14 CFR Part 61 includes two SFAR's: one for the R22/R44 helicopters, and one that provides relief for US service personnel when assigned outside the US (with regard to knowledge tests, etc). Those are SFARs 73, and 100-2, respectively.
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-id...61_main_02.tpl
Did you ask this instructor for a reference?
You can visit the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and find no reference whatsoever to FAA-required training for the Cirrus because there is none. Insurance may mandate a minimum requirement for a particular company or rental facility, but that is not a FAA requirement.
Remember the slogan of Cirrus and COPA: "
Pull, and Pull Often!"
Given the way many weekend warriors treat the CAPS parachute system like reserve airport, and given that the aircraft flight manual specifically advises that firing the parachute will destroy the airframe and may result in severe injury or death, and given that both Cirrus and COPA advise to pull, and pull often, the only real conclusion to draw is that the catch phrase isn't quite complete. Pull, and pull often: we'll make more.
Cirrus descends gently to earth under a good canopy, while on fire, following a mid-air collision...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8DYXUOai8
People in Cessna descend gently to earth under good canopies after airplane breaks up in mid-air collision:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNcLjO_-Pmc