After a long break due to covid travel restrictions, it was good to be back at the fast-expanding Cirrus Vision Centre, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to test fly the latest Vision Jet and SR22T. There were more hangars, owners taking delivery, employees, and aircraft on site. My third visit was hosted by directors of the SF and SR programs, Matt Bergwall, and Ivy McIver.
Travelling coach (economy) on American domestic airlines is horrible, and my trip from San Francisco reinforced why people with means, and those for whom time is money, fly privately.
As the market leader, Cirrus is surfing the wave of customers wanting to own their own aircraft, combined with the economic benefit of a full order book and record deliveries. This provides cash for research and development, continually bearing fruit years down the track.
Vision Jet G2+
The SF50 was announced in July 2021. We have flown and tested the G1 version and the much-improved G2, with auto throttle and auto-land. Both proved to be pilot and passenger-welcoming aircraft, comfortable, safe, and easy to fly. A good mid-size, mid-speed, mid-altitude performer, the SF50 won the Collier Trophy. It became, and is still, the world’s number one selling personal jet. It is easy to upgrade to for SR22 pilots. There is a three-year waiting list for the ballistic parachute equipped jet, the perfect amount of time for a new pilot to learn in the SR, gain experience, and upgrade to the Vision
