Cirrus SR22
Target for the Cirrus SR22
40 to 80fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 80 fpm; under 40 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 79ktat 1,633 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 11°the category's
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 50 to 250mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The Cirrus SR22 is the best-selling single-engine GA aircraft in the world and the modern reference for high-performance piston singles. Side-stick control, composite airframe, and a parachute (CAPS) make it a different feel from a Cessna or Piper. Landings are tightly tied to airspeed, the narrow chord wing has less aerodynamic margin than a 172.
Landing technique.
Approach speed: 80 KIAS short final, 78 over the threshold (POH for normal landings).
Round out at 15 to 20 ft AGL. The SR22's nose attitude in the flare is higher than a 172.
Hold pitch, the SR22 wants to settle when speed bleeds; don't fight it.
Land mains first, then fly the nose wheel down. The nose-gear strut is firm and dislikes hard contact.
Crosswind: wing-down + opposite rudder works fine. The composite wing tolerates the asymmetry.
Common mistakes.
Carrying too much speed: 5 kt extra means 200+ ft of float in a 172, more like 400+ in the SR22.
Hard nose-wheel touchdowns, the composite gear leg is stiffer than aluminum and transmits shock.
Treating it like a Cessna in the flare, the SR22 needs less pitch input to flare cleanly.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Cirrus
- Model
- SR22
- Variant
- SR22T G6 (SR22 G5 before Dec 2023)
- FAA approach category
- A
- MTOW
- 1,633 kg (3,600 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Premium
- Category
- High-Performance Single
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