Company Announces First Seven Stops On National Tour

If there's anyone out there who hasn't yet heard of the Eclipse 500, Eclipse Aviation is doing all it can to bring their new Very Light Jet to your attention. The company has announced the first seven stops in a planned nationwide tour promoting the airplane, expected to become the first certified VLJ to reach the market.

Eclipse will kick the tour off next month by flying N506EA, the company's last test aircraft built for the FAA certification program, to the Nov. 3-5 AOPA Expo in Tampa, FL. From there, it will make the short hop to Orlando for the NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention the following week.

N506EA will also be featured at the following locations throughout the month of November:

• Nov. 12 - Dekalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) Atlanta, GA, Mercury Air Center
• Nov. 14 - Memphis International Airport (KMEM) Memphis, TN, Wilson Air
• Nov. 16 - Addison Airport (KADS) Addison, TX, Million Air
• Nov. 18 - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) Austin, TX, Trajen FBO Network
• Nov. 20 - San Antonio International Airport (KSAT) San Antonio, TX, Piedmont Hawthorne

Paid registration is required for admission into AOPA and NBAA, while the latter events require only a customer RSVP to Eclipse. At each event, N506EA will be on static display to allow potential customers an up-close look at the aircraft expected to become the first certified VLJ in early 2006. A reception will also be held at each event. The display and reception events will be staffed by Eclipse sales and marketing representatives.

Future dates and locations are expected to be announced shortly.

FMI: www.eclipseaviation.com/tour