Spin Training!

[Merlinspop]

Publicity and demonstrated confidence in their product. I'm sure the actual humans were willing participants, test pilots and/or test pilot wannabes or enthusiasts.

And probably well compensated.

[designrs]

Maybe it was done before with simulated weight and then done again with actual people for publicity. It certainly makes the case for a stable aircraft.

[MrMorden]

Maybe it was done before with simulated weight and then done again with actual people for publicity. It certainly makes the case for a stable aircraft.

Maybe so, but I thought it was billed as a "flight test".

I'm sure they were all willing...but that doesn't make it smart.

[chavycha]

My reaction to that video was "They're doing WHAT?" followed by "Huh, that thing is pretty darn stable."
Dangerous or not (and who knows if they had a BRS, personal parachutes, etc.), it certainly is a nice piece of advertising.

If I have $750,000 to burn and am in the market for a high-performance 4-seater, I'm going to want to see the SR-22 equivalent...

[designrs]

If I have $750,000 to burn and am in the market for a high-performance 4-seater, I'm going to want to see the SR-22 equivalent...

Interesting comparison, considering that the SR-22 is apparently not spin recoverable.

Getting off topic here, but another high-performance 4-seater is the Vans RV-10... with 200 MPH cruise. Yeah baby!

[3Dreaming]

If I have $750,000 to burn and am in the market for a high-performance 4-seater, I'm going to want to see the SR-22 equivalent...

Interesting comparison, considering that the SR-22 is apparently not spin recoverable.

Getting off topic here, but another high-performance 4-seater is the Vans RV-10... with 200 MPH cruise. Yeah baby!

It is my understanding in talks with someone who worked with BRS on the Cirrus project that the airplane will recover from a spin just fine. It was simply cheaper to certify with the BRS and prohibit spins instead of doing all the requires spin flight testing. In my opinion I find it hard to believe that the airplane could pass all the other required FAA flight testing and not be spin recoverable.

[FastEddieB]

What 3Dreaming said.

And the Cirrus has been spin certified in other countries.

Some rumors just won't die!