Post by BuckSkin on Nov 9, 2022 6:59:05 GMT
Sunday_06-November-2022
2015 Cirrus SR22 N4971
It was almost dark outside when I heard this plane coming over; I grabbed the camera and had just seconds before it disappeared over the tree-line.
This is the best of the thirty photos that I took --- ISO 16,000; in the original, the plane was just a black smudge in a very noisy sky.
The photo is definitely no prize winner; but, I learned a lot of interesting things researching it, including the fact that these aircraft are equipped with a whole plane parachute that can be deployed to bring her down almost damage free --- it has been proven on a number of occasions.
This plane has had a repaint since the January 2021 photo (linked to below) and does not even resemble it's former self; plus, it now has a big green "A" on the tail fin, possibly for Airmart; had it not been for the flight plan putting her right where my camera clock put her, I would have thought I had misidentified it.
Just to be sure, I checked every other possible; and, either they were thousands of miles away, or hadn't been off the ground in weeks; N4971 was the only aircraft anywhere near me that night.
I am going to keep an eye out; sooner or later, someone will post an on-the-ground image in her new colors.
According to the flight plan, the plane left our local airstrip and landed at Bluegrass Field in Lexington, Kentucky; it is a bit over 100 road miles from our local airstrip to Bluegrass, and will take a good two hours plus to drive it; she drifted some nine miles off course and still set down at Bluegrass in 23 minutes --- amazing.
Serial #4174
310hp Continental IO-550-N
Prop: Hartzell 3-Blade Aluminum
4 Seats
The SR22 series has been the world's best-selling general aviation airplane every year since 2003, accounting for over 30% of the entire piston aircraft market.
The Cirrus SR22 is equipped with a whole-plane emergency recovery parachute system: the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS).
Owner: Airmart of Lexington, Kentucky(16-February-2021)
Located in: Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY 40510
NOTE: This aircraft not currently listed in their For Sale section.
Some 2000-2003 SR22, 12 to 15 years older than this aircraft, are priced $300,000-$320,000.
Previous Owner: Dick Holdings of Merritt Island, Florida(13-March-2015)
Date Airworthy: 06-February-2015
Similar 2015 SR22 For Sale SN: 4265 Asking $750,000; 38 Photos --- this listing is well worth a look, especially the inside photos and the photos of the instrument panel, it has to be seen to be believed.
Francisco Borges Photo(2019)
Jay Wischkaemper Photo(2020)
Sean Brink Photo(Thursday_21-January-2021)
Some good reading here, Disciples of Flight
More info at Wikipedia
I know it is not the greatest picture; however, I hope you found the information interesting.
2015 Cirrus SR22 N4971
It was almost dark outside when I heard this plane coming over; I grabbed the camera and had just seconds before it disappeared over the tree-line.
This is the best of the thirty photos that I took --- ISO 16,000; in the original, the plane was just a black smudge in a very noisy sky.
The photo is definitely no prize winner; but, I learned a lot of interesting things researching it, including the fact that these aircraft are equipped with a whole plane parachute that can be deployed to bring her down almost damage free --- it has been proven on a number of occasions.
This plane has had a repaint since the January 2021 photo (linked to below) and does not even resemble it's former self; plus, it now has a big green "A" on the tail fin, possibly for Airmart; had it not been for the flight plan putting her right where my camera clock put her, I would have thought I had misidentified it.
Just to be sure, I checked every other possible; and, either they were thousands of miles away, or hadn't been off the ground in weeks; N4971 was the only aircraft anywhere near me that night.
I am going to keep an eye out; sooner or later, someone will post an on-the-ground image in her new colors.
According to the flight plan, the plane left our local airstrip and landed at Bluegrass Field in Lexington, Kentucky; it is a bit over 100 road miles from our local airstrip to Bluegrass, and will take a good two hours plus to drive it; she drifted some nine miles off course and still set down at Bluegrass in 23 minutes --- amazing.
Serial #4174
310hp Continental IO-550-N
Prop: Hartzell 3-Blade Aluminum
4 Seats
The SR22 series has been the world's best-selling general aviation airplane every year since 2003, accounting for over 30% of the entire piston aircraft market.
The Cirrus SR22 is equipped with a whole-plane emergency recovery parachute system: the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS).
Owner: Airmart of Lexington, Kentucky(16-February-2021)
Located in: Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY 40510
NOTE: This aircraft not currently listed in their For Sale section.
Some 2000-2003 SR22, 12 to 15 years older than this aircraft, are priced $300,000-$320,000.
Previous Owner: Dick Holdings of Merritt Island, Florida(13-March-2015)
Date Airworthy: 06-February-2015
Similar 2015 SR22 For Sale SN: 4265 Asking $750,000; 38 Photos --- this listing is well worth a look, especially the inside photos and the photos of the instrument panel, it has to be seen to be believed.
Francisco Borges Photo(2019)
Jay Wischkaemper Photo(2020)
Sean Brink Photo(Thursday_21-January-2021)
Some good reading here, Disciples of Flight
More info at Wikipedia
I know it is not the greatest picture; however, I hope you found the information interesting.
