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  2007 Cirrus SR22 GTS Sterling Turbo For Sale This is my second Cirrus and a terrific airplane with very few squawks in a ~year of ownership.  The first annual was just completed and is available for review along with the rest of the logs.  The plane is in great shape,  hangared... 05-10-2008, 2:32 PM by JoeN to Very Light Jet Talk

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  Adam Aircraft According to this article the new Adam Aircraft owner, AAI Acquisition,  may drop the A500 in favor of A700 development only.  Its about time was my first thought.  The A500 saga reminds me a bit of Eclipse with respect to certification... 04-17-2008, 7:22 PM by JoeN to Very Light Jet Talk

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  Cessna Mustang and TBM 850 I recently had a chance to do some demo time in both a Cessna Mustang and TBM 700.  I spent an hour in the Mustang and four hours in a TBM 700 over a weekend.  Both are very capable machines and certainly worth consideration, but it was not... 03-26-2008, 8:51 PM by JoeN to Very Light Jet Talk

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  Which VLJs will Survive? From a recent question in the forums:I think the same fundamental tenets that make a good business in any industry apply to VLJ manufacturers as well.  Not the least of which is capitalization.  The clear survivors will be Cessna and Embraer. ... 02-02-2008, 7:59 AM by JoeN to Very Light Jet Talk

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  Piper Meridian Review While twiddling my thumbs waiting for one of the VLJ manufacturers to produce a plane that is both reliable and available, I have been contemplating the existing single engine turbo prop market.  The main competitors are the Meredian by Piper, the... 01-26-2008, 1:34 PM by JoeN to Very Light Jet Talk