I would suggest that you wait on that a bit, for two reasons, both of which can be gleaned from the first message in the Cessna SID Update thread.
First, we believe that compelling engineering arguments exist for either deleting or substantially reducing the scope of many of the SIDs. And Cessna is listening. We’re hopeful that the published SIDs will be far less burdensome than the draft SIDs. In that context, one point that has not been noted is that the SIDs can be performed up to one year after their publication; since some of the proposed SIDs are part of an annual inspection and some of the others can be performed at that time conveniently (read: adding little additional cost), the burden is further reduced.
The second reason applies to private owners like you with U.S. registered aircraft, and it’s the expectation that the SIDs will not be required for Part 91 operators. Both the FAA record on this and the experience with the SIDs for the 400-series Cessnas support this premise. For instance, the FAA’s Final Order on this matter, as published in the Federal Register (see
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2002/pdf/02-30111.pdf), specifically states that “the FAA does not agree that ADs should be used to implement the new requirements” and that “Airworthiness Directives are used to address unsafe conditions that have already been identified”. In the 400-series, many SIDs were published, but only one applies to Part 91 operators: the wing-spar SID which became an AD after numerous cracks were found and there was an in-flight wing separation. As a caveat, it’s possible – maybe likely – that insurance companies will require Part 91 operators to accomplish the SIDs, but I don’t know that experimental aircraft are easily insured, so it may be a moot point when the alternative is to make your Skymaster experimental.
Hope this helps.
Ernie