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Old 18th Apr 2012, 13:42
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Hodja
 
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with the only advantage here is that you don't need an ME PPL
Unfortunately you need a type rating instead. And those aren't trivial in terms of training commitment & costs.

Personally I don't see much future for the SF50. Maybe 5-10 years ago, when conspicuous consumption was rampant, and the planned VLJ cost delta wasn't this big.

In the meantime VLJ acquisition costs doubled, and no longer fits the natural progression of an SR22 upgrader. A tiny market of people are able to put USD2-2.5m cash on the table, and those that could probably already bought a TBM, Mustang or Phenom.

Seriously, does anyone really "need" VLJ's?

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