Cirrus SR22 News

It was a routine in-state flight for Mesa Mayor Scott Smith on Tuesday, until the moment his single-engine plane touched the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport runway.

He has reported extensively from outside the United States, and once worked as President Carter's chief speechwriter.

The NTSB has released its preliminary report in an accident involving a Cirrus SR22 which was being flown solo by its owner after receiving dual instruciton in the airplane.

The morning dawned misty and overcast; even low-lying areas to the east, which the marine stratus layer often did not reach, were reporting 100 feet and a quarter-mile. By noon, however, conditions at the airport had improved to 1,800 broken, 2,800 overcast and 10 miles visibility.

In the May issue of Flying I argued that it was high time for revisions to Part 23 certification standards for light airplanes, a piece that, based on our email response, resonated with our readership.

In a situation that is happening with inexplicable frequency, another Cirrus SR series piston single has gone down -- with tragic consequences.

Authorities have identified the Ohio pilot of a plane that crashed at the Anderson Regional Airport while practicing takeoffs and landings.

SUMMARY : This AD was prompted by test reports that showed that failure of a retract port flexible hose of a main landing gear retraction actuator could cause excessive hydraulic fluid leakage.

Albuquerque, NM, April 25, 2012: Aspen Avionics announced today the approvalA of an EASA STC for installation of the Evolution Pro Primary Flight Display intoA Cirrus SR20 and SR22 model aircraft.