You know you got a cool job when you casually hop on RU-vid one day, and see videos in the recommended tab for a machine you helped build. There's certainly a sense of pride felt here today.
I like the parachute feature. You know you're not going to crash and burn in any case. If something malfunctions while in the air you know you're going home for sure. Very cool.
Not true..it's a very over-promised feature. Google the many times people have pulled it and either it didn't work or outside the very small envelope it deploys successfully. Essentially if you lose control and overspeed or plane is upside down - it's not going to work. It works well when you're high enough and have an engine out...slow down and then deploy. But then unless you're flying at night, an average pilot should be able to land successfully - with better odds of less damage to the airframe.
Cheaper than a pagani hyuara. You guys are going to kill the aviation market. Flying will now be safe. Well done ! Well done! Well done. You guys are a godsend to the aviation industry
if you're in the left seat, you are restricted to left hand control only. that's the absolute dumbest thing i've ever seen in an aircraft. i watched a video of a very experienced and skilled pilot take off in the jet and he nearly clipped both wings when he rotated cause he had to do it with his left hand and at a 45 fucking degree angle at that. stupid. cirrus should be destroyed.
@@MrCrackheadst for the left seat, yes. but like you said, the stick is oriented vertically.. i witnessed a very experienced test pilot nearly crash the damn plane on his first rotation in it because up isn't up with that stick. it's ridiculous.
There is a reason V-tails are not common. Seems a great idea on paper...less so in practice (all else being equal you would not want one...there is a reason you don't see a lot of them). Of course, they need one on this plane with a single jet engine placed where it is and that's fine. It makes sense for this plane and it works (obviously).
Yeah so. Yeah so. Yeah so. Yeah so - we refer to that as a "studder pause". He really should endeavor to correct his studder. Also, this is one remarkable jet! The ONLY con is that the engine requires excessive standard maintenance.
Can a real pilot please tell what it would be like to only use your left hand with that joystick rather than a conventional setup? It feels like it would be the equivalent of trying to use the brake pedal in a car with your left foot. Hope I'm wrong.
'We' Love The Whole Concept of This Lovely looking Jet'- BUT - For The Side-Stick' - Can This be Altered & Also IS There A 'Loo' in IT' &/or as Accessory' also Can IT' be Pressurised' ( 'we' DO NOT Like The Drop-Down' Oxygen set-up' ) Also 'we' NOTE' = NO REVERSE-THRUST' For A FAST & Light Landing JET' - That IS ODD' ?? - Thanks for The Video' - & What is The 'PRICE' New &/or Used' & Fuel Burn' Compared to Other's in Its' Class' ?? > ??? Shalom >
Ok.. where we go. No the side stick can not be altered; you can order a relief station loo that takes the place of the third row center seat., It is pressurized and has a ceiling of 31k ft. The drop down oxygen is emergency oxygen. Reverse thrust is not required, the aircraft is very high drag in landing configuration and has a touch down speed of under 90 kts. This Jet is not lighting fast, it is just about as fast as a turboprop. Price new, fully optioned out is 2.2 million, used aircraft are about the same price. There are no other aircraft in it's class. The VisionJet is the only single engine jet on the market.
No one is going to buy this as first plane (might be the first that they own, but will not be the first that they fly). You have to get your license on a small prop plane.
I think it’s bad to have the engine do it all for you. People get used to things doing it for you the person ends up forgetting the regular old school steps. Just like now days people use GPS on their phone and I’m willing to bet all those people can’t read a map anymore. Sometimes luxury can be dangerous.
@V. V Yes, but this type of thing is only for those that are pretty obscenely rich. To realistically own and operate something like this you would have to have a net worth of at least $25 million. Gotta make use of that money somehow!
How much "cargo" could it carry if I took out all of the seats? And could it make it in a single hop from Colombia to Miami? And what is the radar cross section of the CFRP airframe to an X-band radar?
That's why I said "for me." For me, unless I have money to throw away, these don't make much sense. If I were to spend 2m on a personal aircraft, it would not be a VLJ.
Another good video on the SF50. It seems that all these videos have one thing in common, posters trying to grasp any little thing they can find to talk about how useless this thing is. It really cracks me up. I like the concept and design of the all VLJ's and there is definitely a market for them, and I think they are here to stay. I hope some day to be in the right place at the right time to take one for a Demo ride..
I saw a several (at least three) Cirrus Jets taking off from Oshkosh in person and some on RU-vid of Vids of Oshkosh departures. Cirrus jets seemed to have low initial rate of climb... I don't know if they were heavy or the pilot had reduced thrust takeoff? Being single engine they don't need balanced field length and engine out climb gradients. Compared to other small light twin engine jets taking off, the twin jets got up and went.
An idiotic purchase. Butt ugly Incredibly small cabin Limited range Slow and then some Single engine (hey, it may be turbine but they do quit and if you're in bad weather or the mountains or night ...) for the price of a quality used, single pilot jet
I enjoyed 4 years at Cirrus. Lots of fond memories and people I still think about often. I was fortunate enough to be trained by BRS people and installed the first production SR20. Nice to see Cirrus is still has their head in the clouds and moving forward. Hello to all of the old clan. Miss you
Am I bad for making as much noise as is conceivably possible now when I fly out of SMO? Shorten our runway and I feel like reciprocating by shortening the sleep cycles of all our wonderful Santa Monica neighbors who've contributed so much to destroying our airport. Currently working with the Collins Foundation on getting their F-4 to do some low passes over the airport in full afterburner. Maybe about 5am in the morning.
Damn Neighbor-Nazis! Frenchy was being kind. I would've dropped bombs! Like we did back in '45. Those nosey neighbors on Elm St. didn't stand a chance.
I thought there was a threat from the Airport to be banned from the channel if you are not nice. Santa Monica - How about it? Actions speak louder than words - Carry out your threat.
The engine exhaust is cooking the V-tail. To place an engine at an upward angle of about 20 degrees is inefficient because the vertical component will o ly push the nose down
