12 Passengers ?

[Andy245]

This was bugging me for a while until I came across the answer. It says in the manual and all the simbrief profiles that the challenger 650 carries 12 Passengers. But there only 11 seats, unless you count the loo. But who will want to sit in the loo during the flight. I didn't want to seem stupid by asking on here, so I just excepted it was probably a configuration thing, and our challenger was configured for 11 passengers. I even edited my simbrief profile for 11 passengers. 

Then I watched a YouTube video of someone showing around the cabin of a real world CL650. And in the galley they opened a cupboard and pulled out a folding seat. When in use it can face forward just behind and in the middle of the pilots acting as a jump seat. Or it can face the rear of the aircraft to accommodate a stuard/stuardess. I don't think a paying passenger would be expected to sit in this seat, but it would provide seating for 11 passengers and a stuardess. If anyone is really interested to see the video I could see if I can find it and put a link in this thread 

We learn something everyday. It's just a small point but it made me happy and it cleared up a mystery.

[Pils]

The jump seat is not considered the 12th seat, as you suggest. Neither is the lavatory. The divan (sofa) has 4 belts, however it's not comfortable to (a) sit sideways during takeoff/landing; and (b) to be that close to other passengers on an expensive private jet, so usually it's divided into only 3 seats during cabin completion.

[Andy245]

Doh I still got it wrong lol.

Thanks for the info. I was kinda on the right track. Having 11 passengers and a stuardess in the jump seat would still be a believable scenario. I do tend most flights to stick to 2 to 8 passengers.