No line guy has ever asked me what plane I'd like to be parked next too. WTF?

So an SR22 owner should jump straight to a G650?

Your posts are such nonsense I can't tell if you're joking or not. Are you being serious?

They see me coming and park me away from everyone to control the noise. My crew is LOUD

If you already own a jet you're beyond the SF50 stage. So the answer will be NO.

Why not pose the question to guys that own expensive piston planes?

So an SR22 owner should jump straight to a G650?

Your posts are such nonsense I can't tell if you're joking or not. Are you being serious?

IF both airplanes were certified, and both airplanes were $2M, I'd agree. However, they aren't.

Assuming the SF50 gets certified eventually, there's simply nothing else NEW that competes with it at that price point. Nothing.

There is a gap in the market in this space, and only time will tell if the gap is big enough or not.

Robert

By your logic, Cirrus would never have sold a SR22. A 10 year old Bonanza is faster, has more space, etc, etc.

The people who actually buy new airplanes (not the group here, including me) have spoken and said they are willing to pony up $700-900k for a new SR22 instead of a 10 year old A36 for 1/2 the price.

Robert

By your logic, Cirrus would never have sold a SR22. A 10 year old Bonanza is faster, has more space, etc, etc.

The people who actually buy new airplanes (not the group here, including me) have spoken and said they are willing to pony up $700-900k for a new SR22 instead of a 10 year old A36 for 1/2 the price.

Robert

Not being certified absolutely disqualifies. How many Epics you see out there?

An SR22 and a 172 aren't far apart in price. An SF50 is $1.9MM. A G650 is $50MM. Apples and Oranges

Then why does anyone buy new airplanes? All the manufacturers would go broke.

Not being certified absolutely disqualifies. How many Epics you see out there?

An SR22 and a 172 aren't far apart in price. An SF50 is $1.9MM. A G650 is $50MM. Apples and Oranges

Then why does anyone buy new airplanes? All the manufacturers would go broke.

One exaggeration deserves another.

This whole thread is, for the most part, about what one person wants. If *I* think that way, everybody who doesn't is stupid.

You said "a jet buyer would want to buy the best jet available just like a piston buyer would want the best piston available". Why buy an SR22 when you can buy a 172? Remember? What jet were you meaning?

SF50 won't ever be released as Experimental. Epic is.

I feel like I'm talking to someone who doesn't really fly. The things I'm having to explain to you are such basic concepts which is why I question if you're being serious.

You said "a jet buyer would want to buy the best jet available just like a piston buyer would want the best piston available". Why buy an SR22 when you can buy a 172? Remember? What jet were you meaning?

SF50 won't ever be released as Experimental. Epic is.

I feel like I'm talking to someone who doesn't really fly. The things I'm having to explain to you are such basic concepts which is why I question if you're being serious.

Steve,

YOU would not choose an SF50. It doesn't make sense to YOU. (I'm not buying one either.)

But hundreds of buyers HAVE put their money down on one. It DOES make sense to them.

Just to add to the single vs. twin debate of this aircraft.
The F-16 has been flying since 1976 in production. It is very rare that the single engine design has failed the pilot. The fact that the SF50 is a single turbine would not bother me one bit.