerves too. The evolution of language is a fascinating thing. If you get a chance read up on English (or your language of choice) linguistics, it'll open your eyes. All of that said, I'm not dumping on the interviewee. He's well spoken and clearly is a smart guy.

@@Hdrunenzi720 absolutely agree and catch myself doing it sometimes as well.

And over 170 people have been saved by a chute pull in a Cirrus. Bring the stats on Piper, Cessna and RV now.

Safety doesn’t have a price my guy, especially when he takes his family on trips

ummmm I wish i didn't read this before ahhh, watching.. ahhh. that's all I could errr, ahhhh hear

I agree With you on that, I thought I was the only one that noticed all the "ums & "uhs"..

well perhaps you had enough money to buy also a Cirrus SR22

Its NOT the content provider doing that.. Its youtube. They just did a massive policy change this week, making much harder for providers to have limited commercials, AND in conjunction with that, youtube has dramatically increased the number of commercial exposures in each video.

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Ha ha ha. Some folks don’t know how YT works. This stuff ain’t free.

I dont see any commercial. I run Linux + Chromium

I just pay for KZfaq Premium. I see no ads. Well worth the few bucks a month.

DA62 uses less fuel even with two engines....would rather have two redundant engines than a chute

You are ignorant. Really nothing you texted is true and deserves no adult response. Btw. Diamond now puts a BRS chute in their planes. Same for Pipistrel, Mooney, Evololution, RV and half the SLSAs.

@@gbigsangle3044 you are ignorant ,,, ya i guess facts to you are meaningless,,, diamond aircraft does not have chutes ,,, go look at the FAA crash reports then if you think i am wrong ,, what the descent rate under chute for a cirrus,, what the full stall descent rate of a da40? ,, come on smart guy ,, you tell the world if you can fool haha,,, so do tell us why the cirrus is not legal without a chute ??

I think the issue is that Cirrus gave up on ever eclipsing Lancair 4p sales...

@@israelkozlik7554 yeah no volume pricing opportunities for a small business like Cirrus.

I think cirrus is doing pretty well with their business model.

@@docflyer4001 until someone makes an actually good plane for a reasonable price. you lack vision

Doc Flyer yah think?? 😂

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Why do you say the Cirrus is a mediocre product and what is it about the Cirrus composites that needs upgrading? What is it about Diamond, Mooney, Columbia and Beechcraft, save for retractable gear in 3 out of 4 of these, that makes them a superior aircraft?

Doesn't sound to me like you have a whole lot of hours (if any) flying the Cirrus, but rather have formulated your opinion simply from what you've seen, heard, and read - and the fact that you apparently were selling the "competition" suggests to me that you probably found bad-mouthing Cirrus as an effective way of preventing clients from looking that direction. And yes, I am a Cirrus CSIP and alot of hours in them, as well as the planes you used to sell, so I do speak from experience. Just wanted to keep things fair and balanced ....

Philip Galway-Cooper, My dislikes of the Cirrus are mostly on safety. The first wing was changed and apparently improved stall behavior though they never really gave a proper explanation. I did not get much time in them, but they seemed kind of top heavy or something. The avidyne equipped planes had lots of problems. If you are buying one with the later wing and Garmin that’s much better. Still you are left with the composite. Diamond and Columbia both used a very complex mix of different high quality composites which they laid up in their factories custom. This means they have structures that are strongest, lightest, most rigid and most flexible in just the places they need to be. Cirrus used sheets of pre preg. The benefit is cost. Period. Mooneys have a steel tube frame which has become famous for its impact strength. The old joke goes that if you go to a plane wreck, and there is still a plane there, it’s a Mooney. I know tons of stories of Diamonds surviving and protecting the passengers and the statistics put everyone else to shame. I believe Columbia planes should have similar crash performance, but they are high performance aircraft and a small fleet. I have not seen numbers. Retractable does not matter to me except for quality. Some planes are notorious for gear issues. Retracts are usually faster, but it’s just one aspect of a plane. Beech and Mooney gear are fine. Cirrus has improved its safety over the years because the owners group made it happen with training programs. With all the advantages of a big fleet, training use, owners group, and CAPS they have moved their numbers into the same area as Mooney which is a much older design built purely for performance. I will say that most people will say they are more comfortable with the Cirrus cabin. I’m long legged and am much more comfortable with the long body Mooney. Passengers often do not like the small windows in a Mooney, but there is actually more space in the R and later models than in a Cirrus. Finally, the big lie that helps Cirrus and Beech the most are their small tanks. It amazes me, but many pilots with much more skill and experience than me seem to only ever fill their tanks then fill the plane. Every buyer needs to plan very carefully for his known missions. I saw very few buyers really do this, but many who did wanted more range rather than more load. Coast to coast with four adults just isn’t what people really do. Trips with four adults are actually VERY rare. Sorry for the rant, but hope it helps.

It is unfortunate that some aircraft manufacturers still don't know how to sell airplanes in a new age. If Cirrus does a great job marketing their planes, then kudos to them. You'd be surprised how many airplane shops I've tried to get on Mojogrip and they didn't see the value. Practically getting free advertising that would have cost them thousands of dollars otherwise. If only they saw the receipts of airplanes being purchased through the channel.

Mark E, sorry if you think I’m calling your baby ugly. I can tell you that badmouthing the guys selling the most planes would not have been a good tactic. As someone who got into the business after buying a new aircraft, I had my opinion set before I started selling. Nothing I’ve said here is at all hyperbole or even questionable and is mostly noted as my opinion. I’ll note that you didn’t contradict any of it. If you want to hear me badmouth someone, it would be Cessna. Yet here, I compliment their product. I did sell a brand I have not mentioned. I was not then, nor am I now a fan. So, as you admit, one of us has a financial stake in this game, and it is not me. Instead of throwing shade, how about you make some good refutations or point out some positives?

We all need an SR22T GoFundMe campaign

What you mean? The Chinese communist party?

tomar5e115 it’s Chinese owned.

Why? They own so many other things -why not Cirrus ?

@@TheReadBaron91 30% of the US is owned by China

@@sammalone7352 Why? Because they are an oppressive dictatorship. One need only ask those in HK.

ummmmwatchable hehehhehehe ill go now

as long as one can buy a plane and enjoy flying it one doesn't need a speech therapy

It’s a requirement for getting on the radios in General Aviation. Ummm where Am I??? Ummmm Denver traffic, this is ahhhh Cirrus November ahhh...,three two seven Tango Foxtrot, ahh.... ummmm..... - can’t pass your Checkride unless you try to sound like that.

@@alexs3187 Gigitty!