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Stepping up to the SR22 is the most rewarding transition in general aviation — and the one insurers watch most closely. Our structured course at Van Nuys Airport makes you proficient, confident, and insurance-ready in the Turbo Cirrus, not just legal in it.
The Cirrus SR22 is a 315-horsepower, 200-knot, high-performance airplane wrapped around a glass cockpit and a whole-airframe parachute. Pilots arriving from a Cessna 172 or Piper Warrior discover that everything happens faster: the takeoff roll, the climb, the descent planning, and especially the decision-making. Turbo engine management, Garmin Perspective+ automation, and electronic stability protection each add a layer that deserves deliberate instruction rather than trial and error.
There is also a practical gate: nearly every aviation insurance underwriter now requires documented, structured transition training before covering a pilot new to the Cirrus — whether you are buying, renting, or flying a partnership airplane. And beyond the paperwork sits CAPS. The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System is not a decoration; it is a primary safety tool with specific altitude criteria and a decision framework that must be rehearsed in advance, because the moment you need it is the worst possible moment to improvise.
You will fly our Turbo Cirrus SR22 based at Van Nuys — the same aircraft featured in our Turbo Cirrus private pilot program — with instructors who teach in it daily. Training in busy Southern California airspace is a feature, not a bug: you learn the airplane while working real ATC, real traffic, and the real routes you will fly afterward. Get to know the airplane itself on our Cirrus SR22 page.
Still weighing the step up from the SR20? Start with our Cirrus SR20 vs SR22 comparison.
Turbocharging and engine management, electrical architecture, fuel system, weight and balance, performance planning, and the CAPS deployment envelope — taught until the systems feel like second nature, not a memory test.
PFD and MFD flows, flight plan and approach programming, vertical navigation, and every autopilot mode you will actually use — plus the discipline of knowing when to hand-fly and when to let the automation work for you.
Takeoffs and landings, slow flight and stalls in the SR22’s distinct handling, high-altitude work, real cross-country legs, and abnormal procedures flown as scenarios — the way problems actually present themselves.
Some of the most important SR22 lessons are the ones you should never practice at full fidelity in the airplane: an engine failure over the Sepulveda Pass at night, an electrical failure in instrument conditions, a runaway trim on departure, or the decision to pull the CAPS handle. That is where our Redbird MCX full-motion, FAA-approved simulator earns its place in the syllabus.
In the sim we can freeze the scenario, rewind it, and fly it again until your response is automatic — then repeat it with a twist. Simulator sessions also sharpen your Perspective+ button flow at a fraction of the aircraft’s hourly cost, so your time in the real SR22 is spent flying, not fumbling through menus. Most transition students log 3–5 simulator hours woven through the course.
One structured course: high-performance endorsement, Perspective+ mastery, CAPS decision training, and the sign-off your underwriter wants to see. Fly it first — book a Turbo Cirrus discovery flight today.
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Tour the school, meet your instructors, sit in the cockpit, and leave with a personal training plan and exact pricing. Your Discovery Flight fee is credited toward training when you enroll within 24 hours.
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