Why Light Jets Aren't As Efficient - The Truth

These computer narrated videos are annoying as hell, I wish they'd stop this.

Ciruss Vision Jet has a Parachute in case of worse case scenario....It saves Lives

Callooh Callay! I'll reach $9,000,000 at the exact same time SyberJet has an SJ30i available!

Where does one Pee? man, i gotta go, I gotta go! for that reason Im out! lol

Not sure why the bashing of the Vision Jet?
a sales pitch I'm guessing.
But that never works - bashing the competition just puts a stain on your product.

Sorry to burst your bubble but Eclipse and Phenom do no share engine and the PW167 does not exist. Eclipse uses PW610 while Phenom uses PW617. Same series but the 17 has about double thrust :)

eclips 500 is the best

You truly are a cirus hater😅...why not talk about all the advanced features vision offers😂...thats because none of the other aircraft have a chute or single button auto land...

of course they lied,,, they wont sell on the truth

Dude, you have a bone to pick with CIRRUS, obviously

One advantage of the cirrus is that you don't need a multi-engine rating .

you miss the flaris lar01  jet! it will be a gamer changer. currently going through certification

"Hourly costs are the worst way to measure the true operating cost of an airplane, because the slower it flies, the longer you stay in the air, and the more hours you have to pay for".
Huuummm.... that is why it is called "hourly cost".
So if it takes (hypothetically) the HondaJet 3 hours to get to your destination at $100.00/hour and 4 hours for VisionJet at $75.00 / hour, one can see that for the same cost, the HondaJet can get you there one hour faster.
How is that the worst way? It seems cost per mile is the worst way because you are not taking into account how long it takes to get to that same 1,000 miles and that savings in time may be the reason to spend more on an airplane.
Also, it blows my mind that people want to compare VisionJet: A brand new $3 million dollar plane against $5 million dollar planes. How much savings one must get in "cost per mile" to make up for the interest, insurance, maintenance and hanger cost (2 engines and bigger planes), opportunity cost lost on a $2 million dollar difference?
And the Eclipse 500 is not even in production anymore!
Yes, it does not climb as fast, it does not fly as high, it does not go as fast, because that was NOT WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO.
For $2 million dollars less you can land and takeoff in almost half of the runway, fly above most of the weather and get to your destination pretty quick.
Sure the $5 million turboprops will outperform the VisionJet! Geez! Give me $2 million dollars and I will build you a whole house for you!

That does not account for many factors including over all cost considering you can buy two SF50's and operate them for many years for the cost of a single Honda jet.

Very misleading video. They haven't even made the Eclipse for years... Must be new to aviation.

The Eclipse being defunct, likely has few parts and spotty service at best. I remember flying one at KABQ before Eclipse bit the dust. It was fun but full of little issues. For this reason I would strike it from the list.

I'm old school I need a propeler and a moustache..

I own a Diamond 42 and it's a great aircraft. I'm currently working on a transition over to the VJ. The primary driving factor is safety. I've never been much of a fan of Cirrus but when I comes to having my family on board I'd much rather have a BRS and autoland feature.

Yeah good luck getting a Mustang to fly faster than 350kts, the Phenom 100 DOES have a lavatory. Yes the TBM 960 and Eclipse 1000 are faster than the Vision Jet. However hot section inspection and overhaul of their engines could make them much costlier to maintain. Not to mention both cost how much more than the Visionjet? And which do you think would be EASIEST to pilot? Me personally if im going turboprop i'd go with PC12. The Hondajet took all the things that held the Phenom back and expanded on them then added them to a forward thinking efficient design. Brilliant airplane especially now that its getting autothrottle too (Just like the Visionjet, TBM 960 and I believe the E1000 has!) The best light jet of the bunch doesnt exist in my opinion. PREMIER 1 with a prodigy/G3000/G5000 and autothrottle. Add a lavatory with a flushing toilet and external servicing like the Phenom 300 now thats a plane we would all love! Since it doesnt exist my vote for best light jet goes to the Hondajet.

