Great example of people thinking they know anything about planes because, well, airplanes are intuitive. A bit like how everybody knows law or medicine.

I like the show, but this was little more than a marketing success for Cirrus.

Most interesting statistic: About 35% of the people buying new Cirrus are new to aviation.

If you followed it from the start, that was one of the goals of the Klapmeiers. They saw a market for the folks who were buying luxury automobiles.

That is really good for GA. As comfortable as we are in “more mature” aircraft, many youngsters are not impressed. The Cirrus appeals to the iPhone generation a little more. Anything we can do to keep GA healthy.

I recognized that marketing emphasis long ago. I just hadn't heard the latest number. It is good for GA. The guy in the video also said that Cirrus delivers about 700 airplanes annually (58/month, about 13/week). That's an impressive number given the times we live in.

I was fortunate to tour the Cirrus factory in Duluth. While I may not be the target audience I was nonetheless very impressed with the entire operation, gained a new respect for the airframe(s), and the business front-to-back.

The delivery numbers are quite astounding in the modern generation for new piston airplanes. Nearly 60 SRs a month is impressive.

Visiting the booth at Oshkosh is quite a contrast to visiting the Textron booth at the same show. You are instantly approached and treated with upmost respect and your interest is quickly qualified. Good luck even getting a Textron person to stop talking to each other to even ask a basic question about the handful Beech pistons that they might produce this YEAR.

Well done with this video to extend their reach even further.

If you followed it from the start, that was one of the goals of the Klapmeiers. They saw a market for the folks who were buying luxury automobiles.

For a non-pilot, I thought Jay asked a lot of good questions.

I lived in Duluth when Cirrus was just getting going. I had the opportunity to fly the prototype SR-20 with Scott Anderson, the first test pilot, who later died in the airplane at Duluth. There was a strong crosswind and his ailerons were binding, a design flaw that was later corrected. I happened to be approaching the airport when it happened.

One of my hangar neighbors was a salesperson for Cirrus. I remember seeing him at Oshkosh and asking how it was going. He said, over and over, pilots would return with their spouse and ask him to explain the parachute to them. It was a huge selling point.

A year or so later, I remember eating a hot dog at an art fair down on the Duluth waterfront, when a young woman sat down across from me at the picnic table. She saw my hat, and asked, "Are you an aviation enthusiast?"

It turned out she was Scott Anderson's widow, and she had just received her private pilot certificate and was starting to work on a seaplane rating. Amazing.

I recently finished a biography of Walt Disney. In summary, the secret to his success is that he embraced the new technology as soon as possible. The rest is history.

I'm not seeing a video about Jay Leno and SR22's.

Here is the correct link

Hadn't seen Leno in years, man has he gotten old.

That is one of my favorite YT channels. Love it when he does the Restoration Blog.

We need everyone here to post in the comments: Feature a Bonanza next!