The Sovereign is an SUV. It can carry a big load out of small fields, go transcon with a smaller load. It's not the fastest jet out there but can do .80 after you burn off some fuel. I once flew 4 big guys and a lot of luggage out of Ocean Reef to Pawakee (-2 spelling) in the early afternoon in August. Not many jets can do that. The avionics and automation are just average, nothing special, but ok. Never had any beefs about hand flying, but maybe I'm just an above average stick (LOL). The line was "If you have a house in Telluride and one in NJ and needed a plane to ferry mom and 3 kids (plus nanny and dogs and all their stuff) back and forth, the 680 was your plane."