Modified Cirrus SR22T Walk-Through - what we did and why

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Can you really make an airplane better than new? You tell us, after we walk you through what we did to this 2010 Cirrus SR22T. We explain why we procured certain customizations to this aircraft and who performed the work or helped us along the way. Customize and personalize your airplane to be the way you like it, and maybe it will be better than new in many ways.
A big thank you to all the companies that helped us with this airplane along the way. It would not be possible without their talent and professionalism:
Maverick Aircraft Design - www.maverickair...
Midwest Aircraft Refinishing - www.midwestairc...
Steel Aviation - www.steelaviat...
Wisconsin Aviation - www.wisconsina...
Aviation Resources - aviationvibes.com
Powermaster Aircraft Engines - www.powermaste...
Mixture knob - www.tamarackae...
Fixed Wing Aviation Maintenance - fixedwingaviat...
Elivate Aircraft - www.elivateair...
SCS Interiors - scs-interiors....
Surefly - www.surefly.net
Gami - gami.com
Wat Nav/strobes - flywat.com/pro...
Wat landing light and Recognition lights - flywat.com/col...
- Proud to be affiliated with Flying Eyes Optics. Use this link our our coupon code to save yourself 10% off:
flyingeyesoptic... or coupon code ELIVATE10
- We fly for business and exploration. We use our airplane to visit our favorite places in (and out of) the country with our two dogs Baxter and Doll. We love aviation, our passion is to learn as much as possible and share the experience with others. I am an Instrument Rated Private Pilot with High Performance Endorsement.
- We unexpectedly lost our first rescue dog and the love of our life, Pip at 14 years old to liver failure in mid 2024. You will see her in our first several videos. Our love of dogs and ability to transport them allowed us to form “Pip’s Rescue Wings” an animal rescue charity (pending 501c3 status). Together with rescues across the country, we transport man’s best friend out of kill shelters and other life threatening situations to a safe haven. 100% of the proceeds from Pip’s Rescue Wings goes towards the Rescues we are helping. All flight and operational costs are covered by us personally. Please consider adoption before purchasing a puppy and please spay/neuter your pet.
- Some videography (the professional looking stuff) by Alex Weber of Alex Weber Photography alexwebermedia... Thank you Alex!
- I am not a CFI, A&P or IA and our videos are not for instruction purposes, but entertainment only. Each video is intended for our own personal documentation of life experiences and flying improvement. Do not use any of our video content as instruction on how to fly an airplane. To properly learn how to fly you must visit your local accredited flight school.

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@berniebrown9115 3 дня назад

You did absolutely the best job on this upgrade that could have been done. I am sure it cost you a ton.

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

We are happy you like it!

@speedracer9132 2 дня назад

Dude dissed his wife within the first 30 seconds, “we actually have someone now who knows what they’re doing”

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Well it wasn’t a diss to my wife. My wife and I are not professional photographers and I do 1/2 the filming and all the editing, so if it was a diss, the diss is more on me than anyone 😆

@speedracer9132 2 дня назад

Good save, @@Elivate.

@brianbohannon8044 3 дня назад

Great video! I would love a follow up video on how you maintenance wash/detail your plane.

@Elivate. День назад

Ok we will definitely consider creating a video as you suggest!

@johndefini3732 День назад

His attention to detail is amazing, love the plane. Then…… I saw the cyber truck. I can only imagine someone with this much style would never own something as such. Must have been someone else’s

@Elivate. День назад

I would never! 😆

@bryantleander День назад

5:31 We see that happen around the prop with scratches on the spinner. In our shop, we use a modified Fiskars Double-Sided Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat to slide between the prop and cowl to create a safe barrier. I would include a picture, but not sure how to do that. We use those mats modified different ways to protect the interiors when you take the seats out. It helps a lot.

@Elivate. День назад

I would like to see that material you use. We use cardboard with a 1/2 circle cut out of it to be placed between the spinner and the cowlings before removal and reinstall.

@DrCreightonShute 2 дня назад

I'm in the market for my first plane, and I just tripped over this video while researching. Now I'm about to smash my piggy bank wide open!

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

You will not regret it! Enjoy! And please follow up with what you decide on!

@dirty-1744 3 дня назад

Midwest really knocked it out of the park on that one!!

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

They really did! Thank you for watching and I hope you are along for more coming up!

@RyanField-vl5vi 13 часов назад

Midwest are great! I did many of the same upgrades on my G5. Full custom paint coming in next few years. Beautiful bird! Well done

@Elivate. 6 часов назад

Aren’t they? Look forward to your paint that is a very exciting process!

