tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
I see they unveiled today. couple decent pictures on Aero-news.net pretty cool looking.
Isn't that the plastic jet subcontracted to Revell?I see they unveiled today. couple decent pictures on Aero-news.net pretty cool looking.
I see they unveiled today. couple decent pictures on Aero-news.net pretty cool looking.
I can't tell if it's pressurized or not, from the website(s). The windows look too big.
No, that 's the SE certification limit for unpressurized ships, and for pressurized ships w/o the emergency decompression certification requirement.Take a look at:
http://the-jet.com/transcript.html
Ground: I see you plan to cruise at FL250, @ 300 knots (pause)... hmm
Pilot: I could go faster, but I am not pressed for time today, grou
I doubt they'd make a "transcript" saying performance details the jet can't do. FL250 sounds very pressurized to me.
Bruce, it is, in fact, pressurized.No, that 's the SE certification limit for unpressurized ships, and for pressurized ships w/o the emergency decompression certification requirement.
It sounds unpressurized to me.
Have you seen how they require one to commit <g>. Just send in $100,000 and they will send you a contract. I didn't get where I am in business throwing out money before I had an acceptable contract.
Heck, I don't even know if this will fit in my hanger yet!!
Best,
Dave
It must be an illusion, but it looks as if the engine's centerline is not aligned with the plane's centerline. Might be a bit interesting to fly if increasing thrust rotates the nose down.
Bruce
The engine is also mounted flush with the 20-degree slope of the aircraft's back and the thrust is vectored to point it in the right direction.
It must be an illusion, but it looks as if the engine's centerline is not aligned with the plane's centerline. Might be a bit interesting to fly if increasing thrust rotates the nose down.
Bruce
In honor of this announcement ... new avatar
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OK. NOW they have my interest.Bruce, it is, in fact, pressurized.
Does it still have the BPS?
Oh cool... a glass panel, turbine-powered parachute!They claim, yes.
The only question I have is...
Will it be able to get into and out of Gaston's?![]()
One thing about it, if you can afford the plane, you can afford to give rides! But then again, the group of people that can afford jets don't usually go for hanging out at a grass strip, enjoying the company of people who admire low-and-slow as much as need-for-speed livin'!!
Oh, well, I'll take you guys anyday! Unless of course a jet could come to Gaston's; then I'd drop ya like a hotcake...
You haven't been paying attention. According to some of the redheads once you buy a Cirrus you officaially have more money than skill. It might be fun to watch to see if we can spot when and how the hours and wisdom fade away.I imagine, Doc, that there are more than one or two in our midst (specifically including Gaston's attendees) for whom VLJ ownership is a viable option rather than a mere dream, and I further surmise that, should one or more of these People With Well-Managed Lives actually get such a plane, they'd change their stripes not one whit.
Which is to say, they'll still show up; they'll still give rides (perhaps from BPK, but still...); and they'll still act like folks.
There are some good eggs among pilot people.
I imagine, Doc, that there are more than one or two in our midst (specifically including Gaston's attendees) for whom VLJ ownership is a viable option rather than a mere dream, and I further surmise that, should one or more of these People With Well-Managed Lives actually get such a plane, they'd change their stripes not one whit.
Which is to say, they'll still show up; they'll still give rides (perhaps from BPK, but still...); and they'll still act like folks.
There are some good eggs among pilot people.
I imagine, Doc, that there are more than one or two in our midst (specifically including Gaston's attendees) for whom VLJ ownership is a viable option rather than a mere dream, and I further surmise that, should one or more of these People With Well-Managed Lives actually get such a plane, they'd change their stripes not one whit.
Which is to say, they'll still show up; they'll still give rides (perhaps from BPK, but still...); and they'll still act like folks.
AvWeb's CirrusJet article said:Klapmeier told the crowd on Thursday that he wants to be able to land on grass strips, and he didn't appear to be kidding.
SCCutler said:There are some good eggs among pilot people.
One of the Cirrus semi-bigwigs I know is not a pilot, but plans on learning in the jet. From 0 hours. Perhaps obviously, said person has flown in the airplanes a lot -- but always as a passenger.What many folks don't know is that Alan Klapmeier is one of the "good eggs" Spike mentioned below. In fact, if you listen to his appearance on Pilotcast #51, he mentions how, while he'd like new pilots to be learning to fly in their brand-spankin'-new Cirri, he also thinks they should then learn to appreciate a nice grass strip on a sunny Saturday.