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The Death of my Jet Aircraft

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

I still have the brochure from my 2001 trip to Oshkosh on the “future of personal travel”, yes it was my hopes of my own personal jet for only $850,000 or so in “2001 dollars” as they say. Yes we were in the midst of the dot com boom and money grew on trees ahh but  yes that time passed and then the real estate revolution began and again money moved from the tree to the construction from trees (homes and buildings) and land! Ahh yes but that time passed too.

Oh were the days when my balance sheet and the balance sheets of so many glowed with green and blossomed with excess and the need and had the available capital for a private jet.  No longer would I have to settle for a prop or used turbo prop, I could be a jet owner!

Well the schedule, the hopes and the expectations all seemed to be coming true Van Rayburn would not go the way of the “Tucker” he would fight and win he would be the champion of personal jet travel!  But alas it too like the excesses of the late 80′s, the mid 90′s and the real estate boom of the early millenia we must face the fact the aircraft production, ownership and management are best summed up by Howard Hughes.

To make a small fortune in aviation you must start with a large fortune.
- Howard Hughes

As the economy, the financing and apparently the FAA show it was a nice run, but the fortune or fortunes of Eclipse Aviation apparently will die as no one can afford the unknown to make it work again according to the recent information released from the bankruptcy court and the findings of its potential suitors.

Good bye for now found jet I will look for you on future horizons.

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CFM International Model CFM56 Turbofan Engines AD

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

CFM International Model CFM56 Turbofan Engines

2009-11-02.pdf

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AD for Air Tractor AT400 and other Models Replaces older AD

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

This is A new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2008-10-12 that
requires repetitively inspecting the engine mounts for cracks look at the AD
link below for the full AD.

2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-400
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-400A
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-402
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-402A
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-402B
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-502
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-502A
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-502B
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-503A
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-602
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-802
2009-11-05 – Air Tractor, Inc. – AT-802A

2009-11-05.pdf

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Hartzell Propeller AD affects some popular aircraft

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

This affects turbine aircraft and a wide variety. Here is a list of someone
the more commonly owned aircraft manufacturers read the AD starting on page
5 for the whole list.

AERO COMMANDER 680T, 680V, 681, 690, 695
AIR TRACTOR
Beechcraft Bonanza A36, A36TC
CESSNA Skywagon or Staionair 206, 402, 208

Airworthiness or AD Number 2009-10-14
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-A3MV
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-A3V
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B3T
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B4MP-3
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B4TN-5
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B5MA-2
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B5MA-3
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B5MA-5
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B5MP-3
2009-10-14 – Hartzell Propeller, Inc. – HC-B5MP-5

2009-10-14.pdf

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CFM International 2009-11-02

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. -CFM56-2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5-A1/F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5A4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5A4/F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5A5
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5A5/F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B1/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B1/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B1/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B2/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B2/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B2/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B3/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B3/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B3/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B3/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B3/P1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/2P1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B4/P1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B5
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B5/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B5/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B6
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B6/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B6/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B6/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B7
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B7/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B7/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B8/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B8/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B9/2P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B9/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5B9/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/F4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/G
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/G4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C2/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C3/F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C3/F4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C3/G
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C3/G4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C3/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C4
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C4/1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C4/1P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-5C4/P
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B20
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B20/2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B20/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B22
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B22/2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B22/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B22/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B22/B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B24
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B24/2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B24/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B24/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B24/B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/3B2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/3B2F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/3F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B26/B2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27A
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27A/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/2
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/3B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/3B1F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/3B3
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/3F
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/B1
2009-11-02 – CFM International, S.A. – CFM56-7B27/B3

2009-11-02.pdf

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