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Move over SUV, the age of the Very Light Jet is approaching quickly. What’s a Very Light Jet or VLJ for short? It’s the future of personal air travel for those of us unlike Philip Frost who can afford the new Airbus Corporate Jet. It’s priced such that it is becoming a very affordable commodity for many Americans at around $1.5 million. Not too bad for a jet capable of traveling at 360 knots (415 mph), at a maximum ceiling of 41,000 ft, and a range of 1,125 nautical miles. />
Family road trips cross country may soon be a thing of the past. New companies like Dayjet here in Florida are quickly springing up, ready to transport passengers via VLJ to many suburban general aviation airports. />
Eclipse Aviation was created purely on the hunch that it could one day build and sell these VLJs as easy as automobiles. Eclipse has also developed a training program in conjunction with United airlines to train customers who are also interested in piloting their new vehicle. They recently received FAA approval to do just that, however, competition isn’t that far behind them. Honda, the formidable foe to American automakers, has also been developing a VLJ of their own (after-market muffler upgrades are in development.) All jokes aside, it appears though that these new jets intend on revolutionizing the way we live and travel… />
In California something called “Residential Airparks” are springing up. The houses offer 2 car garages as well as personal hangars to park small aircraft. Pilots can taxi down the neighborhood streets to a private runway to commute to work from. It appears that some have gotten so fed up with daily traffic that they have simply decided to fly themselves regional airports instead. Not too practical, but, 12 of these residential airparks already exist…
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