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Originally Posted by LIOG41
The above is incorrect information, check your facts.
So he's still got 2 of 4.
FIKI= This is pathetic, how can you be non-FIKI 1.5yrs after your first delivery(which was how late in the first place?
GPS= This is just as bad as the FIKI issue. When they were giving folks a 396 handheld to get around is just sad.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Eclipse is definately a one of a kind and awesome machine, but unfortunately they weren't really prepared for all the issues they incountered.
I worked for a 135 company that was getting delivery of serial #4, so I was privy to some of the problems. After finally taking delivery in June (Yes, june, the first customer delivery was at the begining of the year, but that was just a publicity stunt anyways), they grounded that one again because of another issue from manufacturing, my boss at the time decided he was tired having his money tied up and no results. This was the same time they restricted them to VFR only due to the Pitot-system having a freezing issue, and they were delivering them with the promise that you'll eventually get the speed mods with at least a 2-week downtime, and maybe they'll have the Avio figured out too.