![]() The Cirrus Vision Jet is capable of carrying 4 passengers with a NBAA IFR range of 950 nm and max cruise speed of 311 knots. Powered by a single FJ33-5A jet engine, producing 1,846 lbs of thrust. Learn more about the Cirrus Vision Jet on Cirrus Aircraft website. The Cirrus G2 Vision Jet entered the VLJ (Very Light Jet) market in 2016, and like other VLJ’s is certified for single pilot operations. The proposed model, N- registered, is equipped with the latest generation of avionics (based on the Garmin 3000), an Auto-Throttle, a DME, a Garmin GWX 70 weather radar, an infra-red camera, SurfaceWatch and ChartView systems, a TCAS-1, TWAS-B, 2 GPS, 3 AHRS/ADC, 2 transponders, a satellite telephone link and Worldwide Iridium Datalink Weather, a ground link allowing you to synchronize your flight plans using Bluetooth. The "Safe Return" system, which can be activated by passengers in the event of a pilot's incapacity, is able to take control of the aircraft, warn ATC, choose an alternate airport and land there fully automatically, in total safety. Ībove all, it brings an unequaled level of safety, thanks to its airframe parachute and the brand new "Safe Return" system. It can bring up to 5 people to flight level 310 at a cruising speed of 311Kt in remarkable comfort: presurized and soundproofed cabin, panoramic windows, 22" TV screen for passengers, large armchairs, work tablets, USB ports, satellite phone. At that point it is tough to understand why someone would want to buy a TBM (longer range, similar speed and altitude capability higher price).The Vision Jet is the world’s first single engine personal jet! The version we offer is a G2 (latest generation) from March 2020. Rumor has it that a slightly heavier long-range version of the Vision Jet is in the works. If you’re used to yoga-class-for-the-old-and-fat, as in the PC-12 and all of the bizjets with pedestals, you’ll appreciate that the Vision Jet is by far the easiest jet for getting in and out of the pilot seats. Noise isn’t so bad in the front with noise-canceling headsets, but our rear passenger, a Cirrus SR22 renter, said that he was “surprised” as how noisy it was sitting right under the engine. Vibration is minimal compared to a piston-powered aircraft or a turboprop. The fuel state would be prominently displayed while the normal-operation engine/electrical gauges would be subdued/hidden. If I were going to design a similar system, I would make the stuff for which the computer was responsible turn gray (even the PFD would mostly be gray during autopilot ops!). ![]() In the picture above, for example, we were on autothrottle, but the percent thrust meter doesn’t say anything about that. There are, of course, subtle text and graphic cues to distinguish these four modes, but they’re not strong. The panel looks more or less the same, however, in the following states: (1) pilot is doing everything, (2) pilot is being given a flight director suggestion about aircraft attitude, (3) autopilot is flying, but pilot is responsible for setting engine power, (4) autopilot is flying and the magic computer systems are responsible for setting engine power. There is an autothrottle (confusion about which was a prime cause of the Asiana 214 crash). The airplane is ripe for Asiana 214-style confusion about who is responsible for doing what. Why can’t the probe heat come on automatically, maybe with an annunciator, when the airplane is getting close to the runway? And then turn itself off after landing? The aircraft knows whether it is flying and should be able to guess whether it is taxiing out to fly. For example, the probe heat is limited to 5 minutes on the ground. ![]() The automation philosophy is like nothing one would ever find outside of aviation. See if you can find, amidst the clutter, how much fuel is left!ĭo you care about the amps going into each battery during normal operations in which both generators are running smoothly? How about fuel? Do you care how many gallons are in each tank? If you said “I care the same about battery amps and fuel” then the Garmin G3000 is the system for you! These items are presented at the same size in the same color with the same prominence. Here’s the multi-function display, one of two big screens. ![]() On the other hand, it is almost impossible to take pictures out of the front with an iPhone due to the fact that the autofocus system gets confused by a coating inside the windows and thinks that the subject (at infinity) is just a few inches away.
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