Originally Posted by
cardiomd
The thing is, he couldn't have known that she needed a long base and several mile final, and her voice is actually quite calm during the whole exchange. I think ATC was doing their job, and actually doing it exceptionally well trying to accommodate her in busy airspace. He might have thought he sequenced her a bit too fast. Nothing up until the crash really says impending disaster.
Isn't that pretty much what I said?
On another topic - I'm completely ignorant of the Cirrus and it's operation/flying characteristics. So, what is so different about the SR20 airfoil that you would consider deviating from your stance against AOA gauges?