Cessna is doing their part to get you to Fly!
Posted on July 9, 2008
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With piston airplane sales down 28% in the first quarter of 2008 Cessna decided they would do their part to get you in the air! With the strain of high fuel prices, most ‘weekend pilots’ have parked their planes or close to it, but Cessna wants to make sure you can fly…
From now until September 30, 2008 Cessna is offering upgrades to avionics for free and $15,000 worth of free aviation fuel. Combine FREE fuel with the government plan (2008 Economic Stimulus Act) that allow you to depreciate 76% of your plane purchase in the first year if buy it before year end (check with tax advisor or IRS on this one) and hopefully once again you can get back in the air.
Check out Cessna’s website or the IRS on Depreciation
Eclipse 500 grounded by FAA
Posted on June 13, 2008
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The FAA issued an emergency order for all Eclipse Aircraft today!
Thanks to a quick acting pilot a possible crash with disasterous effects was avoided today at Chicago’s Midway Airport when the throttle of the Eclipse 500 he was flying got jammed at full power. As a result of the incident that ended with a safe, but emergency landing, the FAA issued an emergency order to inspect all planes prior to their next flight.
Chicago Hates General Aviation? Say it isn’t so…
Posted on May 30, 2008
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Well Chicago is at it again, several years after Mayor Daley lost his fight to close Meigs Field (2001) and he came in the middle of the night and destroyed it (along with Senator Obamas wife) in 2003, then got sued by the FAA and the city had to pay up, Chicago is now showing no love again for GA.
The Chicago Tribune is attacking General Aviation touting user fees. Thanks to our friends at AOPA and Phil Boyer we are getting our side heard. We already lost a beautiful and very convenient airport for General Aviation what more do we need…
Eclipse to offer new jet Eclipse 400
Posted on May 30, 2008
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Eclipse Aviation now a 10 year old company announced today that they will be offering the new, ‘V’ tail jet they previewed at Airventure 2007 as the Eclipse 400. They plan to have the jet in production and make deliveries by 2011. (Read Press Release)
Eclipse has now delivered over 200 of it’s 500 model jet and has back orders for 2,600 more. They also announced…choose your press release words wisely…”a price change”; translated price increase for that jet bringing the total cost of it up to over $2.15 million. Ahhh I remember when it was on 837,500 only a few short years ago. Thanks oil prices for killing the dollar and driving up our prices! Well the plane is still a great value at it’s new price even when compared to many twin turbo props and considerably better when compared to its other VLJ competitors.
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