Cirrus SR 20 Bournemouth to Blackbushe

[CaRcInOgEnIcxSyRiNgE]

I have an SR20....Where did you mount your camera?

[TTUsucks88]

Almost looks like you're driving in the sky

[ericambrosecoon]

maybe you shouldn't be looking at the boost pump/fuel gauge when you're twenty feet off the ground...

[airplanepilot22]

is it harder flying with that stick than a yoke?

[yawningdogs]

@airplanepilot22 , No its exactly the same as your left hand is basically in the same place as with a yoke.

[ChrizRockster]

Hi there!

Great video! After my club went into Admin (flying Warriors) I have joined another new club that has the SR20 G3 GTS as a standard training aircraft. What features are available on the left hand stick. I see you making regular adjustments to something there and I doubt its all PTT. Is it Trim?

[yawningdogs]

@ChrizRockster Hi, the stick has , trim, autopilot disconnect, and ptt. The Cirrus is a lovely aircraft to fly, but is bloomin' expensive to hire in the UK compared to say an Arrow which is almost the same speed.

[ChrizRockster]

@yawningdogs - Thanks for the info!!!

[witcherdude]

how does the cirrus SR-20 compare to the Cessna 172 in terms of how much weight it can lift, room, etc....

[radbcc]

@witcherdude why dont you do a little research? use your friggin mind. it is all available and free on the web. go to the cessna and cirrus web sites and get the info.

[witcherdude]

@radbcc I have thank you, but sometimes it nice to get other people's opinions!!!!! Everybody knows that the you can exceed the limits printed in the POH, even if you're not supposed to... so the books i could look up wouldn't give me a whole lot of REAL info... I am an Instrument Rated Commercial Pilot CFI-CFII-MEI... i know i could look it up if i wanted too, but outside opinions are nice to have!!!!!!

[radbcc]

@witcherdude ok

[yawningdogs]

@witcherdude , the 172 is more versatile in terms of airfield surfaces. The Cirrus can be pretty scary on grass if its not smooth. The Cirrus only has brake steering which makes it a bit annoying for taxiing. Feels a bit weird having to dab the brakes to keep it straight on a take-off roll, especially when its a short runway.

The Cirrus has a 200hp engine so is much quicker than a standard 172. The 75% cruise speed for the SR20 is 145kts IAS.

[Yperanthropoidsx]

Great video, you should definitely record more like this one.

[dragonugt]

what was your altitude @0:40

[yawningdogs]

Probably was around 3,000ft

[FFTVAviation]

We use pencil cams (Dogcamsport) on suckers too which are quite cheap, although you do need to buy another camera to record the camera's video. Nice angle this and nice to see some sunshine at Blackbushe!

[yawningdogs]

Hi there. I used an ordinary video tripod with 2 legs on the rear floor, and the 3rd in between the rear seats. It was held down with bungees. I also bought a camera suction mount which is very useful for mounting on windows etc. Safe flying!

[mechan9]

Thanks!

[mechan9]

Hey what did you use to mount your camera in the plane? I'm looking to do the same for recording my flights where holding the camera for the entire duration is just not possible.

[yawningdogs]

No, its not fly by wire. Just old fashioned pulleys & cables...so fly by cables I suppose!! I'm also right handed but holding the joystick in your left hand is completely natural. The right hand is used for the throttle lever.

Thanks for watching.

Captains of fixed wing aircraft traditionally sit in the left hand seat, while captains of helicopters sit in the right hand seat.

[Macsgrafs]

Is that aircraft fly by wire ;) like the joystick, but I'm right haned so would have to sit in the other seat. Ross