Any flight school can have a Cirrus on their line.
Did you get that?...Any
Just because you found a Cirrus for rent, or to train in for that matter, doesn't mean your getting the professional training that your hoping for. We've been on the scene long enough now to see that there's a clear difference from students and renters that come from other non Cirrus certified schools and have even heard about or know the condition of other Cirrus's at non certified facilities.
A perfect example of this is a pilot who recently came to fly with us after flying a Cirrus on another flight line who had no idea how or when he might even consider deploying the parachute. This is "Cirrus Flying 101" as far as we're concerned. One of the first topics of a factory designed transition course is that you'll quickly dive into is CAPS deployment, when and how, and safety. We've seen things even as silly as pilots not knowing there's things as simple as a shut down checklists. The list goes on and on.
It's absurd frankly.
Long story short, if you want to learn how to fly Cirrus aircraft the way their meant to fly and be guaranteed professionally maintained aircraft, look for a certified center. It's takes taking things to the next step to obtain and retain a factory certification from Cirrus. As anyone would expect from the leader of aircraft in general aviation.
For more information on flying Cirrus aircraft with a factory endorsed school, visit www.calaironline.com
