2020 Cirrus SR22T Flight Trial

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Key Takeaways:

  • For the 2020 model year, Cirrus introduced "Cirrus IQ," a system utilizing cellular communications, a smartphone app, and cloud storage.
  • Cirrus IQ provides real-time trend and data monitoring for aircraft and engine performance.
  • The system helps keep tabs on how pilots are flying and provides early warnings for potential component failures.
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For the 2020 model year, Cirrus has built in what it calls Cirrus IQ. Using cellular communications, a smartphone app and cloud storage, it has real-time trend and data monitoring that ultimately can be used to keep tabs on how Cirrus pilots are flying these aircraft, how the engine and systems are performing and provide early warning for component failures. In this video report Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano spent some time with a new SR22T with Cirrus’ Cliff Allen.

Larry Anglisano

Larry Anglisano is the former Editor in Chief of sister publication Aviation Consumer magazine. He's an active land, sea and glider pilot, and has over 30 years experience as an avionics tech.
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