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But even the very rich need to use the bathroom from time to time, and landing a jet is significantly more involved than stopping a car for a break.

cft 9y ago
"relief station” portable toilet that is available as an option “just in case of emergency,” http://m.aviationweek.com/ebace-2015/cirrus-closes-personal-jet-finish-line-after-10-year-stretch http://m.aviationweek.com/ebace-2015/cirrus-closes-personal-...
- forthefuture 9y ago
  Hard to imagine paying $2 million for a plane and shitting in a bucket behind a curtain.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    That seems to be the option for $3M jets as well. You have to get up to $4M to get a door in front of your toilet. Here's the $3M toilet option (Cessna Citation Mustang): https://blog.privatefly.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mustang-loo-2.jpg https://blog.privatefly.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mu...
  - taf2 9y ago
    not really very hard to imagine. money doesn't always equal good at logistics...
  - avar 9y ago
    Just buy a 50¢ adult diaper and go to the bathroom without leaving the comfort of your seat.
  - andrejk 9y ago
    There's a good story about that... https://medium.com/@JohnLeFevre/the-roadshow-aka-the-worst-private-plane-trip-of-all-time-3eb88ab42b18 https://medium.com/@JohnLeFevre/the-roadshow-aka-the-worst-p...
agumonkey 9y ago
Why stop when you can leak in the sky.
icc97 9y ago
I'd imagine you wouldn't buy this plane if that was a concern. So you'd be only looking at flight times of a 2-3 hours. It'll do roughly 700 (2 hours) - 1400 (3.5 hours) miles [0]. Depending on weight and speed. So seems about perfect for flying the kids up to ski the weekend in Colorado [1] for all the Silicon Valley folk. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Vision_SF50#Specifications_.28Vision_SF50.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Vision_SF50#Specificati... [1]: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palo+Alto,+CA/@38.7389353,-119.8703959,5.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808fb07b9dba1c39:0xe1ff55235f576cf!8m2!3d37.4418834!4d-122.1430195?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palo+Alto,+CA/@38.7389353,...

cft 9y ago

"relief station” portable toilet that is available as an option “just in case of emergency,” http://m.aviationweek.com/ebace-2015/cirrus-closes-personal-jet-finish-line-after-10-year-stretch http://m.aviationweek.com/ebace-2015/cirrus-closes-personal-...

forthefuture 9y ago
Hard to imagine paying $2 million for a plane and shitting in a bucket behind a curtain.
- tyingq 9y ago
  That seems to be the option for $3M jets as well. You have to get up to $4M to get a door in front of your toilet. Here's the $3M toilet option (Cessna Citation Mustang): https://blog.privatefly.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mustang-loo-2.jpg https://blog.privatefly.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mu...
- taf2 9y ago
  not really very hard to imagine. money doesn't always equal good at logistics...
- avar 9y ago
  Just buy a 50¢ adult diaper and go to the bathroom without leaving the comfort of your seat.
- andrejk 9y ago
  There's a good story about that... https://medium.com/@JohnLeFevre/the-roadshow-aka-the-worst-private-plane-trip-of-all-time-3eb88ab42b18 https://medium.com/@JohnLeFevre/the-roadshow-aka-the-worst-p...

agumonkey 9y ago

Why stop when you can leak in the sky.

icc97 9y ago

I'd imagine you wouldn't buy this plane if that was a concern. So you'd be only looking at flight times of a 2-3 hours. It'll do roughly 700 (2 hours) - 1400 (3.5 hours) miles [0]. Depending on weight and speed. So seems about perfect for flying the kids up to ski the weekend in Colorado [1] for all the Silicon Valley folk. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Vision_SF50#Specifications_.28Vision_SF50.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Vision_SF50#Specificati... [1]: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palo+Alto,+CA/@38.7389353,-119.8703959,5.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808fb07b9dba1c39:0xe1ff55235f576cf!8m2!3d37.4418834!4d-122.1430195?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/Palo+Alto,+CA/@38.7389353,...