It doesn't need a pilot! Cirrus Vision Jet - Full review and test flight
hello my friends my name is vladimir welcome back to my channel as you can see it's traditionally raining and right now we'll have a test flight of a really worthy plane that many want to see and know more about it's a cirrus vision jet second generation it's an absolutely new jet and we got the plane from the factory delivery unit yesterday signed all the documents and took this plane and today we need to make some more test flights so here we go [Music] and by all means take heed so right now we're going to do a pre-flight inspection together while it's raining outside and then we're going to roll the plane out of here and actually make the flight so here we have a pneumatic de-icing system that has been installed on the empanada boot of the wing nozzles for spraying de-icing fluid on the surface of the windshield and also one interesting thing there's a little semi-sphere over here and it's also containing de-icer sprayers so when you use the icers the other flood comes out of here to protect the previous one from freezing the interesting fact these planes are manufactured in a factory in minnesota where icing is an actually very common occurrence and this plane is extremely good in the ice because it was born in a region where there's essentially a lot of ice in the sky well the pre-flight procedure is a fairly standard procedure and it's not that complicated so it starts with the landing gear inspection inspecting everything to make sure it's well attached and there's no damage to the shoes checking the fuel by the way the carbon structure of the aircraft very clearly visible the plane is basically made of carbon but all the steering surfaces are aluminum this is the luggage compartment of vision jet here we check the circuit breakers that is the fuses everything is all right and then we put it back by the way the trunk here is quite large and long especially in order to fit their snowboards or skis and there's also a toilet in the background so the cirrus vision jet can also be fitted with the toilet but the only thing this is a removable design that can be installed instead of one seat so what we're going to do next checking plane tail and empanadas this is a stabilization system that is it prevents planes from shaking the tail the so-called dutch roll that's what often happened with older aircraft such as the bonanza v-tail so it means that this system is constantly balancing in flight so that the tail doesn't move from side to side now let's check the engine the manufacturer is williams international here we have a window to check the amount of oil it's really easy there's a hole on the top to refill the oil well and this way we may check it out through the window we visually check the amount of fuel perfect this is the angle of attack transmitter and it covers up with such a special cover and moreover this cover needs to be taken off right before the flight likewise when you return back so you cover it up again but here's the problem this device is very precisely calibrated and if someone decides to pull it or accidentally hit it with their shoulder for example so you'll have no other option but to replace this thing and then make a test flight and it's all gonna cost you seventeen thousand dollars this is the air conditioner entry wound which we use when the plane is on the ground and there's a hatch and there's air conditioning inside by the way that's let's say the main feature of the cirrus sr-22 and sr-20 aircraft they are all equipped with parachute systems and here on vision jet it also has been installed also a missile in case of emergency it can be activated from a height of 600 feet and in case of an accident you pull the lever and a rocket flies out of here that pulls the parachute and the plane can land safely but this is the only jet plane in the world equipped with a rescue system so here we have an infrared camera it helps to see in the darkness and any bad conditions and it's an additional source of information for the pilot to make further decisions [Music] here we see a moving seat that easily can be moved forward there's a special retainer for that over here well and the pilot comes in first we're moving the seat back and voila welcome aboard to be frank i have to admit that this is the most comfortable cockpit i've ever been in no doubt and if you compare this cockpit to big jets or more expensive ones it's still the best one i've ever flown in well friends right now we are literally sitting in the safest plane in the world considering its concept all right there's really no second engine so that may cause many questions but at the same time there are a lot of different systems that can help save you so the plane automatically stabilizes next if something really bad happened we have a system for that right before you take off you have to take off this pin and put it here we pull out the lever and with a force of about 55 pounds you can pull it yourself what's going to happen next this is where the rocket goes off to pull the parachute but remember that before the parachute opens you need to fasten your seat belt because the plane is oriented so that it will automatically start coming up to the angle of attack to reduce the speed of the level to safe then the parachute will open and the plane will slow down that is if we're talking about the most extreme case or if something happened to the crew it's not the end of the world because the plane is equipped with an automatic return system to the nearest airfield just push this red button the automatic landing system is not originally designed to be used in regular situations because when you press the button the plane automatically reports the emergency and request a priority landing then the plane enters the runway and warning dispatchers make way for him after pressing this button aircraft will automatically determine the