Try the one I used to work on - The Electric Jet, The Lawn Dart, The Falcon - the F-16A-D. All electric, all the time, unless the generator goes offline and the EPU fails to fire. In that case, it's just several tons of deadweight strapped to the pilot's a$$ - a good launch platform for the ACES II.
Do you still fly?
If so, what?
In my humble opinion, students would learn to fly in a J3 - or a PA-11/12/15/18 or maybe a Citabria or Champ. Something where they learn the basics - without looking at a bunch of instruments. Feel the seat of their pants and not look to a panel for answers.
The Cirrus, while a stunning airplane with wonderful instrumentation blah blah blah, and that STUPID parachute only makes pilots think they are not in charge of getting their airplane safely on the ground.
"I've got trouble, I'll just pull this little handle and everything will be fine - and no longer my responsibility!"
Barf.
We had a report of a guy who was Instrument Rated and Current in a Cirrus who was on a VFR flight plan and got lost in the clouds and he PULLED THE HANDLE!!!
Perhaps, get on the radio, file or find clear sky - ?
He WASTED a perfectly good airplane because he's a chicken.
/soap box off
Wasn't that EPU fueled with hydrazine ? I remember that was a hazard for my EOD teams trying to render safe, the gun , ordnance and seat the F16 after an accident.......There wass even some code word for such an incident when the EPU's fired. Do ya remember it ? I don't.
Good points !.......Stay safe !
Hey TN Bob,
I was a mx officer on F-16s at Hahn AB from '87-'89. Where did you work on them?