Eclipse 500 Starts Its Comeback!

Lots of activity is happening in the comeback of the Eclipse 500 Light Jet. Eclipse Aerospace is now fully up and running providing parts, upgrades, and service. Mason Holland and his team are looking into all aspects of Eclipse ownership with the goal of driving down DOC costs, improving reliability, resourcing critical parts, upgrading the fleet and significantly increasing the value of an Eclipse.

Upgrades of the Eclipse 500 including EFIS 1.5 and FIKI are starting to roll off the upgrade lines at Eclipse Aerospace. The new bias ply tire is now approved and available. Eclipse training both recurrent and initial is widely available. There are a number of very skilled and professional FBO's providing service and inspections. So while there is still much to be done, the picture for the Eclipse 500 and their owners is starting to look much brighter.

Owners are starting to see the utility and functionality of their planes significantly improve. For an unvarnished look at the upgrade from Darryl Taylor see the article below. For insight into the buying decision for an Eclipse, see the new article "Cleared to 370" from Marcus Adolfsson .

The Eclipse 500 Owners Club is the single most productive resource for Eclipse owners, pilots and prospective owners. With over 10,000 posts, articles, databases and instant answers to Eclipse questions, everyone interested in Eclipse should be a member. JOIN THE E5C TODAY if you are not already a member.

New elections for all 5 board seats of the E5C took place this past month. Congratulations to Mike Boich, David Green, David Kleinman, Mark Leavitt and Ron Lebel for being elected to the 2010 term.

Light Jet expert Ben Marcus offers some perspective on the NG 1.5/FIKI upgrade in a new article below.

IF YOU ARE AN OWNER, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR PLANE'S STATUS AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH so that we all can keep track of the "health" of the fleet.

Parts Availability Update

January 04, 2010

In their latest Customer Communication, Eclipse Aerospace claims they have made significant progress on parts availability.

Bias Ply Tires available!

January 04, 2010

Bias Ply Tires, reportedly lasting twice as long as the older radial tires, are now available from Eclipse Aerospace.

Initial AvioNG 1.5/FIKI upgrades delivered

January 04, 2010

Eclipse Aerospace has delivered the first batch of AvioNG 1.5/FIKI planes to owners delight.

Eclipse Aviation Customers Organize

December 17, 2008

Reaching out to form a mutually beneficial relationship, but keeping options open.

Eclipse Aviation Seeks Court Approval for Restructuring under 363 Sale Procedures

November 25, 2008

Eclipse Aviation Seeks Court Approval for Restructuring under 363 Sale Procedures and Debtor in Possession Financing
Affiliate of ETIRC Aviation, VLJ maker's largest shareholder, announces offer to purchase Eclipse

Eclipse 500  AVIO NG 1.5  /  FIKI

January 26, 2010

Many of our Clients have been contacting us to seek counsel regarding the AVIO NG 1.5 and Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) upgrades now being offered by Eclipse Aerospace. Answers to frequently asked questions posed by Eclipse 500 owners are included in this article.

Cleared to FL370 - Part 1

January 15, 2010

A Cirrus driver starts his transition to an E500

Eclipse 500 EFIS 1.5 & Flight into Know Icing

January 05, 2010

Darryl Taylor gives an candid, unvarnished look at the good, bad and the ugly of the Eclipse 500 upgrade.

Eclipse 500 at Courchevel France

December 25, 2008

Serial Number 009 goes Skiing

Build a Battery GPU

December 12, 2008

How to build a portable battery GPU for the Eclipse 500 for less than $300.

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