most optimal landing site that is nearby or probably worth going back to the airfield he makes a decision by collecting all the weather information sending a voice message to the dispatcher that there is indeed an emergency on board and you do not need to do anything the plane itself will land and i want to say that all these actions are taken if one or both pilots are unable to land the aircraft in the case of cabin depressurization there are masks available over here these are for crew and passengers and they automatically fall outside the top in the same classic way as it's going on the board of a conventional airline and now the first thing we do is turning on the two batteries that are installed on the plane and by the way the second generation of these batteries they're made of lithium [Music] turning on the run and the next step the engine starts just by pressing this button you see and that's it and as you can see the engine is starting all we've left to do is configure the settings we've just initialized the avionics we've fully integrated the entire database into the computer and finally the plane is happy and we can take off because we did everything we were supposed to do you know pretty nice and what about you actually not as bad as we thought and we can even drive up to mcdrive yeah i think so we've been cleared for takeoff so now we're moving on to the runway and we're going to gain altitude gradually we've been allowed 6000 feet to begin with and then we're going to try to climb higher [Music] this plane is certified to fly up to 31 000 feet but the maximum will reach today is 25 000 feet and we're going to test its capabilities [Music] so we're taking the center line and now we're putting it at maximum power [Music] that's it the plane immediately begins to accelerate intensively speed is alive there we go it was five degrees up so lower the nose just a little we have positive rate so gear up through 115 flaps up now it's a little bit bumpy nice gentle turn to 200 degrees and ground about 46 16 well speaking of the cirrus company they're not only trying to tune up the planes they're trying to create some kind of ecosystem of the owners of the aircraft of this brand and of course it is clear there's a program of support and maintenance if we talk in particular about these planes oh right first a little about the warranty the new aircraft has a warranty for two years however it applies to paint coatings only for a year but by buying a jet stream package you can actually extend this guarantee every single year to infinity i mean you won't pay for anything that will happen with this plane not for services not for ead which can be released by the manufacturer nor for engine repair it will be replaced absolutely free of charge yes it's not a cheap toy i mean there's many different programs for different numbers of flights and yet it allows you to calculate from the start how much it will cost you to have this plane the minimum service package is 200 hours for two years in that case you will pay 139 000 but over the next two years you won't have to worry about anything you pay just for the fuel and that's it as soon as any breakage on this plane happens the package covers everything moreover when you completely exhaust the resources of the aircraft for example the engine it will be immediately replaced if you plan to extend the package and that means you can clearly plan all your direct cost and there will be no additional cost by the way once there was an error with the sensor on the angle of attack and cirrus replaced it immediately for free on all planes on top of that yes unfortunately there was one recorded case of a cirrus aircraft being damaged but it was only once if we go back to the parachute systems the parachute system on the vision jet has never been used although it is often used on an sr-22 well it's not that often but this system has saved a lot of lives even though the pilots on this plane have never turned on the auto landing system with this plane there was really only one unpleasant case there was a short circuit of the entertainment system and the plane caught fire it was at that moment on the ground i saw that plane in santa monica with my own eyes sad story now we have switched to the mct mode so this is a trust that you can be in all the time a five minute limit on takeoff and here we see the gates and we've already uploaded all the necessary parameters for the plane we're reaching 12 000 feet and we've already set a destination an airfield to which we're heading and since the plane is equipped with an automatic auto truss system now the plane will automatically maintain that speed that we set 165 knots and it will climb itself so let's just say that our participation isn't required anymore look there's also an interesting synthetic vision function it has drawn a kind of corridor which we will need to enter and then fly just in this corridor according to the given direction okay there has been a couple of icing uh around 12 to 16 thousand okay fifteen right eight thousand one door hotel hotel well we've been given permission to dial 23 000 feet and we've been given a direct line to the airfield we're heading to and we've also now turned on the engine input nozzle to prevent ice from forming and getting inside the engine we just give the plane the instructions to do what needs to be done and we can change them if necessary we have the pfd here it's the main navigational instrument the engine parameters the map and now we've put the weather radar on this monitor this is the pfd control this is the navigation control and this is the navcom radio here we have control of the tanks as well it is essentially always in auto mode but the mode can be changed plane is now reaching the altitude of 1500 to 1600 feet per minute it's very good given there are four people on board which is actually more than enough on the 310 flight level it rises in 