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Cessna’s hot-selling Citation avionics while keeping the basic What Makes It A CJ3+?
CJ3 has long been a highly
sought-after light jet, representing as it does one of the most-capable owner-flown airplanes on the market. Easily cruising at over 400 knots and delivering a range of 1800-2000 nautical miles, it can fill the bill for small corporate flight departments and individuals.
There are 432 CJ3s working in the fleet, and the recent introduction of the CJ3+ has already added another 15 or so. The “Plus” enhancements resulted from market studies and customer inputs, bringing a major updating of the CJ3’s interior and
features that have made the airplane so popular.
The CJ3+ fits nicely between the short-cabin CJs and the larger CJ4, priced about $1-million less than the CJ4 and offering a relatively- familiar step-up for already-typed CJ and CJ2 owners. Its new Garmin G3000 avionics represent the biggest change over the CJ3, which carried the Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 suite. Garmin-familiar prospects will now find the CJ3+ particularly attractive. However, there’s a lot more to the CJ3+ than just a new panel.
The cabin appointments have been given a major updating, and the cockpit received some attention for the working crew; stylish new leather-wrapped yokes adorn the control columns, and there’s better access and legroom up front. An armrest-mounted push-to-talk switch now allows response to ATC without disturbing the yoke on when autopilot. A second auxiliary battery has been added, so the avionics can be powered up right away, and it also provides additional time on emergency power if both generators should go out.
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