Can You Handle A VLJ?

摘要

There may be a very light jet in your future as piston and turboprop drivers step up. What will it take for you to become proficient in a jet? As we've previously discussed in these pages, a more-or-less new type of aircraft will soon be placed in service: the very light jet, or VLJ. Whether or not their manufacturers' hopes of cornering the market for high-performance personal aircraft materializes, the fact is this class of airplane will look very attractive to pilots with the coin needed to trade up from their high-performance singles, piston twins or turboprops.