20 minutes which is 31 000 feet which is the limit for this plane of course a lot depends on the temperature of the overboard and yet it's quite fast a few words about the de-icing system it works automatically it just needs to be activated and then it will automatically drop the ice off the surface when needed in the early 2000s competition began between companies to create the so-called very light jet to create this kind of aircraft for personal use for four or five passengers many companies have been involved in this race yes and many have succeeded but this plane has essentially driven out all of its competitors he beat diamond then he actually beat cessna mustang which is no longer issued at that time eclipse appeared but eclipse has already left the market and it no longer exists yes this plane can still be found on the secondary market but the company itself has unfortunately failed although eclipse was a great airplane powered by two engines and stuff like that the cirrus jets remain the leaders i would definitely say that such success is not only the merit of the company cirrus yes they are really the best when it comes to marketing and shipping these planes to the market but is worth giving credit to the company garmin since the brains of this plane it's still equipment from garm and it's not just about autopilot for example or anything like that no let's just say that there is an integrated control system installed here and i'm not ashamed of these words i just want to describe this system with kind of sublime words because this plane is really smart so when that race started in the late 90s and early 2000s everyone was under the illusion that it would actually be possible to build an airplane for less than a million dollars but unfortunately they failed cirrus later announced that the aircraft would cost 1.3 million dollars and while the first aircraft was delivered to the customer the prices increased to 1.7 million dollars to date the aircraft which were bought for 1.7 million dollars can be sold way more than that as the base price of the aircraft starts from two million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars please repeat you said it is comfortable to sleep here isn't it on autopilot who said that i don't know what you're talking about [Music] we are now at 22 000 feet and reaching a height of up to 25 000 feet the most optimal altitude between 26 000 and 31 so at this altitude we can fly in all kinds of weather so now we have also turned on an additional feature through the satellite link we were able to see the weather at the arrival airfield we see that we have a wind of 270 degrees four knots visibility 10 miles that is the sky is clear all this is additional information for pilots to make the best decisions we are calmly accelerating now we have a speed of 295 knots probably the only thing left to add here is the voice function of controlling the plane to say plane fly there and it will fly so as you see almost everything here is automated and plus the whole flow of information that's being transmitted to the pilot it covers almost everything i mean we can look out the weather both tactically and strategically and the most important thing to add about autopilot is that if it's turned off it's always in control of the pilot and if the pilot starts to do something wrong the autopilot enters the game and does whatever it takes in order to prevent the pilot from making the biggest mistake [Music] generally what cirrus has achieved is that they've put together many great ideas i'm talking about the garmin avionics the great williams engines the decision to add a parachute system they put it all together let's say in one jar and turned out to be a perfectly balanced machine to date about 300 sears aircraft have been produced and delivered to customers and here we can see all around us if i'm not mistaken seven aircraft but the most interesting thing is that today all the aircraft of this company have been sold for five years in advance yes cirrus has reduced the q from nine to five years but currently they have 350 pre-orders and this is given that they can produce no more than 85 aircraft per year so clearly they have a lot of work to do in the next five years we've got fire extinguishers there's two of them and if it turns out that the engine's on fire we press this button and fire extinguishers will solve that problem i can't help but notice that inside the cabin there are so many cool things such as an ipad pocket i never know where to put it and it really is a very convenient pocket for my ipad to have it near me i mean the manufacturer has worked so hard for the convenience of passengers i mean in terms of ergonomics the interior design of an airplane has always been let's call it technogenic i mean that avionics equipment were in priority and only then the passenger in his comfort but here everything is different it just seems that first they put a man here and then they tried to create a comfort around him i'm just amazed that the concept of this plane is that the person is above all according to the comfortable conditions for him but at the same time the high level of automation shows that the person here is not the most important thing interestingly speaking of lever so it feels like noble steed in control especially comparing it to an sr-22 22 in this respect is a little inferior to cirrus you know there's a lack of information in the lever but it's not really significant rather we are nagging to it but this particular plane can really give you the special feeling that pilots love a sense of position and efforts feedback from steering surfaces [Music] okay now keep this angle slowly bring the power back slow don't hold it off don't hold it on okay good oh friends what to say this is a great aircraft and i want to share with you a little more of our experience we flew that plane yesterday and today we're so excited although that