@richardc6843 День назад

Beautiful airplane. Love all the attention to detail.

@Elivate. День назад

Thank you very much

@alexwebermedia 3 дня назад

Thanks for shooting with me! I’m using the gimbal next time!

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

You made it fun and it turned out great. Next one will be even better. Thanks Alex!

@Hayden53085 3 дня назад

Looks amazing!! Your attention to detail is next to none, beautiful job!!!

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

Thank you very much! Looking forward to providing more content!

@mojogrip 11 часов назад

Nice work on the Cirrus! But I need to know where you buy your shirts from

@Elivate. 6 часов назад

Hey Mike! I’ve been watching your channel for years. Love your content. Haha! This one I think is a Lulu. Also try 7 Diamonds and Vuori. I think both would fit you well.

@rezamahmoodi3395 День назад

what a so unique cirrus

@Elivate. День назад

Thanks

@timsun6810 День назад

the fasteners are a nice touch

@Elivate. День назад

Totally agree! Makes a presentation impact in person.

@BrandonHam 2 дня назад

This thing is incredible. Have a 2022 SR22 based at Gary. I gotta see your plane in person one day.

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Thank you Brandon! I hope we run into each other someday soon!

@braedenldavis День назад

Love the quality and effort you guys put into your videos. You ALMOST have me sold on the cirrus from my restored Piper Arrow but I just can’t get behind the required 10 year parachute repack and the cost associated with them. It’s a great safety feature but it’s an insane cost for an optional safety feature. I say “optional” because it’s the pilot’s discretion whether it’s used or not when the time comes; not an automatic deployment. I just can’t justify having to drop 20k for a repack when the system for 9.9 years is expected to work. Great looking plane and awesome content nonetheless.

@Elivate. День назад

Thanks for watching the channel regularly! Yah I hear you about the parachute. It’s an expensive optional emergency procedure. But, if we ever go down, I’m going to feel it was the best money that could ever be spent! It’s all relative and hindsight I guess.

@LarsTiger 2 дня назад

Absolutely amazing! Thanks for creating this video. It really shows what you can do with great taste and a lot of work. I'm very impressed by your knowledge and what you've done with your aircraft. As you know I'm buying a G3 to do a bit of the same here in the south of France. Now I need to find someone who can do it on this side of the Atlantic, otherwise I'll have to fly across to you... Thanks again for such an inspiring video. Looking forward to the next.

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Thank you for your kind comment! Pretty cool you live in the south of France, looking forward to visiting someday. Currently in Europe. Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, Germany. Amazing countries out here, just gorgeous. It would be an adventure to fly it to the states for the work… and you would not be disappointed with the results or the experience. Let me know if I can help.

@DareToAirFlare 3 дня назад

For detail and specificity, your channel is phenomenal--had no choice but to subscribe.

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

That is kind of you! Thank you! Welcome, we will try to not disappoint.

@RusscanFLY 2 дня назад

Such a nice Airplane, and an amazing Hanger as well. I really enjoyed hearing the explanation of all the attention to detail in the upgrades. It did to the Airplane. I was also curious about your switch from as you call it amateur hour, to using an actual videographer. I’ve been wondering if it’s time for me to make that move as well.anyway, thanks for sharing your amazing Airplane with us! Fly well!

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Thanks Russ! I’ll need to check out your channel!

@peternorton188 День назад

Looks great!!!

@Elivate. День назад

Thank you!

@airslicers4803 3 дня назад

Looks amazing!

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

Thank you!

@matteopisciotta8328 2 дня назад

Really nice work. Super impressed by the quality / fit and finish of the work you had done. Curious to know total accumulated down time for all the upgrades?

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Thank you. Figure all in it took parts of 2 years and $180k. But, a small portion of those costs would have been required anyway as preventative maintenance.

@charlescoleman2307 2 дня назад

Great Job on this and great piece for anyone tethering on new vs used and then going All in.. doing this to ours and u gave me a couple extra thoughts or additives. Love a lot of you guys content so keep it coming.. Question ref the ppf and what your company provides..would love to chat ref your service for that and ceramic

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Love it! Please reach out to sales@elivateaircraft.com and we will see if we can help!

@kelvinleigh 2 дня назад

Did all this work make the plane heavier?

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

No. Roughly dropped 25 lbs with the changes. The older backup gauges and battery were heavy.

