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At a customer appreciation event at Sun ‘n Fun on Thursday evening, Cirrus Aircraft shared some new details of the progress of the Cirrus Vision SF50 jet. Marketing VP Ben Kowalski said that the four production conforming jets are flying up a storm as the company works toward FAA certification late this year. The $2 […]

Cirrus SR22 owners can now upgrade their performance capabilities by replacing their metal propellers with Hartzell’s three-blade composite prop. The replacement is made with Hartzell’s second-generation Advance Structural Composite (ASC-II) construction, consisting of carbon fiber laminates integrated into a co-molded stainless steel shank. A nickel erosion shield protects the outboard half of the leading edge […]

Cirrus Aircraft celebrated the maiden flight of the second certification flight test Vision SF50 jet, dubbed C1, from the company’s headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. C1 joins the first production test airplane, C0, in the FAA certification program, anticipated to lead to first customer deliveries of the single-engine Cirrus jet next year. C1’s first flight took […]

Pilots who undergo training through Cirrus’ approved flight training program, Cirrus Approach, can now take advantage of OpenAirplane’s growing network of rental facilities. This allows new Cirrus owners and pilots who have trained with a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP) to gain access to Cirrus airplanes that are part of OpenAirplane centers around the country. […]

The Cirrus Jet continues to progress in flight testing after the first production conforming airplane made its maiden flight in March, the company announced this week at AirVenture 2014. While the airplane, dubbed “C-Zero,” makes it way through Part 23 testing, the company is finishing up production of the next two production conforming airplanes, which […]

Cirrus Aircraft announced it is bringing its parts and aftermarket services business in house with the launch of Cirrus Direct, a new parts distribution pipeline that replaces Cirrus Parts by API. The change, which went into effect yesterday, will provide Cirrus owners with improved parts inventory availability while allowing the company to expand globally, Cirrus […]

A fractional ownership firm out of Atlanta, which currently offers six Cirrus SR22 GTS airplanes to its owners, has announced it is opening up a second location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The expansion will happen in August, the company said, but customers have already signed up at the new location, which will offer two Cirrus […]

In subfreezing temperatures and buffeting winds, a Cirrus Aircraft test pilot yesterday flew the first production conforming Vision SF50 jet, taking off from Duluth International Airport at around 5 p.m. for the one-hour shakedown test. “The Vision Jet handled and performed very well and all systems functioned properly – just what you want in a […]

Cirrus Aircraft is rolling out a new nationwide pilot training initiative aimed at enticing new students to learn to fly in a Cirrus. The 2014 JumpStart Program introduces a special version of the Cirrus SR20 to partner flight schools that the Duluth, Minnesota-based lightplane manufacturer says makes the ideal training and personal transportation airplane. Cirrus […]

At AOPA Summit Cirrus Aircraft introduced its new lineup of Generation 5 SR22s. While there aren’t any game changing upgrades, the company has followed course by giving new customers a number of quality of life improvements. For our money, the biggest improvement comes with the introduction of new brakes. The lighter and cooler-running brakes by […]