one is very controversial but still it's a really good plane but should anyone know that yesterday you said you'd buy it of course not i've revealed that sacred secret only to you [Music] well we're already there so we should try to save seventeen thousand dollars and put this thing back in place so every time you return back on cirrus vision jet you must install this cover in place as we mentioned this plane is also equipped with a toilet it's portable and we're going to show it to you now in fact it's more for kids and can be installed instead of the middle back seat so basically there are three seats in the back one of which is removable and the toilet might be installed over there this is a flush toilet but unfortunately after every flight you have to take it out and clean it look there's also a curtain that might be attached to the ceiling essentially it gives you privacy i would say that this toilet is not necessary in all flights but it is very convenient to have it on board if you're with children but honestly given that after every flight the toilet has to be cleaned so the pilots will be very angry if someone pees in it how much is the toilet i don't remember but oh yeah the toilet cost around 17 000 indeed this plane is made up of expensive parts whether it is worthy for the money or not the question is whether you can afford it or not for example when we talk about cessna citation okay the price doesn't surprise us but for some reason vision jet has something really attractive that the price doesn't seem to bite it doesn't bite as much as the rest of the planes because when it comes to jet planes obviously they are a bit harder in price but again my point is who's this plane designed for in the first place it's for someone who wants to fly on his own for someone who can fly a plane by himself and doesn't want to buy larger models i mean he's ready to have something compact and fly yes frankly this plane won't give you the speed that jets normally give you but it's not that slow either i mean in a cruise you can easily fly at 270 300 nautical miles an hour depending on the altitude and climatic conditions its range it can fly a distance of 1200 miles but in this case there can only be two people on board in full refueling of the plane if there are four adults and children inside with luggage the range is about 600 to 800 miles but this is not too small because as a rule the optimal duration of the flight on average for a person is up to three hours the next thought i want to point out first of all that this plane is really built around the person with the person in the middle so the stereotype that techno design comes first is broken this plane is actually built around the convenience and comfort of a human being and it's easy to control after flying a little and making a few landings we realized it's very easy to control you can literally feel it and although the comfort of the person inside this is priority number one but speaking of avionics he doesn't need a person at all and again this plane really can do almost anything on its own to start the engine you only have to press a couple of buttons in the menu in the start button in the same way the reverse procedure when you need to stop the engine so clearly it can completely perform all the tasks from take off to landing on its own cirrus is very attentive to the training of pilots in particular to have this vision jet you first need to purchase a type rating by buying a plane and getting it from knoxville where we are now you have the opportunity to do a full training here the full security course because there's a huge training center built over here and i will repeat again that it is better to work out potential accidents on the simulator not on the plane as in the sky to practice different tricks could be very dangerous the thing that makes me so happy is this plane has an air stare and i cannot help but note that there is a very wide opening which is usually found on large jets it's very convenient to pass through it's not narrow at all here are the seats of the two main passengers we have an airplane equipped with arrive special edition this is an optional kit and the plane is equipped with a special console in the center so if you need it's easy to arrange a work area it's really cool that this whole salon is being transformed so we can take this console off one side and then we have a way back or we could move the middle seat forward and then sit down frankly although the aircraft is initially a seven seater it's possible to put only children up to 90 pounds on the outer seats but using this airplane as a personal vehicle if you're just a passenger that would be extremely comfortable its compactness on the outside is just amazing i mean the comfort that it gives you compare this jet to way bigger jets fuel consumption averages 66 gallons per hour but in fact since it flies on kerosene it is relatively cheap and also kerosene is more available in any spot of the world and there's also this big monitor for entertainment that's going to be able to connect with your ipad or iphone and the passengers can watch a movie in flight but if you prefer to listen to music in flight the satellite channel that is here will allow you to listen to satellite radio in addition to the weather never fly a vision yet because i'm sure if you can afford it i mean flying it once you will buy it right away i am delighted with today it was only the beginning of our journey on the vision jet from u.s to ukraine in the end friends come and fly such wonderful planes that we fly discover how beautiful our planet is i'm really in a good mood today my name is vladimir thanks for watching hope you enjoyed it see you in the next video 10 minutes later that's so hilarious first you fly a private jet and then you get this cookie and dr pepper oh now there's going to be an explosion
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