@joeinnc4539 2 дня назад

I definitely did not get all of those. The approaches for sure I didn’t get any chance that you can share your shop so I could give them a call and see if they can have a chat with my avionic shop or something of that sort

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

For sure. PM me

@NarcFreedom 3 дня назад

Stainless steel bolts can create galvanic corrosion when fastening against disparate metals. Is that an issue here?

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

True, but stainless is friendly with most alloys. With Cirrus there is no dissimilar metal galvanizing that can happen at these locations.

@Mobev1 День назад

A cirrus is certified to spin in Europe where they actually spin in training. Go ask ai.

@Mobev1 День назад

At first I thought this guy was a perfectionist freak but by the end of the video I knew he was. When you have beautiful buildings, a beautiful wife and beautiful mistresses you don’t need a shiny perfect car, boat or airplane. I know guys on my lake that buy these toys but have zero muscle on their bodies. Buy a pickleball paddle…it is a free sport and will rip you up with a good diet. I wonder if Midwest would redo my pickleball paddle?

@Elivate. 23 часа назад

This is hilarious. You have a good sense of humor.. I think

@Mobev1 23 часа назад

@@Elivate. I’m just jealous because I was too scared to solo. I might try hang gliding off a hill just to get past the “ I’m in the air alone”

@Elivate. 23 часа назад

If you can hang glide, you can solo!

@FlyingNDriving День назад

What was the weight change from old paint interior to new paint and interior

@Elivate. День назад

A few pounds with the extra leather and vinyl. They sand off all the old paint before the re-paint. The only true weight change was the battery and analog backup gauge removal.

@vladimirpapian6458 4 часа назад

nice!!!!!!1!1

@steeleroofinggeneralcontra4317 2 дня назад

My SR22 was also done by Midwest and I’m curious if the PPF and ceramic cost. Also does the ceramic affect the tks fluid from working at its full potential? Beautiful plane though, I have alot of the same upgrades and love it.

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

The ppf you see on this one adds about $800 over the factory kit. The paint correcting and ceramic are just under $5k. From what we have noticed with ceramic and tks performance, the ceramic helps shed ice quicker from the lift surfaces. Tks somehow glazes the wing a little longer than without ceramic.

@steeleroofinggeneralcontra4317 День назад

@@Elivate. thank you for the info. Who did the PPF? Did the PPF affect W/B much? Just curious because mine is TN and has ac so I’m already down to 880 on useful load.

@Elivate. День назад

elivateaircraft.com took care of the ppf. Ppf does not affect weight and balance. Total weight of all the ppf on the plane is less than 1lb.

@Hayden53085 3 дня назад

Maybe a dumb question but, does TKS fluid affect the ceramic coatings at all?

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

Not that we have seen. It can actually protect the coating when flying through precip as it’s a hydrophobic barrier.

@JoeGonzales-b5s 2 дня назад

I have the GI275 upgrade, were you able to use all the features of the GI275? How limited were you if you couldn't?

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

No, it cannot support baro sync. Everything else it can do! Did you experience something similar?

@joeinnc4539 2 дня назад

The avionic shop that installed it stated that the only things they could do was attitude turn coordination, and altimeter. I know that it has much more capabilities than what it’s doing right now. What does yours do different from what I’ve mentioned? And as a sideline note, I love the interior that you did on this Aircraft. I’m getting ready to have mine done and I haven’t selected a shop to get it done. I’m down in Florida.

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

Did they connect a dedicated GPS antenna to yours? I believe it has to be an IFR rated antenna to receive all features, but I could be wrong.

@joeinnc4539 2 дня назад

They did connect an antenna to it what all does yours do?

@joeinnc4539 2 дня назад

Can you see traffic

@safetycheckoops 3 дня назад

Damn!!!!

@Elivate. 3 дня назад

Ha! Thanks, we are happy with it.

@ArazQizilbash 2 дня назад

A plane that needs a parachute to get certified is a tractor in my opinion.

@Elivate. 2 дня назад

It’s clear you are not well versed about aviation.

@rdawgz866 День назад

It's insane to me that an additional safety feature for yourself and passangers is somehow negative to some people.

@Elivate. День назад

Isn’t it interesting how some humans try to create a negative out of any positive. That mindset is an opposition to progress, technology, safety and comfort.

@ArazQizilbash День назад

@@Elivate. Since you mentioned the mentality, let me tell you that the advertising mentality is sick. There is a difference between progress and technology and the idiot trap.