One more thing the Visionjet does exactly what its marketed to do. Cirrus wanted a plane a cirrus Sr20/22 driver with no turbine time could jump in and fly with no problems. Add the parachute and safe land feature along with the FJ33 which is a scaled down version of the venerable FJ44....come on put some Respek on the Vision Jets name LOL

normal plane with a propulsion device...... turboprop, turbojet, or bypass turbofan 😁🛩😁

Where is the comparison of Cost Per Mile for turboprops and for piston aircraft like the DA62?

vision jet is stupid its not that fast or fly that far and its interior is just as cramp as high end turbo prop.

I love the DA-62 for twin needs if you can take the slower speeds.

Epic E1000 any day and every day over most all light jets (for efficiency). If you have to have two engines then your choices get more limited. ;-)

Which one has a parachute lol.

Landing/Takeoff distance is so important if you're not strictly traveling between where the larger airports are. The Stratos is advertising a landing distance of 2,240 feet giving it another huge leg up.

id rather have the distance that the climb rate. Thats like accelerating at a green light to get a faster start yet you still have 1,000 miles to go. Thank you for the video. Need to look for top ten planes with the best NMI

Why am I watching this video? I can't even afford a used Kitfox on Barnstormers.

There are a TON of statistical errors in this video. So many, it's not worth mentioning all of them. However, the conclusion is correct- the Vision Jet is a poor choice for someone who wants to buy a light jet. It is one of the reasons it has the highest used jet count on the various aircraft dealer websites.

This video seems personal

The Eclipse 500 was amazing. I whish there was more of a market for it. And I would have included the Premier business jet in there as well.

Seems those jets don’t have a large bypass ratio. Engines look like those built in the 60’s from the outside.

please give more recognition to the HondaJet in new videos

cirus has always been the apple of aircraft, bought by doctors and others who dont know much about aircraft and buy based on advertising and looks

There is literally no logical reason to buy a cirrus jet if you actually cross shop the market lol

If you are talking about as a jet for hire with two pilots, a cirrus is not a good jet. If you are talking about an owner operator solo pilot who wants the safety of CAPS, auto-land and still needs to land to pee, then the Cirrus becomes desirable.

The vision jet is a waste of money

I'd definitely want the Syberjet if I were in the market. It has the best stats overall and costs $7.5M, but what's a few million when you're in a hurry. 😆

Shorter runways are a big factor! All the time you gained by a speedy plane is lost when you have to land 60Mi further from where you want to go because the landing strip is to short.

That said, the bathroom in the Honda jet is important too, as you don't want a code brown situation and be forced to do an unscheduled landing on some small field to get rid of some liquid.....

The Vision Jet has always seemed to be for people who just must have / want to have a jet. A turboprop single of which there are many on the market outperforms it in every way.

Honda jet

Also, the Cirrus is single engine. This limits A LOT what you can and can't do in IFR departures.

The Piaggio P180 is as fast or faster than all four planes presented in this video. The P180 flight ceiling is 410FL, carries 8 passengers with easy and comfort, same or more range than these 4 aircrafts, and better fuel efficiency in terms of per passenger per mile. It has a full lav that is externally serviced. The P180 is superior in every way.

Cool plane. Too me it's like an overpriced GA aircraft with a small turbine engine. Nice interior. That being said it's all outside my price range

at 450hrs means youre giving the jet to the charter, I'd say 100-150hr should be the real comparison and how that compares to just chartering.

They are still aviation fuel/gas guzzling aircrafts.

Eclipse 500 seems like a great option until used Hondas come down in price. That said, I’ll always prefer an experimental. 716x is of high interest to me.

Great video! As a professional pilot I flew 500 hours. As a full time pilot. 450 hours is A LOT of flying for one owner to do themselves.

this people are so crazy delusional conditioned 😢 that believe AMERICA IS A COUNTRY, and they will definitely defend and rationalize 😅 that position. saludos