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Old 5th Mar 2008, 18:33
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Eclipse

Not even fully certified, cant fly in IMC above 3-5000ft legally
Small cabin - think Seneca not a jet
Backup and customer support in EU.................(heloooooo - anybody there)
3000s order probably 1/2 speculative - 100 delivered so far
Avionics - yes very nice, does it work? are they reliable?
Cof G issues????
Keep going to court with their major component suppliers

Mustang

Fully certified N reg, EASA reg - flying now (In clouds)
Bigger Cabin - crap bog
Backup & Support not Gulfstream by any means but you can touch it feel it squeeze it
Again lots of orders - got the build rate up already
Avionics by Garmin - tried and tested.

Generally speaking you will never be able to buy an Eclipse for £650k, that is the price now if you ordered one 5 years ago. They are already fetching nearly a million quid and by the time you get yours (or 3 ) they will be well into 7 figures

Just one other point to add. Cessna have been building bizjets for nearly 40 years, in monetary terms they outperformed other GA manufacturers by 3 last year. They know what works, they know what they are doing its a proven manufacturer WITH BACKUP.

You may get a C510 order for Q4 2010, if you speak to Timmy Leacock, he might rabbit you one out of a hat sooner but dont count on it.
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