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Eclipse Aerospace Inc. (EAI) embarked on a mission to finish the design and promised capabilities of the breakthrough Eclipse 500. Since acquisition of the company, Eclipse Aerospace has invested in, and completed the design and certification of, the original EA500 jet, which now includes FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing) and a GPS-coupled autopilot.
Amazing stuff. How does a GPS coupled autopilot work? Surely, it can never be certified?
I feel really sorry for the poor sods who put money behind the original Eclipse "venture"... Aviation is a game of barrels, with the smart people getting to choose which one to bend over. In the case of Eclipse, there was exactly one barrel to play with...