The Music City beckons with its blend of country, blues, and soul. But there’s more to Nashville than music—and more than one way to get as many of your friends and family there to join you on an epic flying adventure to this star of Tennessee. You could choose a “local” mount in the Cirrus G6 SR, the latest version of the SR22T, to bring your family—the Cirrus Aircraft Customer Experience Center is a couple hours east on Interstate 40 in Knoxville. Or you could fit a handful of your closest friends—for a fun time along Music Row—in the Piper M600/SLS Halo.
Family: Cirrus G6 SR
The SR22 line of normally aspirated and turbocharged single-engine piston aircraft got a speed upgrade with its 2022 version, what Cirrus Aircraft dubs the G6 SR. The base model is the SR22 G6 that’s been offered for several years—but the enhancements with the latest iteration translate to more speed. Is that right? Yes, up to 9 knots better—we saw a 2-knot improvement at 8,500 feet on our test flight in early 2022—for 181 ktas.
