There is no speed brake on the plane. The original model had a “phantom” speed brake which would operate if you had an axis or key bound to speed brake. I think in this update they removed that. It was causing people to lose performance with no explanation.
I also noticed in this update that ATC now refers to the plane as “Vision Jet” instead of “Cirrus”. A nice little change.
No speed brakes - but gear is deployable below 210 knots which will throw a lot of drag. Use with appropriate caution!
This is such a superb plane.
Cirrus, add speed brakes. It could land anywhere with speed brakes.
So good!
I am loving the G3000. Finally a plane that left me wanting to learn the G3000 systems. Like how the Kodiak finally made me want to learn the G1000. And now, after learning more about the G3000, I know that G1000 system better, too!
So many glass cockpit planes in this sim leave you feeling like it is a system running a plane. But a really good plane manages to mesh the systems and the plane so they feel like a whole.
I am really enjoying my time in this one.
I’d highly recommend the Vision Jet G2 to any prospective purchaser - as you say, it’s not difficult to fly and there’s a lot of systems depth to help you learn s lot about glass cockpits ( when I want analogue I go straight to the brilliant 414).
Thanks to all the development team from FFX who have brought this amazing jet to MSFS…
The only downside ( which isn’t really a downside ) to this aircraft is that it has managed, I think, to increase the quality bar on add-on aircraft a very long way. Expecting this quality from other add-ons will be unrealistic in my view, not many will get to this level of accomplishment even with much higher price tags.
The WT improvements now in the beta to stock Longitude, CJ4 and TBM are also going to raise the bar for developers.
FFX for me have demonstrated with Marwan’s Hjet and now the brilliant VisionJet G2 that they have the “right stuff” for this…
In no way, is that a negative. Two great planes from FlightFX, which have become my #1 favorite 3rd party developer.
Can you now set a VOR course (how?)
They said that will be available in the next update.
It flies so perfectly!
You have to bind a keystroke to increase and decrease the CDI Course. I can’t remember the exact syntax, but search available commands for VOR and you should find them.
Well, that was interesting.
After a short one hour flight from KBIS to KFAR, I was coming for a landing, everything seemed normal, runway in sight, 110 knots, full flaps and suddenly my plane take a massive straight down nose dive! Straight into the ground. Winds were around 13kt front facing.
I don’t get it. Never had any issues like this before. Anyone else have issues? Could this be related to the latest FFX update?
The problem is she needs lots of runway to takeoff. Landing is no issue.
Oh she floats on landing. I want extra space to get her wheels down.
It is the nature of that classic, Piper style, low wing design. It likes to stay in the air even at slow speeds. I would LOVE to just burp a speed brake (like with the Mooney) to set her down.
She isn’t a STOL, that’s for sure!
Hmm seems to be contradictory when I flew the Piper Cherokee irl that thing dropped like a rock. Unlike the Cessna 172 I flew that thing loves to float especially when you are just above the runway on final.
What’s the Cherokee’s approach speed? Compare that to the Vision’s approach speed.
I don’t own the Vision jet yet and it depends on the Cherokee model. I flew the 140 model and it is not very fast. Typical 60mph Vso.
Don’t have much experience in Piper. Will be switching to the 180hp Piper Cherokee.
Yeah, this has that classic, Piper, Cirrus shape. And anything over 90 MPH? She likes to hold in the sky.
I notice I need a bit more runway space just to bleed that final bit of speed off to get my wheels down.
No, no issues like this at all.
I think you make the excellent point that this is a aircraft that flies like a GA but has Air transport like levels of automation Eg, A320. You are correct I think,…. If you only flew this aircraft, you too could easily become a “child of the magenta line”
But being a jet. It means you have to pay closer attention to your approach and landing speeds ( and power). You need to work out an appropriate Vapp and Vref based on landing weight - I think I read somewhere that Vref can be 85-95, but my point is that if youre 10 knots too fast you’ll float a bit while the speed bleeds off.
Too slow on the other hand and you’ll very quickly get an appreciation of the consequences of “falling behind the power curve” on a jet…. You do have to think ahead a bit more than you would on a light piston aircraft.
Exactly. Too fast is better than too slow! But I find myself needing some extra space to set her down that way!
Definitely a gateway into magenta line flying. It does keep you moderately busy. But it really does coax you into flying hands off whenever possible.
All in all, I am about as busy as I am in a well equipped GA craft, but my workload is more akin to a small airliner than VFR sightseeing.
