Flying Home in the Vision Jet Part 1

[ryanbatc 12,851]

I've been waiting to show off this jet for quite some time.  I picked up my new Cirrus Vision Jet from the factory in Knoxville and flew it home to Minneapolis.  

Please Enjoy - and I highly recommend this jet now with the inclusion of the new WT G3000 and charts support from Navigraph.

It's a rainy day in Knoxville...  I must leave the comfort of this hangar...

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The SF50 is a great little jet for short hops of 200-400nm (this flight was longer but I had to get her home!)

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Murky murky day

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Solid IMC but the tops must be near as its so bright

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Also the SF50 is great for VFR - the cockpit views are fairly unobstructed

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The newer one can seat 6 I think (maybe 3 kids in the back) but mine is configured for 4.

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Just in the tops of the remnants of the storm to our NE - a friendly flier above

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Isolated rain showers near Des Moines, IA but should be mostly clear of precip inbound to MSP

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The fertile farmlands

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Beginning our descent on the BLUEM4 star

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KFBL below - I've flown there a few times irl

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Closeup of the lovely texturing and model (note the dynamic registration now looks pretty good)....standby for approach and landing!

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[Bob Scott 7,720]

It looks just like an airplane...only smaller!  😀

[TheFamilyMan 280]

Dang, those are some really sweet pics! 😲 Now I see why you're hesitant to exclusively fly VR...but just imagine if that IQ could be had in VR....

[Jack_Sawyer 4,600]

Very nice shots Ryan and what a cool plane.  Kinda like a Bonanza with a jet engine.  Who makes this one, please don’t say carenado 😂

[andy1252 3,859]

One of my favourite planes. Splendid livery. And wonderful shots. As Joey would say "what's not to like?"

[ryanbatc 12,851]

23 hours ago, Bob Scott said:

It looks just like an airplane...only smaller!  😀

You can tell it's an airplane by the way that it is

16 hours ago, TheFamilyMan said:

Dang, those are some really sweet pics! 😲 Now I see why you're hesitant to exclusively fly VR...but just imagine if that IQ could be had in VR....

Yeah VR still feels a little arcady to me though it's really cool.  I think we're still a few years from getting excellent IQ.

14 hours ago, Jack_Sawyer said:

Very nice shots Ryan and what a cool plane.  Kinda like a Bonanza with a jet engine.  Who makes this one, please don’t say carenado 😂

You don't own a vision jet yet Jack?  I highly recommend it from FlightFX.  I believe it's Marketplace only however.

6 hours ago, andy1252 said:

One of my favourite planes. Splendid livery. And wonderful shots. As Joey would say "what's not to like?"

Thanks Andy!

[Tim-HH 572]

Awesome shots Ryan! While I prefer the TBM over the Vision Jet in real life, FlightFX really created an awesome addon. Together with the WT G3000 it is a real winner.

[SP2472 2,303]

Great Vision Jet pictorial Ryan

Darryl