How much did he pay for it?
AFAIK he had a contract for the original price of 1.350 M$ and paid a deposit of $50K (but not sure, have to ask him),
That is not enough… the list price is $2m, so the absolute minimum he should get is $700k (650 for the discount + 50k paid) – and that is before adding something for the faster delivery
All i really know for sure is that he “made” $ 350 K and that he was happy with it.
Reservation holders will be able to fly it Jun 8 or 9th in Holland. I’ll report if I make it.
loco wrote:
Reservation holders will be able to fly it Jun 8 or 9th in Holland. I’ll report if I make it.
I guess you don’t have plans to switch from TBM to SF 
I’m sharing the TBM 50/50 with a friend and we will be also sharing the SF50. We’re somewhere ~100 in the queue, so still about two years.
It seems like a really nice plane with a great cockpit and plenty of elbow room, but isn’t it a little funny that many 40 year old turboprop twins will:
1. fly faster
2. on less gas
3. higher up
4. carry more
5. go further
I hope they do well with it and sell tons of them – aviation needs it. I’ll be saving money in a twin for now.
Yep, TBM beats it in every category except price. Other planes beat it too, I’m sure. But.. it’s a jet!
I’m only curious about the noise level, as I fly with kids sometimes. Not having to wear headphones would be nice.
