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I calculated a passenger / baggage load of 558 lbs after a full tank of fuel is loaded. Not sure why you need a third seat, doesn't seem like you can carry anyone with it.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ethiopian-airlines-pilots-followed-737-max-emergency-instructions?ref=home https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/africa/ethiopian-airlines-emergency-procedures-intl/index.html Original article (paywalled)...

I heard a news report this morning where the pilots turned off the MCAS in an effort to fix the problem, that didn't work, and then they turned it back on again. Maybe thinking it would reset itself.

I was wondering since the upgraded avionics were not installed yet could you use the money they were going to spend on that and get something else...like all glass?

I just donated to a great organization. Anything above that is just extra.

It's also the fact that the deadhead pilot did not have to manage the entire emergency. He could sit there and just think for a moment and not have to be reacting like the other pilots had to. There is a lot to be said for the ability to just step back, watch what's happening, and then allow a...

What the hell? How could this happen that not every single pilot who flies this plane not know this information? And how to fix it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-19/how-an-extra-man-in-cockpit-saved-a-737-max-that-later-crashed

How about replacing it with something newer? (project creep happening here!)

A great article discussing a very probable cause of both crashes. https://jalopnik.com/recent-boeing-737-max-crashes-may-be-the-result-of-a-si-1833380459

I thought that but when mentioning the pilot they talked about 8000 hours total flight time. At this point not sure that it matters either way however.

The 200 hour time has to be a misprint.

As the OP I am most certainly not a lottery winner...however I am interested in the discussion so far. Lots of interesting points and no clear consensus so far. Which is what I expected :p Personally as an aviation outsider I find the lure of the Vision Jet to be exciting. Is there a chance I...

CNN has a picture of the debris field on their page.

Lots of good answers but not one of the important ones. How many hours from zero time to Vision Jet time?

Nope, not my thinking at all. My thinking was if you have no frame of reference as to how fast things happen in a SR22 vs a 172/182 then learning as a blank slate in a SR22 should be the exact same as learning as a blank slate in a 172/182. You learn to adapt and train in what you have...

This is purely a hypothetical. Let's say you are not a pilot and you win the lotto. And you want to buy a Cirrus Vision Jet. Money is no object. Would you: 1) Buy and learn to fly and then get your hours in a Cirrus SR22T then get a Vision Jet? If so how many hours would you need in order to...

Could the N number be any uglier? However I would take it in a heartbeat if it was offered. The plane, not the number :p

Would have loved to see video of the landing. Great job on the outcome.

Price? And a very nice looking airplane.

10 hours for the type rating if I remember correctly.